He still loves Star Wars, though he doesn't get to watch it much since Mom is T-I-R-E-D of it. :-) He now enjoys watching Harry Potter (the early years before it gets too scary) though I think that came about cause he knew I'd always say yes if he wanted to watch it. He loves Spiderman, McQueen, and Spongebob. He also loves to help his dad in any way, especially if it involves tools.
Aedan has memorized all thirteen of the Articles of Faith, and will be passing off the 13th this Sunday at church. We promised him and Kylee that we'd have a pizza party at Leo's Place when they finished all 13, and they've done it! He loves to go to church and loves being a Sunbeam. He's learning a lot of the songs really well, and loves to sing them at home. He has also started singing some of our favorite songs from the Celtic Woman dvd we put in when we're cleaning. It's common to hear him start belting out "Sail away, sail away, sail away" (from Celtic Woman, but also part of the Shrek 4 soundtrak). He has also recently started singing "The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun," another of the songs from Celtic Woman, and it's awesome to hear him. Makes me smile every time.
Aedan's birthday was on a Sunday, and we decided to stick close to home to celebrate that day. He got to open presents from his sisters and his mom, and see the big project his dad's been working on for him.
Kylee wrapped the presents all by herself. :-)
The big reveal:
Brett made Aedan a real workbench, just his size. Brett has been getting really into woodworking with handtools, which requires a serious bench. Aedan loves to play in Brett's woodshop, so he built Aedan his own bench, complete with a tail vise.
Moving on, the present from his sisters...
Real Tools!
And Mom's gift...definitely the dud. Should have made him open it first. :-)
Cars!
He had his dad open the tool set and immediately got to work. The workbench includes a planing stop, which is basically a block of wood fitted into a square hole in the bench. The idea is that you can tap the block down so it is just lower than the piece of lumber you are working on, so it holds it but doesn't get in the way. Aedan just likes to whack it all the way up and all the way down. :)
The day after Aedan's birthday we had a party at the house for his friends. This is the first "friends" birthday party Aedan has had. He's so dang social and makes friends with everyone, I just couldn't help doing it for him. It was also nice to spend a couple days spoiling him and letting him be the center of attention. Kylee gets a lot of attention from dance and school programs, so this helped give him the spotlight for awhile.
We had a "How to Train Your Dragon" party, and invited the boys to come for some dragon training. They each got to decorate their own "shields", receive a Viking axe, and have shield practice.
Aedan's cousin, Sayer
My friend Kandy and Mr. Trevor...So glad they came, even though I hardly said two words to her I was so busy!
Even Spencer got into the games.
And Ben!
And Dewey, the oldest of the cousin "triplets" :-)
Drake!
Shield Practice: Me throwing bean bags at them so they could practice with the shields. Kinda funny, until they started throwing them back. :\
Opening presents was insane-o with all the helpers. :-) I'm still not sure who gave him what.
Amy brought Dewey and Sayer, and stayed to help. It's a good thing too, cause she saved my bacon!
All in all, it was a fun party. We had a family party with the McD side this last Sunday, so Aedan got lots more presents from all his aunts and cousins (and uncles ;). We didn't do a party with my family for him because the cousins were all at the friends party, but Grandma Kathy came and took him to dinner and shopping for a "project". Now he's got a wooden toolbox for his tools that he built with Dad's help.
I'm so glad we have this little man in our family! It sure is nice to have another "man" around the house, and he definitely does take care of the girls. ;-) Happy Birthday Aedan!
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