The Crib Fiasco!

This past weekend was an interesting one. I did the 5K walk in downtown Salt Lake for breast cancer awareness and Jesse had to work so my Mom offered to take Aiden for the weekend. Jesse met her on Thursday and by Thursday afternoon she called me..."Houston, we have a problem." Those were her exact words to me and then later explained that she had put Aiden down for a nap when he so casually swung his leg up and over the pack and play and was out, walking down the hallway with the biggest smile on his face. "What should I do?" She asks. "I told her I really didn't know what to do. We had never had this problem with Aiden before. Later, she told me that she sat in there with him until he fell asleep BUT- at 6:00 am in the morning he was up and out! So this is where it gets really good. Aiden came home Sunday night. At about 7:30 and a lot of running around the house we decided it was time for bed. We put him in his crib and tucked him in and said "night, night" like we always do. Settled into the couch and THUD! We sat and waited for him to come running down the hallway but there was nothing. After a moment of said nothing we decided to go and check on him. There he was, sitting on his little chair at his little table playing with his toys, just as content as can be. It took us an hour and a half to finally get him settled in and even then we found him asleep on the floor covered in clothes that he had pulled out from his cubby. Jesse put him back in bed and I settled into bed for some reading. An hour in and another THUD! I ran into his room and there he was, on the floor and disoriented. I picked him up and put him back into bed. He settled back in a went back to sleep. So I went back to my reading...but started thinking...he is going to fall out of his bed again I just know it. So I tried tying a blanket to both sides to try to hold him in but Jesse pointed out that that wasn't very safe so I took it down. I was in bed again and worrying abou it thinking that if he falls out of bed again it is going to scare him and me. So I went back in the room, layed the blanket on the floor and put him on the floor too. That is where Aiden slept for the night- quite soundly. I, on the other hand, did not sleep at all. I was up worrying all night, I guess that is what mom's are for.

Easter

Aiden loved the bubbles!

Aiden and Riley

Just like every other year for Easter we spent the holiday in Price at my Mom's. She has an annual Easter Egg Hunt and all of the kids gather for their money and treats. The adults gather too but mostly for the food. I made my yummy carrot cake and it did not last 30 minutes. My mom didn't even get a piece.

This was Aiden's 2nd Easter and he was pretty excited with all of the goodies that he got. He also got to play with his two cousins from Colorado. He liked it so much that he was trying to keep up and fell head first into a rock. At first he had a dent in his head and then it popped out into a goose egg. He was not a happy camper after that- but who could blame him. I felt so bad and we ended up leaving a little early. But we did have a good time and loved seeing all of the family.

Creativity!

I made this cake for a girl that I work with. She is having a baby so we threw her a baby shower and I made the cake. In case you were wondering it was a jungle theme.


I made this cake for my brother Cameron's 22nd birthday. He like legos in case you didn't get it.


Any one who knows me, knows that I am a little creative. If there is something that I can do that shows my creative side than I am doing it. The last couple of weeks I have made a few cakes that I have loved and thought I would share them. I hope you enjoy.

The Shirt from Germany

The shirt that Aiden is wearing in this picture was a gift for his 1st (yes, really) birthday. He is so weird about certain clothing that I can never get him to wear so I thought I better get it on him and take some pictures before he grows out of it. It is so cute and I am told that children in Germany wear them all the time. Thank you Uncle Blake and Anna for being so thoughtful.

Spring is in the Air!

Uncle Cam jumping off the swing. Boys will always be boys.

While visiting family in Price, we all took a trip to the park to enjoy the sunshine and warmth. I love the beginning of Spring and all the fresh smells that it brings with it. This particular day was quit enjoyable. Aiden had so much fun on the toys and I think had more fun exploring around the toys. He is quit the little investigator, always interested in how things work. He is like his Uncle Cam and Uncle Blake when it comes to things like that.

Discovery Gateway

Last Friday, Jesse and I took Aiden to the Discovery Gateway. Aiden had such a great time and we also had a lot of fun. They have some really cool toys and things for kids to do. I think Aiden liked the water works the most. He was soaked from head to toe and didn't even care. Here are a few pictures that we took.

First Accident

I have always been told that boys will be boys and there will be scrapes and bruises but nothing prepares you for what happened one Sunday night. Aiden was playing in his room and being very quiet. When I went to check on him I found him sitting on top of his toy box playing with some stuffed animals. When he looked up and saw me watching him he got excited, stood up and fell over the side. Now, this is a daily occurance for him; falling, hitting into things, so I didn't think much of it until I went to pick him up. There was blood everywhere and thank goodness that Jesse was home because I was not calm. We got the bleeding to stop but thought we should take him to a doctor so we did and the result was one staple. I was a mess the whole time and Jesse was a rock. He had to tell me to take a deep breath more than once. Aiden is fine and doing well. The staple has been removed and things are back to normal.