Egg Coloring Party

Today we had a little "Egg Coloring" Pizza party with friends. We had Kooper, Bella and the two Livi's over for some Easter festivites!!

Aiden dove right into the whole egg coloring process!!

After egg coloring, we noticed that the boys had not only colorful eggs, but colorful hands!! Koopers hand was a lovely shade of blue, and Aiden had one green hand, and one yellow one!

The kids had lots of fun! And we ended up with some pretty fancy eggs!

Big-Boy Bed project complete!!

Aiden has been sleeping in his big boy bed for about a month now, but I have been procrastinating on getting him a headboard. After searching and searching for the perfect one, I decided that I would buy one that needed a little re-touching. I found a headboard at Hidden Treasures that needed a bit of work. I wish I had taken "before" pictures....but here it is!! I am pretty proud of it! I added the trim to the top, added the bead board to the middle, and I painted it! Thanks to some coaching from Sarah, it turned out pretty good!

St. Patricks Day

I always try and do something cute and fun for each holiday, especially now that Aiden is getting older, and actually understands that there is something special about holidays. This year for St. Patricks day, I made green waffles. Aiden LOVED the idea, and since that morning has asked me to "Make waffas gween pweeze!"





Later that night, we went out to dinner with the Merrill's, and on the way there, we got stopped behind a train. Aiden LOVES trains, so he didn't mind the wait. He cried when the train finally moved!

Everything Changes!

It has been so long since I have sat down and actually read all my past blogging entrys. Today, I took a little time to just look back, and I can hardly believe how quickly things change. It has been a while since I have done an "Aiden Update" so here goes!



Aiden is now 2...and is flexing his two year old muscles on just about everything! He wants to be his own person, and I have to let him do that. It is a stuggle for me to let him grow up, although, I know that is inevitable!
He LOVES nursery, always has, but now he has his Todd buddy and he looks forward to Sunday so he can "pay wif Todd." Todd and his wife Carla have been friends of ours since we moved into the ward, and now they are the nursery leaders!



He is talking up a storm now, and words that use to be so hard to understand are now very clear. Instead of saying "Mammy"... he says "Dra-ma." He says "pweeze"when he wants somethimg and "tank you" when he gets it, and he is starting to put things into sentences, although, he doesn't always get words in the right order. Today he said to me. "Mom, that ball....trow to it me!" I love to listen to how he puts words together!!



His favorite toy right now is Thomas the Tank Engine, and his friend Rosie. Aiden loves watching them go around on their track....and likes to tell us when the "battewies" are going low. His favorite TV shows are of course, Thomas, Bob the Builder, and Clifford the Big Red Dog.



Aiden now sleeps in a big boy bed, and has never slept better! He likes that he can get out of bed in the morning and he doesn't have to wait for us to come get him. He likes that I can lay in his bed and read him Horton Hatches the Egg...which is usually the book that he chooses for story time.



Aiden LOVES Grandpa Doug. For some reason the two of them have a special bond. When Grandpa is in the room, Aiden is with him. The other night as Aiden went to bed, he said "Mom...talk Dra-pa pone." We had to call and let him talk before he would go to bed. Its funny how people come into your life so un-expected and just make a HUGE impact on you.



Baths are called "Bubbles", any type of drink other than juice or milk is "Root Beer", any pasta is "Noonles", funny things are "siwy", kids his age, or close to his age are "buddies", and any treat is "canny."

I have a hard time looking at Aiden and remembering that tiny little helpless baby that he once was. Time moves on, and with it, my baby turns into a little boy. All the while making me feel older and older!

RoAd TrIp!

This last weekend, my Grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Aiden and I decided to make the drive to St. George with "Drama and Drapa" to help them celebrate! My cute little niece Cambree tagged along to keep Aiden entertained on the long drive! Needless to say, she kept us all entertained!

The weather was so nice! The kids were so exctied to get out of the car and run...run...run! Aiden was THRILLED to not have to lug through snow to play outside!

Another MAJOR plus, and entertainment tool for our trip was Great-Grandmas golf cart! Gramma Rita would take the kids for trips around the neighborhood, although, I think that she was having more fun than they were!

Aiden had a poopy diaper, and because NO ONE would take it to the garbage for me, I had to hitch a ride to the dumpster! My mom thought she would take advantage of my vulnerable place on the back and hit speed bumps going pretty fast! Pay-back I suppose!

Aiden found this red balloon, and some how it ended up tied to his britches for most of the day! It made him easy to find in a crowd!

Sunday we all went to church with 'Drama and Drapa' Great, and church in St. George is ALOT quieter then our home ward! So Aiden of course talked during the prayers, cried for fruit snacks, threw toys.....EVERYTHING he could do to be as noisy as possible! But....he looked pretty darned handsome!

After church, we had a little photo op....during which, Aiden decided to be Aiden yet again, and play in the water puddles in his suit!! Thank Heavens for the smart person who made this suit machine washable! Good as new!

Sunday afternoon was the big party for my Grandparents. 60 years is quite an accomplishment!

On the way home, we found a cute little restaraunt that had this amazing little train set-up! Aiden was in HEAVEN!! He loves trains and loved watching them go around while we were eating!

We had a fun little mini-vactaion! It was a long drive, but well worth it!