We took a trip to Ashby Park for a little swim Friday night. Aiden has no fear of the water and often puts his whole head under then emerges happy and laughing. Owen prefers to walk around the pool in search of a ball to play with, while Aubrey likes to splash around and enjoy the water.
A smooch between the twins and Aiden playing with the sunscreen before the pool.
Our friends, Shane, Lauren and Alaina Jacobson, had a going away party on Saturday night. They're moving to Vermont, so we're going to miss spending time with them, but are hopeful we can make a trip out there in a year or so and they have promised to come back to Iowa often.
We got to see Chris and Melissa for a little while on Sunday late afternoon. Taylor was off at camp, so we missed her, but Owen got to show off his mad ballin' skills and Aiden got to show off his walking. Sunday night we took dinner over to the Hackfort family to help welcome baby Alexandra. Alex was born June 20th, so we're excited to have another playmate join the Florence Street Gang. Owen loves Matt and often yells, "Hi Matt!" whenever he sees him and Aubrey loves spending time with Charlotte. They've become great friends and the kids are always wanting to play with her.
Monday was the 4th, so we hit up the Urbandale Parade with the Varcoes and other friends. This is the second year we've joined them in watching the parade. Evan and Owen could play together all day...literally, so we love to spend time with them and they've become great friends to us. The parade watching was HOT, but fun. The kids loved the firetrucks and music blaring from the cars. We even had a solo Bosnian woman decide to join our group during the parade. She spoke little English, but what we did understand was "Baby need candy," and off she went to grab candy for all the kids. We called her "grandma" and she was super friendly and in the love with all the kids. It was pretty entertaining to watch her scavenge for candy, frisbees and anything else that was thrown out during the parade. Later in the day, we went up to Centennial Park and the kids playing in the giant bounce houses and slides. We met Papa and Mimi there and they had fun playing with them and eating some delicious kettle corn. Overall it was a great, but busy weekend.
New tricks the kids have learned...when you ask Aubrey how old Mimi is, she responds, "100" and Papa is "old"...super funny :) She also claims her favorite singers are, Bieber, Gaga and Katy Perry and often asks to listen to them. She can count to 14 and is still copying everything you say. She has also learned that our names are not just Mommy and Daddy, but Erin and Adam. She LOVES to call daddy Adam and thinks it's hilarious. She will ask me, "Where's Adam at?" all day long.
Check out my shoes Mommy!Owen has been spending a ton of time playing baseball. He has a tee in the backyard and can spend all day hitting balls from it. He's pretty good. I took them to the Waukee library for Toddler Time last week and numerous moms were amazed at his eye-hand coordination and how well he throws and catches a ball. Maybe someday we'll have a little Redsox on our hands...
Crazy boy.Aiden is just happy and goofy. He is super smart and now says, "Lola" "Papa" "Cookie" "Night night". He actually starts crying after dinner and yells, "Cookie, cookie" if he doesn't get a sweet treat...no idea where he got the sweet tooth :) He's such a sweetie and has been a great baby, even with teething. He has started to throw temper tantrums though (which is quite funny at 14 months) and lays on the ground and slams his legs and feet down. He has a quick temper and melts fast, but also recovers easy. Oh, to be 14 months again!
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