3 year anniversary

It has been 3 years since we were married and we are even more in love than before. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who supports me in all that I do. We celebrated with a blackberry cake and bought a new house. More about that soon.

California

In the middle of July we took a vacation to California to visit David's family and celebrate his grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary. We spent the first part of the week visiting with his grandparents and uncle Keith.
David took Aidan swimming for the first time. He loved it and even would kick his legs around like he knew how to swim.We spent time with Aunt Deb and Kate and they showed us around Long Beach and let us borrow their car to explore LA.We went to Hollywood, the observatory, Santa Monica pier and many other places along the way. It was a great trip filled with hot weather, beaches, and lots of family.

Cooking

I love my little kitchen helper.

Leavenworth

In the beginning of July we spent a week in Leavenworth with my grandparents. It was fun to have time relaxing in the sunshine and Aidan enjoyed getting so much attention.

We celebrated the 4th of July, my grandma's birthday on the 5th and Aidan's half birthday. He is now 6 months old and I can't believe how big he is getting. He is now rolling over (only to his left for some reason) and loves to interact with other kids.

5 months old!

Aidan is 5 months old! Can you believe it? Here's what we've been up to lately.

Over Memorial day weekend we decided to fight the traffic and head up to Leavenworth so that Aidan could meet his Great grandparents. My grandparents (Mamaw and Papaw) live in Leavenworth half the year and in Missouri the other half of the year. They were thrilled to see Aidan and he was in a good mood most of the time. When we were heading up there on Friday, it took us over 4 hours to make the trip that usually takes 2 1/2 hours. Aidan was not to thrilled about that but soon recovered. It was a relaxing weekend full of food, cards, garage sales and Aidan watching. We drove home Sunday night so that David could be at work Monday. Yes David had to go into work on Monday because of a big project he is working on....which brings me to my next topic. 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.

Before
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.

Feed me

New York!

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.

Lastly a few more cute pictures of Aidan.