Easter

This Easter we headed down to Charlotte. My cousin Donnarae lives there and since it is halfway between us and my sister Holly it was the perfect place for us all to get together. It was also a pleasant surprise to find out that my other cousin Raquel (Donnarae's sister) and part of her family were stopping by on their way to DC. We had a mini Korth family reunion. (We really missed you Delilas). Thanks Donnarae for putting up with us. It was a lot of fun. We all need to get together again soon.

Aiden, checking out the loot the Easter Bunny left him

Collecting as many eggs as he could find during the Easter Egg hunt

Camree & Kyra using a little team work to get to the good stuff

All the kids

Our yummy Easter dinner

Aiden's 2nd Birthday

This year we celebrated Aiden's birthday the day before his actual birthday. Paul's parents were traveling from Virginia so we figured Saturday would be the perfect day to have a little party. That day turned out to be quite eventful but it had nothing to do with Aiden's birthday party. On April 16th several tornadoes came rolling through North Carolina, one of which hit our little town of Holly Springs, less then 1/2 a mile from our house. We were very fortunate to not have any damages. Because of the tornado, not all guests were able to be there but we were glad to have those that were able to make it.

I found a cute Mickey Mouse cake I knew Aiden would love so that became the theme of our little party.

Aiden enjoying some of his birthday presents

This is Aiden's way of showing he is two

Strawberry Pickin'

It's that time of year again. One of my favorite times of the year. It is strawberry season and around here you have a plethora of farms to choose from to go pick your own strawberries. A friend and I packed up our kids and headed out. Its not super easy to bend over and pick strawberries with an eight month pregnant belly but the reward at the end was totally worth it. Aiden had a great time too and also enjoyed literally reaping the fruits of his labor.

Goodbye New Friends

Their time in Raleigh was short but I am so grateful I was able to get to know Beth and Sarah. They moved here about the same time and we all became fast friends, however jobs moved them elsewhere. And though we can no longer call them for a trip to the park or a girls night out, I am sure we have developed a friendship that will last a lifetime.

(As a side note...if you move to the Raleigh area, and you kind of like it, probably don't become friends with me or Lisa. We seem to have a curse)

Lisa, Me (in all my pregnant belly glory), Sarah, Beth

All of the kids (minus one) Most of them were not so happy about having this picture taken. It was probably a little close to naptime.

I love being a mom to a 2 year old...

...messy face and all. Needless to say, Oxiclean has become my best friend.

I don't think he ate the actual cupcake, in fact I don't know how much of the frosting actually made it in his mouth. I think most of it is on his face.

After blueberry pancakes

After one, yes only one, blue M & M.

This is after the lollipop I gave him to bribe him in the grocery store. (That is the only time it has worked) He had it everywhere including his eyelashes

Farm Days

After several cold days in March we had to get these crazy kids outside so some friends and I headed to the NC State Farm Animal Days. We got to see tractors, cows, horses, turkeys, sheep, goats and the kids even got to hold little baby chicks. And to top of the event, they gave us free homemade ice cream before we left. (I think that was my favorite part) We tried our hardest to get some good pictures but the kids were more interested in the animals then providing us mom's with the perfect photo op. (I don't know why) I think all in all everyone had a good time.

Aiden is 2 !!!

Today our baby boy turned two. I can't not believe how quickly time flies by. He has been such a sweet addition to our home. His personality develops more and more everyday and it is so exciting to watch him learn and grow.

Here are a few things about Aiden

Loves Sesame Street, specifically Elmo (who he calls “La La”), Little Einstein’s which he calls “pat pat”, Handy Manny and Letter Factory.

He tries to sing his “ABCs” which I might just find funny because I am his mommy but he kind of moves his head to the beat and just says random letters or sounds that might be letters. But next to “Wheels on the Bus” and “5 Little Monkeys” it is one of his favorites

Absolutely loves babies, especially his cousin Ansley. Which is good since we will having a baby arriving at our home very soon

Paul got a remote control helicopter for Christmas and Aiden has a love/hate relationship with it. He loves it when daddy gets it out and flies it but he hates it when it gets to close but who can blame the kid. It has gotten him a few times.

Aiden is getting more and more independent everyday. Just to name a few things, he used to hate sitting in his booster chair and would much rather sit in a regular chair, until one day he fell off the chair and hit his head pretty hard. It has really stuck with him because now everytime he tries to climb in the regular chair I just have to remind him he might fall and he goes right to the his booster chair. It might have helped too that around the same time he discovered he can do the buckles himself and he is very adamant about doing that.

When we are out some where and he wants down to “walk” it also includes not holding on to anybody’s hand. We have had many parking lot battles about him "walking" That leash great grandma got him might come in handy.

He counts to two and knows 6 letters and their sounds. A,B,C,M,S & W. (thank you Letter Factory)

Right now he is obsessed with turtles. He has little turtles that he naps with and carries around with him all day.