Aidan and Brooklyn

WAY too long!!

2011-05-18T09:41:00.002-05:00

It has been WAY too long since I have posted. I am going to try and be better about updating the blog. The kids are both growing and changing so much. Brooklyn is starting to talk a lot more and she really loves to eat. I think she gets that for her mama :) Aidan is working on potty training -- only 1 accident at school yesterday so we are getting there. It will be so nice when I don't have to change any more diapers! The kids are both very independent. They will definitely tell me if they don't like what I am doing :)
We have a busy busy summer coming up. We are going to DC in June and then to the lake in July and August and then Disney World in October! I am looking forward to all the trips! Here are a few pics that I have taken over the past couple of months. I will be better about taking pictures and posting them!
The kids are so much fun to watch and they play well together. Aidan is a good big brother - very loving. He loves to teach Brooklyn how to do things and of course Brooklyn watches his every move!

Brooklyn's 1 yr family pics

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Busy Summer

2010-07-11T18:30:00.002-05:00

So it has been 2 long months since I have posted! In those 2 months, we have been on 2 plane trips and trip to the lake, Aidan fell and got yet another set of stitches on his head while in DC, a week later had several seizures (not related to the head injury), and Brooklyn started crawling and is now pulling herself up. Busy times around here! We just got back from a nice and relaxing week at the lake. Mike left today for Europe and I have two sleeping babies already at 6.30 tonight. I am sure they will be wake up in a few hours and be up for the whole night! :)
I will be posting a bunch of pictures from our trip to DC, Tahoe, and the lake on our shutterfly share site. The website is http://bucknebergfamily.shutterfly.com

Sorry for the long delay in posting! Hope you enjoy the pics. I can't believe how big the kids are getting! Time just goes too quickly!

New Picture Site

2010-05-05T14:08:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone! I created a Share Site on Shutterfly for pictures so that I could upload a bunch at a time and people could buy them if they wanted (mainly my sister who always asks for them!) I have sent the site to some family members so if anyone is interested- let me know and I will add you to the list and it will update you when I have added new pictures. I will continue adding pictures to the blog but not nearly as many as I add to the other site. Hope everyone is doing well!!

Looks like Brooklyn is getting her first tooth! YEAH!!

Birthday Party Part 1

2010-04-16T15:18:00.004-05:00

Wow- almost 2 months

2010-04-16T15:10:00.002-05:00

I apologize for not posting sooner. 2 kids and no hubby during the week is starting to wear me out! Things have been very busy the last couple of months. Aidan turned 2 and Brooklyn will be 6 months old next week! The time has just flown by! We have had some visits from Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Brian.
The month of April has proven to be a very sick month around here. Aidan ran a fever for a few days and then we were healthy for a week and then we passed along the flu bug. Last week I decided that we needed a little more excitement in our lives, so Aidan and I decided to fall down the stairs. We are both doing better now though. Aidan has some nice bruises to show for it! We went to Childrens Mercy and got xrays (I am sure you all heard Aidan screaming during that!) but no broken cheek bones so we are happy!
We are gearing up for a busy spring and summer. Many trips to the lake planned as well as a wedding in Tahoe, a trip to DC, and a trip to Omaha. I am sure some other trips will come up as well so we are looking forward to a fun summer!
Hope all is going well. I will try and post as many pics as I can.

Houston Part 3

2010-02-21T22:17:00.008-06:00

I was upset after downloading these pictures because I realized that somehow all the generation pictures that we took got erased. We will just have to take another trip to Houston soon so we can take more!

Aidan spent most of the weekend trying to get the dogs to chase him :)

More Pics... Houston Part 2

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So many captions I could write on this....

GG playing the Wii.... hilarious!

Houston - Part 1

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Aidan was a quick study on the Wii

Brooklyn with one of her GGs!!

