the monster lurks

Sometimes Aiden looks like this:

                                

             or this:  

                                      

                                         but lately he seems to look like this most of the time:

                                                                   

                                                                                 or this:

But then at night, thank goodness, he looks like this again:

wedding airport

If you are flying into Michigan for the wedding, there are a few options as to airports.  

I would recommend South Bend, IN.  It seems to be the closest.  It's about a 50 min drive northwest to Pottawatamie from there.  Hopefully we'll be able to arrange some car pooling to make that easier.  

There is also Kalamazoo, MI.  That's north of the resort, but also about a 50 min drive.

Another option people are looking into is flying to Chicago's Midway and driving up.  It's 112 miles.  So about two hours.  Just make sure you leave plenty of time.  Chicago traffic can be brutal.  

Check and see what airport works best for you.  

St. Patrick's Day in Austin

This is Toby and Aiden at the airport.  We went to Austin, TX to visit family.  He took two flights at less than 2 months of age and did beautifully on both.  All the flight attendants loved him and we sat around other passengers who shared their stories about their kids or grandkids.  It was very sweet.  The secret which Aunt Stephanie imparted on us is to feed the baby during take-off and landing.  It totally works!! 

Aiden got to meet Uncle Ryan and Grandpa, 

as well as my good friends the Butlers.  

The weather there was about 40 degrees warmer than Chicago on average.  That took some getting used to.  Aiden got his first sun-burn in the park.  Come to find out babies can and should wear sunscreen!

On St. Patrick's Day (one of Toby's favorite holidays) 

we got all dressed up in green and went to the Oasis restaurant, which overlooks Lake Travis. It's very pretty out there.  Then we had plans to go out and party it up on 6th street downtown Austin, but the wear of less than 6 hrs of sleep every night since Jan. 20th hit us at it's usual 9pm and we bailed.

Korbin enjoyed giving Aiden kisses and helping him put in and take out his pacifier!

We spent our days having meals with the family, checking out the city, playing with his cousin Korbin and Aunt Ellie, unpacking Grandpa's house, taking naps, and looking at apartments.  It was a great trip all-in-all. 

hangin' out with Granny

We've just been hanging out around the house.  We took a few trips here and there, but for the most part we've just been playing and sleeping and talking and havin' fun.  The blue "Mr. Right" onesie was made by Aunt Ellie.

There've been a few days where we left our pajamas on all day

Aiden and I are getting ready for our trip to Austin next week.

He'll get to meet his grandpa and his uncle Ryan, plus a whole lot of my friends, like Mary Ellen and Cliff and Jen and Mat and Nikki and Stacey and some others too.

Little man is eating so much now.  He's just tearing through the formula and 

growing like crazy.

The picture on the left is of the new swing that Granny got for him which he LOVES and the little penguin vest and green fox chords I got him at the kids

gymboree store for $10.  He looks like a little computer nerd.

Granny left today.  She went to Florida to visit Aiden's cousin Addison.