Another Party

This week, we had another birthday party. This time, it was for Aunt Marsha, who according to Aden turned 4 years old (since he knows that she is older than him at 3). She and Uncle Bill came over to our house for a birthday dinner on Monday. It then turned into a birthday party for her and Aden. Since Uncle Bill, Aunt Marsha, Bubu Jim and Kah-tee, Ceel-ya, Jo, Ee-dya and Auntie Erin were all gone for a medical conference last week on Aden's birthday, we had them all over for cake and ice cream.
Aunt Marsha helped Aden blow out more candles, he received more gifts and we had a good time playing with them. You can't have too many birthday parties when you're 'fwee.'

Aden Turns 'Fwee'!

On February 18, Aden turned three years old. And if you ask him how old he is, he will tell you just that, "On February 18 I will be fwee." Never mind that it is now several days after. He was so excited that he couldn't quit smiling, and what a day it was. Mommy stayed up the night before getting things ready, so that when he woke up (because sometimes that is before mommy does), there were already balloons hanging and a Happy Birthday sign. There was a Birthday banner that decorated Aden's chair at the table and a "This is Your Day" plate at his place. He got to pick what he wanted for breakfast, so of course we had pancakes and chocolate milk. There was one gift at breakfast. It was a miniature (but just his size) basketball. This turned out to be a controversial gift because Wiley loves balls so much. Because of this, it didn't always sound like a HAPPY birthday. The morning included going to the basketball court with Aunt Judy and inviting Olivia to come and play too. The basketball was part of that, but blowing bubbles proved to be the most fun. For lunch, another present was given. This time it was from Wiley and was two new books. This was perfect, and strategically given at lunchtime by mommy and daddy so that reading new books and taking a nap after lunch sounded appealing. The day was capped off by having Uncle Scott, Aunt Gail, Allison, Emma and Olivia over for dinner. Again, Aden got to choose what we had and so naturally it was "Torteeya" (Tortillas and the works). Mommy made an impressive chocolate/ice cream birthday cake that was delicious and we opened more gifts. We had lots of fun playing, eating and celebrating another year with Aden. What a special blessing he is to his mommy and daddy. Happy Birthday! We love you Aden!! -- Mommy and Daddy

A New Generation

Since our household has been sick for about the last week, we haven't taken the time to post on the blog in a while. But we are beginning to wonder if maybe the boys can take that on themselves. Aden has a toy computer he often opens to check if those he knows are "on call." (He probably has that confused with "online," since the doctors who live around us talk about being on call.) And at breakfast one morning this week, Aden proudly announced, "Mommy, I'm on Facebook!" Apparently, Wiley is his "Facebook" friend.

Bocce Ball, Anyone?

This blog post is dedicated to Uncle Kevin, who gave Daddy and Mommy a set of bocce balls when they were married. This morning Mommy played bocce ball (like lawn bowling) with Aden and Wiley. She had to re-learn the rules of the game, however. To start, all the balls must be rolled to the shade (Mommy's rule). Then someone throws the first ball. It could be the little white ball, or it could be any ball. Each person picks a color. They each roll their first ball; then if any of the balls has gotten dirty, the game stops so that the dirty ball can be wiped off (Aden's rule). All players roll their second ball. It does not have to be the same color they rolled the first time. As long as they hit another ball, it is a good toss. It doesn't matter where the ball lands. At this point, players sit down, and may find that sitting on one of the bocce balls is a comfortable place to stop and rest (Wiley's rule). Some dirt is thrown, Mommy unsuccessfully tries to get the game going again, and the game is over. Everyone wins!