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i accidentally got the candles that relight.
so cool when they first came out.
pretty confusing for a 2 year old.

his new thing "AIDAN!" to let us know
he wants to do something by himself.
he normally speaks in short sentences.
this, however, is a statement.

he was on the trampoline for a good
45 minutes of the hour we were there.
fun stuff on a 100 degree day
in a gym with no air conditioning.

tahoe

the grandma, the great-grandpa & us

a rock, the woods & me

the grandpa, the gondola & me

the jumpy-whatchacallit
the ride home

learning defensive strategies

gymnastics class

aidan saw me looking at this picture on the computer and threw a tantrum because he wanted the balls. i had to explain that they were at gymnastics, we weren't and that he was looking at a photograph. it was an interesting exchange.




half way through a somersault.








backward roll...he was very excited that everything was upside down.











please dear lord, don't let this girl let go of me.

we didn't even fight over the middle

more photos

aidan got goggles for his birthday. i think he must be trying to look at them, keep them on and talk at the same time here. we always assume he got the smart genes...this picture indicates we could be wrong.jack hanging out in the car seat at the beach. for those of you looking closely, he has flecks of sand on his face. i learned that when it's windy at the ocean, you should put babies well above ground level. it seems i missed out on the smart genes too.