Silence...it's not always golden
When will I learn? When things are too quiet, something is up. This evening when we got home, I had to carry in groceries, my school bag, a workout bag and Aiden. I brought the groceries upstairs so I could put things in the refrigerator and freezer. Aiden stayed downstairs. He had carried a broom in from the garage. I heard him sweeping. Then I heard him in the almost converted toy room. I tried to get things put away while he was occupied. I soon realized the house was silent. Time to go check things out. When I saw Aiden sitting on the steps, I knew he was up to something so I did what any good mom would do- I grabbed the camera.

Favorite Photo Friday
We have had 2 photo sessions this fall. The first was in late September. Erica took some amazing pictures of Aiden. Amazing. You can check out more of her work here. She is trying to start her professional business and is a finalist in a contest for a free Pro-Account Website. Please vote for #5- Erica- here (she's in 3rd place right now!). I would love to

Happy Half Birthday- Then and Now!
Hard to believe that last year on Aiden's half birthday, I hadn't held him in my arms yet. I was a bit sad to be spending another special day away from him, but I decided to make the best of it and celebrate his life so far and celebrate the fact that very soon I would be holding my son. I brought cupcakes in the next day for my students so we could celebrate together. Before I could pass out the cupcakes, something BIG happened- I got my travel call! It was a total shock since I was told I would be in Vietnam for Christmas. After I called my mom, who had to sit down because she was about to pass out thinking about leaving for Vietnam in less than two weeks, I po

Ma Hep
"Ma ha" is one of Aiden's favorite phrases. He says ma ha a lot; when he wants more (even though he says more too), when he wants to hold something or do something. Today I heard something new: ma hep. He was at the top of the stairs. It was 10 minutes before we had to leave for church. Evidently Aiden wanted to help. I was busy putting things in his diaper bag so I didn't pay much attention. My mistake. Aiden wanted to "hep" by bringing the cat food dish...full of food, downstairs. I have to say, I was impressed that he made it all of the way to the landing without spilling any food. He was even wearing my school keys

Sweet Tooth?
You be the judge....The candy is almost gone. Thank goodness because Aiden knows each and every hiding place. He hasn't been getting it every day. But he certainly asks...and melts down when I say no. And two more videos, just because....just because I finally uploaded ALL of my videos off the camera that have been on there since July. Yikes. That's going to take me a while to sort through... This is a brief version of Aiden's hiding game. At least I knew where the remote went. He's getting very good at hiding things when I'm not looking. He wi