Spring has Sprung

Even though the last few days around here have been cold and wet, over the weekend we enjoyed a taste of beautiful spring-like weather.  With each passing day Aiden seems to be getting more and more comfortable with walking, and as things get nicer outdoors we are looking forward to him being able to take his toddler skills out into the yard.  

The first, and so far the only, time that we've been able to give him a taste of walking in the great outdoors he did pretty well.  The uneven ground and clumps of grass made for a few more spills than usual, but he's tumbling into the nice soft grass, so we say 'fall away!'

Here are some pictures showing his outdoor adventure.  There is one about half way down that makes it look like he's out for a little jog...

Easter Morning

On Sunday we enjoyed a quiet Easter morning at home, followed by a great church service, and a fun afternoon spent with family at the Weidner home.  Aiden, of course, recieved more then his share of Easter basket goodies.  And I, of course, filled my responsibility as a father and ate all the candy.  Here is Aiden checking out the basket (his favorite item, naturally, was the green plastic grass.)

The lone family picture that we managed to squeeze in during the day.

Here's Aiden showing off his snazzy Easter duds.

Harry the K

He's outta here...

Harry Kalas, broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away today.  Harry has been the voice of the Phillies for as long as I've watched and listened to Philadelphia baseball, and long before that.  His is a voice that I will forever associate with the game and the team that I love to root for.  And every time I re-watch the last out of the 2008 World Series (I have it saved on TiVo) I will be glad that it is Harry's voice saying...

"STRIKE THREE!!  The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 wooooooorld champions of baseball!!!........."

Little Fish

Aiden can't wait for this summer when he can go fishing in Maine with Dad and Grandpa.

As a show of his unbridled fishing enthusiasm here he is doing his best small mouthed bass impersonation.

Night Out

Last weekend Jen and I enjoyed a quick get-away night to Philadelphia to celebrate her birthday.  We had a great time.  We relaxed in our hotel room, we enjoyed a concert by Mates of State, and had a delicious brunch at Parc on Rittenhouse Square.  We really didn't take any pictures to document the fun that we had, so you'll just have to trust us.  It was fun.

I did take some pictures from our hotel room that I really like.  It had just finished raining and the city looks shiny and fresh (not usually the first two words one would associate with Philadelphia.)  In the second picture you can actually see a rainbow way out over the Delaware River.

Aiden Chases Bailey

Aiden chases Bailey.

Bailey runs away.

Aiden laughs.

It just never gets old. 

 Well... at least not for us.

Aiden Chases Bailey from Robert Jones on Vimeo.

Mr. Computer

Aiden has had a long held fascination with our computer.  It's a laptop so we're always using it in different places- on the couch, on the endtable, on the floor... you get the idea.  So wherever we have it, Aiden always seems to be desperately trying to get his little fingers on it.  For some reason this impulse is irresistable.  Whenever he sees that glowing screen his fingers start twitching, and his legs start pumping- and just watch out, cause here he comes.

Anyway, with all this in mind,  I decided this morning to give Aiden a few brief and closely supervised moments to check out the computer without the constant sound of, "Aiden, NO!" ringing in his ears.  Here it is from a computer's eye view...

computer from Robert Jones on Vimeo.

Wild Things

My favorite children's book of all time is being made into a movie. 

 

And it looks pretty darn good!

Thanks Steph for sending this- maybe Lucy and Aiden can go see it together once it comes out!

Projects

Hey blog,  

I know that posts have slowed to a trickle around here lately.  Sorry.   It's not that there hasn't been much to write about, things have actually been pretty busy.  We've been working on lots of projects around the Abode, some here, and some others here.   

In fact, Aiden has recently been working on a project of his own.  

First Steps from Robert Jones on Vimeo.