An awakening.

At about 6:30 this morning, I woke up to Ayden hollering. This is somewhat normal character, as I'm slow to move out of the bed. But this morning was an especially high-pitched holler when his normal mornings are more even-toned as if saying, "HEY! get your butt up, MOM!" Naturally, the raise of pitch had me jumping out of bed quicker than usual...only to find Ayden has discovered his diaper! And the removal of it! I always wondered when the time would come when I would find him this way, and to my dismay, it came a bit sooner than I hoped. Well, basically Ayden's usual nighttime bath was pushed to a 7AM soaking and scrubbing all while I found myself throwing sheets and bumper in the wash and disinfecting the entire crib. Ayden was quite the artist...if you catch my drift.

Ew.

And THIS is called motherhood....

Fauntleroy

My good friend Jasmin gave me a huge box of hand-me-downs that were Toby's. As I was rummaging through, I came across this sailor outfit that was still with the tags. So this morning for church, I decided to see if how it fit on Ayden. He must have thought he looked as cute as everyone made him out to look because he was giving me some great poses. The last one is him standing in the kitchen sink, watching "pop pops" (grandpa) grill. Too funny.

Look out sophomore boys!

Shhhh! I was finally able to sneak a photo of Katrina (my sister) with her braces off...she is oddly shy about it. I thought I would show off those beautiful teeth!

Playground.

Ayden loves to go. Anywhere. Yesterday we went a whole 2 miles to the north pool...er, the condos...er, opposed to the south pool...that is, in the "house" portion of South River Colony. Katrina was working as gate guard (no worries, grandmother, this means she takes pool passes...) and was finished with her shift. I decided to come a few minutes early and check out the playground. Ayden decided he LOVED the swing.





...and showing off his standing skills



...and giving mama some special looks

Michigan Adventures

Many of you know I have been lucky enough to take many trips to Michigan to visit with friends, Kaitlyn, and most importantly, Corey. Here are some shots from my recent visit for my good friend's wedding.

Ayden loves the water!



The beautiful bride!



A movie night with Corey



Ayden cheezin' for the camera, as usual



The strong Hill family gene shining thru---Kaitlyn and Ayden

Getting started on those summertime favorites!