A Little Look at what we have been up to Lately.....

Aiden and his stickers outside while the big boys are swimming

Lots and Lots of coloring, crafts, play-dough, and other activities at the kitchen table

Aiden loves his stickers, new markers, coloring books, etc...Thanks to so many that have sent him special packages.  Luke and Liam have not minded the new things to play with either!

Caterpillars and Butterflies!  We received our second set of caterpillars in the mail on the day before Aiden's accident. 

Checking out the caterpillars

Luke and Liam in the backyard pool.  We did this everyday last week since it was so hot outside.  I was fine as long as I could sit in the pool with Popsicles or frozen water bottles.  We had a fan outside under the deck for AJ and he enjoyed spraying the boys with the water guns and eating quite a few Popsicles.


Our summer activities came to a pretty sudden halt when Aiden had his accident.  It not really possible to take him many places yet.  We have been out a few times with John, but it really takes two people since it is very difficult for me to move Aiden around very much.  Keeping up with Luke and Liam, getting doors opened with Aiden in the wagon, moving Aiden in and out of the car, etc...this has all limited our trips anywhere. 

So, in exchange for our typical outings in the summer, we have been filling our time with lots of fun things at home.  It was fairly hot and humid for Minnesota last week so we took advantage of a lot of time in the pool.  Aiden was pretty comfortable outside as long as he had Popsicles, water guns, crayons, coloring books, and various things to keep himself occupied.  He has been relatively content to sit and color or play with stickers so that has been nice.  For people who know Aiden, he is typically in constant motion so having him sit for long periods of time is quite unusual. 

We are also watching our caterpillars become a chrysalis and then a butterfly.  We did this last summer and boys really enjoyed it so we are doing it again this year.  Right now, we have two butterflies and one that is still a chrysalis so we will see if it makes it or not.  We just made it to the part that the boys love as the butterflies begin to fly and we get to feed them sugar water and fruit before letting them go in a week or so. 

Here is a fun activity that I saw on a blog and we tried.  We froze some little toys in a Tupperware container and then popped the ice out and the boys chiseled the toys out with little hammers.  They enjoyed it so much that we already have toys in the freezer for next time.

Aiden has a wooden hammer (not a real one) and it took quite a bit longer for him to chisel his toys so that was a bonus.  He has started sitting on the floor some (rather than just the couch) and he is taking his brace off from time to time.  The swelling in his leg is much better, but he isn't bending his leg very much yet.