Monday, May 11, 2009

Happy Mother's Day and a few favorites

You just never know how much you can love one person until you have children.  I LOVE being Aiden's mom.  Even more I love being able to spend every minute of every day with him.  It's not until you have children that you realize nothing else matters but them!  I couldn't read that somewhere, someone showed me that.  And that someone was my mom.  Thank you mom for being so selfless and putting us always before yourself.  Happy Mother's Day to my mom (Mimi) and Jonathan's mom (Grammy).  I feel so blessed to have two GREAT examples of mothers in my life.   You both mean so much to us.  
Aiden and Jonathan gave me this for Mother's Day.  It means so much to me because when my grandmother passed away 15 years ago all the granddaughters got diamond necklaces.  Well the setting was in gold and I just haven't worn it in a long time.  Jonathan took the diamond and put it in this platinum setting.  I love it and now I can always think of her when I wear it.  
Aiden sporting his "Mom's #1 Fan" shirt.  He asked to wear it.  I had nothing to do with it.  
Sunday after lunch we ran a few errands and somehow Aiden always finds the toy section wherever we go.  This is him checking out some riding toy that I'm pretty sure he's not big enough for.  
Here are a few of Aiden's favorite things lately:
Wearing hats.  Sometimes it's his hats, but a lot of times it's one of ours, so of course  it's too big.  
He has been obsessed with wearing his shoes and socks at ALL times.  He'll wake up and say "Shoes", "Socks" and want them on immediately.  It's so funny.  So this is him sporting his socks over his pj's, wearing his hat and eating strawberries (his new favorite food).
Cheesing it for mom
He has been cracking us up with these funny faces.  I'm not too sure where they are coming from.  
He loves Mother's Day Out.  This is one of his teachers.  I'm sad because Mother's Day Out is ending this week.  He has LOVED going and we are going to miss it this summer.  
He has loved this leap frog letter toy we got.  You put these cards in and spell out the words.  Aiden is getting so good at picking out the letters.  
Hercules thought he saw some food on Aiden's chin so he was licking Aiden.  Of course Aiden didn't mind.  
Aiden LOVES going to the zoo.  A few weeks ago we went with Madelyn and her mom.  (Or as Aiden likes to call her, "Mad Mad").
Checking out the monkeys
Trying to steal a sip of mom's drink
"Who me?  Does this face look like I could do anything wrong???" 

5 comments:

Unknown said...

You do a FABULOUS job with this blog. Thanks for letting me get a glimpse of my precious grandson. Love/Hugs to you all! Grammy

Rhonda said...

He is tooooo cuuuuute! I haven't seen him in forever & he's getting so old! :)

erin elizabeth said...

So cute! Happy Mother's Day and I'll see you this weekend!

julia said...

What s beautiful necklace. Hsppy mother's dsy! I love this post- seeing all of A's favorite things.

Corbin said...

Happy Mothers Day sweet Julie!!! I am reading "In praise of the stay at home mom" By Dr. laura. You should read it! It is really good!!! Sorry I will miss you in LR. We will be in Nasvegas 6-5-09! I will call you!!!