Sleepless Nights

This is what happens when Aidan decides 3am is a good time to begin his day...


We both end up asleep on the couch at 7am...

Red Neck Swimming Pool

Sometimes you aren't prepared for summer, and it gets HOT fast... 'Ya have to make do with what 'ya got!

Rocks!

We finally got around to sprucing up the yard, and we had lots and lots of rock delivered. All Aidan talked about was getting his trucks and playing in the rocks. So we grabbed a dump truck full and out them on the deck for him to play with... Well, that was only good for a few minutes... so we let him have fun while daddy did all the work.

Trains!!

Aidan is so infatuated with trains, he likes to line up all his cars/trucks and pretend they make one BIG train!!

He cracks me up!

Fathers Day Dinner

Aidan made this adorable present for his daddy for Fathers Day! He made it in Sunday school and he was so proud of himself. I think it is the most adorable thing ever!

Playing with Silly Bands...

Making a wish...

Cousins!

Posing for a picture.....

Jimmy Buffet

On June 17th I surprised Craig with tickets to Jimmy Buffet. For as long as I can remember I;ve always wanted to go to his concert, not for the music, but for the tailgating. I had always heard it was a sight to see. It did not disappoint!!

The birthday boy with all the stuff we made him wear.. (he was a good sport!)

the group..

in the concert...

our setup..

double fisted...

matt & kelly...

funky face paint...

we had such a great time, i tink thiss may become a tradition!

a day in the life

i figured since this is our family scrapbook it would be a good idea to document what our daily life is like at this point. here is one of our slower days...



we wake up and play with some trains

mom gets a little work done in her "office"

next we start our to-do list. our command center -

on the right is the daily stuff that never changes and the left on the pad of paper is our to-do stuff for that day.

aidan watches a little tv while mom showers

and a little fooling around

nick has a tv show called "umizoomi" and whenever it comes on aidan calls me in to dance with him. here is our little dancing moment.

the daily prayer journal... i swear if there was one thing (other than aidan and craig) i could not live without, it would be this.

a little car fixing

picture with mom

drawing

lunch

throw in a trip to target, more work, dinner making, and a bedtime routine... and that is our day!!!

nh

dancing on the river...

mommys little helper

some days aidan is a big helper around here.

shucking corn for dinner...

feeding bruschi his dinner...

dumping out his toy box and falling asleep in the mess.

fathers day

wishing a happy fathers to the greatest dad. aidan loves you so much and i just love watching you with him. i just love to see aidans face light up as he runs to the door yelling "daddy!" when you come home.

also, happy father day to craigs dad and my dad. i am thankful that aidan has two grandfathers that clearly love him very much and that will do what ever he wants to make him happy. (even when it means throwing a ball back and forth a million times, or taking him out to ride his bike)

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!

happy birthday to you!

happy birthday craig! you are the best!! we love that you take such good care of us. we love that you are silly. we love that you are crazy. we love that you love to have fun. WE LOVE YOU!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

xoxo,

melissa & aidan

new neighbors

we have new neighbors (sort of)

i noticed these cute little baby birds in their nest the other day. the mother bird will sit on the ground underneath the nest all day. when the birds pop tier heads up and tweet, she finds food and brings it up to them. aidan and i have really been enjoying watching these little birds and their mom.