Pizza Time!

So, my little chef wanted to help me make a pizza the other night. This really comes as no surprise and isn't unusual at all since Aidan has always been a "doer". He loves to "help" do anything and everything you'll let him. It's just his little personality and I love to always encourage it because he gets a ton of satisfaction from knowing that he did something for you...and I love that. I've always let him help as much as I can at dinner for as long as he's been walking. The main reason is because, since Travis works nights, he sleeps during the day and I don't have another person around to keep Aidan occupied while trying to make dinner. So, it ended up that the best thing to do was to just let him be involved in the whole process! It allowed me to keep an eye on him and spend some quality time while keeping him happy:) Here are a few pics of my little man helping to make a pizza the other night!

First, we start with spreading the sauce.

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Yep, that looks good.

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Then, we sprinkle on the cheese.

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And then we pick a little bit of cheese off since it looks super yummy.

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So, then we stuff it in our mouth as fast we can before Mommy puts the camera down.

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Next, we notice that we dropped some on the counter and decide to eat that as well.

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And lastly, we bake the pizza, make a salad....and VOILA...Pizza via Aidan:)

Poor, poor kid!

Aidan SO has my butt. It's no secret that I have a considerable amount of junk in the trunk;) That has actually ALWAYS been the case....even when I was a baby. My Mom would often break out pictures of when I was little and talk about how I had the "cutest, little, round, poochy butt". Not so cute or little anymore, but definitely poochy...haha. And I think it's hilarious that Aidan has the very same booty. Please forgive me for the nakey pic, but I just had to share the fruit of my loins....or hiney;)

Nana & Pop's 50th. Anniversary Party

My grandparents celebrated their 50th. Wedding Anniversary on Sept. 27 and our family planned a big party for them on Sat., Oct. 18. Everyone had such a great time and it definitely made all of the planning worth it!

Nana & Pop (aka: Carole & Jimmy) were married on Sept. 27, 1958 in Clacton-On-Sea, England. They met at a town hall dance:) Pop was in the Air Force and was stationed there at the time. After moving all over the U.S. and even some time in Japan, they eventually landed at Pop's hometown of Fulton, KY where they finished raising all of their 5 kids and a few grandkids, too!

My grandparents mean the absolute world to me and celebrating their marriage with our family and some of their oldest and dearest friends was such a joy. There were several of Nana's girl friends who also married American soldiers and most of them are still married! It was so neat hearing stories and seeing several of them come and celebrate with them. They looked like little teenagers with the giggling and non-stop dancing:)

Here's a pic from their wedding day in 1958!

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Here are a few pics from their anniversary reception! Enjoy!