Did I post this video after Aidan lost his tooth in September?? Well, if I did, you can watch it again. I think it is so precious. Sweet little boy lost his tooth (um, anyone shocked at the SIZE of the thing? Yikes) and this is after it was extracted. He is still a little sedated in this photo!!
We had a wonderful Christmas in Texas this year! We got snowed in on Christmas Day. Daddy had to work that day but got to stick around long enough to open presents! Aidan and I enjoyed our day stuck inside, playing with Christmas presents! It definitely wasn't the worst way to enjoy Christmas. We stayed in our PJ's all day! Nana came down from Denton that weekend to celebrate a belated Christmas once the roads were clear! A few of those photos are near the bottom. I am very behind with my blogging. Thanks to family and friends for understanding why and knowing that I will do my best to keep this blog more current!!! 
Christmas Morning! We took more video this year than photos!
And this video is for GeGe and GeGePa! Aidan learning how to use his Zippity for the first time! He is now a professional and plays with it all the time! Thank you so much for such a wonderful gift!
Meet Scout, our newest holiday tradition. He keeps an eye on Aidan and reports back to Santa on whether he has been good or bad! And he "mysteriously" reappears in different locations of the house each day. So cute and fun. Aidan gasps each morning when he spots Scout for the first time! 
Our tree. This is our first Christmas in our new home, I found all of our ornaments and decorations finally. The Christmas boxes just got thrown in the unfinished upstairs when we moved! But thankfully I found everything, just in time! 
Our stockings! 
Aidan received packages from Ama!! This is his first year to really understand what is happening, from start to finish. This was such a joy for me to watch because Elaine, Joe and I used to do the same thing each year when we received packages from Grandma and Grandpa Cacace!! So precious! 
And it wouldn't be fun unless we spent the evening playing in the boxes!! 
Wrapping presents with Daddy. For the record, those are MY presents they are labeling!! :) YAY! 
More presents for mommy!! 
And making spritzer cookies tonight. We are going to the Knox Christmas tomorrow night, so we had to make cookies for Santa TONIGHT so that when we get home tomorrow, we can put them out. Santa gets VERY hungry traveling from the North Pole! And we had to make enough for the reindeer and elves! 
Merry Christmas everyone!! Sorry for the month delay in posting.
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Elaine, John, John's mom Debbie from Kansas, David, Aidan and myself celebrated together. I must admit, the turkey was OUTSTANDING! We did the Kidd Kraddick Brown Bag turkey recipe and it was totally wonderful! Would have been even better if we didn't accidentally take it out 45 min. early, then have to put back to finish cooking! Despite that, it was still one of the juiciest turkeys ever!! Go Elaine!! Then of course we over indulged in pumpkin pie, and more pumpkin pie! A relatively low key Thanksgiving,but I was still pooped after it was all over! Anyway, here are a few pictures! 
Carving pumpkins......my idea. David was reluctant, but we had a BLAST!!!!
Testing out the Jack-O-Lantern in the bathroom. It wasn't dark outside yet!!! 
Hmmmm, right spot, Mommy??
Dad and Cindy. Dad is gonna kill me for this one! But I could NOT wait for Cindy to upload her shots before I could post this fun post!! WE LOVED having them here!! So fun!! They came in on Friday and we had dinner on Friday night with Elaine, John, Joe and us at Pappadeaux's!! Then they spent time today with Elaine and Joe then came back in time for dinner and Halloween!! 
Yes, David the illegal alien. Sorry!!!
On our way to Trick-or Treat!
And the reward afterward!!!
Our neighborhood is just so wonderful! It was like a big party around the square!! Kids, candy, everything you can imagine!! We are so blessed to be in such a wonderful neighborhood with wonderful people. We trick or treated around the square then came home to spend the rest of the evening with Grandma and Grandpa Wagner!! What a great weekend!!
Our little man turned 3! The party was great! The weather cooperated, which was a miracle in itself!!! Here are some pics!! 
Today is October 20th, and 3 years ago today, our sweet boy was born. We are so blessed and love him more each day. The big birthday party is Saturday, but Starr bought cupcakes to celebrate today and we had a mini-party today when I got home from work. Starr never misses a chance to celebrate a birthday! Daddy is working today, but we plan to really celebrate as a family on Saturday! 
At 3 years old, here are my favorite things about you!
- You are so quiet and sweet. You are so sensitive and get frightened by wild kids who snatch your toys or get too much in your face. I actually already have heartache when other children grab things out of your hand or when older children try to exclude you. But I love your gentleness and caring nature. You are the sweetest angel child I have ever laid my eyes on! You are a blessing from God!
- You are a super duper sleeper. Mommy and daddy are very rested, as you go to bed at 8PM and wake at 7AM. You also still take a nap everyday, sometimes up to 3.5 hours. You are a developing boy!!!
- for an only child, you are wildly independent. You walk right into bible class without a tear, pre-school is the same way. You are sometimes shy at friends homes and birthday parties, but you typically warm up after a bit. How did you learn to be so strong and independent?
- Your best friends are Gabby and Jacob. You see them usually twice a week and you LOVE your weekly play dates. You pray for your friends every night, "Thank you God for Balella and Jakey," is a standard in our evening list of things we are thankful for! God loves the way you pray for your friends!
- You are a daddies boy, and enjoy spending many afternoons each week with daddy. You go to home depot, you play in the yard while daddy mows. Mommy is not nearly as fun and can't play as well, but she is the one you call for in the mornings when you wake up or when you are sick in the middle of the night. You now seem to love each of us equally in your own special way and prefer each of us for different reasons. Mommy loves this!
- You love to spend the night with Nana. You are so independent that you can go to her house and sleep in her guest bedroom. She lets you stay up past your bedtime and lets you take really long baths! You love staying at Nana's! Mommy and Daddy get date night when you stay at Nana's!
- You can do all of your ABC's and you can count almost to 20! You also do fun things like say, "there's Lowe's!" and "there's Chili's!" and "there's Walgreens!"
- you have yet to poop in the potty. But you will ask for a diaper just so you can poop in it. Mommy is wondering when this will end!! You have also pooped on the floor. But again, not in the potty!
- You do prayers each night and have prayed for things such as the stars, the playroom, the animals, and school. You never cease to amaze me with the random things you remember and the random things you pray for! God loves the way you pray!!
- Your daddy is strict parent and mommy is laid back. Daddy would NEVER forget your vegetables. Mommy sometimes excludes them on purpose. But we balance each other, which means you are one well rounded kiddo!!!
- you love to hug, hug, hug. This is mommies favorite thing EVER!
We love you so much sweet Aidan. We can't even remember what life was like without you! You are a blessing and we thank the Lord each day that we get to celebrate life with you!
Love Mommy and Daddy!
