New Pictures

Mommy has shown me how to upload new pics to Picasa web albums. If you would like to view some cute shots of me during the exciting tenth and eleventh months of my life, click on this link!

Months Ten and Eleven

Love,
Aiden

The Party Continues

Mommy made a delicious homemade cake that is baby/toddler friendly, and Gram made the vanilla cream cheese frosting. Thank you Ina Garten for the great recipes. I could not get enough!

Here I am with Lili, taking a break from my new cars and trucks to grab a sugary snack.



Back to work. There was so much to unwrap (and clean up) and this was my biggest gift of all: the kitchen. Now I can have my very own kitchen to play in when mommy is cooking in the big kitchen. I am getting so bored with the cabinets, pots and pans in there. Bring on the new!



It would not be a proper Bernal bash without Uncle Spanky and G-Dad being silly, or rather, in the spirit of birthday fun. Mom wore a hat, too, but only for the candle lighting and singing. Hey, Gram, where was your hat?

Oh, you made dinner for the grown-ups. That is completely understandable. I forgive you! Mom said those enchiladas were tasty!

Just kidding. I have to wait several (many!) more birthdays before I can taste the High Life.

I want to thank everyone who took the time to attend my first party. I had so much fun- and there are more pictures to come in our Picasa web album. I had a great birthday, and I missed those who were not there; I sure appreciate the cards and gifts that were sent in the mail or Lili's car.

LOVE, Aiden the-new-one-year-old

Happy First Birthday, Aiden!

On Sunday, January 25th, I had my very first birthday party! Although it was early (in the tradition of the Bernal's Happy Pre-Birthday song), we had a big day planned...

For breakfast, Chris made banana and chocolate chip pancakes (I had plain banana). Then after a long nap (your welcome, mommy), Lili and Gram fed me cheese, crackers, grapes and delicious snacks while mommy set out food and G-dad hung streamers. Bonnie iced the homemade carrot-raisin-pineapple cake (see picture at left), and Lili dressed me in this dashing overall/plaid shirt outfit.


We opened presents after having some wine and cheese, waiting for more guests to arrive (but before the cake...) I received so many cool toys. There were even packages from family members out of town- boy, am I a lucky boy! Here is Baby's (toddler's?) first hammer. Interesting... I really just like to take the pegs out and put them back in. The darned red one will not come out!



The stackable Haba blocks are quite fun- especially to chew on. Look at all these new colors... and check out those lovely ladies in the background. How you doin' Eden and Bonnie?

I was taking a break from all the unwrapping and posing. I suspected that some juice and carrot cake was on my horizon.