2Lams: July 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Riding a bike and climbing the monkey bars...

He is getting the hang of it! I don't think it goes fast enough for him though.. he prefers his power wheels. Does that surprise you?

Aiden just decided that he was going to do this one day... so he did. He hasn't made it past the second bar, but hey, how many grown adults can actually make it past the second bar?!?! :)

July Outings

"Upside Down Bridge" in Anamosa

Even Lilly liked it!!

John Deere Pavillion.. need I say more?

Buckle up!

Brown Farm Pioneer Days.. there are John Deere tractors.. need I say more?

Scissors: Aiden's new accomplishment. These are the kind that don't open all the way so they are a bit tricky to use, but he definitely has gotten the hang of it! He has a system each time he uses them.. he cuts little strips all the way around the outside of the paper and then goes back and cuts off the strips. Hehe. And I love how concentrated he gets! :)

My A is on the right, Aiden's A is on the left... not bad!!!

He is really doing a good job of coloring pictures! Not as much scribbling all over, and he is trying to color only the picture he wants with the color he wants! Impressive!

He would rather be jumping, climbing, driving, moving.. but when we get a chance we whip out the crafts. And he actually enjoys them.. for about 5 minutes :)

Monday, July 29, 2013

A few of Aiden's many jobs around the house

Bringing the trash and recycling out and back in... using his Gator, of course!

Mowing is a must for Aiden. He absolutely is obsessed with it..and anyone who does it! One of his best friends is Duane, who comes and mows his parents backyard weekly (which happens to back up to our back yard). On this particular day he noticed right away Duane was using a bag on his mower. I didn't think much of it since I didn't go to mowing school, but after he talked to Duane about it , Duane proceeded to tell me that he never has a bag on the mower. Leave it to Aiden to notice. So then, of course, Aiden HAD to have a bag on his mower too...like Duane. :) This kid cracks me up!

He loves to help Daddy wash the cars!!

Vacuuming is a new favorite. And mommy is enjoying that he is loving this too!! :)

Some other jobs Aiden loves to do around the house:

He feeds Lilly morning and night. He occasionally will help cook and he now likes to help clear the table and dump his plate in the sink :) Dusting is another favorite. He likes to stay busy so giving him jobs is a great way to do that when mommy can't seem to muster up the energy to play hide and go seek/tag for the 17th time that day. And he actually enjoys it!

Im already making a list of jobs for him to do when the baby gets here... "Aiden will you go get mommy the baby's bottle?", "Aiden will you go throw this dirty diaper away?" "Aiden will you massage mommy's feet?" ... What? Don't roll your eyes. :)

Me and My Buddy

As much as they would both hate to admit it.. they love each other lots. :) Aiden likes to get Lilly all riled up and Lilly (sometimes) enjoys it. They play, they "fight", they get annoyed with each other. Its good practice for another baby I suppose!

We were just at the dog park the other day and a puppy went running up to Aiden and Lilly bolted as fast as she could up to the dog before it got to Aiden and planted herself between it and Aiden. It made me smile. :)

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Dells: Part 2 - The Resort

We'll start with the cuteness that is Aiden:

Great Wolf Lodge.. loved it!!! It was "just the right size" for Aiden's age.

The Waterpark!

Aiden loved the indoor parks the best. He spent a total of about 25 minutes at the outside one. Darn bucket that dumps 5 tons of water on the heads of little kids...