A Little Man

One of the things that I had really wanted to do last fall was help Megan out by taking Aidan a day a week so that she could get her work done and we would have some Grandma time with my little man before his sibling arrives on the scene in May......it hasn't quite worked out, between my work schedule, travelling, surgery and everything else that happened. But I still wanted to see if we could make it work....so today Aidan spent the day at our house. First, he needs to always check the neighborhood ...... from the window!
This was his first visit since I had taken my Christmas Villages down, so he had to check out to see where they cords had disappeared too....hmm, there used to be a village here....but now, there is just the piano...(the ball is always in hand just in case Sheba wants to play)
Next, he asks for the giant deck of cards that is his to play with....I love the way he crouches down on his feet to take the cards out...
I was working on my computer at the kitchen counter, so I had a bird's eye view of him playing at my feet. He loves the old Fisher Price Cash Register that our kids played with...but today he decided laying down was a better way to play with it!

He loves climbing up on things...and our old brown chair is just right! Once he got up I gave him a couple of books to read and read he did!! It was so much fun to listen to him reading to himself and see him sitting just like I do in that chair when I read(look at his feet)!
Back to the piano again...this time trying it out using different fingers and different touches. He loves music!
Love those rosy cheeks after a long afternoon nap!
And yes, that's the remote in his hands....just like most men, he is a happy camper when he can have the remote! :-)
We had a great day, my little man and I! And he truly is a little man already...no longer a baby, but well on his way to being a big brother.

View out my Kitchen Window

As I said to Dave last night as we got back into our car after our Small Group meeting, it feels like we are having a 'real' winter this year....when there is snow on the ground day after day, and the air is crisp(not soggy!) Today as I looked out my kitchen window I marvelled that for the 5th day in a row it was snowing....and so beautiful I just had to share it with you in Blogland....


Poor birds won't be able to take a bath in this bird bath for a day or two...

It was already starting to warm up, but the snow on the railing was picture perfect....

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

Yes, those really are huge snowflakes that you can see in this picture!
It's evening now and starting to rain....but for a few days I've enjoyed the winter wonderland!

Delight in Life

I have been thinking a lot these past weeks about enjoying the moment....Carpe Diem, Sieze the Day.....it is so easy to live in the past, worry about the future or miss those everyday things that make us smile. So today I wanted to share a few memories that made me smile and continue to make me smile when I think about them or see the pictures.

Here is one that makes me smile...Megan and Aidan coming into our front door with his new hat!(how can you not smile at that face?!)
I made this card for Megan's birthday this week and that's where the title of this post came from...Delight in life! I love scrapbooking and making cards ....

A special memory that I will savor from the holidays was seeing my parents getting to know their great-grandchildren. This picture of my Mom with Aidan was priceless.....

Another memory that I will savor during these coming months is the time that Matt spent with his nephew and niece.....Aidan loves his Uncle Matthew.

Caily looks so relaxed in this picture from Christmas Eve....Matt you are an awesome uncle!