August '10

Here are a few recent pictures of Aiden. One is right after he had stacked his new blocks and the other two are from when the ice cream man came to the beach in our community.

Wednesday Fun

Aiden is helping in the kitchen again....

Aiden's First Ball Game

We went to Bridgeport today to watch a ball game. Aiden had his first chocolate chip cookie! We think he had a good time-- Maggie was all smiles for the game, but cried the entire way home. Oddly, it didn't seem to phase Aiden. Enjoy the pictures.

July 10

Here is one of our favorite videos of Aiden.

June '10 2

It is almost July and Aiden's summer is in full swing. Most days he and mommy and Maggie go to the beach or the playground to enjoy the beautiful weather. Here is a video of Aiden enjoying a big truck that we rented from Home Depot. Here are also some pictures, one of which shows
Aiden enjoying one of his favorite pasttimes: collecting all of his posessions around him.

Turning Two

Aiden enjoyed his second birthday, spending the morning at the mall playing with his friend Clara and then the rest of the day with Mom, Dad, and Maggie. He had his first ice cream cake along with an applesauce cake. He got to do whatever he wanted that day which was mostly walking with Dad-- okay Dad walking with Aiden on his shoulders to the playground and to the beach.

It's like switch flipped in Aiden's brain the moment he turned two. He is more independent and adventurous; more importantly, he wants things his way. Ah, yes the control freak two year old. Luckily he can say, "Aw, nuts" when things don't go his way whether it's a tower of blocks falling over or a matchbox car that's fallen on the floor out of reach. Unfortunately, he was at a loss for words when he got his hair cut as you will see. Enjoy the "clip" and photos!

May '10

With two kids now time goes by so quickly. Aiden is coming up on two years old. Here are some recent pictures.

March '10-2

Spring is in the air here in Connecticut and Aiden is gearing up for a summer of fun including playing in the lake. He has been practicing by playing in any water he can get near. Puddles, bath water, water in the sink and the lake (even though it was frozen over until recently). Here are some pictures of his antics.

March '10

Aiden continues to amaze us with how good he is with his new sister Maggie and what a good boy he is in general. He has been showing quite a sense of humor lately and is always making us laugh. We are very lucky to have such a great kid! Here are some recent photos.

Welcome Maggie Mae!

Aiden has a new sister and it is really amazing to see the character traits she brings out in him. Here are a few examples: the first night we brought Maggie home she was crying so Aiden ran into his room and tried to get the baby Tylenol that we gave to him when he was teething in order to give it to her. The next night he wasn't able to fall asleep so he made me bring him out of his room to give a kiss to the baby and to his mom and then he went right to sleep. Tonight we laid Maggie on the floor in her boppy and tried to get Aiden on the couch to read Goodnight Moon (which we do every night) and before he would get on the couch he brought a toy over to Maggie. He is such a sweet kid!! He always kisses the baby before going to bed without us even asking him to. I think he is going to be an incredible big brother to Maggie! On the developmental front, Aiden is starting to pick up a few words here and there. Today he said "dot" and "Nona". He'll be talking before we know it! He also has a sense of humor. Robin was asking him to point to some numbers in a book. She said "Where's the number 5?" and he pointed to it and then she said "Where's the number 7?" and Aiden started laughing and pointed at the number 10 and a few other numbers before pointing to the 7. We're pretty sure though that he knew the number 7 but was just playing with us. He certainly is entertaining!! Here are a few pictures.

Ready for baby

Aiden understands that there is a baby in Mom's belly and that it will be out soon. He has his own baby with which he plays-- who would have thought our little truck boy would start lugging around a doll? Gerber is 30 years old and can still take it; well we'll see how long her arms stay attached to her body!

Valentine's Day

We spent the morning at the mall playing. This is Aiden's favorite past time, as it allows him to frolic and people watch! He became adventurous and flipped into one of the train cars; luckily Dad was right there to set him straight while Mom caught the action on film.

What to do with a toddler

The weather has been snowy and cold, so we've found other ways to entertain Aiden inside instead of outdoors. Today we baked cookies and then he "helped clean up" as much as he could.

January 10 Pictures

Here are some more pictures...

December 09 Pictures

Here are a few pictures from the end of last year and a video we like to call "Big Shoes to Fill". Enjoy!

January 2010

The holidays are over and it's time for everyone to get back to work. Everyone except Aiden that is. He didn't take a minute off during Christmas or New Year's! We'll try to get as many pictures and videos of him opening presents, playing with presents and celebrating up on the website that we can in the limited time that we have. Here is a quick one of him and his mother with a little bit of his banter with the giant blue exercise ball. We hope everyone had great holidays and Happy New Year to all!