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.

It's heating up in DC, which means I'm hunkering down in an air conditioned room until college football kicks off. We're at about 90 days and counting, not bad. Speaking of college football, my goal is to have Aidan participate in one part of the "We Are...Penn State!" chant at some point during the season. His vocabulary consists of, "phone," "keys," and "chip." We've got our work cut out for us.

These pictures are of my parents recent trip.

There's the happy Grannie.
Aidan gives her a thumbs-up.

Both hands on the vehicle please.

We went to a DC United game. Aidan was broken up that he was left behind.

Not sure what's going on here.