Dad and the boys

There's been some adjusting to the new baby in Aidan's world. He is no longer called "your baby" but by his name now. Here's a pic of Aidan during his jealous period when he had to sit next to Daddy while he held Evan. He wasn't exactly thrilled about sharing the limelight at first but his attitude has improved over the weeks.


Mike took this pic of Evan during one of his happier moments. You can't tell from the picture but he has big dimples in his cheeks.

Welcome to the family little Evan!

Get a load of that face! Here's our newest addition, Evan William. He was just minutes old when this photo was taken. This explains the reason why I haven't been able to update my blog. He weight 8lbs. 12 oz and was 20.4 in. long.

Happy Halloween

After a little coaxing, Aidan decided he didn't really mind wearing the Thomas the Train costume he picked for Halloween. He's receiving instruction on how to properly "Trick or Treat."


One of our neighbors picked something out of the basket for Aidan, but he still managed to end up with more.


This person played it smart and left the bucket of canding by the door. I think Aidan's bothered by the dogs behind the gate and wondering whether he'd be attacked for getting a handful of loot.

Halfway through the night, he was getting the hand of ringing the door bell, standing there with his bag and gazing pitifully at the soul who answered the door. Instead of saying "Thank you," he would say "next house."

The Doodlebops Live in Memphis

We took Aidan to Memphis to see The Doodlebops - the greatest rock band in the world. I think it was a bit overwhelming. About 15 minutes into the show, he started with "I'm ready to go-go." I think I'm getting old because it was really loud in there. Overall, it was a great show.

MORE BIRTHDAY FUN!

JUST ANOTHER MANIC SUNDAY

We went to the annual Gluckstadt Festival, which is Mississippi's version of GermanFest. We had brats and sauerkraut and Aidan got to explore a fire truck and take a wagon ride.



Happy Birthday Madeleine!
Aidan went to a birthday party that was in a place filled with nothing but space jumps. A boy's dream! He had a really great time and we'll have more pics from that in the next entry.

FESTIVAL SEASON BEGINS!

Here's Mike and Aidan checking out the next adventure at Wellsfest. It was super humid that day but we all had a great time, especially Aidan. I'm typically in charge of the camera so you won't see me.

READY OR NOT, HERE I GO!
Aidan has discovered the joys of space jumps. Here he is getting ready to slide down one that took him a couple minutes to climb.

GIDDY UP!
This is Aidan's first pony ride. He really is thrilled but he takes his riding very seriously, as you can see by his expression. After finishing the round trip on a riding trail, he declared "Big'un" as his own horse.

HOWDY PARDNAH!
Do I really need to say anything? OK, awwwww! Ain't he cute?