Friends and Fun

Ayden has a video that centers on firemen and all their job entails. He loves it and spends time fighting fires around our house. Here he is in his fireman helmet, boots, and "pants" (he pulled them up like they do on the video, so even though they're shorts--they're fireman pants).

Josh's mom recently made a short visit, and we had a nice time spending the day with her. She was able to come see Ayden's Gymbo class, which, as you may remember from earlier posts, is a big event in our family. Barb brought with her shirts for Ayden and Kieran, so here they are sporting their matching race car shirts. Ayden likes it when he and Kieran are dressed at least similarly, so this was fun for him.






We do a good bit of groccery shopping at Giant Eagle. Ayden loves this store because they have a kid cookie club. So, every time we go, he gets a cookie. Hence, he calls it the cookie store. Another exciting facet of this store is their carts. Their car carts are in high demand, so, when we go, we scope out the outside cart corrals and then head in to see if we can find one. Sometimes we get one, sometimes we don't. Here's a picture of the first time Kieran joined Ayden in the cart. Kieran, as you can tell, took to it immediately.








This past week we had a number of fun outings with friends. Here's a picture of Ayden and Kieran with Brooklyn. They're taking a break from running around the water spraygrounds. It was a fun break from the very hot weather we've had lately. We went last year, too. It was something to see how Ayden's changed since then. Last year he cautiously enjoyed running through the various sprinklers. This year, he plowed through them all without thinking twice about it.


We also went to the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center with Bella, her mom, and brother Silas. Ohio has a terrific metropark system with beautiful trails, nature centers, and activities for families. At this particular center, we saw a lot of animals found in Ohio's wild. It was fun and we ended the trip with a picnic at Huntington Beach.