I made it into the Best Wife Ever Hall of Fame by making Aaron a pie. Aaron loves pie but I am always too nervous to make a pie crust from scratch. We got some rhubarb from a lady at church and I had some strawberries in the fridge so I made him a strawberry rhubarb pie.
It actually wasn’t that hard to make and it turned out really good. I was impressed with myself and so was Aaron. I think now that Aaron knows I can make pie, he will expect it more often.
Wednesday I went to lunch with a friend and Aaron and Andrew had lunch together at home. (By the way, thank-you Aaron for coming home to watch Andrew so I didn’t have to take him with me. What a wonderful husband and father!)
Andrew was done eating lunch and they were watching T.V. Andrew got a pillow off the couch and laid it on the floor to watch T.V. Aaron noticed that he was pretty quiet and not wiggling as much, he looked over and Andrew was sound asleep on the pillow. I guess he was ready for a nap.
Andrew is really into jumping lately. He jumps down the stairs, off the curb and loves to dog pile. He will warn you by coming up close and then saying “jump” and then he’ll get you. On of our favorite family time is in the morning when he is ready to get up and we are not, we’ll bring him into bed and snuggle and dog pile. It is so great to have Andrew in our family. I love our little family!
Thursday we made a run down to Lewiston/Clarkston to return some things to Costco and go to Sears. Aaron got a Sears gift card that was itching to be spent.
We decided to go to Fazzari’s for dinner. If you havent been there, it is a must go! It has the best pizza around! So good! I usually cut up Andrew’s pizza but thought let’s try it like a big boy. He loved it doing it himself. He ate quite a bit.
Andrew is all about shoes lately. We have a shoe basket by the front door and he is constantly taking shoes out of it to wear.
I was in the kitchen unloading the dishwasher when I heard him running into the kitchen saying “shoe, shoe.” He then sat on the dishwasher door and was trying to put on his own shoe.
Before we left for the park I put his shoes on and then was getting our stuff together. I walked by the living room and he was walking in dad’s shoes with his shoes on too. He had gotten them out of the basket and put them on and was walking around the house. When I was ready to go I told Andrew “lets go” and he walked out the door with dad’s shoes on. I told him we have to leave dad’s shoes at home. He was quite upset by that since he wanted to “go park, dad shoe.” But eventually put dad’s shoes back in the basket and we left for the park. As soon as we got home he pulled them out of the basket and wore them around the house.
Andrew is obsessed with slides this year. Last year he was terrified, but this year he loves to slide. He likes to do it all by himself (for those who know him, he is a very independent boy. “ do myself.”). Whenever we go to the park, he runs right to the slides yelling “slide, slide.”
Yesterday we met some friends at Sunnyside park to feed the ducks and play on the toys. It was such a beautiful day and it was so nice to get outside. We have been teaching Andrew that only ducks go in the pond and we stay on the grass. Last time he was there he was chasing a duck and nearly ran right into the pond. It amazes me how fearless Andrew is.
Speaking of yelling, that is the stage Andrew is in right now. We are really trying to work on “we have an inside voice too and we need to use it.” We are trying to teach him the difference and when to use our inside voice verses outside voice. If anyone has any tips, it would be much appreciated.
Wednesday Aaron turned the big 3-0! All I can say is it is about time! I am tired of feeling so old (there is only 3 years between us and yes I am the older one, hello Mrs. Robinson). It seemed that every year I was getting a year older and Aaron would remind me that he wasn’t even 30 yet. Well now he can’t say that.
He got spoiled on his birthday this year. He woke up to the smell of breakfast in the air and the dinning room decorated. This doesn’t happen very often since I am not a morning person and there is a many a morning that he leaves for work and I am still in bed. Heavenly Father knew this about me and sent us a son that is a great sleeper and sleeps in too. So it was a special treat for Aaron to get a hot breakfast before he went to work.
For lunch Andrew and I picked Aaron up from work and took him to Cougar Country for lunch. This is his favorite place to go to get the Super Basket. He even treated himself to a chocolate malt to take back to work with him.
Aaron requested ribs for dinner. I have never made ribs and didn’t even know where to start. Good thing the meat man at Safeway saved the day. They turned out quite tasty. Aaron also requested bake potatoes, which I put in the oven for an extra yumminess and salad. Yes, in case you are wondering, Blues Clues was on in the background while we were getting ready for dinner. AJ is obsessed with Blues Clues and knows all the words and actions to the songs and yells “clue” at the TV when he sees a “clue.” So much for the AAP’s recommendation of no screen time before the age of 2.
Aaron loves pineapple upside down cake so I that is what I made him for his birthday cake, even from scratch. If that’s not love, what is?!
My brother’s birthday is today so he and Aaron often share in birthday celebrations. The whole family has planned on going bowling tomorrow night and then a family dinner at my parents on Sunday. The birthday fun keeps going in our family.
