Aiden's Top 12 Activities of 2012

12. Joining in on Big People's conversations (I'm louder!)

11. Watching the Geico "Maxwell the Pig" commercials

10. Stealing the TV remote (and pushing all the buttons!)

9. Hiding the TV remote

8. Spinning any occupant of one of the kitchen stools

7. Pulling down my safety gates (oh, yeah! And the curtains!)

6. Hanging from the furniture (my favorite is the dining room table)

5. Rearranging the furniture (so far I can move the ottomans and my playpen across the room)

4. Hugging Kona (when I can catch her)

3. Laughing when Mom says "no"

2. Riding on Dad's shoulders

1. Running!

Aiden runs away with the TV remote.

Caught red-handed!

It may be tough to tell, but he has pulled the gate from its place. 

Aiden plays with his ball... He constantly removes one of his socks (he switches between right and left).  We call him the one-socked-bandit.

Though he has 4 teeth (and one more almost through), he likes to swallow foods before he has sufficiently chewed them... thus, we break his cereal into smaller bits. He has developed his own method for snacking...

Happy New Year!

Handsome men in stripes...

AIDEN'S TOP 11 ACTIVITIES OF 2011

11. Splashing in the bath

10. Smiling at strangers

9. Playing hide-and-seek

8. Pulling things out of cupboards (rubber bands don't stop me--just pull hard and wedge your arm in there...)

7. Shaking head from side to side when Mom & Dad do it to me

6. Emptying out dresser drawers (especially Mom's)

5. Roaring (even at strangers)

4. Walking!

3. Playing with Ciala and Lauren

2. Drinking milk with Mom

1. Napping with Dad

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, Everyone! 

And Happy 12th Birthday, Ciala!

McBride Christmas Card Photo for 2011

Aiden gets into the Christmas spirit.

Birthday Girls!  Ciala turned 12 on the 25th, and Kona turned 3 on the 24th!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CIALA!

Lauren, Aiden and Ciala smile.

Girls in hats (thanks, Mom!  We love them!)

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!