Aidan is 5 months old! Can you believe it? Here's what we've been up to lately.
Work has been a bit busy for David lately which means late nights and some weekend work. May is a busy month for his company as they get ready for a June 7 deadline. We are stoked that has passed and now his work has calmed down and he is able to come home on time.
This past weekend we had Aidan's baby blessing. Thanks to Grandma Cheryl for the cute outfit and to our friends and family for coming and being there for this special event. We had a picnic at Carkeek despite the drizzly weather. Aidan doesn't even know how lucky he is to have so many people who love him.
We have been taking many walks lately and are getting a lot of use out of our carriers. We love them and Aidan does too. The other night we walked to the library to return some books and it was getting close to Aidan's bedtime. Take a look.
After (This was pretty funny as David had to hold his head up)
And lastly a few more pictures of our cute little pumpkin head.
Last week Aidan and I headed to upstate New York for my brother's graduation. We went with my mom and spent a nice long weekend touring Hamilton's campus, getting to know Casey's friends and participating in graduation festivities. It was nice and sunny and was a nice change from the weather here in Seattle.
Here we are at the airport. Aidan was great the whole trip out there. He slept most of the plane ride and even though our flight was delayed he was his happy self when awake.
We flew into Albany and spent the night at a hotel nearby the airport. In the morning we rented a car and drove about 2 hours to Clinton. Aidan slept the entire drive, which if you have witnessed him in the car you know this was a miracle.
Here we are touring the campus
Aidan got to spend a lot of quality time with Grandma Cleo this weekend which was really nice.
We stayed with some friends my mom met when she visited last time. They have a beautiful house on campus and we were so comfortable there.
Congratulations Casey! He majored in Physics and is heading up to UBC (University of British Columbia) to start a Master's program. We are thrilled that he will be a bit closer in Vancouver, BC.
I left Monday to head home with Aidan and my mom continued her trip by meeting up with a friend and heading to Boston. My return trip was rough and due to delays and too much time waiting on the plane Aidan screamed a bit too much for my (and my fellow travelers') liking. I met some very generous people who helped me out and their generosity made my trip much more enjoyable.
We then got back in the car and headed to Langley BC to the open house for the Vancouver BC Temple for our church. When a Temple is opened they open it to the public for about a month before it is dedicated and you can tour the inside of it. The Vancouver temple was so beautiful and it was amazing to see such craftsmanship. We were so glad we went and even walking through the temple in such a big group there was a special spirit there. Aidan too must have liked it because he was quiet the entire time.
After that we went to Bellingham to visit some friends, Rachel and Phil. They kindly made us dinner and let us stay with them. Aidan cooperated again and even went to bed early so we could stay up and play cards. On Sunday we got up and went to church at our old building. It was so nice to see friends that we haven't seen in so long. After church we walked around Boulevard park (one of our favorite Bellingham places) and then headed back to Seattle in time to make it for a birthday dinner at the Koenigs celebrating David and Katherine's birthdays. Overall it was a fabulous weekend and we loved going away, spending time as a family and seeing such great sights (and friends too!).
Well it is now April and time is flying by. Aidan is 3 months old and is growing so much. He is quite the talker and after he's eaten he often talks and smiles for quite some time. His fa He is very entertaining and we just can't get over how cute he is.
An exciting event in March that I haven't mentioned yet is that Aidan's cousin Danagan was born. Daniel and Laura had their first baby on March 5th and we got to be at the hospital to welcome him to the world.
Cousins! Here they are the day after Danagan was born.
Here are Aidan and Danagan at about 11 weeks and 3 weeks.
