Uncle Drew

Uncle Ralph on the left, Uncle Drew on the right

Drew, my mom, Ralph, MeMe, and Pa

The whole family(almost)

My uncle Drew passed away earlier this week.  He was a wonderful uncle.  He lived in San Diego, so we didn't see him much.  We have been blessed to see him more often than usual the past couple years.  These pictures were taken just last summer at my grandparents 50th anniversary party.  Drew was so funny and liked to tease everyone.  He was a marine and served in Desert Storm.   He was a great architect and helped design the new elephant area at the San Diego zoo.  He loved his little dog Maddie. 

Drew, you are loved by many people and you will be greatly missed.  I am so grateful for the knowledge that we will see each other again.

Two Months!

 Here Aiden is in his cloth diaper.  Cloth diapers are going well.  It really isn't as bad as I thought it would be.  Plus they are so cute!

He has his check up on Friday.  I am excited to see how much weight he has gained.  He has weaned himself off the formula like the doctor said he would.  He is awake more and still a very happy baby. 

Here he is eating his fist.

This is what is feet look like when he is eating.  He makes fists and curls his toes.  I think it is so funny.

birth

 1 week

 2 weeks

 3 weeks

 1 month

 2 months

He is getting so big!



Updates

Aiden is going bald.  Not the typical balding in back from laying down all the time.  He is already experiencing male pattern baldness.  Poor kid.  What do you want to bet it grows back in blonde?

He loves to suck on his fist.  It is really cute to watch him try and get it in his mouth.  His movements are still really jerky.

He loves to take naps in his bouncer.

Amanda came over to play yesterday.  She gave Brooke a hair wrap thing.  Brooke was really good and sat still the whole time.

Here they are after Brooke's was finished.  Amanda has one too.  Not sure what happened to Brooke's nose.  I think she must have fallen in the driveway.

Cuddling with Amanda.  Too bad they weren't really asleep.

We are buying this house!  I still can't believe it.  If everything goes well we should close in the middle of August. 

Well, I think that about covers it.

Have you tried this place?

Seriously, the BEST cupcakes ever!  I am very picky when it comes to cupcakes.  It isn't very often I find one that I like better than the ones I make.  These ones are way better.  We went to lunch with Aaron today and there is a Sweet Tooth Fairy like 2 minutes away. So, of course, after lunch we had to stop by for a little sugary goodness.  If you haven't had a cupcake from here, go right now!

Fourth of July Weekend

We had a fun weekend!  It was very busy.

On Friday, the older two kids stayed overnight with my parents. They went to the carnival and fireworks in Centerville.  They had so much fun.  Aaron and I kept the baby and went to dinner to celebrate his new job.  Aaron picked Joe's Crab Shack.  He had been wanting to try a steam pot.  We got one to share and it was delicious.

Crab - Yummy!

Fried Calamari - good, but creepy looking

This is what Aiden did the whole time.  He is such a good baby. 

We even wandered around Target for a little bit after dinner while he slept.

Saturday was the parade.  We got ready and went to my parents to get the kids.

Aiden is totally drowning in his outfit.  It's only 3 months.  I still can't believe how small he is.

Mommy and Aiden.  Man, I look so tired.  I wonder why. ;)

Dallin

Brooke

The whole family

This is what our flyover consisted of.  Can you say LAME!

Brooke and Uncle Nate

Dallin trying to shield his eyes from the sun.

This kid (I'm guessing a boy, but not sure) was totally in our area.  He had a little friend with him and they were totally stealing all the candy from right out from under our kids' noses.  Oh, and I am pretty sure he wasn't wearing underwear.  You don't need to know how I know that.

Anyway, after the parade, the kids were so hot.  We turned on the sprinklers at my parents house and let them run around.  They really enjoyed this one that was broken. 

Aiden smiling for Uncle Nate

Fruit pizza I made using this recipe.  It was so good.  It didn't make it to the end of the night.

When we got home, Brooke was already asleep.  Dallin and Aaron did fireworks in the front yard.

Sunday we went to church and then to dinner at my Grandma's.

Aiden all ready for church.

On Monday we went to Aaron's parents for a BBQ.  I only got like 1 picture because when I wasn't feeding myself, I was feeding Aiden.  Oh and it was taken with my phone.  The real camera didn't even make it out of the diaper bag.  Big Fail.

At least it was a cute picture!

When we got home Aaron and Dallin did some more fireworks.

Brooke didn't like them.

Well, that's it.  I think I am still trying to recover from the busy-ness.