Playing in the Yard

Its been fun having the weather be warmer lately because I can actually take Ayden outside to enjoy nature. He hasn't had much chance to do that since he was born right before winter. I've really enjoyed showing him different animals and letting him feel the grass and watch cars and people. Its a big world for such a little guy!

Here are some pictures we took in the yard yesterday.

My Smiley Little Bug

Grass Feels So Weird...

Cute Little Hands and Feet

Can I Be Done Now Mom?

When Ayden Sees A Camera He Gets
The Glazed Over Look

Random Fun

I haven't been keeping up with my blog as well as I should so here are some random pics from the last month or so.

They pick up on the boy things so young
Look at that intense look in his eyes....uh oh I better hide the video games soon
He loves keys and cars
And football....or any kind of ball for that matter
Sittin at the table with his Bumbo chair
Being totally adorable like usual
Chillin

Bathtime! What a cute bum :)
Playing in the baby einstein toy

Mommy's Day

Although most of my mother's day was spent celebrating my own mother, I still had an amazing day. My wonderful hubby gave me a thoughtful gift, in addition to having given me the gift I really wanted which was a day off from mommy duty. I got to spend Friday doing whatever I wanted...including going to the mall to get some new threads for summer. Thanks honey :) Sunday was fun because my sisters and I had themed my mom's gifts around a gift we had planned in secret clear back last summer and all the waiting finally paid off.

Each gift had some kind of tie to the secret, and although mom knew it had something to do with dogs, she didn't know why. Its a long story, but our mom has wanted a dog for quite a few years now and for certain reasons hasn't been able to get it. It is something she wants really badly and has been working really hard for so we decided to start up a savings account dedicated to the sole purpose of saving up money to get our mom a dog. We ended up saving quite a lot over the last year and on Sunday we were able to spring the surprise on her...and of course, it made her cry. Score! :)

Also, for the first time ever we had my Grandma Scherbel over for our Mother's Day dinner which was fun. Three generations of mommy's in our house! All in all, it was an awesome day.

My silly boys
Katie presenting mom with her new saute pans
The puppy paw print hot pads that went with the pansThe puppy puzzle :)
The priceless smiles that make it all worth itNew jumbo sized scriptures for her Grandma eyes :)

And top it all off with one of the funniest cards ever!

Music to My Ears

So I've heard Ayden say "mama" before but because babies babble so much sometimes it can be hard to really know if they even comprehend what they are saying. All of my doubts were laid to rest when I recorded this two weeks ago.

Cold Feet and Weddings

So I had the wonderful and oh so exciting opportunity to do the photography for some of my brother's friends this last weekend. I have to admit that I was incredibly nervous...I mean these are photos that they will want to use to recall this memory hopefully for the rest of their lives, and I didn't want to be the one responsible for taking crappy ones! I felt very under prepared as I hadn't known I would be a wedding photographer until 10:30 am the morning of the wedding! So in short...I was the one getting cold feet come the time of the ceremony. :)

I wish we could have been able to use the beautiful grounds to take pictures, but by the time the ceremony ended we had no daylight to work with and it was freezing. Oh well. These particular photos are compltely unedited since I was working on a volunteer basis. All things considered, I think they turned out pretty good an I would love to do it again!

The Victorian is a 112 year old mansion that has been converted into a chapel/reception center. Its absolutely lovely.

The white building is where the wedding ceremonies are held. I'm pretty sure its an add-on to the original house but its beautiful none the less.

The grounds were amazing but the weather was unfortunately noncooperative and the daylight didn't last.
The Bride's Room

Decorations on the chairs in the chapel

The "Isle"

The Bride and her father

Exchanging rings

Sealed with a kiss

The bride and her flower girls

Thoughtful bride

The couple didn't have a reception but instead had a dinner at a local Chinese restaurant called the Royal Jade. This didn't prove to be the best backdrop for wedding pictures....but oh well! :)

The cake

The bride's bouquet

Cutting the cake

The glowing bride

And last but hopefully not least...the wonderful photographer!!! :)