Aidan is quite fascinated by all the Christmas lights. We took him for a drive tonight to look for some. I took this picture on our phone and thought it was pretty cool. Dueling candy canes. It doesn’t get much better than that.
It’s been a while since we posted on anything on Aidan, so here’s a recap of the last month:
Frist, we celebrated his birthday (Dec. 24) a little early with family in Illinois.
Becka designed and made a great cake:
It was his first taste of cake, and he definitely enjoyed it:
A family picture from that day:
Then we drove from Illinois to California, making it just in time to celebrate Christmas with Becka’s family. Aidan didn’t seem to mind the long hours in the car; he’s definitely a traveling boy:
And of course, we had to make the mandatory stop at Bass Pro:
We had a great time in California catching up with family and enjoying the warmer temperatures.
Aidan with his cousin Anastasia:
Becka and her sisters:
We found a great deal on a baby backpack, which allowed us to include Aidan in one of our favorite pastimes: hiking.
While we were in California, we stayed at Becka’s grandma’s house. She had nice, thick carpet through the whole house-something Aidan has never experienced before. We thought he might build up some confidence with his walking, and sure enough, by the time we left, he was regularly taking two or three steps, and occasionally more. After we returned to Illinois, he seemed to lose some of his confidence; he would only walk around if someone was holding his hand. But last Friday, something “clicked” and he just took off (if you’re viewing through Reader, you may have to click through to see the video):