Thursday, March 29, 2012

Wrapping up February

20-29th, yep a leap year!

The day after his party, we took Aiden to Frontierland Park. He loves the sand, running in the field, and throwing tanbark. We can't keep this guy indoors. He is a an adventurer and outdoorsman (got the Rotondo blood running through him!)


On a very hot morning, I took Aiden to the beach near the Pacifica Pier. He loved the sand beneath his feet and the sea breeze in his hair. He couldn't get enough of the sea gulls or the dogs that were constantly passing by us. After he got his beach fix, we headed to San Jose to grab some lunch with Uncle Chris and  Toddy. Aiden had his first soft serve ice cream cone, which he loved! He also enjoyed sharing his toys with Sugar and grabbing some mexican food with Grandpa and Great Grandpa at Adelitas before heading back home!


Family day! We took Aiden to the SF Zoo. I was fascinated with the Gorillas and Aiden, well he just thought everything was a giant dog. The only thing he really seemed to like was a seagull by the fountain and a giant cement hippo. He also loved the store, and of course we were tempted to buy everything he pointed at, but we refrained and only left with a $30 keychain! haha. Yes, we are suckers, for anything with our Angel's face on it, and he was waving in the picture, so how could we resist!


Our little big guy is definitely a handful, but we wouldn't want him any other way. He is smart, hilarious, and handsome! He also took his first bath in the tub without his big ducky and spent 40 minutes just playing in the water, so yes, he is a water baby. He can open doors, turn lights on and off (on and off, and on and off...he loves pulling the chain on the lamp) and he understands most commands in both English and Spanish (even though he will ignore us most of the time!). Almost forgot, his well check! He is 28.5lbs almost 3ft tall and as our Dr. said, "he is very verbal, and very active. He sure knows what he wants. He is doing Great! Keep up the good work!" Oh, we will and we are. We love you Aiden!





Wednesday, March 28, 2012

First Birthday Party!

On Sunday, February 19th we celebrated Aiden's FIRST Birthday!
Martin and I decided on an All Star theme since Aiden loves all sorts of balls. I made all of the decorations and we even found a giant dog piñata. Aiden loved it! My mom made 4 different pulled pork carnitas and macaroni salad, I baked cornbread muffins and made coleslaw, Martin BBQ tons of chicken, and Toddy made her famous potato salad. Everything was AMAZING! Especially the cake...it was whipped cream with a alternating layers of chocolate and yellow cake separated with raspberry filling! Aiden didn't blow out his candle, but he sure did scare everyone when he reached for the flame.

The weatherman threatened rain all week, but we lucked out with a beautiful day. Aiden was such a ham. He loved being the center of attention when we opened presents. He was smiling at everyone and making faces and sounds. He hit the piñata and loved being pulled around in his wagon or on his trike. Most of all, he loved playing with all the big kids.

Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us, we had a great time!

Pre-party photos: 2/18- Uncle Chris came to help us shop and get stuff ready and Aiden snuggled with him on the couch.


Photos by Joe Blea