Aidan with Aunt Jean

Brooklyn with Aunt Deb

February Fun

2010-02-19T21:23:00.005-06:00

We have had a super busy February! Andy and Ali came down from Minnesota for a visit and then we went to Texas the weekend after. We had a great time hanging out with all the Buckneberg brothers! Aidan was super shy when they first got here but then they gave him some early birthday presents and he warmed right up! :) We just got back from Houston where Brooklyn got to meet a bunch of family for the first time so that was a lot of fun. We had a great visit and the kids were AMAZING on the plane! I was so proud of Aidan especially because he just sat there on my dad's lap for the whole 3 hour flight! And those that know Aidan well - know that he has a TON of energy so this was a big accomplishment.

The kids are asleep so I thought I would sneak in here and post some pics. I have a bunch to add so I might not get all of them done tonight. Only 1 more week and then Aidan will be 2! Where has all the time gone? He is just so much fun and has us laughing every day! Amazing how your life changes so completely once you have kids. I can't even remember not having them around- they are everything! Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Last post for today!! Jan 23 Pictures

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Aidan on his first date...

Jan 21 and 22 Pics

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Playing with dad's iphone

Cady and Aidan showing their love of electronics with their matching iphones!

Aidan and his obsession with the sweeper!

Playing with Brody at Paradise Park

Jan 16th and 19th Pictures

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Jan 13th and 15th Pictures

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January 8th and 10th pics

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Picture catch up

2010-01-31T15:06:00.007-06:00

I have a lot of catching up to do on pictures. We continue to be super busy and we have been sick all week long! :( Not fun at all! Brooklyn is growing and changing each day. She is such a happy baby and seems to smile all the time. Aidan is a great big brother and has now discovered climbing on things. Oh joy! Enjoy the pics... I can only upload one at a time because of our new camera so it will take a while!

Love Brooklyn's look in this picture!!

Pics #2

2010-01-04T09:47:00.001-06:00

My sister has been busy knitting all sorts of hats and sweaters for Brooklyn. Here was here first one.

Pics #1

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Aidan wasn't too sure about sharing with his little sister at first! He also got into his mom's hair bands and was enjoying an early morning workout.

New Year off to a busy start

2010-01-04T09:32:00.003-06:00

So it has been exactly 2 months since I posted last! yikes! Sorry for not keeping this more up to date. We have been super busy these last 2 months. It will take me a while to get everything caught back up...
We ended up staying in KC for Thanksgiving because I was too worried about taking Brooklyn on a long car ride to South Dakota when she was so young. We were able to make it up there the weekend before Christmas to celebrate with Mike's family. Saying that the kids were spoiled this holiday season would be an understatement! We are going to have to buy a bigger house in order to store everything! Just to name a few presents that Aidan got.... train set and table, table and chairs, easel, basketball goal, Elmo Live, a kitchen, a shopping cart with food, and his VERY own set of golf clubs. My dad is eager to get him on the courses so he went to the local golf store and bought him REAL golf clubs! I told him they are only to be used at his house :) haha! They are SO cute though! I will post a pic of them eventually!
Aidan has changed so much in the last few months. He continues to learn more words which is good. We hope that one day he will start speaking a language that we all understand. He likes to sing and dance and of course is still very much into playing with balls. He also LOVES to help cook and clean. I need to keep him loving that so he can continue helping through the years!
He is getting even more independent and wants to do everything that we are doing. Which is really good but can be very exhausting! I think my patience level has grown by 150% since having him!!
Now on to Brooklyn-- babies change SO quickly that I am sure she looks totally different than when she was born. I was blessed with 2 wonderful babies! She is such a good eater and sleeper. I feed her about 9.30 or 10 at night and then I usually have to wake her up at 7 in the morning to eat! No complaints here! Mama likes her sleep!! She smiles all the time and likes to talk. She coos all the time. And she LOVES hearing Aidan laugh. I think she smiles almost every time she hears him. Very cute!!
I couldn't have asked for things to go better between the 2 of them! They make me smile so much and I just love it.
Today is my last day of maternity leave as I head back to work tomorrow..... :(
I will try and post pics throughout the day and as I get them from family members. Hope you all are doing well and had a great holiday season!

