Aaron's Birthday!

Aaron turned one! I can't believe my Aar bear is one!  

The cake decorating didn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but it tasted good.  

We made the cake for Aaron and Jenny.  Jenny turned 31 and Aaron one so Aaron could blow out the one and Jenny the 3.  ha ha

Aaron seemed to enjoy the cake as well.

Aaron is a climber.  He is so strong, so I decided to get him a slide.

He loves it!  He climbs up the slide, and then goes down all sorts of ways.  He got some other really great gifts too.  It was fun to hang with family and celebrate with everyone.

He is waddling around more.  

He sure does make life interesting.  He has great balance and is so strong.  He can climb fences and couches.  He climbs up onto beds.  He has the stairs mastered now.  He loves people.  He loves when his brothers and sister play with him.  My older kids are so good with him, and play with him frequently.  He will light up when around a group of people.  

We start school tomorrow.  Michael made this for our anniversary.  

For our Anniversary we went on a Harbor cruise on the lake.  It was fun.

The weather was so perfect for Texas in August. Michael said he is ready for a cruise on the ocean now.  ha ha 

Busy Week!

My new niece Sariah was born.  I had the privilege of being there for her birth.  Jenny did awesome!  I am excited for the time I get to hold her.  

I also watched her boys for most of the week.  We had a good time and they definitely kept me busy.

Aaron wants to play with the big kids.  He crawls up on the window seal and dreams of one day being out there.  ha ha

Michael made me these cool lockers!  I love it!  It will be perfect for when the kids go back to school.  He made it for our anniversary.  As of today we have been married for 12 years!  Crazy.  I have booked a harbor cruise for next Friday to celebrate.

We also had a back to school gathering with neighbors last week and we had kids over for night games one night.  I didn't take any pictures, but we all had fun!  Next week will be busy too with Birthday and Meet the teacher night.  

A little bit of August

I think i mentioned that Aaron is crazy.  He has scaled this gate many times.  I finally got a pic.  You can hear him grunting and using all of  his force to pull himself up and over.  He has also started to take steps.  He has been standing for a while now. Now he will walk across the living room, but still prefers to crawl when in a hurry.

The kids all wanted a watch that keeps track of steps.  I happened to be in the 99 cents store and came across these.  They have loved watching their step count and telling the time.  They love competing with us and how many steps we take.

Also great news my my Mom just got hired to teach 2nd grade in Dallas!  I am so excited for her and her new students to be.  

Finishing up July

After Evan found his painted rock, the kids decided it would be fun to paint rocks too.  They each painted several rocks.  They had a good time.

Leah and I had our one on one time this month.  I took her to get nails done.  She was really shy but enjoyed it.  She surprised me when she picked blue sparkles instead of pink.  Aunt Jenny came too, because what pregnant lady doesn't need a pedicure.  ha ha

Aaron is always unloading bookshelves and cupboards.  He is scaling the baby gate to go up the stairs.  I just get nervous with him going down the stairs.  I think he can come down safely but I get nervous.  If he is determined to do something, nothing will stop him.  He doesn't forget or get distracted from it either.  It should get really interesting as he gets older.  ha ha

I find him in the oddest places.  He loves to explore.  I found in sitting in a roasting pan, and ever so proud of himself.  He is standing on his own and will take a few steps here and there.  He has not decided to walk yet, but it shouldn't be too long.  

Earlier in July Joshua got a pallet expander put in.  He wasn't too excited about it, but he is doing great with it.

There are three key holes that I have to turn twice a week.  I am grateful that they don't bother him too much.