Its GONE!!!

Thanks Afton for the haircut! I can't believe I actually did it! I went from my longest hair style EVER to my shortest!!! Here are the before and after pics......

Not Me!

Aiden has about 8 stuffed things that sleep on his bed with him every night. We decided (because he tends to play with them all night long) that it was time to narrow the selection to 2 or 3. Of course, he has his regular pillow, "grandma's" pillow (the one embroidered for him by my mom), and teddy (his best friend, no doubt). So tonight we told him he could pick a couple more of his things to sleep with, but we needed to put some of them in the closet. I asked him "Who do you want to have sleep in the closet?" and his response was a concerned, almost teary, "Not Me!"

Moments That Take Your Breath Away

Ding Dong

Why is it that the only time my door bell EVER rings is when I am in the middle of feeding Zack!?!?!? EVERY DAY!!!

Twinkle Little Star

This is what I found Aiden doing yesterday after leaving him alone to play for a while.

Ward Party

What a blessing it was to have a ward party only 3 weeks after moving into our new home. You can only meet so many people at church, so it was good to have lots of time to mingle and get to know some more names. The party was a potluck dinner and basically a giant water fight (the water part WAS planned). Aiden made some new friends, Jeremy got members of the bishopric wet (apparently to ensure a speaking assignment in the near future) and I got to visit with the mom's of the girls Aiden was flirting with. Our old ward was almost ALL boys and this ward seems to be swarming with girls! What have we gotten ourselves into? Aiden is a little too much like Jeremy for my liking in that department. I mean this all totally lightheartedly... but it is funny to watch him! At one point we caught him sitting on the sidewalk just hangin' out with a cute litte 4 YEAR OLD girl.
At the end of the party, a fire truck showed up (not familiar enough with the ward to know the connection there) and all the kids got to 'tour' the inside of the cab. I don't know why this was the only part I grabbed my camera for, but at least I got pics of something.

I love these boys

Just Zack...

Danyelle & Zack! Isn't she a cutie!?? She married Jeremy's cousin a few months ago & we love her!

What the...???

This one cracks me up! "Mom, are you going to save me from an Aiden Smothering? PLEASE?"

And this one... Be still my heart! This is one of the JOYS of motherhood. Simple, peaceful, perfect.

Riding a Bike

Jeremy's sister got Aiden a bike for Christmas. Now that we have a safe place for him to ride, Jeremy decided to teach him how. Aiden's feet stayed on the pedals just fine when Jeremy was pushing him, but he didn't get how to do it on his own. By the end of the evening Aiden was pushing his bike and telling it "NO! Bike! Don't turn! Go straight!" In his most parental voice.
After the bike was put away I snapped this one before going inside.