Zoo Trip and baby racoons

Here is a picture of the adorable baby raccoons my wonderful husband rescued.We wanted to cuddle them so badly- aren't they so sweet!- but we refrained. The black one on top was rather aggressive, while the little brown one was so docile. They were complete opposites! These little guys are now with their new "mommy" at a rehabilitation center. Good luck little ones!

Onto Miss Aidie: We had our zoo trip, even though most everyone already had plans. Aunt Lilly came along and we had a ton of fun. Exhibit A is an adorable hat Aunt Lilly found at work for $.69! Super find!

Here is Aidie drinking from the camel pack. After her first experience, she pretty well refused her sippy and only wanted to drink from the camel pack. She LOVED it. It was so funny!
I'm not exactly sure what is going on here. I'm assuming either a tickle or Aunt Lilly is showing Aidie the size of a peanut.

I just LOVE this picture. Perfectly shows are fantastic day!

Here is Aidie looking at the cheetahs. She kept trying to pet them through the glass! It was so cute!

On a more disturbing note: Here is the tiger considering Aidie as a pint sized snack. The tigers paced back and forth in front of her the entire time we were there. I told Dan that it was making me nervous (yes, I know there is a ton of glass between her and them) and he told me to "just enjoy the opportunity". Men.
Here are all the ladies enjoying the gardens. Ever so pretty.

Overall, we had a very nice, very tiring time. Aidie slept awesome! Which is saying something as she hasn't been sleeping well at all. I think owing to the possible yeast infection she has developed. White sores on her little bottom. Ouchy... trying some new cream to see if it helps! The diaper cream is doing nothing :( She learned a new word, but unfortunately it was due to a needed diaper change to which she promptly responded "NO NO NO!" Poor little tush must hurt :(

Lots of Fun

Aidie has been having the best time discovering new toys these past couple of weeks. She was getting rather board with her toy areas. So I decided to reorganize. I started packing away her toys and selecting a few to display each day. I honestly think she must have forgotten about many of these, because she got very excited at her "new" discoveries.

Ever since we have started taking a daily walk around our little town, Aidie has LOVED Caina's leash. She keeps following her all around the house, attempting to put it on her and take her for a walk "outside"- her newest word, previously accompanied by "NO NO NO" in regards to diaper changes.

Here is my little knife wielder. Of all the dishes we scrubbed up and brought home, she has discovered a great liking for the little green knife. I can only assume it's her father's influence. LOL

Here is my little book worm. Her favorite thing to do, as of late, is to bring me books to read- which lends perfect opportunity to practice please and thank you. Here she is reading to her little doggy. So sweet!

And this is the destruction of my little tornado. She came, she saw toys, she played intensely, and ran off to more mess making!

On another note: My sweet sweet husband rescued two baby racoons yesterday, who mother had been hit by a car. Today I finally found a rehabilitator to raise them! God is so good to us :-)

Uncle John's Birthday

Dan and I finally had our hearing about our subleaser (good news and finally over!). So my mom babysat Aidie for us. They had a great time play with my old doll house- she wanted to sit inside the house!- and swinging in her new swing. She had a blast!
The next day was Uncle John's birthday. So we got to play with the doll house again. It was so funny. We had been talking about how well she understands pretty much everything we say and here she proved it again. We asked her "Why is the daddy in the baby swing?" So she picked up the baby and took it to the swing instead. So amazing how well she understands!
Continuing on this thread. We announced that it was time for presents. So Aidie brought Uncle Johnny one of her toys. Right on cue. It was adorable.
She had made Uncle John a handmade card earlier. She LOVES to draw!
She wanted to help Uncle John unwrap his presents. She has had a lot of practice and was a great helper!

And then it was time to blow out the candles.... tricky tricky candles.


Today, Aidie decided that she was ready to ride her tricycle all on her own! She was so proud- as evidence by the little secret smile on her face.

13 Months Old!

Well, my little girl is one month past her first year! I can't believe that she is full in the swing of toddlerhood. Mood swings, tons of energy and curiosity like I would never have imagined. She is in to EVERYTHING! She is also doing lots of song-games like Itsy Bitsy Spider that she is doing for Caina in the picture above.
They both love to be outside and when they can't be outside, they love to look out the windows. But Aiden is pretty determined to go outside as much as possible.
She has become quite the little artist lately. She loves to color! This day she wanted to put her picture up on the fridge, but then decided she wasn't done yet. So she went back to the crayons and colored some more and then took the picture back to the fridge. She did this over and over again. So fun!

She has the most adorable giggle ever!

We have discovered a love of tomato sauce! I made the mistake of packing some when we went out to eat... not a good choice!

Uncle John got a motorcycle! Aiden got the first "ride". She wasn't really sure what to think, but Uncle John felt pretty cool ;-)
As I promised, pictures of the family together with my Aunt Lucia visiting! It was so great to see her again. She doesn't get the chance to come up to the states very often. So it quite the occasion when she does!

