Best big brother ever

Brandon was helping Aidan learn to tie his shoes today.

B: Take this side, make a bunny. Take the other side, make a bunny. Wrap the two bunnies together and pull. [doesn't work] Hmm... I'm not sure that's how you do it. I don't do the bunny way.

He tied it for him the other way and then took him outside to ride bikes :)

Earlier today they weren't getting along as well - they were having a disagreement over something and Brandon tried to get Aidan to come back upstairs by whistling for him. Aidan responded by singing "I'm never coming up"

Wrapping up the weekend

Aidan asked us today when he will start Kindergarten. Looks like we need a new countdown for the first day of school.

The boys were all very cute with Clara today. Devlin kept dancing the tango with her around the living room - complete with "dips". She loved every minute of it.

The boys went to the lake today - everybody had fun but came home exhausted. My thumbs are sore from all the unpackaging & repeatedly transforming toys from robot to car to watch to phone and back again.

He's had a great birthday weekend and he has enjoyed every minute of it.

Zero days left

Today is Aidan's birthday! He woke up this morning at 10:30. I gave him a hug and asked how many days were left - he said "zero". Then he asked me "does that mean I can sleep as long as I want?" :) Guess 10:30 isn't late enough. He wanted a comfy blanket and hasn't gotten out of bed yet!

Clara - That's what legs are for!!

Clara has decided that she LOVES to stand. She looks for anything at the right height to give her a little boost to get vertical. Tonight during her bath she would grab the edge of the tub, stand up, grab a toy and then slip back down into the water. Undeterred though - she kept doing this until all the toys were in the tub with her.

She has also decided that she likes to crawl around the kitchen as fast as she can. She checks behind her every few moves to see if anyone is watching and coming after her. She's going to be a speed demon like the rest of the family!

Haircut!!!!!

We finally talked Devlin into a haircut! Aside from the goofy grin, it looks good on him. The stylist put a bunch of stuff in it but you get the idea - it's shorter and is supposed to stick out on the sides for that "just got out of bed" look :)

Missing Aidan

Aidan wants to go back to the little gym for another class. He informed me the other day that he thinks they miss him there :)

One track mind (motorcycle track, that is)

I have come to the realization that Devlin cannot go five minutes without turning the conversation back to dirtbikes. I love that he is so into riding, but I'm afraid he's using it as a way to avoid other conversations. I try very hard to ask questions so that he has to answer but the conversation goes like this:

Me: How was the test? What types of questions did it have?
D: Hard. Hey, you can see where the other motorcycle hit me.

ARGH. Is it normal for his age and I'm not being very supportive or should he be able to have other conversations without bringing motorcycles into it?

Countdown

Aidan is anxiously awaiting his 5th birthday. The calendar that he has been using since April has definitely seen better days. It has been ripped & fixed, torn down & taped back up, but he has diligently crossed off every day for 99 days.

I can't believe he's almost 5. He's such a big kid now.

Thing-a-ma-bibber

Aidan has created a new word -- Thing-a-ma-bibber.

He'll even define it for you if you ask: "when I don't know what a thing is, i call it a thing-a-ma-bibber" :)

Aidan - 4 years old (and 358 days) July 2008

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