Gappy Grin version 4.0

He lost another one this morning, not he's got a big ol' gap, and little bitty lisp! He's just too cute! (even with the major case of Bed Head and sleepy eyes going on in the picture below- we had to get a picture right away!)

Yet Another Lost Tooth!

They seems to be coming out just as fast as they came in! This one has been loose for a bit and was actually coming out really weird, it was pushing forward, it turns out that was because his big tooth was wanting out! The tooth next to it is very loose too so I'm sure we'll be singing "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" this holiday season. Here's a picture of the Aidan's Gappy Grin Version 3.0 (and Daddy is in there too with as Matt calls it- his "hippy hair" )

Jedi

So here's a layout with a picture of Aidan in his Halloween costume that I made. He's all about Star Wars lately! I had to take a picture of him in his Jedi gear with the funny little R2D2 mailbox outside the Museum of Science and Industry. They had free admission on Halloween, and since Daddy had to work and we wouldn't have a car to go to Laurie's for trick or treating this seemed like a great alternative. I think Aidan's favorite part might have been the pumpkin drop demonstration that they did. We got to watch it twice. It was a wonderful way to teach kids about elastic and inelastic. They started out bouncing two small rubber balls that look alike, except they're not. One bounces and the other doesn't. So once the kids understood the difference, the got on to the really fun part. We glance up to the balcony where our presenter's partner is stationed. They first hold up a playground ball, and they ask the audience how high we think it will bounce (by the way there's a giant tape measure showing that the balcony is 25 ft high, and this is what we use to guess how high things will go). SO it bounced about 3.5 ft. then he yells up to the other guy, "what else ya got for us?". He's got a water ball (a squishy ball you play with in the pool). We guess what that will do (it just flops down, lol). Again he say "What else ya got for us?". He's got a really big playground ball. It bounces pretty much the same as the little one. "what else ya got for us?". He's got a pumpkin! the kids all start cheering. (keep in mind each time they drop something they've had the crowd counting it down from 3, and if we're not loud enough, they don't drop it. I think this really makes it more fun for the kids. it's a wonderful museum, lots of hands on for the kiddos.) Anyway back to the pumpkin. we're guessing what it'll do (the kids are all really cute!). We count it down (3 times, we were really yelling by the time they dropped it, lol). of course it splats! the kids (and adults) go wild, lol. They ask if we want to try it again. of course we do! They dropped 3 for each show.
They also allowed the kids to trick or treat at the museum. The employees were all "Mad Scientists" and their lab coat pockets were full of candy. It was really nice, the kids had to answer a science question to get their candy. I liked that they (or at least most of them) got down to the kids level to ask the questions. Some of the questions were hands on. They were all very friendly and help make science fun for the kids. A wonderful experience all in all!



everything by Merkeley Designs
Crumpeckles Paper Pack
frame- Wrapped kit
Jedi - Say it With Cubes
Star Border-It Templates
Tag It #1
Stitches- Dusty Kit
Font- Georgia

I lowered Aidan's ears

ok so this is my logic. It's was almost time for Aidan to get a hair cut. I usually take him to a kids place, keeps him at ease, and it's fun for him. But it's kinda of far away to take him for a hair cut unless I have other errands out that way and that doesn't happen often. So I've toyed with the idea of picking up a hair cutting "kit" and doing both of my guys hair. and Ian is LONG overdue for a trim (I love you babe but I don't dig the hair long enough to go in a ponytail). So I figured try it on on the little guy then go after the big guy! The little guy was just starting to get shaggy, I figured I just follow how his hair is now. no biggie. so here's the before and after shots, I'm pretty happy with it. and once I give Ian a hair cut the thing will have paid for itself.



oh Ian!! you're next! :)

Another Lost Tooth!

Aidan lost another tooth last night! seems like they're coming out almost as fast as they came in. I'll post a new picture of the gap-py grin in a bit.

ETA- added the photo, look at that gap! The first tooth that came out, was almost all the way in when the second one came out.

Gap Tooth Grin Layout

I saw this new K&Co paper at work the other day and knew it would be perfect for a layout of Aidan losing his first tooth. You may not be able to see it from the picture, but the little whales all have a missing tooth, it's just too cute.
Ingredients- Card stock, K&Co paper, Karen Foster tooth alpha stickers, Lasting Impressions ribbon, Foof-a-la button, Autumn Leaves clear stamp and the George Cartridge for the Cricut.

