Memorial Day Weekend

While looking at the pictures from our Memorial Day I thought it'd be interesting to look back at last Memorial Day to see how much Aiden has changed.

Needless to say, he's changed a lot...

The differences between 'then' and 'now' are pretty apparent (and it's not just the fact that his head is no longer perfectly round.)    Although it's only been a year, it's hard to remember him being so small.  He isn't a little baby anymore- he's a little boy.  

So anyway, here are some pictures of our little boy enjoying this year's Memorial Day picnic.  We had a beautiful day to spend with family at Mom and Dad's house.  Aiden enjoyed running around the yard and being goofy.

Well, hello there!

We hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day holiday.  Ours was very nice, and included (as every Memorial Day should) some good food, sunshine, and time with family.  

Posting has been pretty sparse around here lately, but we'll post some updates and pictures later in the week!

A May Morning

Looking back over old posts I realized that we used to take a lot more pictures of Aiden just doing nothing.  I guess back then 'nothing' was pretty much all he did...  But still, it seemed like we were good about having the camera handy for all the little moments of the day, and not just the big events.  In that spirit, I dug out the trusty ol' camera when Aiden and I got up this morning.  

One thing that I noticed right away was that he's a lot harder to get a good picture of these days.  If he is not zooming gleefully across the living room floor, then he is fully engrosed in whatever book or toy has his attention in that moment.  He is certainly not one to stop and pose for pictures, thats for sure.   Anyway, these were the best ones I got...

Zoobilee Zoo

Zoobilee Zoo is the name of one of my favorite childhood TV shows.  It is also the name of the video that we took when we went to the zoo on Monday.  Check it out.  

Zoobilee Zooo from Robert Jones on Vimeo.

To the Zoo!

On Monday he drove down to the Philadelphia Zoo to take advantage of our new "Zoo Membership" (thanks Mom and Dad!)  We had a beautiful, not too hot, day to wander the paths and check out the animals.  One thing we discovered is that zoo animals, like us, enjoy a nice afternoon nap.  So lots of the animals were either lounging, dozing, or actually snoring, but they were still fun to look at!  Here are some pictures from the day:

Hippos

Yaks

Tortoises

Penguins

Lions

Pumas

Tigers

Flamingoes

A very sleepy bear

Zebras

Giraffes

The last animal we saw was Aiden's favorite, and one of our's too.  The Polar Bears!  Unlike with some of the others, Aiden really watched the Polar Bear and seemed interested in him.

So we had a great first trip to the Zoo, even though we didn't get to do some of the fun things like the bird building and the monkey house.  Maybe next time!

Assuming the weather holds up, we are planning on spending tomorrow amidst the herds of exotic animals and school children at the Philadelphia Zoo!  We'll report back soon with all the details.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!  Especially to my beautiful wife (and Aiden's awesome Mom) Jen.

Sun + Son = Fun

Just some more pictures of Aiden having a good time outside.