Rock the ‘Hawk

Jaden has been acting a little mischievous lately, so we decided to get him a haircut to match his two year-old attitude.  The other day, he thought it would be funny to lock me outside while I was taking Halle and Harry out.  And the other morning, he woke up at 5:30am asking for chicken nuggets and fries.  He’s mostly been making us laugh as we watch him test his boundaries, so we thought this haircut would be totally appropriate!

Fireworks with Bubbe & the Beach

We travelled down to Ft. Lauderdale for the 4th of July and had lots of fun while we were there.  Bubbe took Jaden to Parrot Island were we got to see not only parrots, but piglets.  Dave got bit by a parrot that he was trying to feed.  We watched fireworks on the 4th and ate lots of good food.  Jaden got to play in his new sandbox in Bubbe’s backyard and went swimming in the pool.  We took a trip to the beach with Jason and Elisha and watched Jaden go back and forth to the ocean, filling up a watering can and dumping it on his sand castle at least 100 times.  We also spent time with Nana and had a wonderful dinner on our last night with Bubbe, Cindy, and Nana.  Since we flew out of Westchester, we got to have lunch with our friends Rudy and Geraldine before we made the drive home from the airport.

Rock Yourself to Sleep

We switched Jaden to a toddler bed a week or so ago and it has been non-stop fun ever since.  While Jaden doesn’t leave his room at night, we do hear lots of moving around after he “goes to bed.”  Usually there are books on the floor, an extra set of pj’s out, and the fan turned off when we check in on him.  However, when we checked on him the other night, we found him sleeping here.

Strawberry Picking

Last weekend when Grandpa and Grandma were visiting, we took a trip to the Pickin’ Patch and spent part of the morning picking (and eating) strawberries.  Jaden did the eating and we did the picking.

Big Weekend

After the excitement from last weekend’s trip to the ER, we wanted to do something fun this weekend (although if you ask Jaden, the trip to the ER was probably fun considering the popsicle and toy cars).  On Saturday we took Jaden to “Touch a Truck,” which was in downtown Newington.  Lots of trucks, including a fire truck, police car, school bus, big rig, and backhoe were available for all of the kids to climb all over.

On Sunday, we went to a carnival in the next town over.  Lots of the rides were toddler-friendly and Jaden could do them by himself.

He was so wiped out, that this is how he ended up.

Grandpa’s 90th Birthday

Hope you enjoy the video.  Commentary provided by Jaden.

First Trip to the ER

Jaden had his first trip to the ER on Sunday.  We were all playing on our bed and he fell off and hit his head on Harry's crate.  Lots of blood, but luckily he only needed two staples for the cut about an inch above his right ear.  We took him to the children's hospital and they brought in a dvd player so he could watch Barney while he got the staples.  He didn't even cry.  Afterwards, they gave him a popsicle and hot wheels cars.  We'll go to the doctor's this week to get the wound checked, then again next week to get the staples removed.  Other than that, he's doing fine!

Cookie Monster

Passover Photos

Check out photos of our Seder. Bubbe came all the way from Ft. Lauderdale just to celebrate with us!

New Old Photos

Here are some photos I've been meaning to add.

From Jaden's pre-school interview:


Jimmy and Jana's visit:


Trying on Daddy's glasses:


Play-dough in p.j.'s:

Photos from Jaden's Birthday

Jaden celebrated his 2nd birthday at Chuck E Cheese, then came back home for cake and ice cream.

Our Latest Project

Jaden loves carrying around photos of Dave when we are traveling and loves getting postcards in the mail.  He sticks them in his book bag and carries them all over the house.  So, I had our family members email me photos of themselves and their pets, then got the pictures printed.  We took them to Kinko's and got them laminated.  He loves them!



Remember the basil Jaden planted back in November with Grandma? Here it is, finally starting to really grow.

Rub a Dub Dub Jaden in the Tub

We are in Maryland, visiting my family this week and helping out Jimmy.  Jaden loves taking baths in Grandpa and Grandma's jacuzzi because it is huge and he can swim around like a little fish.  He never wants to get out and will stay in even if the water is cold.  

The Last Cowboy

So what's the consensus?  Does Jaden like posing as a cowboy or what?!

Jaden the Cowboy

This photo was taken over the summer at Jaden's school.