Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Christmas 2010





We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Aiden was very excited through the month waiting for Santa Claus to come and it was very apparent that he was impressed
with Santa Christmas morning. The look on his face and the gasp we heard was priceless! The theme of his gifts this year was Cars & Thomas the Train. His most favorite gift was the race car tent that fits on his bed. He loves it!

Spending time with the family was great. We had many people in from out-of-town which made the holiday even more special. It was very busy and we are tired this week, but well worth it! We hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday as well and we wish everyone the best in 2011!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

More Snow Pictures




Winter Wonderland




We really enjoyed the snow this past weekend! Aiden was a little unsure about the snow at first, but once we started playing and running around he loved it. We even took him to the park to take some fun pictures. Too bad the weather has been bitter cold since. Aiden would love to spend time outside again!

Halloween


Our little "pit crew member" had a great time going to door to door collecting goodies. For days after he kept asking where the kids were wondering why they weren't ringing the doorbell anymore!

Aiden's Mickey Mouse Birthday!






Here are a couple photos of Aiden's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse birthday party! He had a blast!

Aiden's Two Year Photos






We had family photos taken to celebrate Aiden turning two this year. Here are a couple of our favorites!

Sorry About The Delay!






To everyone that continued to check our blog since the last post I have to apologize for the delay! I feel like things were so hectic over the last 8 months and I feel terrible for not keeping everyone in the loop!

I wanted to talk a little about our summer and our plans for the year ahead! We had a wonderful vacation this summer to Disney World! We went early June and were there for about 12 days. Aiden just loved meeting Mickey and all the characters - or at least did by the end of the trip. It was so memorable for us and we have a beautiful, very large scrapbook to prove it!

We spent many nights and afternoons at US Cellular Park this summer. Aiden seems to have the same love of baseball that his daddy does. He ate many hotdogs and learned to cheer with the rest of our fellow White Sox fans!

Our fall consisted of an awesome birthday party for our little man! The theme this year was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. My mom and I recently learned how to make fondant covered cakes, so his cake was our creation and very large this year! He loved it and I was so proud that we could have made something so cool for his big day! Aiden is now completely obsessed with the Disney Channel, specifically Mickey & Minnie Mouse. His mouse friends are a common site in our house, one being carried in each arm normally.

We have become very excited about Christmas in this house. Aiden has finally grasped the concept of Santa and presents. He is very much looking forward to the holiday. Our house is filled with decorations and books/movies about Christmas. Aiden even convinced daddy to put up Christmas lights or as Aiden would say "Santa Lights" on our townhouse. This would be a first for us in the five years we have lived here! We are especially looking forward to Christmas this year because it will be our last holiday as a family of three. Aiden's sister Avery Ann is expected to be here the beginning of March. We are excited to have a new baby in the house again and look forward to how Aiden will adjust to her arrival. He has become extremely helpful these past few months, trying to vacuum, cooking, baking and cleaning up his toys!

All in all, we are very blessed and cannot wait for the New Year! So many wonderful things to look forward to! We hope all is well with everyone and pray that you have a blessed holiday season!

I have included a couple of my favorite shots from this summer!

Friday, April 30, 2010

More Pool Pics!





More Florida Pictures!





Our Florida Vacation






We had a wonderful trip to Florida with "Grammie" & "Papa" as Aiden would say. We went down to Naples the day after Easter and spent a few days in the sun. Aiden was not so sure about the ocean this year, which was kind of interesting because he loved the beach last year in Hilton Head. We spent most of our time at the pool, an afternoon at the nature trail, a day at the Naples Zoo and just tried to relax. We have turned Aiden into quite the little traveler - he did so well on the airplane!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Playing Around






We have had a wonderful time enjoying the warm weather these last couple weeks! Spring can not come soon enough for Aiden. Here are a couple pictures of our latest trek outdoors!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Time to Read





It is nothing new that Aiden loves to read, but the other day I found him in his room enjoying a book all by himself!