Bubblicious

No this post is not about bubble gum, but about our very own Bubs (if you haven't noticed we call Aidan bubs or bubbers around here). We love our smiley Bubs and could be happier (unless of course he would sleep all night I think then yes indeed I would be happier)

He turned 6 months old on Christmas. He weighed just over 19 lbs and 28.5 inches. He was bigger than Addi was at a year. He now has 6 teeth and does a lot more then just crawling. He pulls himself up on everything and gets into everything. If your not watching he will climb up the stairs and he is fast so we must keep our eyes on him at all times or cage him in the living room.

He eats like a big boy and he loves food. He much prefers grown-up food to baby food and can eat more at one sitting then his sister does, especially if we are having mac n' cheese. Yes I know we put a pink bib on our boy but you grab what you can find and he doesn't mind as long as he gets food.

His favorite things to play with are things that he shouldn't such as the broom or the dog food. He does however love balls and I think that he even says ball. He may just be babbling but he has said ball ball a few times when picking up or throwing a ball.

He loves to be goofy with his sister and doing most things she wants. Their favorite lately is playing crocodiles. I don't think Aidan knows whats going on but he loves to crawl around with his sister and it kept them both busy for over an hour last week.

I {heart} Valentines

I love Valentines. I know many people feel that it is a commercial holiday, but I love having a special day to show those you love how much you love them in a extra special way and I love feeling loved myself.
Addi made 2 special valentines for the boys at Joy School.

She wrote her own special note on top of mine and I helped her write her name.

I made each of the kids something special to wear for the special day.

I crocheted Addi this cute little headband and bow.

I made Aidan a bow-tie and I love it. I think I will be making more bow-ties for my little man.
I learned how to crochet this puffy heart and turned it into a necklace for Addi to wear.
Both grandmas send love packages that had stickers in them. Sunday while mommy was napping the kids had a little sticker fun with daddy.
I don't think Aidan notices anymore when he has stickers on his head because his sister has put so many stickers on him.
Addi and I made chocolate covered marshmellow to eat.
And for dinner we had the missonaries over and we made heart shaped pizza.
Jared and I have had heart shaped pizza on Valentines together since we were dating. It is officially a tradition.
Aidan got new valentines pjs and I went a little crazy taking pictures of him one morning because I thought he was so cute.
What you say?
Being a ham for the camera
Another crazy face. I just love these ones they make me laugh.
My sweet little Bubs I love you so.

I also receive a wonderful valentine of chocolates and live tulips from my husband. Hope everyone had a wonderful day full of love. And yes I even loved valentines day when I was single.

Dance and Swiming

Addi got to sign up for a few classes at our gym and she is super excited about both of them. First she started Dance class. She was so excited to put on her new dance shoe I had a hard time convincing her to wear other shoe until we got to her class.
She wanted to leave her leg warmers on during class. Don't you love the panties sticking out from under the leotard?
She is in the class with of friend of hers and sometimes it is really hard to follow the teacher and not her friend. Addi is very much so a follower of her peers and this worries me slightly.
They got ribbons and the teacher said they were going to be princess or fairies as they danced across the floor. When it was Addi's turn the teacher asked if she was a princess or fairy and addi looked at her and said I'm a ballerina.
Our happy ballerina.
Then they were suppose to be bunnies and hop across the floor. Addi is not very good at jumping and can jump with both feet leaving the ground. Hopefully dance will help with that.
She also started swim lessons. I don't have many pictures because your not suppose to have cameras or use phone in the Y (I guess they don't want you taking pictures of people in the dressing room and such) but I snapped a couple really fast with my phone.
She really likes her swim class but she doesn't like putting her face in the water. She swims with her face as far away from the water as she can which doesn't really help her swimming technique to much.

Addi's new favorite place

Last month we went on a field trip with Addi's playgroup to Bounce U. Addi loved it and didn't want to leave. I finally got her to leave by telling her that maybe daddy could be her back sometime.
She was bouncing all over everything.
And climbing all over by herself.
She even went down the big slide. When I ask if she had fun she said yes, but if you asked her if she wanted to do it again she said No its scary.
Aidan had fun too crawling all over the place.
And playing on the bouncy horsey. We love our playgroup and all the field trips they take us on we are going to miss them all when we move. Here is a picture from another playgroup fieldtrip at another of Addi's favorite places Chuckee Cheese.

A little of what Daddy missed

Jared left town again for some more interviews. Addi was not very happy with him. When we told her that daddy was going on a planed she cried when I said she couldn't go with him. When we dropped him off she gave him the cold shoulder and would give him loves and she does the same thing every time he calls. When we left the airport she asked if that is where daddy lived and asked if she could stay there. To ease her pain (and mine) we tried to keep ourselves busy. We played and, had dance class, went to the gym and play group. I didn't clean (as you will see in the pictures) and I didn't cook (unless you count mac n' cheese). I would not be such a great single mother. What is the point in cooking if you have to force it on the ones eating. And what is the point in picking up the toys if there is no one coming over or coming home when I know 2 sec later they are going to be right back on the floor. We did do some new things and here they are.
Aidan discovered that he loves licorice. Addi had a piece and apparently left it sitting where Aidan could reach. Once he got a taste he was not going to let us have it. He covered it with both hand or moved it away when I reached for it. When I finally did take it away he screamed and was shaking in anger. It was hilarious.

Addi has dressed herself everyday and some times she did better than others.

Addi made a train and we all went for a ride.