She's Going to the House!

My Mom is officially retired as of Friday. We are so excited that she finally decided to quit and enjoy some time with my Dad. She had a nice reception at the bank, and got a beautiful pearl necklace. She has been very blessed to work at the bank. They were so wonderful to her. I am just so happy that she is going to have the pleasure of doing whatever she pleases for the rest of her life. I am also grateful that she will be able to help watch Aidan when I go to the school and work. She is so excited about that. Happy Retirement Mom! We love you!

A "Sweet and Sour" Kind of Day

Today I was busy around the house and noticed that Aidan was being very quiet. Just as that thought popped into my head here he comes running around the corner with a huge mischievous grin on his face. Then I noticed that he was carrying around some sweet and sour sauce from McDonald's that he had managed to get open. James had brought us lunch today and I had put a packet of it on the snack bar thinking Aidan couldn't reach it. I was wrong. He had it all over him, on the carpet, on the chairs, and anywhere else his little fingers had touched. Needless to say he has smelled like sweet and sour all evening. We have called him our litte Chicken Mcnugget all night long. He is into EVERYTHING!!! On a different note he also managed to pour Molly's dog food out all over the kitchen floor. This is usually a daily occurrence. I try and put it up as much as I can, but the dog has to eat sometime. He and Molly aren't the best of friends. Aidan would like to think that they are, but deep down Molly is a little bitter. Let's just say he is very curious, and constantly aggravates her. Maybe tomorrow Molly will actually get to eat her dog food, and not just the sweet and sour sauce Aidan spills on the floor.

Messy Art Night

Aidan and I making a Valentine.

Aidan eating the popsicle art instead of painting with it. It's a good thing it was just food coloring and water. Nothing harmful, just messy!

Aidan and I painting. Oops, I think we got more paint on the floor than we did on the paper. Thank goodness for tiled floors.

Aidan truck painting all my himself.

Daddy helping Aidan with his masterpiece.

Monday night was Messy Art night for Parents as Teachers. We had lots of fun art centers set up for the kids to do. Some of the activities were truck painting, apple stamping, popsicle painting, Valentine art, marble painting, etc. The kids had a great time and were very messy by the time we were through. Since February is dental health month we had the new pediatric dentists in town come to speak about dental health. They were so informative and nice. I can't wait to take Aidan for his first "happy visit." They do this visit for free just to allow children to have a great first experience at the dentist. I am so excited that Ft. Gibson is fortunate enough to have a pediatric dentist. Overall, the night went well and the kids had a wonderful time.

FYI- Parents as Teachers next group meeting will be on March 5, 2009 @ 6:30.

18 Month Checkup

Aidan and I went yesterday for his 18 month checkup. Yes, I know we are a few weeks late, but since he has been sick they wouldn't give him his shots until he was feeling better. So while we were waiting Aidan spies one of Dr. Cole's Bibles. He picked it up and started singing "B-I-B-I." I let him get down in the floor and look at it because by this point I was trying anything to keep this child occupied. Well I hate to say it but he ripped his first Bible. I quickly put it back on the table and hoped that no one would ever notice. Then, he was standing in my lap. I guess he saw a piece of wallpaper behind me that was loose and decided to rip it. Sheetrock and all. Can you say EMBARRASSED. I could feel myself getting hot. I always do that when I'm embarrassed. I'm sure they'll realize that it is ripped one day, but hopefully they won't think that we did it. He also proceeded to get a wrapped syringe out of the drawer. No there wasn't a needle in it. James already asked me that. Needless to say it was an adventurous trip to the doctor today. You can only keep a monkey caged for so long. Other than that Dr. Cole said he was doing great. He weighed 27.5 pounds and was 32 inches long. His head measured 19 1/2 in. He did have to get his first MMR shot. It wasn't too bad because the sweet nurses gave him a sucker afterwards and then he was fine. They are so wonderul to us. Hopefully next time we won't destroy Dr. Cole's office.