Newborn pics posted

2009-11-04T22:18:00.002-06:00

Brooklyn's newborn pictures have been posted - go check them out! www.m-mphoto.com. Click on photo cart and then portraits. It is listed under 'Krystal 10/29'. The password is buckneberg. I think they turned out pretty good. Hope you enjoy the pictures!!

Some more pics

2009-11-04T10:45:00.003-06:00

Here are some pics from my in-laws camera. This is my new favorite picture of Brooklyn! You can really see her eyelashes! And here are some pics of Aidan playing with a phone- he is obsessed with anything electronic!

Last post for tonight

2009-10-31T20:42:00.002-05:00

Our pretty princess posing in her cute hat! :) And our lion eating his way through his candy. Shockingly - he went to bed very quickly tonight. We were all a little concerned!!

Halloween 2009

2009-10-31T20:37:00.002-05:00

Tonight was SO much fun with Aidan. I think he made it to about 8 or so houses. He was a big fan of the candy and did not appreciate when we told him it was all gone.

More pics...

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Some random pictures

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Here are some random pictures that I found on the camera

Last one for today....

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More pics...

2009-10-30T20:19:00.002-05:00

Long overdue

2009-10-30T20:13:00.002-05:00

Sorry it has taken so long to post to the blog. The internet was not working at the hospital and then things have been hectic around the house since we have been home- big shocker!! Things are going pretty well. Aidan is adjusting to having a little sister. He has become very attached to dad so it will be interesting to say the least when Mike starts traveling again on Monday. Brooklyn is a really good baby! I don't have any real complaints at all except she doesn't like to stay awake when I am trying to feed her! We have been bad at taking pictures this week but I will try my best to take as many as I can and keep posting them. We had our newborn pics taken yesterday so I will let you all know when those have been posted. Thanks to everyone for all their well wishes and enjoy the pics....

Brooklyn Anne Part Deux

2009-10-23T21:38:00.004-05:00

This is Brooklyn's dad, Mike. I am at home taking care of our toddler, Aidan, and thought i'd better post some pictures as i don't want to face Krystal's wrath tomorrow at the hospital. :)

This does not include any pictures from today as we didn't download any from the camera. We'll try to add those in tomorrow's posting.

Preparing for the arrival of Brooklyn

Brooklyn meets Mom for the first time

Dad takes care of Brooklyn right after surgery (no comments about the hat please)

Mom and Brooklyn in our room

Notice the Husker red bow in Brooklyn's hair

Aidan chillin with Meme and Umpa (and Brooklyn)

Aidan having fun with balloons

Kathleen and Carl (Meme and Umpa) enjoy time with Brooklyn

Danielle and Brooklyn

Brooklyn Anne Buckneberg

2009-10-23T11:55:00.006-05:00

As a proud Aunt and Sister (this is Krystal's sister Kelli) I have the privilege to announce that the Buckneberg's welcomed the newest member of their family yesterday morning at 10:14 a.m. Brooklyn Anne Buckneberg arrived weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. measuring 19 inches long. Both Krystal and Brooklyn are doing well.

Krystal asked for me to post a few pictures because they are experiencing some internet problems at the hospital. They have taken a ton of pictures and Mike is planning on posting some to the blog either at night or in the morning when he is at home with a more reliable internet service. In the mean time, I have posted some pictures below of my beautiful niece that were sent to me via email or phone. I hope that you enjoy, we certainly are :)

Dad in the nursery with Brooklyn right after she was born.
Mom and Brooklyn.
Meme and Brooklyn.Umpa getting excited to see his granddaughter.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-05T15:22:00.005-05:00

We had a lot of fun this past weekend. Grandma and Grandpa were in town from Sioux Falls! We read tons of books, played, and went to the pumpkin patch! It is a lot different taking Aidan to the pumpkin patch this year than last. Last year- I could pose him in the pumpkins. This year- it was not so easy! His favorite part was riding the little tike bikes they had! There are some pictures of Aidan in grandpa's hunting hat from Cabellas. Too cute not to post. Enjoy the pictures- hope everyone is doing well! Aidan only has 2 1/2 more weeks as the only child. If he only knew what was about to hit him..... (take that back - if I only knew what was about to hit us...) Yikes!!

