Ayson, Aaron and I have been doing a lot of running since the weather has warmed up. We wanted to put all that hard work to use, so we signed up to run in the Firecracker 5k. We were so excited that Grammy, Pops & Auntie A wanted to join us.
This was Ayson & I's first official 5k!!! We got some pointers from Dada, then we were off! It was tough, but we made it! Out of over 1000 runners, Aaron placed 7th in his age division and Ayson and I placed 5th in the Strollin' Moms division...don't get too excited, there weren't that many of us, but we'll take it! It's hard work pushing 25+lbs for over 3 miles!!! Auntie A, Pops & Grammy all did great too!!!!
Pops & Ays before the race.
Momma & Ays after our 3.1 mile run! Ayson even got a ribbon when we crossed the finish line :) We really did have a great time, and we can't wait to do the next one.
All tuckered out from his stroll. So sweet...he is the best cuddle buddy when he wants to be.
Ayson had a fun play date at the Oklahoma Aquarium on Wednesday. We met pretty baby girl Isabel and her amazing mommy, Diane for an afternoon of everything aquatic :)
You may remember sweet little Isa from one of our playdates several months ago...Ayson was 6 months old & Isa was only a month old.
Look how much they have grown!!!
Ayson had so much fun looking at all the fishies. He really loved the tanks that had a lot of bright colors, and was intently staring at everything around him.
He wasn't too sure about this big scary turtle/crocodile thingy. Can you blame him?! YIKES! And even worse, this dude is found in Oklahoma. One more reason we will be swimming in pools instead of lakes and rivers!!!!
Checking out the turtles. Can't wait to take him back when he is old enough so he can feed them :)
We had such a great time...I think he might need his own little fish tank at the house :)
That's how the song goes...right?! Well something along those lines anyway =) That's right friends...we have some very exciting news to share with you. We will be packing up our little family and heading a little west and a little north in 2011. Aaron has signed on to practice in Ponca City!!!! We couldn't be more excited about this next chapter in our life. We have already met so many great people in the Ponca area, and just know that this is going to be a great "fit" for us. We won't be moving until the end of Aaron's last year of residency, which will be July 2011, so for the next year we will be soaking up everything that we LOVE about Tulsa.
And now for some oh so adorable pictures of little man :) Angela, Ayson and I went out last Friday evening to take some pictures of him for his FIRST BIRTHDAY invitations. Can you believe it? I know its terribly cliche, but this past year has gone by so fast! So, anyways, back to the pictures. We went to a few fabulous places around Tulsa in the blazing heat to try and get some good shots for his invitations. Let's just say that high temperatures, a feisty 10-month old, and two sweaty mommas, made for an interesting sight. I'm pretty sure people thought we were crazy (well, at least me, as I was doing acrobats trying to get Ays to smile), but it was all worth it, because we ended up with some amazing pictures!!! He are just a few, which didn't make the cut for the invites, but were still sooooo good!
These were taken at Philbrook Museum. This was the first time I had ever been there, and it is so beautiful! If you are ever in Tulsa and you get a chance to go, I highly recommend it!
We found this fun red door on a church in downtown Tulsa. It turned out to be a great background :)
We ended our session at Woodward Park. By this point, we were hot hot hot, and Ayson was pretty much done. But we still ended up with some really fun pictures, and as you will see, water was calling our name :)
Thank you so much to Angela for taking these pictures...you are a talented little missy :)
Ayson had his friend Theaden, or Frey as we call him, over for a playdate. These two had so much fun together and had me laughing the whole time. Theaden is walking and Ayson is crawling, so everywhere one went, the other one followed. They are such good lil' buddies.
They stood up next to each other at the front door...there is just something about little tiny hand prints on clean glass that make you smile :)
Then they played with the activity table for a long time! Ayson was watching everything that Theaden did, and then would repeat it. It looks like they are really trying to figure something out here :)
This video is so funny. Theaden picked up one of Ayson's toys and started shaking it...Ayson thought it was hilarious, so Theaden kept doing it. Enjoy, its too cute!
And this is probably the most adorable thing I've ever seen! It really doesn't get any sweeter or cuter than this!!! You are never too old, or too young to be tickled!!!
And finally since Ayson is Mr. Standy Pants all the time now, we decided to get him a walker. He's not really sure what to do with it just yet, because the second it starts moving, he wants to sit down.
But, by the end of tonite, he actually took a few little baby steps. He'll probably be pushing this thing all over the house in no time!
By now, you know just how much Ayson LOVES bath time. And now that he is mobile, he has taken it to a whole new level. His excitement starts before he even gets in the bathtub!!! He crawls over to the tub, stands up...and just waits for you to put him in. I had to grab a quick picture tonight, because he looked to darn cute standing there with his little diaper butt.
Ahh, look how happy he is for his bath. He will always be this excited about getting clean...right? =)
Happy first Father's Day to Aaron...Ayson and I love you very much!! And of course, we can't forget about our amazing dad's...thanks for all that you do! We love you too :)
Ayson helped Aaron open his Father's Day gift. I thought this pic was too funny because Ayson looked like a mini version of Aaron in his Khaki shorts with no shirt on :)
Little man got Da-da something he can hang in his future office! The football has one of Ays's footprints on it, but its kind of hard to see in this picture. It turned out so great!
We went to a cookout at Loren and Pam's house yesterday and had such a great time!
Ayson loved Russell. He wanted to follow him around everywhere.
We also got to do some swimming in their amazing pool! Little man is showing off his floating skills. He was doing so great floating on his back...and he even went under water too :)
Little Mr. Standy Pants has been keeping us on our toes the last couple of days. He's pretty steady on his feet now, as long as he's hanging on to something. He has perfected this skill by pulling up on everything in sight. This is how I found him this morning when I went to get him up...my morning sunshine standing to greet me :) After I snuck this pic he started chewing on his crib! Time to get some crib guards and lower the mattress...again!
Here's a look at captain busy pants and his pulling up adventures from yesterday and today...nothing is safe on the end table anymore.
Having fun with his activity table...
getting a little closer look at the tv...
helping momma give Max a bath. He crawled right up to the tub, pulled up and stood there by himself for the whole bath. He was laughing and trying to grab Max...I think he was trying to hop in there with him in this pic!
Ays playing with Sophie in the chair...not even Sophie can get away from him now :)
hmmm, these chairs are really interesting too! Such a big kid hanging on with one hand.
Then he crawled into the kitchen and pulled up on the stove. he really likes the stove because he can see his reflection.
After a busy morning of standing we met Braeden and Sheri at the pool. Two little studs getting ready for a swim...
and this pic absolutely cracks me up. Just chillin' poolside checking out the ladies ;)
And finally, we had Aaron's OSU Family Medicine Residency party last night. We were excited to see everyone and also show off Ayson, because many of them hadn't met him yet. We had a great time...did a lot of dancing, and Aaron even did karaoke! Here's a group shot that the venue took. Such a fun group of people!!!!
These were taken at Philbrook Museum. This was the first time I had ever been there, and it is so beautiful! If you are ever in Tulsa and you get a chance to go, I highly recommend it! 
We found this fun red door on a church in downtown Tulsa. It turned out to be a great background :)
We ended our session at Woodward Park. By this point, we were hot hot hot, and Ayson was pretty much done. But we still ended up with some really fun pictures, and as you will see, water was calling our name :)
