My 3rd Birthday Party Number 1 (November 19, 2009)

Ok, so here goes...

Tomorrow (November 20) I will turn 3. But tomorrow is Shabbat so there's no school. So my class threw me a birthday party today. We had the Shabbat party first and then my birthday. It was SOOOO MUCH fun. And of course mommy, daddy & baby Aiden came to celebrate with me.

It all started with us all riding in the van together to get me to school (usually daddy takes me in the morning while mommy stays with Aiden at home). Baby Aiden had fallen asleep in the car (because it was his usual nap time). Mommy brought me into my classroom while daddy stayed in the car with Aiden so he could sleep some more. The teachers gave me a special birthday hat

And then after a little bit, we went into the synagogue to have the Shabbat party and my birthday party.

And because I was the birthday boy, I got to sit in the center of the circle on the special birthday chair with my mommy

And here are my birthday cupcakes that Nechomi made for me

Nothing better than sitting on the floor and eating a birthday cupcake

And here I am blowing my candle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7KK7lLUekg

More birthday celebrations to come...

Hanging Out with My Bro (November 18-19, 2009)

This is what we do on rainy and cold days when I get back from preschool: we get into trouble with Aiden's newly acquired climbing skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_xaWrD9GoE

And then, after we get tired of getting into trouble and driving our mommy insane, we just chil!

Aiden is 10 Months Old (November 17, 2009)

For Aiden's 10 months birthday I decided to be a loving brother and get us both into heaps of trouble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOD3lpsBP0k

Outside Fun & Aiden's 10 Months Birthday

We still have a day here and there when it's still nice to be outside for short periods of time. So we try to take advantage of those days as much as we can before it gets too cold and starts raining and snowing and all.

I love to ride my tricycle and Aiden loves to 'ride' the car. And I like to give Aiden turns to 'ride' on my tricycle too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49-knHUOaI

And to the longest post ever: our adventures from November 1 through November 13, 2009

So I figured I would just share bits and pieces of what me and my 'Trouble is My Middle Name' of a brother have been doing on these days...



Us boys and our tunnel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUawYxjV8E4


Baby Aiden loves it when I take him for a ride in the dump truck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS0dYJSe580, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAr9M_sLrQ

And this is what mommy and Aiden do when I'm at school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pEN-1RqUx8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLXK9U3rguY

And sometimes Aiden can be a really pesky little bugger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfXacW9GSwA

Let's see, what else can I share? Once a day, Aiden gets to watch TV. His favorite show is 'Big Cat Diaries'. He loves it SOOOOO MUCH that he stands right in front of the TV to watch it (to my mommy's disliking) and tries to touch all the animals through the screen. He doesn't really get why they can't come and play with him.

Baby Aiden has a new favorite hang-out place - the fridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WXxEsVLtuU

Here's baby Aiden eating tomato and cucumber for the first time and loving it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek_F35w8TRY

And here I am, eating a cucumber

And a video for further proof that me, Scott's son is eating cucumber and tomato http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTh4TYbqTeU, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcO3oLsTVw8

Sometimes, we really want to go out and mommy won't let us (just kidding! but she just makes us put on jackets and shoes and silly stuff like that)

Let Us Out...

And to end this longest post in history, I will present you with a picture of my gorgeous baby brother

Just Hanging Out with Mommy and Daddy, October 31, 2009

Today we just hung at home and did almost nothing...

Abba Shabbat for the first time, October 30 2009

I got to be Abba Shel Shabbat for the very first time in my life. Abba Shel Shabbat means Father of the Sabbath. I got to sit on the special table with the Imma Shel Shabbat and we said the blessings and lit the Shabbat candles and collected Tzedakah and handed out treats to all of our friends. Mommy, Daddy and baby Aiden came to be there with me. It was great fun!

Here I am collecting the Tzedakkah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrB3KVwt4M and here we are singing Shabbat songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXgYEOb95sc. More songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6CuyMm2XkQ

Highlights of October 26-28, 2009

Here we are, just hanging out:

And here's my baby brother, learning how to walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevJkJ4Deyc

And this is why we lock our cabinets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzwHmk5a8_c

And here are Aiden and me getting into all sorts of trouble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXCAaR9E-rc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xReB4ObUng

Way Back When... My Zoo Trip from October 21, 2009

We had a wonderful school field trip to the Richmond Metro Zoo. Mommy couldn't come with me because of baby Aiden. Daddy couldn't come with me because he had a meeting he couldn't miss at work. So Lindsay took me. I got to ride in Lindsay's blue car which was way more fun than mommy's van. We had SO MUCH fun! I got to feed a giraffe and I tried to feed the birds.

