Happy Thanksgiving!

It was Aidan's first Thanksgiving, and it was a good one.  We had 10 people to our house - Grandpa and Grandma Powell, Grandpa and Grandma Crawford, cousins Emma, Kimmie, and Carlos, and of course, Ben, Aidan and me.  Each person was in charge of a food item, so we all contributed to the meal.  It turned out delicious!  We had way too much food and dessert, but hey, leftovers are okay!

Grandpa Powell brought a rocking duck that was my toy when I was little.  My grandma (Aidan's Great Grandma Powell) made it for me, and it's still in excellent shape.  He had such a good time sitting on the duck and rocking back and forth!

Aidan got to spend some time with his cousin Carlos, who is three.  Aidan just stared at Carlos and watched him do whatever he did.  He was very interested in all the things that Carlos could do!

Grandma Crawford brought Aidan a toy to help him walk, and he loved it!  He would push it around the house, and his walk was so cute.  Something of a cross between a penguin and Frankenstein...

Aidan enjoyed the meal and was a big fan of turkey.  He especially loved the turkey he could really grab ahold of and sink his teeth into.

We had a very nice Thanksgiving.  It was great to have everyone together for the day.

Clockwise from top left:  Grandpa Powell, Aidan, Sarah, Grandma Powell, Emma, Carlos, Kimmy, Grandpa Crawford, Grandma Crawford, Ben

Stimulus Package

Aidan is trying to help the economy by using more toilet paper than the average consumer. This is his idea of a good stimulus package. I think it is working, the dow was up 5% on Friday. 

Da-di-da, da-di-da.....nothing going on in here.

What, I am saving the economy?

the park

we spend a lot of time at the park, Aidan loves to watch the other kids play and he can even climb all the way to the top of the playground equipment, which is scary for us.  He likes to taste the different varieties of leaves and swing.  

Saturday in Sacramento

Aidan and Dad went to Sacramento on a lazy Saturday afternoon and had a blast.  Uncle Noah's beard was a hot item on Aidan's list.  Little Cousin Carlos also showed us his knife skills.  All around it was a good time had by all.  

Is that me?

A bunch of Crawford boys

Slice and Dice

"Hold still and I will catch that cat living on your face uncle Noah" 

Lets Get Physical

Aidan has learned how to hit and chase the ball all over the house.  

Aidan's Midnight Snacks

We thought the cheese and lunch meat was just disappearing until we set up a camera and captured Aidan in the fridge for a midnight snack, we think this is the reason he has been growing so fast......I guess we will have to start locking the fridge door.  Please help by sending us food, we are starving.........

Hair Club for Men

We are going to see how long we can let his hair grow.....  

Aidan's First Steps

Tonight, Aidan took his first two steps!  Ben and I were hanging out with Aidan in our room, and he pulled himself to a standing position using Ben to steady himself.  He let go and stood on his own for a few seconds, then took two steps to grab onto Ben.  It was very impressive!  I think we've still got awhile until he really wants to walk, which is fine with me.  For now, he can crawl around, and he's a fast little crawler.

Aidan's top right tooth broke through on Monday.  This is his third tooth.  The other top tooth shouldn't be too far behind.

Nine Month Update

Today is Aidan's Nine Month Birthday.  That means he's 3/4 of a year old.  Wow...this is happening too fast!

Aidan is getting so big - he's almost 22 lbs, and is in 12 month clothes.  I occasionally put him in some 9 month pants, but it looks like he's wearing capris.  At least we get a lot of clothes donated from Ben's cousin, Emma.  Her son Carlos just turned three on Monday.  Happy Birthday, Carlos!

Aidan now crawls everywhere, climbs on everything, and basically looks for trouble.  He has discovered, to his delight, that he can open drawers and cabinets and there are millions of new wonders to discover inside!  We bought some cabinet tabs to keep them closed, but they don't work on our type of cabinets, so for now we just let Aidan explore. 

He's even taken a few tentative steps, mostly walking from the couch to the ottoman, he'll take a step as he's turning around to grab the other piece of furniture.  I wouldn't say he's walking, and he's not trying very hard to walk, but it won't be long before he decides to start trying.

Aidan loves to play with all of his toys, read books, and he'll hit a ball and follow it around the house.  It's really cute to watch.

Here is a video of Aidan playing with his car - he's already learned to make vroom vroom noises!