It's Out!

He keeps telling me he looks silly now, everyone is going to laugh. It this my kid or what?

Loose Tooth

My little guy has a loose tooth! it wiggles and everything, he's not too thrilled with the idea of it coming out, he says he doesn't want everyone to laugh at him....I'm like everyone who? no one is going to laugh. to which he says "oh" and wanders off to play. What a kid!

Birthday Pages

Love Made Visible
Merkeley Designs
Mocha and Pistachio Kit (frame, ribbon wrap and alpha resized)
Purty Curls
ksharonk designs
notepapers3
font
Monotype Corsiva






Birthday Kisses
Merkeley Designs
Mocha and Pistachio Kit (brad resized)
Font
Monotype Corsiva

5 years

ago my little man was born! Happy Birthday Baby! I mean BIG BOY!

Just another day in Paradise

Things are going ok here. I am, as per the usual, feeling overwhelmed about the things that need to get done, and trying to find balance between the things that NEED to get done and the things I WANT to get done. I was going to make baked ziti today, I had just finished boiling the noodles for it and was in the process of draining them when I spilled the darn things all over the sink! To my credit I didn't burst into tears, lol. I just stood there with my mouth hanging open. I cleaned that up and just boiled another kind of pasta with some broccoli, and some baked chicken. I was so annoyed with my self. Part of the reason for that is my poor little guy is sick again, just a cold but he's miserable, and didn't sleep well, and was up about 2 and half hours earlier then normal. I'm waiting for him to crash. It's probably going to happen soon, and I'm going to have to crash with him, because I just know he'll be waking up a bunch during the night. So anyway, I had to take a tired and listless little manto Sam's club and the grocery store with me. then I filled the truck up. came home and unloaded it all. didn't have much time to get dinner made before Ian had to get up for work and then I botched the first batch of noodles. so you can see my day's been a bit tiring. BUT. I'm home with my little man more, and that's a good thing. We're acclimating pretty well, we just need to get more a routine and we'll be moving right along.
So here's to many more days in paradise- maybe minus the flubbed noodles and the sniffles.

Weird Al Concert

I just realized I never posted about this after the the concert. Aidan LOVED it. I wish I had taken the camera with because lots of people had theirs and I would have loved to have captured his expression throughout the show. His little face was just LIT up! I mean he just hd the BIGGEST grin on his face! Once again there were no bad seats. Aidan was really cute at one point in the show. Al was singing his parody of "smells like teen spirit" (that song by Nirvana, at least I think that's the name of the song, lol) anyway he's singing and he's got on the blond wig like the lead singer from that group had his hair (Curt Cobain? sp? can you tell I suck with names?) and Aidan says to me "I don't think that guy down there is weird Al ". LOL. I tried to explain to him that AL was just wearing a costume, with a wig, but he was convinced that that wasn't Al during that song. He recognized him for every other song though, including the one where he's got on the fat suit for his paradoy of "Bad" by M. Jackson. It was awesome. I hope Al tours again because I think he'd love to go again.

Scrap Happy

My little guy "scrapping", he was almost 3 years old in this picture.

This is based off a sketch by Lissa Ballard, from the Sketch It! blog.

Everything is from LaWanna DesJardin's Joy of Life kit (available at scrapbook bytes), except for the orange graph paper, which is by Jessica Gorny and is from her Lush Grids:Boyish.

Fonts used are Long Island and TypoUpright BT

Bright Eyes

My ds @ 9 mos.I started out with a template by Pattie Knox (freebie from 7-30-06 at designer digitals)The kit used is the July Mega Kit (free at digitaldivasdesigns). I used things from the parts by Ashley Bailey, Lliella, and Tina Campanale.The font used is American Typewriter Bold

Long Day

Had a rough night which lead to a long day. My little guy had me up late because he was, well, barfing for lack of a better word. I cleaned him up, cleaned up the carpet next to his bed as best I could, brushed his teeth, changed his sheets, gave him tylenol since he had a bit of fever. He then proceeded to immediately barf that back up, all over his jammies this time and his sheets and me while daddy sort of ran about like chicken with his head cut off, not quite knowing what to do. So I changed the sheets, again, changed him from the skin out, cleaned him up, and fnally got him back to bed. It was probably about 1:30 at that point. So then I tried to sleep but of course I had a hard time falling asleep because I was listening for him in case he got sick again. Then I had to get up this morning for work. Lordy but I was tired. Looking forward to a rendezvous with my pillow in a hour or two. He, by the way is feeling better, although he started the day with a bloody nose and still had a slight fever this afternoon. I sent him up a few minutes ago to try to wake his daddy up, so they could play before he had to go to sleep. He didn't come back down like he usually does, so I went up to check on him and he's curled up on my pillow, snuggled next to daddy sound asleep. Poor little man must have been worn out.

