Wednesday, August 3, 2011

AIDENS 1ST REAL EXPERIENCE AT THE DRIVING RANGE

AIDEN TEEING IT UP SO HE CAN "HIT IT TO THE MOON!"
AIDEN'S EXPRESSION AS HE WATCHES DADDY'S BALL...I LOVE IT!!!
GETTING A LITTLE LESSON
AS I'M SITTING HERE TYPING AIDEN JUST INFORMED ME THAT HIS IRON IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HIT IT TO THE MOON.....HE SAYS HE NEEDS A DRIVER! LOL

ALSO, WHILE I'M THINKING ABOUT IT...... JUST WANTED TO LET UNCLE CHRIS AND PAPA MIKE KNOW THAT AIDEN HAS BEEN IN MY BRACELETS, HE TELLS ME GOLFERS WEAR BRACELETS!!

TO CLEAR IT UP FOR THE OTHERS UNCLE CHRIS, PAPA MIKE, AND UNCLE SCOTT ALL WEAR WRISTBANDS THAT ARE TO HELP WITH POWER, FLEXIBILITY, BALANCE, ECT.......AND THAT'S WHERE THE LIL MUNCHKIN GOT "GOLFERS WEAR BRACELETS" FROM.

4TH OF JULY WEEKEND


A COOKOUT WITH THE WORMAN FAMILY!!! I WAS JUST STARTING TO TYPE, POOR STELLA AS THE CAPTION OF THIS PHOTO, BUT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS KINDA ENJOYING IT....PROBABLY CAUSE IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE WORLD FROM UP THERE!! SHE IS SO INTERACTIVE AND FUN RIGHT NOW!!
POPS AND STELLA
GRANDMA JOYCIE AND AIDEN
ST. LOUIS 4TH OF JULY PARADE!!!! THE KIDS VERY INTERESTED IN THE CLOWN THAT JUST WENT BY.
LOOK DADDY, IT IS A CURIOUS GEORGE FLOAT!!
THE PIRATE SHIP FLOAT, IT WAS ONE OF AIDEN'S FAVORITES!! THE FLOATS WERE AMAZING!!!
THIS IS THE 1ST YEAR THAT AIDEN GOT TO DO SPARKLERS, AND TO MY SUPRISE HE IS COMPLETELY UNINTERESTED......
OFF TO THE FIREWORKS!!
WATCHING THE EDWARDSVILLE FIREWORKS....IT'S HOT OUT HERE!!!

AIDEN MEETS THE ICE CREAM MAN



HE IS VERY HAPPY WITH HIS PICK (TWEETY BIRD)!!!!

A DAY AT THE ZOO

IT'S A GREAT VIEW FROM UP HERE!
AIDEN AND MOMMY!
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TRIP TO THE ZOO WITH AIDEN SO FAR.....I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MANY MORE!!! THE ELEPHANTS WERE VERY ACTIVE (EATING, SWIMMING, AND THROWING MUD ON THEM TO COOL OFF) AIDEN WAS IN AWWWW, AND IT WAS SO FUN TO WATCH THE ELEPHANTS AND SEE AIDEN'S EXPRESSION AS HE WATCHED.


North Topsail Beach- June 2011

WE JUST GOT HERE...LET'S NOT WASTE ANY TIME!! WE'RE OFF TO WORK (PLAY)!! AIDEN CALLED IT WORK ALL WEEK, PROBABLY CAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DID....DIGGING AND BUILDING. THERE IS A LOT OF WATER AND SAND OUT THERE, AND THAT MAKES FOR A LOT OF WORK!

