We'll start off in April. Mid April we were able to go back to Utah to visit with family and friends. I think it is safe to say that so far, that has been our best trip back there. Michael was able to visit with some of his old co-workers, and we were able to do lots of fun stuff with his family and his son Noah. I think one of our favorite times was taking Noah to a local park there in Brigham as well as visiting the Salt Lake City zoo. We had such a great time, and we are already planning for our next trip! We are hoping to make it back there in August. *fingers crossed*
In May Michael was able to get a new car. We decided on a SUV type of car for our someday growing family, and it would be a good traveling car. We hope that once Ayden gets a little older we can take more road trips. He ended up getting a 2008 Kia Sportage. It seems to be a really nice car and he enjoys it a lot! It is definitely a lot more reliable than his previous car, and that make all of us rest a little easier.
Ayden continues to grow and each day surprises me with something different. Very recently he has become extremely mobile. It's very interesting how you can go one day with being able to just sit your baby down and not worry too much about where he'll end up, to the next day running around everywhere chasing him. He has become very good at pulling himself up on things and his new "fun" thing is to hop between the furniture. That's probably my least favorite trick of his, ha.
This week I am lucky enough to be off from work. My parents are enjoying a two week vacation which gave me a wonderful excuse to ask off from work. It's only day one of my vacation, but I am thoroughly enjoying it. I think this will probably be the longest time I've spent with him since my maternity leave.
Looking to the next several weeks, it's hard to believe Ayden will be a year old. He has changed so much the past 10, almost 11 months! I'm trying to cherish each day as much as I can. He is probably one of the best things that ever happened to me! I am very thankful for him.
