Aiden's First Birthday Party

I can not believe my baby is one! I know I say that with every milestone but the time just flies. His birthday was on a Saturday so we had some family and close friends over for a little party. I think Paul might have thought I went a little far on the decorations but I thought it was just about right. Even my first attempt at a fondant cake turned out better than I expected. Aiden had a fun day and enjoyed all the attention he was getting. We are so glad that we were able to be with our family and friends to help celebrate Aiden’s birthday and we missed the ones that were not there.

He had lots of helping opening his presents and even more help playing with them once they were all open

He went to town on that cake

Happy 1st Birthday!

Dear Aiden,

I can not believe a year has already come and gone since you came into our world. What a blessing you have been. Everyday you make us smile. You are such a happy little boy. No longer our little baby anymore you are now running all over the place as a toddler. What a joy it is to watch you play and learn new things everyday. You are so curious about anything new. You have no fear which can be a little scary at times like when we see you trying to climb anything and everything you can. I am afraid the crib will be next. You have brought on a whole new adventure for us we are loving every minute of it. We love you more then words can say. Happy First Birthday baby!

Love,

Mommy & Daddy

Aiden's First Haircut

Before

After

Paul decided to give himself a haircut too

I go to a Photography class every Monday which give Paul and Aiden some Daddy/Son bonding time. While I was in my class tonight I got a text from Paul with a picture saying "Aiden's first haircut. I hope mommy doesn't think it is too short." We have been saying for a few weeks now that Aiden needs a haircut but I just wasn't expecting it to happen tonight. The cell phone picture was not looking to promising so I was a little nervous to see what I might come home to. Luckily it turned out just fine. Aiden still looks as cute as ever.

My Best Guys

I felt like I needed to do a post to let my two favorite guys know how special they are to me.

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband. I love him so much. He is always supportive of anything that I want to do. I feel so blessed to know that he is mine forever. I appreciate everything that he does for our little family. He works so hard everyday so that I can stay home and take care of Aiden. I feel so grateful for the life that we have built together and for the little blessing we have brought into this world. Thank you for everything that you do Paul. I love you.

I know I have said it before but I can not express how blessed I feel to have Aiden in our lives. He is such a sweet, special spirit. Every time I look at him I can not help but smile. He is such a good little baby. He was defiantly worth our wait. I love you sweet baby!

9 months!!

These pictures are courtesy of Gina. (Thanks Gina, they turned out great!)

I can not believe that Aiden is already 9 months old. Where has the time gone? He is no longer my little tiny baby that will let me sit there and hold him. Instead he is this big baby that crawls and wants to explore the world. Not only is he crawling but he is also walking along furniture and trying to balance himself long enough to stay standing. I am sure he will be walking in no time which means he will probably just be getting into more stuff. Each new stage is exciting and the time is going by so fast. His favorite thing to do lately is pull out all the DVD's and throw them on the floor. I am picking up DVD's about 3 times a day. It's ok though as long as he is getting enjoyment out of it. It keeps him busy for awhile at least.

He is doing more and more everyday. Paul and my favorite thing right now is getting him to shake his head. At first he was just copying us when we would do it but now he has caught on to its meaning. Every time we tell him "no" know, he just shakes his head and looks at us with a big grin. After that we are quick to forget what we were telling him "no" for in the first place. I have a feeling that might be his first word and I can't say that I am proud of that. He also likes to hear himself. A lot of times when I put him down for a nap he just sits there and gabbers to himself until he falls asleep.

I am sure I have said this before but I feel so blessed to be this little boy's mom. He is happy most of the time and such a cute little guy. I can't stop lovin on him and I can't imagine life without him. Here are a few pictures of him lately.

Aiden crawled under his jumper and stood up under it. He did find a peep hole through one of the leg holes. I am glad he stayed there long enough for me to take a picture. He did think he was pretty funny.

One night after putting him to bed he was just talking away. We came in his room and this is how we found him. He was just hanging out, having a good time.

Aiden will go to any length to get to what he wants

Daddy and Aiden

Will and Aiden

Christmas

This year we were able to fly out to Idaho to spend Christmas with my family. I always look forward to those trips and being able to spend time with family and friends. Aiden and I went out a little earlier then Paul so we could get in some extra family time. And that we did. Aiden had alot of fun with all his cousins and he sure didn't mind all the extra attention. His cousin Camree absolutely adores him and makes a very good "second mommy". I must say though, I was a little disappointed my second day out there when Paul called and said we were getting snow in North Carolina, when all it was doing in Idaho was melting. As tradition goes we spent Christmas Eve with my dad's family and Christmas morning with our family opening presents. Aiden didn't really get it this year but he sure had fun with the wrapping paper. Then we spent the rest of the day with my mom's family. With everyone having more kids it seems to get crazier and louder every year but thats the way we like it in the Korth house. I wouldn't have it any other way!

We flew home a few days after Christmas and spent some time with Paul's family. His mom and dad and sister Heather came and stayed with us through New Years so it was almost like a second Christmas. I am so glad they were able to come spend time with us and that we were able to see Heather for a bit. I am especially grateful for the time they get to spend with Aiden.

Aiden and Auntie Heather

No, these are not all Aiden's presents, in fact only a few are his.

Aiden was completely mesmerized by Santa. At least until Santa dropped him. It really wasn't that traumatic. He went to put Aiden down on the floor and I think he though Aiden could walk. It was all ok in the end and Santa did feel very bad about the whole thing.

Aiden and all his cousins visiting with Santa.

Halloween

This was Aiden's first Halloween so what kind of parents would we be if we did not take him trick or treating. I know he is only 6 months old so of course he is not going to be able to enjoy any of his candy but let me give you the breakdown. 20% of me wanted to take him just cause we are new parents and we did not want to miss out on the excitement of his first Halloween. Another 20% of me wanted to take him so I could show off his cute costume and the other 60% (and I am not ashamed to admit) was because I wanted chocolate. Plus, if I go to all the work of dressing him and me up don't I deserve a little treat? It was fun though. Paul's parents ward party was the night before so Paul took the leftover straw and put it on the trailer and took Aiden and the neighbor kids from house to house on the little hay ride.

My little chicken

He doesn't look thrilled in any of these pictures.

These are suppose to be straw hats. In our defense, I put our "farmer" costume together in like 2 min. It was kind of a last minute thing.

His orginal costume was a duck. This is what he wore for our ward "Trunk or Treat" but then I found the chicken costume and he looked some much cuter! The bonus is the fact that I was able to get it for only$2 at Old Navy!