Some Recent Pics

Aiden loves to "help" me do laundry. I have to make sure that the dryer is running every once in a while because he randomly opens it during the day. I had just taken towels out of the dryer this morning and had gone to gather up all the laundry. When I came back this is what I found. Jeremy came running in because I was laughing so hard. I know every kid does this, but it was still such a crack up. And what is up with this CHEESY grin!!! I'm lovin' it! And check out those squinty BLEAZARD eyes!!! Yikes!

What a stud he is in Daddy's hat. Even funnier is that the hat fits him almost as well as it fits Jeremy.

If You Don't Clean Your Room, We Are Going to the Park

This was on one of my friends blogs and I thought it was hilarious. OUCH!

For the Grandparents...

I was taking some video of Aiden and thought this was cute. It is meant for ALL the grandparents! We love you.

One of my favorites...

This is one of my all time favorite pics of Aiden. I was looking thru all of the gazillion pics we have of him and thought I would post this one cause he is just so dang cute. This was taken a year ago.

Fudgesickle

Aiden and I shared a Fudgesickle a few days ago. He definately got more on his face than he got in it. But he loved it!

Day at the Zoo

Some of my friends and all of our kids braved the Phoenix Zoo last week. The kids had a blast. I'm pretty sure every one of them fell asleep on the way home. Here are some of the pics from the day.

Teddy

This is Teddy. Grandma Robyn bought Teddy before Aiden was born and because I thought it was SOOO adorable I didn't let Aiden touch it for months. When he was about 9 months old, I got Teddy down from the shelf to see what Aiden thought. He LOVED Teddy and has slept with him every night since. As you might be able to tell from his unraveling mouth and floppy body. (I can relate to the floppy body feeling! :) Teddy is a member of the family if you ask Aiden. So you can imagine the heartache and dismay he felt when I left Teddy at home during our last trip to the cabin! At first I thought it wouldn't be too big of a deal. Once Aiden was asleep, he wouldn't know the difference. Boy was I wrong! Aiden's pack n play is in the same room as our bed at the cabin so I hear his every move during the night. About 2:00 in the morning (maybe earlier- who knows) I heard Aiden stirring. Then I heard his hand swiping against the sides of the pack n play. Then he mumbled "Teddy" in the most pathetic little whiny voice and started to cry. Hard! I felt SOOOO bad. I had no idea how attached he is to that dang bear! But at the same time... it was SOOOO cute. I ended up trying a dozen different things to get him back to sleep, including putting him in our bed which I never resort to. I think we were awake for about an hour. He did go back to sleep finally and slept fine the next night, thank goodness. But I will be much more careful next time we leave town to have Teddy with us. I'm sure Aiden will too. :)

Feeling Blessed

My camera is working again!!! Yeah!!! I thought I had fully charged batteries in it, but apparently they didn't take the charge. Its such a relief that I don't have to get a new one... or wait till Christmas to open it!

On another exciting note, I had a doctors appointment today and was able to hear the baby's heartbeat. 12 weeks & 4 days now. We've been counting the days for so long. After the two miscarriages, I finally feel like I can allow myself to be excited again! We are all breathing much easier now. One of my friends here in Mesa is about 10 or 11 weeks along. We are so excited to have these little ones so close together. Our boys play great together so it will be fun to have another set of playmates. I feel so blessed. Mostly because I will get to enjoy having a tiny little one in my arms sooner than I realize, but also because of the great friends I have here. The Lord has allowed me to be in a ward with girls that I absolutely adore. They are quickly becoming my family away from home. They are my babysitters, my "I need a cup of sugar" neighbors, my support, and my sisters. I have always had those type of friends and I love all of you who fall into that category, but I find myself appreciating it more here because they are all I have.