The holidays are here...and so is the snow!

Winter has arrived! Yeah, this winter seems to be a bit more fun for aidyn..he at least will stay outside for more than 5 minutes! Cookie decorating once again, what fun...and a bit of sugar as well.

We hope everyone has a great holiday season!

coming on 3 years old!

For the love of God! Can you believe this kid is going to be three in less than two months! How strange and exciting is that!
So, it has been way way to long since I last posted this summer. The busy summer took over and then fall hit us, and it just seems to never end. Though we manage to still have fun...so that is a good thing.
Aidyn is now wearing 4T clothing and is weighing in at about 33 pounds. He is a TALKER! Lots and lots to say....some of my favorites...
"Slippery Little suckers"-referring to worms and fish when fishing this summer.
"crocadator"-alligator and crocodile all in one
"muddle"-mud and puddle together
"come on people!" -repeating his mother while driving in the car...of course she was commenting on the driver in front of her.

The list goes on and on. I gotta say, this is an amazing age...full of laughter...tantrums...some minor learning of manipulation (on his part of course), and lots of FUN!!! We do have a boy on our hands, and it is a blast!

Here are some pics over the last couple months!

Aidyn & Grandma & Grandpa!

We love family! It is great to have them come and visit!

summer fun continues...and slowly comes to an end!

Let me tell you! These boys had some fun this summer! Who can believe how fast they grow!

Aidyn's Summer

OK, so it is offical, the blog updates have completely sucked. I am going to be working harder at making sure you all get better updates from me!

Aidyn is offically 2 1/2 and he will happily tell you that! I am trying to record some of these great things he says so you all can share in the fun. He is growing...growing...growing. I would like to think he is about 34 pounds, and is very quickly losing the baby chubbies. He is now speaking in full sentences and he truly has a lot to say! I will tell you this is one of the best stages....I know we say this through every stage, but it is so true, the connection you start to make with them talking and telling stories is the BEST!

We are slowing working on the potty training, and it is going fairly well. He is a champ at the peeing part, especially if it means he gets to go outside and pee in the bushes. Not sure I could post a picture of that. BUT, I will tell you this is a phase that I could skip...that is for darn sure!

I hope you all enjoy the pics, there are so many others to choose from but this is a taste, and I will post more soon!

Bathtime!

We got to spend our saturday afternoon on Long Lake with my aunt Kathy and uncle John. It was a wonderful time, a nice quiet break..and even better...kathy provided a bathtub so full of bubbles that at times it was hard to see Aidyn. He had a blast, as we did!

Thanks for a wonderful time, Kathy & John!

Aidyn Adventures into the North Woods

Aidyn, Michael, and I got to venture into the woods with a program for Aidyn called "Mini Branches", an outdoor education for kids. We had such an amazing time with this bunch of peeps! Check out some of the fun!

Momma & Aidyn Enjoy the Morning Coffee!

OK, so truly being a parent directly related to morning coffee....there is really nothing better than that first sip....OH WAIT....it is even better when your little one want to join in..(NO...he does not drink coffee...but he does enjoy his mint tea!)

"Cheers" - Aidyn's fav phrase...most of the time it is more fun with a beer bottle, but coffee mugs work too. What a hoot!

This last shot...well I think it says it all. It is a bit grainy as Michael felt it was important to get the shot without the flash! LOVE IT!

Momma Hits the Blog!

It is true! I actually made it onto the blog! I was starting to think the blog was about Michael and Aidyn.....but we got some shots! Spring has sprung in Bayfield, and we are loving the time at the park and running around outside...it feels pretty darn good!

Music Hour with Aidyn

I could not help but post these pics! Dada and Aidyn learning to jam together...what could be more fun.

Hugs to all!

Aidyn Polaroids..we honor the photo!

This post is a bit different...more about me than Aidyn...but you will understand after reading! I have been thinking a lot lately about photographs...mostly thinking about them and not shooting them...as life right now seems to be more spa/child/family/survival than photography. I was thinking about Michael and I taking a recent trip down to see his family in Milwaukee. We had a bitter sweet family reunion as we had a burial for Michael's grandmother. This always seems to be a time where we all sit down and look through photo albums.....remember those..yeah books that hold photos...beautiful sweet yellowing photos of us as children. And if we are really lucky pictures of past generations in that beautiful think cardstock of black and white.

OK, so the point of all of this is that I miss the photograph...the real true to life photograph. It saddens me that Aidyn will have a very different approach to photographs, and photo albums in all honesty will most likely be on his iPod...how strange. I got my first glimse of this as my cousin Ben sat on the couch with Aidyn one summer day and showed him his iPhone. Ben simply moved his finger across the screen and it moved to the next image...Aidyn instantly got it, grabbed the iPhone and scrolled through the pictures...one by one by one...HE IS TWO!!!!!

So, I have found a software for my computer, and I am sort of creating a suto-polaroid...a desire to create a memory of what used to be. It is fun, and yes it is digital, but it feels homey...it feels good and warm and fuzzy. So, I write this blog in tribute to old photographs and I PROMISE to be the one personally to show Aidyn real photographs, and make sure he has his own real albums along with his ipod...or god knows what they will be when he is a teen ager...I am not ready to think about that yet.

Enjoy!