I had to include this last part because I think it is so cool. My parents have become beekeepers. They were waiting for bees to become available when hive just made themselves at home. Here are my Uncle Bill and Father exploring the progress.

Mother's Day #2, Laundry Day and Aidie's little obsessions. He he he!

So, there are a few little things that Aiden is obsessed with (obsessed meaning that she desperately wants anytime she sees it). List: Shoes, Cell phone, Computer, Anything in the fridge, and now.... MY BRA! My daughter is officially trying to grow up much too quickly. Whenever I fold the laundry, she is DETERMINED to get out a bra to put on. Of course I am ever so much bigger than she is and it drapes like a sash, but she thinks she is hot stuff. We never should have taught her the word "boobies". LOL!
Mother's Day was pretty great other than Aidie still having her ear infection. It does seem to be getting better finally. We had to take her back to the doctor this past week because just like everything else, this medicine just would not kick it in the butt. Amoxicillin was tried, Augmenten gave her diarrhea, Cefdenir made her throw up. So we had to do a double shot of Rocefden. A stick in each thigh. My poor little girl was so brave and only cried a little. She even got some bubbles from the very nice nurse guy who looked like he felt like scum for sticking her twice. She replied to his sweet gesture with *sniffle sniffle* "My bubbles". Too sweet.
But hoping it will get all cleared up now. May have to go back for a second dose (still tugging the ear!) But hopefully not!
Mother's day was a fun filled family day. My husband and baby gave me flowers and pancakes and a home made card. They are too cute!
Here is my side of the fam getting together. My Uncle Ted and Aunt Lu are in the state (up from Rio) this week. So I will have a lot more fantastic photos for that next weekend!

All the mommies

4 generations

My sick little girl was so tired after grandparent Kings that she had to take a little nap before Uncle Matt showed up at Grandparents Wisleys.

Here we all are for a family portrait. Aidie is saying "That!" meaning- *Hey! There's a blinking light!*

And another pose

And here we all are laughing hysterically at Aidie as blows Uncle Matt a kiss. Instead of just moving her hand away, she grabbed her face, which, of course, made her look like she was trying to rip it off and give it to Matt. Too creepily funny!

And Laundry Day. I love laundry day. It is my favorite chore. And Aidie gets a kick out of helping! She probably sat in this basket for 20min. No joke. She has the attention span greater than any other person on Earth... Wow!

Two Fantastic Stories, and extra tidbits, I don't want to forget

1. Aidie loves the fridge. She is in it every time we open it. So we have to watch her like a hawk. Well, I was getting in to make lunch the other day and of course Aidie come toddling up with a toy her hand dying to peer in. I let her front of me, but then she's done and toddles off. I get what I need and start to close the door but happen to look down and notice her toy on the floor. I swore she was holding something when she left. I look over at her and there she is toddling away as fast as she can holding the chocolate syrup! Made me laugh the whole day. She is SUCH a girl!
2. Aidie loves to play with my nail polish (again, such a girl). Well, we were in the bathroom today and she got it out to play with. She sets one up on the floor and then stacks another right on top of it! WOW! That girl has better balancing skills than I have!!!
3. She made a new animal sound today: Sssssssss for snake!
4. While she is a fan of picking up Easter eggs, she isn't such a big fan of cleaning up anything else.
5. She loves to color and her favorite color- BROWN!
6. She calls me "My Mama"

I'm sick.... Can I have a popsicle?

Of course you can! Sick kids always get to have popsicles. Well, maybe her vocab isn't THAT advanced yet, but she is still ask for things all the time. We're working on the difference between drink and please. She gets rather confused. She keeps using drink to say please. So we practice please and then she gets what she is asking for. She is a pretty good sport about it!
The sad bit of news is that Aidie is sick and we just can't seem to get her better. First it was a cold that wouldn't quit. Then an ear infection. Then another cold accompanied by diarrhea from being the medication. Now a double ear infection with pink eye. Well, at least it isn't measles. She broke out into a rash all over- from her hips to her face. Poor little thing. At first we thought it was chicken pox. Then measles. But after consorting with three doctors we have been told that it is the result of a viral infection. All I can say is this kid is a trooper. She has been sick for a month but is happy as a clam. Except for being tired and clingy all the time. She is great.
She has been so cute. She loves the pull-string dog Faythe, Jared and Jacob got for her. She has been carrying it around everywhere! Too adorable!

After looking at this picture, I couldn't resist posting it. She looks SO MUCH like her father. This looks exactly like everyone of Dan's kid pictures. Too adorable... I love it! Oh... and her cutest new word: "balloon". Which is so cute because she holds the vowels. So it sounds like "Baaalooon". Love it!