Aden's new ride

With all the bike riding we've been doing, Darin came home one day with a new toy for Aden. He was so psyched about it, it was fun to see him ride around in the house.

Good old George

Haircuts has been quite a challenge for us..it involves a lot of tears, holding Aden down while Darin cuts his hair. This time, we tried a different method. Put on a Curious George video and used scissors instead of clippers. It was the best haircut ever and it was even pleasurable for me to do it! Aden loved the treat of seeing his favorite monkey and got a great haircut too!

Quad ridin'

Since we took Aden to Idaho and he got the taste of riding the dirt bike, he's been eyeing our other toys in the garage. A few weeks ago, he talked dad into changing the sand tires out of my quad and they put the dirt tires on and did some mowing in our backyard. He was so happy to ride the quad with dad and he even made a special request for mom to ride with him. We had quite a blast and I did miss riding my quad. I think I talked Darin into getting us a rhino so we can start riding & camping at Florence like we used to pre-kid.

Fun bike ride

We were finally able to hook up my $10 bargain bike seat for Aden. After lots of zip ties & a couple of carabiners (safety first!), we met up with Denise, Brent & baby Jace for a nice bike ride on Saturday. Aden was so happy to be up close and right behind his daddy, he had a perma-grin the entire bike ride. On our way home, he kept talking about how he's behind daddy and that baby Jace was behind Brent. We were just cracking up.

Sunday was a bit more challenging for us. I had pretty bad allergies all day and halfway through the day, Aden started showing signs of allergies too. I don't know if it's really allergies for him or just signs of exhaustion since we've been on the go the entire weekend. After meeting the Johnsons for a late lunch, we asked Aden if he wanted to go home or go for a bike ride. Of course he picked the bike ride. We parked by OMSI and rode the Springwater Corridor trail to Sellwood, which is 3.5 miles (7 miles total). We were glad that we did the bike ride even though it was a bit cold & cloudy. It was still nice to be out and enjoying the outdoors with Aden. He didn't want to quit riding the bikes, even though he was tired from no-nap that day. He did succumb to sleep on the way home.

Yo Baby

When Aden started feeding himself using utensils, giving him his favorite yogurt, yo baby, was such a bear for me that I quit buying it. I was just not a nice enough mom to cleanup the yo baby mess. So when we were at Trader Joe's last week, Aden asked for yo baby when we passed by the dairy section. I thought that enough time has passed (over a year) and that he might be capable of eating yo baby with minimal mess.

After explaining and showing Aden how to scoop up little bites of yo baby, he ate the entire thing with very little mess. It's definitely a big realization for me of how much he's grown and learning each day. I am amazed everyday and feel very blessed that I'm able to witness all the wonderful things that he can do now. How fast it goes by...

Aden's beach friends

I think Aden will grow up thinking this is normal...

It's amazing to see the deer just wait for Aden to feed him the apple. Aden dropped pieces of apples multiple times, and each time, the deer just looked at it and waited for Aden to feed him the dropped piece. It's amazing to see a deer behave like a begging dog. It is so cool to hear Aden giggling while he's feeding the deer.

Oh Boy...

Maybe we won't need to plan an arrange marriage between these two...good thing Father Jim wasn't watching.