GET THOSE FEET NICE AND CLEAN!!
GRANDMA K TEACHING AIDEN HOW TO SHUCK OYSTERS! HE COULD SLURP OYSTERS WITH THE BEST OF THEM
JULIE AND JAMES ARE IN THE BACKGROUND. I SO WISH THAT I GOT THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE'S (THEY ARE NOT SEAFOOD LOVERS) AS THEIR NEPHEW IS SLURPING DOWN OYSTERS COVERED IN BUTTER....
JORDAN AND AIDEN
THE FIRST NIGHT THERE AIDEN CAME UPSAIRS DRAGGING JORDAN AND SAID, "I FOUND A NEW FRIEND HERE." POOR JORDAN HAD TO BE SORE BY THE END OF THE WEEK LUGGING AIDEN AROUND. SINCE VACA HE REFERS TO JORDAN AS HIS "GIRLFRIEND"
WE HAD LUNCH WITH PAPA FRED!!!
PAPA FRED AND AIDEN
UNCLE SCOTT AND AIDEN
BACK AT WORK....IF AIDEN WAS GETTING PAID FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK IN MORE THAN SEA SHELLS WE WOULD HAVE EXTENDED OUR VACATION!

OH WOW!!! THIS LOOKS LIKE SOOOO MUCH FUN....DADDY MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY, I'M READY TO GIVE IT A TRY!

HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!!!!!!! ;0)


FAMILY PHOTO AND FAMILY TIME; IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!
GRANDMA, PAPA, AND AIDEN
DADDY TEACHING AIDEN TO BOOGIE BOARD
WE GOT TO VISIT THE SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL....IT WAS AMAZING!!!!
MIMI, GRANDMA K, AND AIDEN
WE COULD NOT RESIST STOPPING AT THIS NUMBER ON OUR WAY BACK FROM THE TURTLE HOSPITAL "THE TRAILER BAR"....AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS WITH A NICE PATIO!
AIDEN AND LENNY (THE TURTLE HE SAVED FROM THE SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL)
MIMI AND AIDEN JAMMIN' TO BUFFETT...THEY HAVE GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC!
SEE YOU LATER MOM AND DAD....HAVE FUN BACK IN THE MIDWEST....I'D PREFER TO JUST STAY HERE A WHILE LONGER!!! :)

SOME AIDEN VACATIONISMS:
(it was a long drive, but i have to say Aiden provided good entertainment)

*WE'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOT PLACE TO STOP, AND AIDEN CAN ONLY HOLD IT FOR LIKE 2 MINS TOPS. AFTER TELLING HIM TO JUST GO IN HIS DIAPER THIS ONE TIME. HE PIPES UP AND SAYS, "IT'S KINDA LIKE HAVING MY OWN LITTLE PORT A POTTY BACK HERE!"

*I WAS PREPARED WITH AN ACTIVITY BAG TO LAST HOURS, AND AFTER HANDING AIDEN A FEW CRAYONS...AND KNOWING FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE 1ST THING HE WILL DO IS CRACK THEM ALL IN HALF. I SAID, "NO BREAKING THESE CRAYONS, THEY ARE VERY SPECIAL." HE RESPONDS, "CAN I BITE THEM!"

*AIDEN ATE BREAKFAST WITH AUNT JOY EVERY MORNING, AND IT WAS USUALLY FRUIT LOOPS OR APPLE JACKS. ON OUR WAY HOME HE ASKED FOR FRUIT LOOPS, BUT ALL I HAD WAS APPLE JACKS. I HANDED THEM TO HIM THINKING, HE WON'T CARE THEY ARE BOTH SUGARY AND HE WON'T EVEN TELL THE DIFFERENCE. AIDEN SAYS, "MOM, I SAID FRUIT LOOPS, YOU KNOW THE ONES THAT HAVE A PARROT ON THE BOX."

*THE GPS SAYS IN 6 MILES TAKE THE RAMP ON THE LEFT, AND AIDEN REPLIES, "DADDY DON'T DO THAT, THAT THING DOESNT KNOW WHAT IT'S TALKIN BOUT."

*I WAS THINKING WE MAY LOSE IT WHILE LISTENING TO AIDEN TEACH GRANDMA K HOW TO PLAY ANGRY BIRDS. "JUST PULL THE STRING BACK AND LET GO!" "THAT WAS A BIG ONE!" "THAT WAS A BABY ONE!'