Happy St Patrick's Day!

Happy St Patrick's Day!  Daddy made us green pancakes this morning!

 
 
 I just love this shirt my mom got for Aaden - two of my favorite things in one...St Patrick's Day and San Francisco Giants!  Not to mention it's being worn by my most favorite little person!  Just a few pictures and then we're off to Emery's birthday party!  In the rain!

  
  
(rubbing his lips together because he just put chapstick on)

 Erin Go Braugh!

Aaden Has A Secret....

He is going to be a big brother! 

 Yep, that's right!

And we don't know if he's...

Excited...

Shocked...

Happy...

Sad...

or Indifferent?

Well - he doesn't really know what's going on. 

Bue we think he's going to make a wonderful older brother! 

He just loves babies!

And we just know he's going to love

this little baby very, very much ♥

It doesn't look quite like a baby yet.  But he or she is measuring right on track.  The heartbeat was a strong 150.  I actually cried when I saw the heartbeat.  It's amazing to see this teeny, tiny thing inside me and know that they will become this living child that you love more than anything you could have imagined.  I am 8 weeks along, Baby #2 is due Oct 19th!

I Love You

Aaden said, "I love you" back to me for the first time today!  We were on our way into the doctor's office and I was carrying him and just randomly told him that I loved him and he immediately said, "I tuoirtb weir"  The last two words were mumble jumble but I know what he was attempting to say.  I immediately said it back to him again and he did it again!  I was so overjoyed - I think I probably got tears in my eyes.

Melt.my.heart.

Mock Branding (Stick Horse Rodeo) 2012

We went to the Annual Mock Branding up at the Sparling Ranch which apparently has officially been changed to the Stick Horse Rodeo- Aaden had so much fun hanging out outside all day.  He was sooo good - he played all day and all night with only a half an hour nap on Aunt Kerry's lap.

Aaden won the Stick Horse Race for the kids division, got a trophy and everything!  (Really, Aaron ran it while holding Aaden)

All the stick horses lined up

Our little cowboy

So tough with his Lovie

 

Bubbles with Aunt Caroline!

Checkin' out the horses

Daddy, Mommy & Aaden - in need of sunglasses

Aaden and Daddy running the barrel race

Aaden hated it~

Poor Buddy!

Recovering after his ride

I think he forgave Aaron

Aaden was one of the winners!

His trophy

Aaden and the other winners of the Stick Horse Rodeo

Aaden's favorite part - playing with the branding iron

(which was not hot)

And picking up cow poop and putting it in his bucket.

Group shot at the end of the day.

Aaden sleeping in Aunt Kerry's arms

Our view on our way out.

Looking forward to next year!!