Thursday, April 14, 2011

East Texas trip

Some of our very good friends live about 2.5 hours away in Big Sandy, Texas.  It is so peaceful going there and we love it.  Rusty and Lindsay are always such gracious host and we really enjoy going to their house.  Lindsay was about to give birth to sweet baby Erin so she was especially gracious!  This was a very spontaneous trip which is something we haven't done a lot of since Aiden was born.  It is easy to pick up and go to their house though.  Their house is so comfortable and welcoming and they have a little girl, Emily, who is a little bit older than Aiden so their house is also baby proofed which makes it easier.

Enjoying sitting on the patio with Wilson, Layla, and Sofie 

The best swing EVER!  I so wish we had trees at our house.  


Waiting for bubbles!!






What I love most about our group of friends is that no matter where we go we can always make it fun and make a game up.  The boys always have some kind of bet going! :)

Aiden and Wilson walking back from the lake together

Fishing! 

Sweet Caroline and Marci

We were going to have a big bonfire but it was way too windy so we just had a small little one to keep us warm.  

The boys really had a lot of outdoor fun!  
Thank you Terrys for hosting us again.  We sure had fun with the y'all, the Hunts, and Burns but really missed the Nguyens, Addisons, and Greenes!

15 months!

Blog, what blog?  I have been so busy lately that I've barely had time to write a grocery list much less a blog.  Things are kind of slow this week and I'm very thankful for that. I thought I would write a couple of my favorite things Aiden is doing these days so I can remember!

Aiden has been so fun lately.  Each month I think to myself "this is my favorite age".  I'm really trying to enjoy each stage because I think there will come a point, around 2 or 3, that it will stop being my favorite age for a bit.  He is talking so much lately.  It seems like every couple days a new word pops up.  His vocabulary consist of: MINE, mama, dada, hi, bye, buh bye, moo, cow, dog, cat (sort of), shoe, sock, book (his first), juice, bite (his favorite), and my very favorite word he says right now PLEASE (which comes out peazz).  Ah, it just melts my heart when he says peazzz!

Other stats for our favorite little 15 month old:
Height: 32.5 inches
Weight: 23 pounds
Favorite foods: Milk, chicken (doesn't really care for heavily breaded chicken though), carrots, humus, bell peppers, peanut butter, grapes, oranges, avocados, grilled cheese or pita pockets with cheese.
Favorite activities: Reading books, building blocks, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, anything outside
Sleep: Aiden wakes up around 8:30, naps from 1-3:30, goes to bed around 8:30--- It's beautiful, although, I do miss his second nap.
Favorite things: Animals, any kind but really loves cows and dogs.   His pacifier is also a favorite :(  I'm not really sure when we will try and take that away.

Love him! This is one of our lazy days playing outside.  Our front driveway and backyard patio is covered with sidewalk chalk! :)