Look at What My Boy Did!

Before time marches on and takes this month without me putting up a single post, I decided to slip this one in.  March has been incredibly busy, volleyball has been taking up a lot of the time that I would usually spend on the blog. I cannot complain about volleyball, though, because it has been so nice to get out and be active doing something that I really love.  It feels so good! I am going to be sad when the season is over, I don't know if anyone else on the team can say that though. We have had a rough season so far, which include losses and inner team conflict but I have still thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The main reason that I wanted to post, is that I wanted to share a photo with you guys. Aiden wrote his name for the first time all by himself, in a really legible way. We have been working on it, and he has made attempts in the past but you could not tell what all the letters were.

Hooray! It is so awesome to work with your child and see them learn and grow. I am so proud of him!  Speaking of proud, I got to serve on my very first jury! I am working on a post about it, hopefully I will have it up by the end of the month. Dave just finished up his spring break on Sunday, it was so nice to have him home for two weeks. The boys loved it and are having a little trouble adjusting to Daddy having to be back at work. I have been seriously slacking at taking pictures but here are a few of the past couple weeks.

My parents treated me to see Wicked for an early birthday present!

We were playing Hi Ho Cherry-O. I'm teaching him to lose gracefully.

Eating together by the fish tank.

Putting on the puppet show at the library.

Aiden cracking me up with his hat in the car.

Wearing his Daddy's pants...

Hello Hermit Crabs!!!

Went to a Cake Decorating Class and this is the result.

And that's all folks!!!

*If you are wondering about the limited pictures of Connor, he is not always keen on having his picture taken. Every time I take my phone out to take his picture, he runs at me and tries to take it from me. I am hoping that this will get better, but so far it hasn't.

Weekly Update

We got Aiden a bike for his birthday! This is his first time on it!

So, last week, I did not have Aiden and I kind of fell off the wagon in terms of making dinner.  We had our first volleyball game and multiple practices, I did not plan well for those things so I had no real meals prepared. This week, I have done MUCH better. I had a meal plan in place and I have not missed a single meal thus far! I know I usually post on Mondays, but it has been kind of crazy, so I figured better late than never!
We started something really fun this week, we joined a reading group at the library! The group is for kids 0-4, so both of my kids can enjoy it. Aiden had such a blast. This week was all about owls, we got to read three books about owls, sing songs, dance around the room and just have fun for about an hour. At the end of the hour, all the kids got to pick a book to check out for the week. Since we had to check out a book, I am excited to say that Aiden got his first library card! He was so excited and cannot wait to attend our reading group next week for Dr. Suess's birthday!

Meals this Current Week:

Monday: Zoodles (Zucchini noodles) & Homemade Meatballs

Tuesday: Slow Cooker Pesto Ranch Chicken, Red Potatoes & Carrots

Wednesday: Pan Seared Steak Ceasar Salad with Homemade Croutons

Thursday: Homemade Hawaiian Pizza (forgot to take a picture)

Friday: Lemon Pepper Salmon, Garlic Parmesan Asparagus & Quinoa

Saturday: Dave is cooking up dinner. Not sure about the sides, but I know we are having steaks.

Sunday: We are having Turkey Dinner with the Rotters. Dinner is going to include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, carrots and apple pie.

Well, hope you all have an awesome weekend!!

Aiden is 4

Today my first born son turned four.  I can hardly believe that it has been 6 months, let alone 4 years since my sweet little boy entered this world. It has been a nonstop adventure and a wild ride being the mom of this sweet, rambunctious, wicked smart little boy. We celebrated his birthday this past Saturday, he insisted on an alien party and I think that his mommy delivered. He wanted an alien party because of a green light we saw in the sky several months ago at our friends house. Apparently, that stuck in his mind and he wanted some of that alien experience when he blew out his birthday candles.  Featured below are pictures from his party and a video of Aiden getting to see all his decorations for the first time.