Happy Birthday Aaron! I love you!
I had a friend email me this today and I absolutely love it. I brings a smile to my face whenever I watch it.
I am so grateful to know that I am a child of God who knows me personally and loves me.
Aaron has started a family tradition for Sunday breakfast. Every Sunday Aaron gets up before everyone else and makes chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. These pancakes are AJ’s favorite, but who doesn’t think chocolate makes everything better?!
AJ all handsome and ready for church.
We had my family over for dinner last night. Since we were out of town for Mother’s day, everyone decided to wait till we got back to celebrate my mom. We made chicken primavera (our family’s favorite lately and healthy too since I make it with olive oil and bake the chicken and then serve with marinara and pasta), salad and bread. For dessert I always wanted to make this angel lush (angel food cake, crushed pineapple, vanilla pudding and cool whip). So yummy and easy.
AJ trying on Uncle Tyler’s boots. He is ready to go.
We watched Tangled after dinner. Tyler and Kate hadn't seen it and my parents and us love it. Such a cute movie.
Warning: This is going to be a long blog post with lots of pictures. We had a great trip and did lots of fun things!
Friday we left for Wenatchee. It has been a yearly tradition to go to Apple Blossom Festival and spend the weekend with Aaron’s parents.
We left in the morning and made a pit stop at the rest stop outside of Ritzville, towards Moses Lake. We got out and stretched our legs and did our business. Aaron pulled the car around to pick AJ and I up and went to unlock the back doors, but ended up locking the car instead. Yep, we were locked out and the car was running. Aaron felt horrible and I was grateful AJ wasn’t in his carseat locked in the car. We called the nearest locksmith and he was on his way. We spent time exploring the rest area and picking dandelions. This is AJ’s new job. Aaron has taught him how to pick dandelions in our yard, so now he picks them wherever we go.
After 30 minutes we were off and running. The weather in Wenatchee was sunny and warm. Aaron’s parents had the day off and were working in the yard. AJ ran right in and was ready to help. He had a good time planting flowers, watering the flowers, picking dandelions and getting wheelbarrow rides from Grandpa.
After all the hard work Grandma gave us Otter Pops. This was the first time AJ had one and he loved it!
That evening we walked down the street and watched the Classy Chassis. Aaron, Grandpa and AJ had a great time looking at all the cool cars. We even went to Abby’s afterwards for pizza. Abby’s makes the best pizza and is must go every time we visit.
Saturday we did a little shopping, went out to eat and visited Aaron’s friend Charles and his family.
Aaron’s mom and I had a wonderful Mother’s day and got spoiled. Aaron and his dad did all the cooking that day and we could sit around with our feet up. We went to church and then came home and relaxed.
Monday we left for Seattle to have a little family vacation. It was nice to spend time together as a family and show AJ some of the places of Seattle.
Our hotel was by Southcenter mall so we did some shopping, went to Ikea and then the Cheesecake factory for dinner. I am in love with the coconut cheesecake from there and it is a must have every time we go. Highly recommend it! I crave it often, but only get it 1 or 2 times a year.
Tuesday it was beautiful outside and looked like the only good day that week so we headed to Woodland Park Zoo. I have been working with AJ on animals and couldn’t wait to take him to the zoo. Needless to say, he was more interested in the all the kids on field trips then some of the animals, but we had a great time.
After the zoo and when AJ woke up, we went to the park across the street to run and play.
We then went to get some lunch and back to the hotel for a nap. That evening we went and wandered around Southcenter mall and ate at the Rainforest Café. I looked long and hard for a hotel with a pool and found one, but when we checked in we were told the pool was being closed till further notice. So much for the plan of going swimming every night. So we went and ran around the mall instead.
Wednesday we went to the Pacific Science Center. AJ loved it! But what kid wouldn’t love all the buttons and knobs you could touch. When we got there, they were do a constellation show for preschool kids in the planetarium. We all thought it was pretty cool to see.
They had such a great kids area to run and play in.
Aaron and AJ loved the this exhibit. They would see many balls could go at once.
They also had a good time in the space area.
After the science center, we went to Gameworks to play some pinball and other arcade games. Aaron loves pinball so we usually go check out an arcade while on vacation. AJ loves the race car games. He sits there and drives, changes gears and push the buttons all while making car noises. How boys know how to make car noises at such a young age is beyond me. So cute! At the end we turned in our very few tickets, only enough to get AJ a dum dum, but he couldn’t be happier.
That evening we went to Cameron and Tiana’s house for dinner. They had a baby over Easter weekend. It was so great to see baby Christian and visit with them.
Thursday we decided to drive home and get things done around the house before Aaron had to go back to work on Monday. We had a great vacation!
