A trip to the pumpkin patch...

This weekend we started a new Kuntz family tradition. We headed to Rocky Creek Farm to pick a pumpkin out of the "pumpkin" patch. In reality its a corn field with store bought pumpkins, but Aiden doesn't know that so we'll call it a pumpkin patch.


It was a little chilly so we bundled up and rode the trailer pulled by a tractor out to the field where we unloaded and chose our pumpkins. Thankfully Ryan was up for this family activity, he took pictures! and let me take pictures of him! WHOA :-)

brr...

Aiden was a trooper and didn't whine once, even with his snow suit on. Next year we'll try to go sooner so it isn't so chilly.

We carved the pumpkins last night while Aiden was snoozing and they turned out pretty good. (photos coming soon)

The weekend of firsts...

Aiden and I "tagged along" on Ryan's recent business trip to Coeur d'Alene. I was really antsy to get out of town. We talked my parents into coming too so they could visit with my dad's brother and his family (Uncle Jeff and crew). Aiden did amazing in the car thanks to his 4 month shots the previous day. He slept from the moment we got in the car until Drummond and then from Drummond all the way to Coeur d'Alene! I was on edge the last hour and a half because I kept thinking "he is going to wake up any minute... " After a quick dinner with the family dad took Aiden and I to the hotel, it was late, Aiden was really tired and were hauling all of our stuff (babies don't travel light) up to the room when we stepped into the elevator I proclaimed... "ah this is Aiden's first elevator ride!" Ryan loooked at me with that famous "are you serious?" look. He'll get into Aiden's firsts once Aiden also gets into them :-) That elevator ride prompted me to do this post though...I don't recommend staying in a hotel with a baby that you're trying to get onto a new sleep schedule (that's another post all together). Aiden woke up screaming three + times a night (yeah vacation) and after 10 minutes I had to feed him. However, feeding him every time he cries means that he fills his diaper causing a diaper and pajama change at 5 am with a crying baby, and two parents singing ba ba black sheep (LOL do you want to stay with us?). Ryan said there would be a cheering squad when we checked out... it was faint but we could hear them cheering.

Hotel photo shoot while daddy was at meetings.

on our way out for a walk;

Wow this post is getting long... are you still reading?

My parents brought their boat up and I talked Ryan into letting us all take a ride. Ryan's had a firm rule that Aiden can't go on the boat until next summer, but it was just a little ride and we had a life jacket (circa 1980s!)



The next morning I wanted to take advantage of the hotel pool and take Aiden swimming. So when Aiden woke up we headed down to the pool at 7 am. The pool was chilly, but luckily the hot tub was not hot so it was perfect. Aiden splashed like crazy, and swam around for 20 minutes, a boy after his mama's heart!


So in one weekend here is a list of Aiden's firsts;

- first trip in Grandpa's truck (lame but a first none the less)
- first time out of the state
- first time to Idaho
- first time to Washington
- first elevator ride
- first hotel stay
- first time swimming!!
- first shower (no tub at the hotel post swimming)
- first boat ride
... I know I'm missing a few so I'll have to come back and update this list.

Celebrate...

Today celebrates 4 years of marriage for Ryan and I and 7 years of togetherness :-) Thanks for being my best friend, partner and all around pain in the hiney!

I don't know what Ryan has planned for tonight, but it involves Gammy and Grandpa babysitting and that is present in and of its self. Don't get me wrong I love Aiden to death, but the high pitched screaming really wears me out and sometimes mommy needs a break so she doesn't sell him to the gypsies.

I'd love to show you an older picture of us, but our computer crashed a few months after our wedding loosing everything, and I'm too lazy to pull out the scanner.

family photos

Friday night we ventured over to the Oddy house to celebrate Diane's Birthday (Ryan's mom). I had no idea that adding Aiden and Cameron to the mix would be so much more noise. I knew it would eventually... but not right away! It would have been pretty funny to be a fly on the wall for this one. Four kids 2 and under, ten adults and two dogs... full house. Thankfully Aiden was a little gentleman and let everyone hold him, slept through dinner and only squawked when he was hungry.

So what do you get the mom that has everything, a family photo of course! (Molly was really interested in my camera remote)Which led to impromptu photos of each family.

Jen (Ryan's sis), John, Colter and CameronJay (Ryan's Step-brother), Steph and Ethan

Then it was Larry and Diane's turn with the dogs. With dogs and people you just have to keep shooting because you never know when everyone is going to look and sit at the same time. While I'm shooting away look at the little ham that ran into my view proclaiming "CHEESE". You'd think he was trained or something. :-) He ran back and forth three times and we were dying of laughter. I'm surprised I was able to get the shot.Larry, Diane, Cosie and Molly
And US :-)