December in DC

We've been busy lately, as I'm sure everyone else has. It's been too long since a post, but I promise things will pick up soon, and by soon I mean mid-March....wink, wink.

Aidan's great. His vocabulary has exploded. For you 30 Rock fans, he says "What the what?," and for you McDonald's fans he says "Robble, robble," thank Uncle Mark.

We got 2 feet of snow starting on Friday night. Aidan loved it. He's a snow bunny. However, he's never been cold like this before. When snow got into his mittens he started crying and asking mommy to kiss it, like it hurt. So cute. That's the other thing, I've been using words like, cute, adorable, sweetie, etc....hmmm.

I love this shot.
The snow makes the neighborhood look entirely different. It's almost like we moved.

Yep, the snow is playing tricks.

Aidan is about to be spoiled with presents.

For those of who remember, Cowboy was given to Aidan by my Uncle Clyde. He loves him now.

Halloween....in November

It's about time I got the Halloween pictures up.

Everyone should know that Heather carved the jack-o-lantern.
Aidan was a knight. His long hair adds to the Medieval look.

That didn't last long.

Trick or treat.

Time for my milk while Daddy eats my candy

White House

These pictures are a few weeks old, and I have a couple more that I want to get up before the Halloween pictures. We went on a tour of the south lawn of the White House.

Aidan is starting to put two words together. And he seems to be getting a sense of humor. When we ask what he wants for dinner he says, "coke." Of course he's never had a sip of coke he just recognizes the can or bottle. And if we ask if there's anything else he wants with dinner he says "cookie!" He then looks at us and laughs.

I think this is a great picture because it's from a view you don't see a lot.

That's the playground the Obama girls get to play on. Oddly enough we didn't get to try the swings out.

You might have noticed Aidan's had a blackberry in most of the pictures. We were at the White House and he didn't want to take any time off the job.

This is the first time I've posted two entries in one month in a long time. Congrats to me! Aidan had his first bubble bath the other day and now asks for one every day. He loves it. We've also introduced him to Elmo and asks for him now too. One of the great things about Sesame Street is that adults can enjoy the characters and show. By that I mean, I'm asking Aidan every hour if he wants to watch an Elmo clip.

A long time ago I took a picture of Aidan sleeping like this, he still does it.
He dumped out his toy box, climbed in, and started playing with a cord.

No, we were not watching Baywatch.

We were down in Tennessee this past weekend at Gary and Ann's. With all the kids there it was....hectic. Gary and Ann were great hosts and must be exhausted after everyone leaves. It was nice seeing Aidan get to play and not be quarantined.

Today he got his flu shot(regular flu, not H1N1). It's sad, he recognizes the patients room and clings to Heather when we walk in. Needless to say, he did not enjoy today.

That's Jack playing with Aidan in what turned out to be one of their favorite games. One of them would say, "bye, bye" while the other closes the door on him.
Aidan and Jack.

Aidan and Jack. You see a theme?

I absolutely cannot help myself from telling Aidan to put things on his head. It gets me every time.

Lily's face is priceless, and this is probably how she felt all weekend. What are these boys doing?!?!

Grannie's Visit

My mom was in town last week for a visit. She had a great time, and it allowed Heather and I to get away for a staycation. We checked into a hotel for a couple of nights while my mom watched Aidan.

And look what happened! I got a call from her Sunday morning a couple of hours before we were due back. She said Aidan's eyelid was swollen and wasn't quite sure how it happened. Poor guy. The swelling had gone down at this point......
With a little investigation we discovered it was caused by a bite, presumably a mosquito. The bite mark in his eyebrow gave it away, but we also gave him a little Benadryl. A side effect of Benadryl, it makes him really sleepy. (I can't lie, this was before the bite, but thought it captured his mood)

Or not.

This captures my mom with Aidan, complete and loving attention to Aidan at all times.

This captures Mark with Aidan, teaching him to drive before his time.

18 Months

I've done a terrible job of posting pictures. My apologies. I blame the dog days of summer and my age. I turned 30.

Aidan is 18 months old today, and we go for a check-up tomorrow. He's been really fun lately, and is adding a new word every day.

This might be a birthday picture and might not, I can't remember.
Look at those muscles. We're getting in shape for football season.

And we're clapping.

Honestly, he doesn't need toys. Just big boxes.

18 months.

The Puddle

Aidan turned 17 months old a couple of Saturday's ago. He's doing great with words. It seems like he gets a new one every day. "Park" and "please" are two that are pretty cute. But he only breaks out "please" when he REALLY wants something.

Should I do it?

I think so!

This is great!

Gotta go, mom's calling.

4th Pictures

We were in Oklahoma for the 4th. Aidan seems to remember our parents now, and we get a kick out of that. Clearly, we had a great time and Aidan did great on both flights. My parents were able to get some new words out of him. He started saying "night, night," when he was going to bed.

Aidan had his first trip to a swimming pool. I didn't take the camera so this is as close as you get.
He saw Grannie in the parade, and clapped along with everyone else.

This was a bird bath in the backyard that he liked spilling the water out of.

Two of my best friends came over for dinner. Dan with his fiancee Julie, and Andrew with his wife Jen. That was fun.

The happy Grandparents.

Hair Cuts and Father's Day

Gary and Ann were in town last weekend. I think they had fun and I know Aidan did. It's been a busy summer. Since the middle of May we've had something going on every other weekend. We'll be in Oklahoma next weekend.

Aidan's in a really cute stage right now. It's a shame he has to get bigger. He's doing really well with words right now. But what is really fun is that he'll try and say words if we ask.

We both had really long hair.
This is what happens when I let him eat his yogurt.

The Thackers.

There's Aidan with his new haircut.

And there's me, with mine. Ouch, that's not a good look, but it was Father's Day so I was without product.