Mommy's Little Helper

Aidan is currently in a stage of dumping things out and then putting them back.. somewhere else. We have been practicing with his shape sorter so that could be a contributing factor. This has become a fun little game we play - Aidan dumps things out and puts them in a new location, and Mommy tries to find them. He loves to take everything out of one of his toy baskets and put everything back into his diaper hamper, or pick up anything he can find in the den and put it in his push toy. I couldn't find my car keys the other day when we were trying to meet friends for lunch. I later found them in the dog's water bowl. Brandon has misplaced his cell phone only to find it had mysteriously ended up in my purse. I have to check the garbage every time I throw something away because Aidan has learned to open the lid and loves to throw away his farm animal frig magnets.

He helps with laundry...

He helps pick up the kitchen...

I have been so proud of my lipstick plant. It loves the sunroom and has been blooming like crazy this year. I noticed that a particular lower section of the plant started missing some of it's flowers. I found them tucked away nicely in the bottom drawer. He prunes!

A Happy Easter!!

What a beautiful day Easter turned out to be. The Easter Bunny came for a visit and left a basket full of goodies, but Aidan didn't even seem to notice. We attended church and Aidan looked so handsome in his Easter suit. After church and a quick nap, we three went to the park and enjoyed the nice day. It was wonderful to have a day together (completely baseball free!!) and to celebrate the resurrection of Christ with our little man. HE is risen indeed!

Here are a few Easter pics:

Our little man

The boys in their Easter outfits - so very handsome

Aidan loves walking all over the playground

Who knew Easter basket grass could be such fun

Austin

Aidan and I just returned from a long weekend in Austin. We had such a wonderful time with family. Aidan did great on the plane. Between me, Nanny, Paw Paw, and Uncle Steven he was well entertained. It was fun to watch Aidan and Liam play together. They definitely interacted more this visit than before. Liam is crawling around and Aidan was happy to show him a few new tricks. There was a lot of fun packed into a few days; Bethany, Ken, Steven and I even enjoyed a kyaking trip.

Aidan and Liam playing together

Enjoying a beautiful day

There was just one little snag in the vacation.... I misplaced my wallet, but didn't realize it until I was at the airport. At the moment of realization, I got hot and nervous and flustered. I didn't know what I was going to do. I talked to airport security. After 100 questions about where is your wallet, do you have anything with you to confirm your identity like bills perhaps (like I carry bills with me on vacation), my birthday, who I lived with, his birthday, the make and model of my car, and on and on, I was escorted through the security line on to more security for pat down, additional scans, testing bottle liquids, and then I was freed. We made it to the gate with just minutes to spare. Well, Bethany found my wallet folded up in a stroller and she shipped it to me overnight. Everything worked out in the end. Note to self----never go to the airport without first checking your wallet.

We are looking forward to Bethany and Liam's visit in May.