Waank you!

Welcome back to our blog! It's been a fun month since I last wrote, so there is a lot to catch up on! First of course there was Aiden's birthday and I have to say we have one very lucky kid! To have so many people who care about our little guy - well let's just say it is such a blessing. This year his cake/birthday party theme was none other than balls - go figure. The kid is as obsessed as ever. As far as presents go the kid made out with a tricycle, golf set, basketball stuff, dino toys, a baseball chair, a new coloring desk and sooo much more! Thanks to everyone - it was sooo generous and fun!

This summer has also been full of new adventures and fun activities! From the zoo, to Explora (the science museum), the natural history museum, the aquarium, baseball games, bbq's, fishing, swimming, going to parks - you name it and we've probably done it this summer! This picture below was taken in the mirror room at Explora, which he thought was awesome!

We've also ventured off on a trip to Angel Fire in which Aiden got to go on his first ever boat ride! And while renting a boat seemed iffy to me, he proved to be as easy going as ever, relishing in watching the water whoosh by and trying to stick his fishing pole in the water. He even got to try driving the boat (fully supervised of course)!

One of the best parts about this summer though has been hearing how much Aiden is developing verbally. It seems as though every day there is a new phrase he has learned and he now speaks mostly in sentences. And though some words still come out hard to understand he will not let you off the hook until you know what it is he has said. In an effort to remember some of his cutest phrases (because let's face it this is just like a baby book online) I'm gonna write them on here:

1. Waank you = thank you

2. Hold joo (this one is heard a lot) = hold me

3. Haba dat or dis = I want to have that or this

4. Woo-pepper = Wood pecker

5. Whereyago = There you go

Other than that really it's just fun watching him as he is his normal adventurous self. He loves to laugh and smile and make others do the same. He really is such a ham! However, now that we are fully into his 2's - the disagreements are a bit more frequent. It's funny everyone always talks about how much he looks like his daddy (and rightfully so), but as his personality comes out- well that's when we're all starting to see a bit of mommy coming out. Lord help us - he has my stubborness.
It's just so neat to watch how his mind works. For example, yesterday we went to breakfast and he started to throw a fit because he was ready for his much anticipated trip to the zoo. So as he's standing on the ground next to my chair in the restaurant he starts yelling "Now know my ABC'S.... next time sing meeee " - ok bad that he's yelling in a restaurant (and that was quickly rectified) but sooo cute hearing where his mind is. He also had a hilarious experience playing what he refers to as ninja warrior (thanks Rick lol) in the shoe store yesterday. After he tried on shoes (which by the way he loves lol) he started jumping up and down and rolling on the ground yelling "Ninya orior" - oh he's a hoot!

Well that's about all for now, hope you enjoyed the fun little stories and updates. The next couple months I'm sure will be just as eventful as school for me starts back up (did I mention I have 25 books this semester -arg!) and Aiden gets to visit with grandma twice a week again. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as this hectic year continues!