A Tiger on the Mountain

Today Jon took Alex skiing for his first time. Jon went skiing two weeks ago, and Alex tried to stowaway, so he was very excited to be officially invited this time.Alex looked great in all of his ski attire, and picked up the basics in a flash.Brighton's kinder ski group helped Alex learn the ropes. After his first lesson, he was well on his way to becoming a Little Ripper.

He enjoyed riding the lift on a sunny, warm day.
And he did a great job skiing! He can't wait to go again to practice his pizza and french fry moves.

Thanks to ski school, Jon was able to rise above the bunny hills to catch this great view of Mt. Timpanogos and the surrounding scenery.

I have to admit that I may have enjoyed their ski day as much as they did: I was able to nap with Aidan catch up on my Twilight reading. Aidan and I went for a walk around the neighborhood and had a relaxing day enjoying the warm weather. I'm glad the boys were able to take advantage of Jon's passes before the snow melts away.

Let YOUR Sham Rock!

Happy St. Patty's Day, everyone!

He's a grownin'!

I can't believe my sweet little Aidan is 9 months old! Right around Christmas time, he started sitting up by himself. This was a great time - he would sit on a blanket and play with toys - keeping himself busy, but staying in one place - heaven for me. I had to include both of these pictures because his smile is so cute and playful in the first, but he looks like a 12 year-old posing in the second.

About a month or 6 weeks later, he started scooting himself backwards. Getting around a little bit, but also finding himself stuck in a few situations - like between these 2 foot rests.

Not long after that, a new scene greeted me when I went to get Aidan up from his crib. He started standing up by himself!

Now he can pull himself up on everything he finds around the house: the footrests, boxes, and even the wall.
The day before we went to the Draper open house with the Gus's, he started crawling forward! He's really getting around now - and thinks it's especially funny to make a dash for the stairs. Luckily, I'm still faster than he is (but I do need to get a gate). He also sticks his tongue out quite a bit - often curling it so much it resembles the shape of a Tostidos Scoop.

I sure love my little Aidan and I can't believe he's growing up so fast. He's even able to rock the spikey harido!