About the backpacks... We bought a couple extras for our 72 hour kits, and the kids just love wearing them (so they don't have our 72 hr kit stuff in them). As you see Aiden holding an extra, Daddy has one and mommy has one. If the kids are wearing their, then mommy and daddy must wear theirs as well. It is challenging to keep these backpacks hidden for any amount of time, but we do try.

Aiden

We have this picture of Aiden on our wall. He is becoming a very strong communicator, and is also beginning to be potty trained. Most days are pretty good, but some he has more accidents than others.