Holy Cow, It's been awhile

Been a little bit since I blogged, figured I better get in here before what few faithful readers I have think I fell off the face of the earth! LOL.

So not too much new going on. I've taken on some extra responsibilities at DDD . I'm now hosting a sketch challenge there (featuring an exclusive sketch by Lissa Ballard- check out the Sketch It! link in the side bar for more of her awesome sketches), hosting the treasure hunt and helping moderate the forums. Speaking of the sketch challenge I'm hosting here's my take on the sketch.
(for LO credits go to anyone of my galleries listed in the sidebar, I'd love to hear your comments there too!)
The 3 lovely ladies in this page are my Ian's mom and her sisters. Fantastic genes there huh?!




I also got accepted to another Creative Team, I'm now on LaWanna DesJardin's team, I can hardly wait to get started on that! For you digi-scrappers out there she sells at OScraps and Scrapbook-bytes.
On the home front, nothing much is new, we're into hot weather now, it's been upper 80's to lower 90's the last couple of days. And it's been super windy!
We've got bunnies in the yard too (it's either more then one, or as Ian says "it's one really quick one!" He's not sure, LOL.)
My little guy is getting big, is totally potty trained, even over night! Dresses him self (and quickly, LOL) And has been going through a stage of wanting to wear a straw cowboy hat all the time, he's too funny. I'll have to upload a picture this weekend of him dressed as "Cowboy Aidan" (that's what he calls himself) I think he looks like Huck Finn.
og and we're counting down the days until vacation! NJ here we come!!!
I'm off to bed, because it is WAY past my bedtime! toodles!

4 weeks and counting

since we put Aidan in his under-roos all day, and about 2 and half since he's been wearing them over night. He is totally rocking this potty training thing! I'm so proud. in those 4 weeks he's only had 3 accidents and they were all in the first week and were all just beause he didn't get there soon enough. I am now a firm believer in the concept that when a child is truly ready it will go smoothly. I mean we had tried several times before and it did not go well. This was like a walk in the park this time. He's such an awesome little man!

Aidan and the Easter Bunny

There is also a slideshow in the post below of the other pics I got taken for Easter.
Happy Easter Everyone!

3rd post of the day!

I took the little guy to see the Easter Bunny, and also got some professional shots done too. pictures to come as soon as I can scan them. He was such a ham. The had music playing over the PA system and he was JAMMING while we waited for his pictures. it was HILARIOUS. I wish I had brought my camera so that I could have recorded him dancing. It was priceless.

My little guy...

has been sick since Tuesday. He knocked out early on me Tuesday, and then had a bit of a cough yesterday before I went to work. He got to coughing so hard at grandma's house that he threw up. poot little man! so then I bring him home and he feels warm to me, so I check his temp and he's at 103.3! so I call the pediatrician and tell him all his symptoms, he told me to give him Robitussin DM and tylenol. I call my god-mother to see if she can go out and get them for me because I didn't want to have to bundle him up to take him out since daddy was at work. I give him both meds and his fever goes down and we finish our night and I put him to bed. He wakes me up at 1 am (not quite 2 hours after I went to bed) and he's wheezing and hacking and scaring me HALF TO DEATH! He finally coughs up some really gross stuff, and the wheezing calms (a tiny amount) and I call Ian and tell him what's going on. I give the baby more medicine and he settles down to sleep in my bed. still wheezing. Which meant I totally couldn't sleep because I was nervous about the way he sounded. I kept propping him up on the pillows so he could breathe better. Ian stayed up (and is staying home from work tonight) because I had to go into work. Aidan is totally not wanting to take the medicine and if he doesn't start coughing up more of this stuff I may have to make him an appointment with doctor tomorrow. So here's to hoping he starts sounding and feeling better super quick.