And the only video we were able to get was of me trying to feed the birds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ1skMMdUag

And daddy surprised me when he joined us for lunch there. He didn't get to see any of the animals but we hung out with all my friends and teachers and the other parents for lunch.

Then we drove back in Lindsay's blue car and I took a nice, long nap

Several New Posts Are In the Works

Suffering from serious lack of time and energy. Going to Blacksburg for Thanksgiving. Will get some posts going soon, especially with Liam's birthday celebrations that are no where near as fun as Lorenzo's was, but we had some good times...

Beautiful Weather, Beautiful Food, and Trouble

We've had some wonderful weather lately. With my mommy's recent diagnosis of severe vitamin D deficiency we've been spending as much time outdoors as possible. Luckily, we have a wonderful pond by the wonderful Panera Bread where we can go and feed the duckies, geese, beaver and giant fish. And we always have lots of bread that got forgotten and has gone stale to use.

Baby Aiden Wishing He Was Feeding the Duckies Too

Me Feeding the Duckies

Looking Cool

Our Beaver

Videos: Feeding the Duckies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glV7KdTQ_M8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmbZRgm4WY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FjyP_GsZR4

And then there's the exciting news of baby Aiden graduating to a harness booster (just like mine) and eating at the table with the rest of us. He is also eating more stuff in little pieces and having a blast with all the new foods. If you are wondering, he is now in a booster like mine because he hated having the tray of the high chair constrict him and he felt like he was being left out when he didn't get to sit at the table with us.

Look at All This Beautiful Food

And this next stuff happened when I was at preschool. Mommy has Aiden's clothes in a pop-up bin downstairs so that she doesn't have to run upstairs every time he spits up (which is still quite a bit, especially considering he is 9 months old in 2 days). And baby Aiden has developed this annoying new habit of getting into it and making a mess of all the nicely folded clothes. Also, he is very into pulling on the cord that powers the TV. NOT GOOD! Must come up with a solution for that one.

Aiden = Trouble

Aiden Planning to Get the Cord

Who Me?

Menace is My Middle Name

Videos of Aiden getting into trouble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaYWkKC51Q4, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twXVlLsZvfI, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVu1VQkhAg8

Food and Good Friends

Baby Aiden has been eating solids for a while. He has also been eating little pieces of 'real' food in spite of not having any teeth yet.

Baby Aiden eating green peas and organic puffs

Baby Aiden eating chicken

Baby Aiden eating Challa

And here I am helping baby Aiden eat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzi3bNsuK9M

A few weeks ago we also had a visit from my mommy's close friends Molly & John and their baby girl Sara. Sara is two months and 5 days older than our baby Aiden. She is the cutest baby girl ever. She is sweet and beautiful and smart and wonderful. Aiden and Sara really hit it off and my mommy was so excited to see her old friends that she never gets to see anymore because they live in Denver.

There's only one picture of baby Sara but several videos

Baby Aiden meeting Sara for the first time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBIu87Ey24E

Baby Aiden and Sara playing together http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH7MJ_FhPWQ

Baby Aiden attacking the camera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWFBr7yXvys

Babies climbing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6WZkWd7dDc

Baby Sara eating spaghetti for the first time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRnFHjk2OA

Baby Sara reading http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZpT7VYYadc

They start so young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPdwtlhofbk

The visit's last video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pj7e19WXcs

We're really hoping to go visit them in Denver when me and Aiden are a bit older.

And here's baby Aiden eating 'real' chicken for the first time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxUEjo_gGCk

And here we are, brothers at play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L-gVQEhF7o

Ah, look at this gorgeous boy

More us bros at play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ6V5LIoyo0 and a bit more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5eRMraG13s

I'm not sure I like this business of my baby brother playing with my stuff while I'm at preschool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stvYSUoDfrw

I think that's enough for one post. More to come...