Some random pics

Here are just a few pictures from around the house. One picture in particular was taken after dinner so Aidan has carrots (or maybe it's squash) smeared across one eyebrow! He has loved every single vegetable and fruit he's tried. He got Dad's appetite instead of Mom's! He is such a busybody these days. He's still not crawling, but he wants to grab EVERYTHING. One of our favorite things to do together is read books. He is a big fan of his books about trucks and planes, to name a couple. We've had to doctor some of the pages in the pop-up books because he's such a grabber. It is supposed to be freezing and rainy tomorrow, so we are staying indoors. Poor Daniel broke his finger on Saturday playing football, but he was determined to try and put Christmas lights up tonight. He didn't get to finish because it started to sleet but hopefully the weather will be a little nicer in a few days.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We just got back from Comanche, where we spent Aidan's first Thanksgiving. Aidan didn't get to try any turkey this year, but he had plenty else to be thankful for! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful little boy, loving family, and good friends. Anyway, we had a good time in Comanche. Cookie and Great-Grandmother were busy getting the house ready for the Christmas Tour of Homes. The house was bought for Aidan's great-great-great-grandmother (I think) so it has a lot of historic significance. I took some pictures of him playing in the leaves in the front yard. I hope everyone had a great holiday!

Fighting over Girls

Today Aidan and his friend Brice turned on the charm as they flirted with a pretty girl named Brooke. Brooke's parents and Brice's parents are in our Sunday School class. There is also a new friend named Seth but he was busy eating during picture time. We are so happy to have Daniel home after he was in Las Vegas all week. Aidan missed his Daddy!

Gamma and Great-Pa's farm

Aidan and I went to visit Great-Pa and Gamma on the farm this week! It was too windy to go outside, so Aidan didn't get to go look around the barn or ride the tractor with Pa. Maybe next time! There was plenty to do inside and Aidan enjoying being spoiled by his great grandparents (as if he wasn't spoiled enough already!). Pa also made him his very own "farmer's cap." One of Aidan's new fascinations is his dump truck. He loves to spin the wheels and dump things out of the back. I don't know who had more fun with it this week, Aidan or Pa! We stopped in Weatherford halfway to see Aunt Marsha so that was fun too. We almost left his Leapfrog table (his very favorite toy, mentioned in the previous post!) at her house, but she called us before we got too far away :)

Leapfrog table

The Leapfrog table (or tabletop I should say...we'll put the legs back on it when Aidan starts to pull up) is one of our favorite things around here! Aidan loves to sit and play with it and he's learning to pull himself up off his bottom to get to different parts of the table. It's a lifesaver for me because it lets me get things done! You can see his famous "popeye" face in a couple of the pictures. Also, I posted some pics of our visit to Daddy's office last week. Seems as though Aidan is leaning toward a career in either football or accounting! Daddy is in Las Vegas all week on business, so I'm taking Aidan to visit his Gamma and Great-Pa on the farm for a couple of days. I'll post pics when we get back.

Green beans, anyone??

Aidan has a new favorite vegetable! He liked peas and carrots too, so we are 3-0. I just tried oatmeal because he was starting to fight me on the rice cereal, and he seems to like that much better. We'll probably start fruits pretty soon. Needless to say, dinners are getting very interesting (and messy!).

Papi

Here's a picture of Aidan with Papi (my dad). We think the two of them share a lot of traits, especially their big pumpkin heads :) My mom sent me a picture of my dad when he was Aidan's age and the resemblance is uncanny!

More pics

Here are some extra pictures that Grammy took with her camera, including when Uncle Jason came to visit. Aidan is now bathing in the "big boy" bathtub so that's been fun. We are now going to gym class on Fridays instead of Thursdays, and the new class has tons of little boys (and only one girl!).