Our new play spot

Sharing a few pictures of Aaron and Connor playing in our new play area. Thanks to Papa for putting together these new shelves for us! The boys like to take almost all of the toys out at once, so cleaning up can take awhile! I think that they have enough toys, what do you think? Check out Connor's way of using the boxes that go in the holes- he almost got all the way in it once, but I didn't have the camera out! The two keep me laughing most of the time!

Happy February from our little 'angel'!

Sharing some pictures of Aaron in the cute little outfit that Amy gave to him for Valentine's day. Love the little wings on the back! He and Connor are checking out the back door that leads on the deck. Also a couple of Aaron headed up the stairs- his favorite thing about the new house! He can go up very quickly, but getting down safely is not something that we've mastered yet! Happy Valentine's day to everyone!

Getting into things at the condo....

It's been awhile since I uploaded my photos, so these are a little old, but I still wanted to share them. Here are some pics of Aaron and Connor getting into the cupboards in the condo. They loved it when they were empty - I left the baby locks off and they could climb in! There are also some shots of how we tried to keep Aaron away from his favorite part of the condo- the corner of the dining space where he liked to turn off and on the lamp, unplug it, and chew on the cord! Sounds like a really safe hobby, doesn't it?! Man, we have to watch him every minute!

Moved in!

Sorry I haven't posted for so long, but we've been a little busy moving out of our condo and into our new house. We're all moved in and trying to get unpacked and settled now. Before we moved in, my dad and brother-in-law, Dan, came for 4 days to help do some projects. They tore up the existing linoleum flooring and installed a gorgeous dark hard wood floor. It looks great, but was a lot more work than the thought it was going to be as they had to tear up 2 levels of sub flooring! Yikes. They did all kind of other project too- the biggest being replacing almost every light fixture in the house! Including one in the stairwell that is about 25 feet up in the air! Dan used the 16 foot ladder from the top floor landing. It looked pretty scary!!!

My dad came back to help with Aaron during the move and help with some more small projects and we're having a great time! I don't know that we're ever going to let him leave us!

Our new address is:
1618 W. Beach Street
Chicago, IL 60622

We have a real guest bedroom now, so we'd love to have visitors! Chicago is a great place to visit!

The cutest Christmas present ever!

Check out the chair that Aaron got from Uncle Tom! It matches our real furniture perfectly!!!! Thanks, Tom. We love you and miss you. :)

Yay for cheerios!

It's official- Aaron has perfected the art of finger foods! Ok, maybe not perfected, but he's getting the hang of it pretty quickly. Sometimes he has to put pretty much his entire hand in his mouth to get the food in, but he gets it in there!

He LOVES to eat anything and everything that he can get his little fingers on now, with his favorites being Gerber puffs, cheerios, and peices of apples, grapes, and bananas. He's not very fond of baby food these days (except for the fruits), but he loves eating "real" food. We've given him all kinds of things now, including crackers, hamburger, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cottage cheese, yogurt, and all kinds of fruits and vegetables.

He really prefers to feed himself now, so anything that he can pick up and get in his mouth is definitely best! Aaron acts like he's been eating food for years- it's hilarious!!!

New Adventures!

Sharing a few of Aaron's recent adventures! He has figured out how to climb INTO the dishwasher, pull down the toilet paper rolls, eat biter biscuits, and walk behind his toys! He's definitely not a baby anymore- we've got a BIG boy on our hands. I have some pictures of him playing in the toilet water (just great, I know!) but they are on my computer that crashed yesterday. I'll keep the posts coming of all of his new adventures!

Family Christmas in Iowa

A few days after Christmas we all got together to have a celebration with just our immediate family. The kids got spoiled by Nanny & Papa, we ate lots of great left overs, played games, and just enjoyed each others company. We are lucky to have such a great family!

Cousins!

Here are a few shots of Aaron's favorite cousins at our Christmas celebration at my mom and dad's house on the 27th with just our immediate family