Fun at Kaelyn's House

Aidan and Daddy are going to have a Boys Only weekend while I go to South Padre for my cousin's wedding. I had a lot to do today to get ready for my trip, so my friend Tracey offered to keep Aidan for a little while! He got to try out Kaelyn's water table and slide and as you can see, he really enjoyed himself :) Thanks Tracey and Kaelyn!

Waterspouts

This past week we went to a water park in Rockwall with our Little Gym friends. The two little girls in our gang couldn't make it, so it was just the boys! They had a blast running around in the water. Aidan seems to prefer this activity over just sitting in a kiddie pool!

Daddy's Jersey

Daniel's flag football jersey is one of Aidan's favorite things to go "find" in our house. He'll dig in the dresser drawers until he finds it, then drag it around the house. We tried it on him the other day and surprisingly it was a little big :)

Aunt Kathleen's Graduation

We ventured to Crawford this weekend to see Aunt Kathleen graduate from high school! I anticipated having to leave with Aidan at least once during the ceremony, but he sat quietly on Daddy's lap the whole time, flipping through his books and snacking on goldfish! Daddy eventually took him out towards the end for a diaper change, but we were so surprised at how well-behaved he was! We went to dinner afterwards to celebrate and Aidan made up for his good behavior by being VERY verbal at the restaurant (not crying, just babbling really, really loudly!). He tried out the jacuzzi at Grandpa and Nanna's house which was great because it was not too hot and not too cold. Then he took a shower and loved it! It was a busy and fun weekend. Congratulations Aunt Kathleen!

Our Busy Week

Here are some pics from last week. We had a playdate with our Little Gym friends at our house on Monday which was a lot of fun! Then we went to the kiddie pool with a few friends on Tuesday. Aidan seemed more interested in walking around the pool than he did sitting in it! And on Wednesday we went to see Daddy at the office, then played in our sandbox that afternoon!

Happy Mother's Day!

My second Mother's Day was so much fun! Aidan and Daddy treated me to a yummy take-out lunch at home today after church. Then I got to go out and have some "Mommy" time :) I'm including my first belly shot for this pregnancy (I'm 16 weeks now!). One of Aidan's new favorite things to do is walk up and down our street, so it's become part of our evening routine. Last night we baby-sat Kaelyn so she got to join us.

A new view

We flipped Aidan's car seat around this past weekend. He loves being able to look forward now! It almost makes me sad how fast he is growing up :( His purple and gold shirt is a shout-out to our LSU friends Leslie, Jack, and Dave. Geaux Tigers! Actually the shirt is a birthday gift from Papi, who went to Midland High School (also purple and gold).

On the mend

Aidan didn't feel very well this week. He came down with a fever on Tuesday and it got pretty high by Wednesday night. He hardly had an appetite and was really cranky, but luckily it went away yesterday and all he had was a runny nose. He's doing much better today! We stayed home most of the week to recuperate. Luckily we had a bunch of new birthday toys to keep us entertained! Plus there are always bookshelves and cabinets to rearrange :)

Aidan's Birthday Party :)

We survived Aidan's party on Saturday! It was such fun to have all of our family and Aidan's little friends Kaelyn, Rhett, Wyatt, Bryce, Cody, Blake, Luke, and Madeline over to help us celebrate. The theme was vehicles on wheels (VERY Aidan!). He didn't quite know what to think of his cake. He kind of picked at it and made some faces. He also wasn't too interested in opening his presents. He preferred playing with his old ones! All in all, it was a fun day! I've uploaded a bunch of pictures and I tried to put captions with each one of them, but they're not lining up, so I'll describe them here. The first couple of pictures are of all of Aidan's birthday loot, including a sand table from Grandpa and Nanna, and a table and chairs from Papi and Grammy (It is actually from the preschool department of the church where they grew up. They may have even sat in those very chairs as preschoolers themselves! Aunt Lindsay painted it white and put chalkboard paint on the top). There's also a picture of his birthday cake, and his new Thomas the Train chair, which he wasn't really sure what to do with! You can also see his new tunnel which his uncles Cody and Jacob had more fun with than he did. He's also wearing a Mastec construction hat in one of the pictures, making Papi proud! Last is a picture of him snoozing with Grammy after he got a little overwhelmed. Thanks to everyone who helped make Aidan's birthday so wonderful, and for being such a special part of his life over the past year! We are truly blessed :)

One year old!!!

Today is Aidan's first birthday! It's hard to believe a whole year has passed since he came into our lives. Grammy and I took him to get his one-year portraits yesterday. It was a challenge to get him to stay in one spot! His birthday party is tomorrow so I'll post pictures as soon as we all recover!!

Another haircut

Aidan's hair had grown out so it was time for a trim. We went back to Cool Cuts and he did much better this time. He was still wiggly but wasn't as nervous about everything. The hairstylist gave him some hair gel so he had a nice new 'do for the afternoon.

Surprise!

Aidan has been keeping a secret for several weeks. He is getting a little brother or sister!!! I am 12 weeks pregnant and due on October 29th. It was a big surprise to be expecting again so soon, but we are so thrilled and excited. Our first sonogram was March 16th and we got to see the baby's heartbeat. It was very fast which according to the wives' tale indicates a girl, but Aidan's was always very fast! Here is the baby's first picture. I couldn't make out this sonogram as well as I could with Aidan's, but that baby is in there and doing great! :) More updates to come!

Zoo

Here are pictures from our zoo trip!