Mmm, peas!

Aidan tried peas for the first time last night. He sure made some funny faces! We'll try carrots later this week. I've decided to be industrious and make my own vegetables so we'll see how long that lasts ;) Papi was here this weekend and Aidan had a great time with him. The two of them went to Home Depot, the drugstore, then to Whataburger for breakfast (Papi loves Whataburger and there are none in Florida!). Tonight we went to the Fall Festival at our church. Aidan wore his cowboy outfit and was the cutest kid there!

NEW YORK CITY? Get a rope...

Aidan is six months old today! Grammy is here from Florida and will be here all next week. She came with us to gym class yesterday and today we went to get Aidan's portraits done. We really lucked out because he was in SUCH a happy, smiley mood! I included a couple of really good ones, including a preview of his Halloween costume! Tonight we are meeting Papi for Mexican food (he is flying in just for the weekend).

Sic 'Em Bears!

We ventured to Waco again for Baylor Homecoming this past weekend. Daniel had been in Austin last week on business so Aidan and I met him halfway. We wanted to see as much of the parade as possible, but Aidan slept until 7:30 that morning (and I make it a point never to wake him up in the mornings!!) and by the time we got ready and drove in from Crawford, we only saw the last 15 minutes or so. Then we went to the football game and Aidan loved hanging out with his "cousins" Katy and Hannah and cheering on the bears! Notice that he and Daniel and I all had on matching shirts :) All the excitement wore him out and he fell asleep during the second quarter. The Bears were down by a lot when Aidan and I left at halftime, but then they came back to win the game!

Pumpkin Patch

We headed to the Owen's Farm Pumpkin Patch today! It was pretty warm outside, so Aidan wore his Baylor t-shirt most of the time. When I changed him into his fall outfit for some pictures, he was pretty unhappy! I don't think he liked sitting up against the hay, so I ended up using a blanket. We got to see some farm animals and take a hayride! It was lots of fun and he took a great nap on the way home :)

Mmm...cereal!

We gave Aidan his first taste of rice cereal tonight! He was curious at first, but towards the end he started to make faces and spit it out. It's going to take practice, I guess. We've been trying out the sippy cup as well. Aidan's Great Grandmother and Cookie were in town this weekend, and Aidan thought Great Grandmother was HI-LARIOUS! Something about the sight of her or the sound of her voice cracked him up.

Weather changes

Here are some random pictures from around the house and at the park where he was doing his best "Eddie Munster" impression. I guess it was a Bad Hair Day :) There's also one that Daniel took of the two of us catching a Sunday afternoon nap after our busy weekend. Check out my attractive open mouth! It has been really nice outside this week but it's a little cooler today and we both have sniffly noses. Aidan also has a runny nose so we're going to hang out indoors for the rest of the day.

Here comes the bride

My friend Whitney got married this weekend! I was in the house party so it was quite a busy and fun weekend. Aidan and Daniel came up to the church briefly (I had to be there early) to show off Aidan's shirt I had made just for the occasion. Congratulations Whitney and Shawn!!!

Aidan is such a fun little boy these days...he has changed more this month than he has any other month so far. He is very observant and smiley, can sit up great and play on his own, is very vocal, and is very interested in whatever Daniel and I are holding or doing. I think we will be starting solids very soon (rice cereal). I am proud of both of us for doing so well with the nursing for this long!

Waco Trip

This was a weekend of firsts for Aidan...it was his first trip to Waco and Crawford, his first glimpse of Baylor, his first time to meet Uncle Marcus and cousins Katy and Hannah, and even the first time his Uncle Jacob held him! Aidan did great on the trip and unlike our previous trip to West Texas, he slept pretty good. He had a blast with Grandpa and Nanna out in Crawford! He loved going for a walk around their land and loved looking at their dog Bogie. Aidan and I decided to hang out with Hannah and Aunt Jenna while the rest of the gang went to the Baylor game. It's always fun for me to go back to Baylor. I bought Aidan a t-shirt for this fall and one for next fall (and yes Leslie, I got one for Jack too!) It was a fun trip and hopefully Aidan will sleep great tonight :)

Waterpark Fun

We made it to the Waterparks before they closed for the year! Aidan, Kaelyn, and Kaelyn's cousins all had a great time. I thought the cold water would freak Aidan out but he loved it. Afterwards we took the kids to the playground and let Kaelyn and Aidan ride in an infant swing together. Aidan laughed and smiled the whole time! I took a video with Tracey's camera (the battery on mine died) so check back for that. He sure does love doing fun things outdoors these days. He turns five months old today, if you can believe it!

Babe's Chicken

It's gradually getting a little cooler, which means Aidan gets to start wearing his fall clothes! Tomorrow is Aunt Lindsay's birthday, so we all went to lunch today to celebrate early. We went to Babe's Chicken which is a really good family-style restaurant. Aidan's schedule gets a little off on Sundays because he doesn't take his usual morning nap in the church nursery well, so by the time we got to lunch he was tired and fussy. He slept on the way home but then woke up and was ready to party for the rest of the day! Daniel and I taught the 1-year-olds at church today so we were EXHAUSTED. There were only four of them and they were cute, but man they wore us out. So it was a long day for all of us. But Aidan conked out at bedtime and now Daniel and I can relax!

Let's hear it for the boys!

Here are a couple of cute pictures of Aidan hanging out with his friends. One picture is of Bryce McGrew and the other one is of Rhett and Wyatt Chacon. It's hard to believe Aidan was that small just a few months ago! He loves seeing other babies which makes playdates fun :) He is sitting up now, although he topples over sometimes!

Dallas Arboretum

Aidan and I went on an outing to the Dallas Arboretum today! We went with my friend Tracey from my mom's club and her daughter Kaelyn, who is a few months older than Aidan. It was so much fun and the weather was gorgeous! We walked around and had a picnic lunch, then both kids crashed in their strollers.

New tricks

Aidan's been a little under the weather this week. His nose got stuffy the last night of our trip and it's still acting up a little. Plus he has an occasional dry cough but the pediatrician says it might be allergies. Despite it all, he's in great spirits! He loves going to his gym class once a week and is really interested in other kids and babies. He's been perfecting some new talents, especially rolling over from back to tummy. He can also sit up on his own for a few seconds before toppling over. We like to go in the backyard in the evenings when it's shady.

West Texas

We survived our trip to West Texas! We stopped at Gamma and Great Pa's farm in Abilene on Thursday night and Aidan got to play dominoes and ride Pa's 4-wheeler (Watch the video). Then the next day it was on to Midland for the weekend to see the Jolly family. Aidan got to meet his great-grandmother Mema and his second cousins Tyler and Clara! He also spent plenty of quality time with Grammy and Papi, and Aunt Jeri read the famous "I am a Mouse" book to him. As is Jolly tradition, we had Italian food at Luigi's, plus some Mexican food. Then we stopped in Abilene for one more night on the way back to Dallas. Aidan did very well in the car and he also did great amidst all the chaos, despite one or two "I'm overwhelmed!" meltdowns and the fact that he's teething. His nighttime schedule got off track, but hopefully it will be back to normal in a few days :) Here are some pics of our trip: