Bath Time!

Aidan hates having baths and the other night, he was whining and complaing about having to have one. He finally stepped into the tub, but before he sat down, he looks down at his penis and says, "Hold your breath buddy...she's making us go in!"

BAHAHAHAHA!!

6 going on 26...

I have been a really bad blogger since moving to the country. We have dial-up internet and it is not easy to upload anything!



I do have a couple of Aidan stories though!! He really is 6 going on 26 sometimes!



1) On Easter Sunday this year, we were heading to my in-laws for supper. We are a pretty casual family and don't really worry about what we wear. (or so I thought)

Aidan is in the laundry room with me and I asked him what he wanted to wear. He looked at me and said, "I want to wear something classy."



Geesh! Certainly sir...right this way!



2) I was helping Aidan with his homework the other day and leaned over him to see what he was writing. He stops, starts raising his hand up and down in front of him and says, " Can you please back up? You are in my personal space bubble."

Some video of the boys being funny!

New slide show

Here is a new little slide show of my handsome guys.

A Clean Mouth!

Aidan cracks me up all the time! Tonight, I was giving him a bath and gave him a bath bomb to have in the tub because he loves to watch them fizz. He kept lifting it from the tub to see how small it was getting. It began to take on an apple core shape and Aidan thought it was funny.

He looked at me and said "I am going to taste it to see if it is an apple."

I told him that it wouldn't taste very good, but he had to learn for himself. He licked the bath bomb and started spitting and telling me how gross it was.

I said, "Well, you just ate soap, so it probably wasn't very good."

Aidan was intrigued by this idea and said, "I ate soap. That means I can't say any more bad words."

I played along and told him that was right.

Then he says, "Let me try that out. SHIT! Nope it doesn't work mom, I can still say bad words."

Needless to say, I had to leave the bathroom quickly to avoid Aidan seeing me laughing too hard.

NO...NO...I'm afraid of...

Okay, funny Aidan story...

The other day we stopped at KFC for supper. We got take out and brought it home. I was getting Aidan's plate ready and asked him if he wanted gravy on his fries. Seemed like a simple question...

He freaks out and yells, "NO, NO...I am afraid of gravy!!"

I started laughing so hard and had to really control my urge not to chase him around the house with the gravy bowl.

How the heck do you get to be afraid of gravy? Only my kid!

Things I don't want to forget...

Life moves fast...very fast sometimes, and I have been a bad blogger! I am afraid that I will forget some of my favorite stories about my little men! They are easily forgotten if not written down!

1) Aidan started Kindergarten earlier this month. He goes all day. We were walking to school the other day and I asked him if he was excited for school and he says, "Full heart, full day of school." I got a little teary thinking how wonderful it was that his heart was full of love to start his school day!

2) We were driving the other day and Aidan was talking to Sammy in the back seat. I got a little teary again when Aidan says to Sammy, "Sammy, I will love you forever and Wednesdays!" Too cute!

3) I have been breastfeeding Sammy and do it openly in front of Aidan. I guess he thought he could be a mommy too and I found him with his shirt up, breastfeeding Mr. Monkey (his favorite stuffed animal!). heehee

Our newest miracle!

What's important in life!

Well, Aidan is officially registered in Kindergarten for September. We went to the school today and filled out the paperwork, saw his classroom, met the principal, tried out the playground.

With all the potential for fun, learning & excitement, what is MY little man excited about?

"Mom, can we go buy my lunch-box now?"

Food...go figure! Just like his father! I guess lunch time will be his favorite subject!

The very brave mountain climber!

This is the story of one of the greatest outdoor adventurers of our time. I hope you enjoy his story!



Once there was a very little, but very brave mountain climber. He was eager to climb any mountain nature could make.

He travelled many blocks to the biggest mountain any toddler had ever seen. It was a big climb, but he knew he was up to the task.

So began the greatest challenge in his little life.

After many minutes of struggling, straining and perseverance, he made it to the top!!

He felt so ALIVE!!

His little heart was pounding and his cheeks were rosy, but this wasn't enough for our brave snowman!! He felt he could do it again, so he made the long journey down the other side of the mountain.

What a strong, brave boy this is!!

It felt like an eternity that he hiked. He was so far away, I could hardly see him through the trees...

Finally, as lunch approached, he returned to the top of the mountain to begin the long trek home

You could see that the journey had been hard on him, but that his spirit had not been broken!!

He would grit his teeth and bare with any obstacle nature threw his way!!

EVERYTHING EXCEPT.....

SNOW IN HIS MITTEN!!!

The brave mountain man had been defeated by his one weakness...cold, wet wool on his delicate hands!!

DAMN YOU MOTHER NATURE!!! WHY MUST YOU BE SO CRUEL!!! HE WAS ONLY A BOY!!!

And so the adventure came to end...for now...until the heavy duty nylon mittens are brought out of the basement....then look out mountains of Calgary!!!

The end!!

Let them be Little...

Here is a little video I made up of Aidan's baby pictures. I was feeling a bit nostalgic. I hope you enjoy!

Top 10 ways to tell your son is addicted to Super Mario!

Okay, so I have been MIA for a while...since October in fact. Just so happens, that in October, we found out our little man is going to be a big brother! I have been feeling all the pregnancy symptoms imaginable, so have had little energy to blog. Here is the first of many new posts I hope...

Top 10 ways to tell your son is addicted to Super Mario Sunshine...

10) No longer greets you with a "Good Morning Mom!", but simply asks "Can I play Mario now?"

9) Can show you how to do a "double jump", a "wall jump" and a "bum jump" with ease and giggles when you can't do them.

8) He tells grown ups not to worry, that they just need to practice more and they will be good like him too.

7) I can extract the best behavior out of him with just a simple "I guess there will be no Mario fo the rest of the day then?"

6) He thinks Yoshi is the funniest character ever and makes him spit juice everywhere, just for the laughs.

5) Can find his way around Mario's world better than his own neighbourhood!

4) When going to visit friends, his first question is "Do they have a Gamecube at their house?"

3) Does a happy dance when he finds a blue coin!

2) Only wants to wear his Mario shirt, so had to go buy another one. That way I could wash the first one!

1) No longer wants to push the green button when helping me make my debit purchases, but refers to it as "The A button!"

Never let it be said I am not a good Mom!

"Aidan, what do you want to be for Halloween?"

Seemed like an innocent enough question a month ago.

Who knew what it would lead to??

One google search for Halloween Costumes and my life became an endless search...

for the costume my little man fell in love with.

The costume he had to have.

The costume that made him laugh out loud.

The costume that mommy said she would get for him.

The costume that no company on earth would ship to Canada.

The costume that had to be specially ordered in by a costume store at the other end of the city.

The costume that I had to work many hours to pay for.

So what could be so elusive?

A superhero? NO!

A tv character? NO!

A pirate? NO!

A monster? NO!

A piece of fruit? YES!

That's right...the costume my darling boy saw and fell in love with was a bright yellow BANANA costume!

He thinks it is the funniest thing ever and can't wait fo Halloween!

And who can say no to this face??

Are you in Preschool?

Okay, you know how Aidan likes to talk to everyone right? Yesterday at Safeway, I was giggling so hard at the following converstaion that took place at Safeway between Aidan and the cashier.

Aidan - Hi

Cashier - Hi there! How are you?

Aidan - I'm good. I'm Aidan.

Cashier - How old are you Aidan?

Aidan - I'm three.

Cashier - Are you in preschool? or playschool?

Aidan - No, I'm in the grocery store!


HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Creepy house!

Okay, I know that this blog is supposed to be about Aidan and all the light-hearted things he does, but I have a big problem at home these days and it is scaring the hell out of me!

I THINK OUR HOUSE IS HAUNTED!

Please don't laugh or call up the looney bin for me quite yet. I have pictures of the ghost and it has been seen by both Nathan and I.

How do we know it is a ghost??? It floats around very close to us and in the spookiest voice possible, says "ghost....ghoooooost...ghoooooooooost" until I scream in horror and run from the room. I am really freaked out by this!!

Don't believe me?? Here is the picture I snapped yesterday of the ghost.





Don't scroll down if you are easily spooked.




You have been warned!!!










Gives me chills just looking at it! Imagine that right beside you while you make supper!

What is this world coming to?

Today, we were all driving home after picking Nathan up at work. Nathan and I were talking about a friend's recent job review that was less than glowing and how it was out of character for her to not give 110%.

I guess Aidan had been listening to us talk instead of listening to Convoy for the 83,459th time ( Click here if you don't know that nightmare! ) and thought he would give his opinion!

From the back seat, I hear the trademark loud Aidan *sigh*, followed by Aidan asking "What is this world coming to?"

I just laugh, shake my head, and wonder the same thing!

Talking to Strangers...

Some parents worry about how they will talk to their children about the birds and the bees, drugs, smoking...and all that serious stuff.

Not me...I know I will have no problem explaining condoms and doobies to my little man when he grows up. What I am really struggling with is how to explain to him that we don't talk to strangers.

You see, Aidan talks to EVERYONE!!! We could be walking through Safeway and EVERY time we pass someone, he has to say "hi". If they respond to him, he then has to tell them, "I'm Aidan!" This usually leads to a friendly conversation and an exchange of pleasantries and we are on our way to the next person who might come within earshot. Not really much harm done, but it takes a while to grab groceries.

Yesterday, we were out for a bike ride. Aidan notices one of the neighbours in his front yard without a shirt on. Amazed that someone would be outside with their boobies showing, he asks me why that man has his shirt off.

(In my head I was thinking "who cares why?...Anyone with abs like that should be forced to walk around with his shirt off"...but again that is a different blog altogether!)

But, I explain that he is probably hot and it is okay for boys to have their shirts off. The young guy over-hears this and smiles at Aidan. This is all Aidan needs and he is introducing himself and show off his bike. We find out this guys name is Carson and he likes riding bikes too. Aidan is content and we pedal on. Again, no harm done.

So how do I tell him that he's not supposed to talk to people? How do I break the news that not everyone is good in the world?

Who knew I would be looking forward to the sex talk and dreading this? Go figure!

Ready for his close-up!

I was shooting a few pictures of Aidan yesterday, trying to get a good one where he wasn't making his "fake smile" face and after looking at the pictures downloaded, I have come to the conclusion that an Academy Award will be in his future for sure!! (I just hope he washes the yogurt off his face before he auditions!)

Here's the proof...

"Scared!"



"Surprised!"



"In love!"



"Belly laugh!"



And my very favorite...

"Do you feel lucky punk...DO YOU??"



I've always said he was a drama queen!

Self image...slightly askew

Hmmmm...they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so a mom of a late talker has to take every picture her little man makes quite seriously. That's a lot of words he is trying to tell me!

The other night, Aidan was drawing on his Magna-Doodle, when he proudly announces he wants to show me a picture he had drawn. Gleefully he shows me this image...



I ask him what the picture is of and he tells me..."It is you mom. You are mad. I peed in your closet and you are mad."

Now this may seem like a bizarre image to draw, but unfortunately for me, the situation is all too real. Aidan did pee in my closet the other day and I did get VERY mad at him for it. He got a spanked bum for his trouble and I think the lesson might have stuck with him.

Wanna know how I know??

Look closely at the picture and you will notice I have no arms!! You can't get a spanked bum if I have no arms!!

Smart little man isn't he??

And just so you don't think I am on ogre with my child, this is the next picture he drew...it is of a happy mommy when he pees in the toilet. Somehow when I am happy, I turn into the Kool-Aid Guy, but maybe that's cause I am always handing him juice?? Oh yah!!

Breaker, breaker good buddy!

"Breaker, breaker good buddy"

"Pigpen, this here's the rubber duck and we're about to put the hammer down!"

"Let them truckers roll, 10-4"

These are the sounds I have heard from the backseat of my car EVERY single day of my life for the last month!!

Before anyone asks...No I don't have a 300 lb trucker on his CB radio back there. Just one blond 3 year old with a favorite new song.

I recently bought the new Paul Brandt CD. (mmmmmmmm...Paul Brandt...I'd like to blog about him if you know what I mean...wink wink...oh wait, that is not what I was writing about!) He has an updated version of the classic trucker song "Convoy" on it. As soon as Aidan heard that song, he started yelling "again mom, again". I thought it was cute that he liked it, so I played it again for him. It has now been 31 days and I haven't heard any other song in the car since.

It is on a continuous loop.

Someone please rescue me.

It's gotten so bad...I am begging to listen to Barney!!

Catch you on the flip side Good Buddy! 10-4!

No such thing...

Heeheehee...

Aidan made me giggle today. He had made a huge mess in the livingroom with all of his toys and I told him "Okay, you need to help me pick up all this junk!!"

In all seriousness, Aidan looks at me and says, "MOM...there is no such thing as junk...or monsters!"


I wonder what made him put those 2 things together?? I don't know about monsters, but by the look of our basement, there is definitely such a thing as JUNK!!

Aidan the fish...

Tonight we are putting Aidan to bed and Nathan says "Oh oh...I think the goldfish is dead, he is upside down."

Thank goodness on closer inspection the fish is just fine and just napping. Aidan had been laying on his back on his bed and overheard this. He starts giggling and gets up on his hands and knees and says "Look Daddy, I'm upside down too....you better flush me down the toilet!!"

What a ham he is!!

It isn't easy being good...

It's tough work being 3...the expectations placed on your little shoulders can be enormous and can sometimes be overwhelming. Even a trip to Blockbuster can be more than a little guy can handle!



Friday night we are driving to the video store to pick up a movie and I tell Aidan that he can pick a movie too....IF he behaves himself in the store and doesn't run around. (The last trip had ended up with Aidan being taken to the car without a movie because he chose to run around and not listen.) Nathan tells him what the expectations are at the movie store and that there is to be no running, no whining for treats and no yelling.

Nathan asks, "Aidan do you think you can do that?"

Aidan rolls his eyes and lets out the deepest sigh possible and says...

"I'll try my best Dad, but it isn't gonna be easy!"

Life is rough isn't it??