Three Years Down... Many More To Come :)

What an amazing weekend we had! Kevin and I just celebrated our 3 year anniversary and decided we would get away, just the TWO of us, for the night and have Grammie watch Jaiden. I had so much anxiety on the days prior to leaving... I totally knew that everything was going to go just fine and that he was in good hands—but I just think a little worrying is in my nature as a momma. I should have trusted my gut because in the end all the worrying was completely pointless because he did absolutely perfectly. Jaiden’s new thing is giving people kisses (it’s ridiculously cute, but might scare non-family members as its completely open mouthed and super slobbery) but before my Mom left in the morning she got at least 5 giant kisses from Jaiden on the nose. Needless to say, I know he loved the time with his Grammie and Aunt Alisha. And, I have to admit it was fabulous to be able to just have some one on one time with Kevin. We both missed him like crazy, but definitely felt rejuvenated when we got home.

As you can see from pictures, meal time is still a complete success with the little guy :) There is only one thing that we’ve found that he absolutely HATES and will spit out at you if you try to sneak it in... applesauce. I’m thinking it has to be a texture thing because he loves tiny pieces of cut up apple and loves his apples baby food, but for some reason he will not eat applesauce. He is thoroughly enjoying any finger food that he can get his hands on. We went to my parents for dinner and he had a complete “real food” dinner... meatloaf, pasta, mixed veggies and his Grammies homemade ice cream for dessert. I sat back in my seat in the middle of dinner and just watched him. It’s absolutely amazing to be able to see all the growth, development, and progress he’s made in such a short time. He continues to amaze me each and every day.


For my anniversary gift Kevin splurged and got me a set of new actions for editing pictures... and I'm obssessed. I dont know how I've gone this long without it. They are amazing. Jaiden and I ventured outside the other afternoon to take some pictures so I could play with the new editing tools during his nap and I'm pretty pleased with how the pictures turned out. After graduating with a degree in photographpy, I have confidence in the pictures I'm taking, but have been fearful of the editing process. I think the new actions are just the motivation I need to really start taking pictures on a professional level. First things first... I need to build a portfolio to start a website. Anyone out there need pictures of their little ones?! Get ahold of me if you're interested :) Kevin and I are taking Jaiden downtown to scout out a couple cool spots so I should have more pictures of the little monkey within a couple weeks. I can't wait.. I just bought him the cutest converse shoes. They're bright yellow with big white polka dots. I think they'll be adorable in pictures!