Ren Fest and Circus

2009-09-20T19:50:00.005-05:00

We have had a very busy month!! Aidan got his first big boy haircut (although mom missing all the shaggy hair). We went to the Renaissance Festival a few weekends ago and then went to the circus today. I have been doing a really bad job of taking pictures so I only have a few from the past month. There is only one from Ren Fest because he was running all over the place and wouldn't hold still. It is his pirate pose since we were listening to some pirates sing! The other pics are from the circus today. Not too many but thought I would post. Aidan took a little nap during intermission so I thought that was a cute picture. This circus thing is totally exhausting!
Tonight he helped us organize the nursery for his little sister. Just over 4 weeks to go!! His new thing is when I ask him where mommy's baby is- he lifts up my shirt and puts his hand on my belly. This morning when he did it, he was obsessed with putting my hand, Mike's hand, and his hand all on the belly at the same time. Good thing it is PLENTY big for that!!
Hope all is going well for everyone.

Cousin Gracie

2009-08-17T13:39:00.001-05:00

Ok- this is the last post for today! Matt and Danielle got a new puppy this weekend so Aidan has his first cousin!! He absolutely LOVED playing with Gracie. Here are a few pics from their first meeting :)

30th b-day

2009-08-17T13:33:00.003-05:00

My Uncle Mike and Aunt Deb brought up a bunch of presents for the new baby girl that is coming soon. One of the things they brought was an enormous amount of bows so Danielle thought she should practice and put them on Aidan. Funny pic! I am sure he will love us when he gets older. He also got a backpack that says 'I am a big brother!' Loves it! He also was on clean up duty the day after the party so he was helping Umpa with the leftover Coors Lights!

Petting Zoo

2009-08-17T13:23:00.003-05:00

So for my 30th b-day, I had a bunch of family come in town to surprise me! When they were here, we went to the petting zoo so here are some pics from that trip. Aidan likes anything with a steering wheel so the playground was a big hit this trip!

Minnesota - Part 3

2009-08-17T13:20:00.003-05:00

Minnesota - Part 2

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Minnesota - Wedding and Lake Part 1

2009-08-17T13:05:00.003-05:00

So- we got back on Thursday from our week long trip to Minnesota. Aidan did awesome in Andy and Ali's wedding. He walked all the way down the aisle with dad and then danced the night away at the reception. He also had a blast at the lake! We have tons of pics so I will try and get as many posted as I can before Aidan wakes up from his nap! Enjoy!!

Misc July Pics

2009-08-05T10:21:00.002-05:00

I am posting a few pictures that were on my calendar from July. I will have lots more to post next week. My aunt took a lot this past weekend when they were up here, so as soon as I get those I will post. We also are leaving Friday for Andy and Ali's wedding in MN and then the lake after that. Busy busy!
Aidan is doing really well. He is so active- always moving. He loves to point at everything and is talking all the time (you just can't understand a word he is saying). I think he is speaking Chinese - very advanced little boy!!
Enjoy the pics-- Matt and Danielle got him some cool transformer sunglasses that he keeps on for a whole 5 seconds at a time. You have no idea how long it took to actually get a picture taken!! We also went and visited our friends Melissa, Cason, and Cuinn last Friday. Cason just had his 3rd open heart surgery about 3 weeks ago and is doing really well. I couldn't get a picture of them facing me so you will have to settle for their backs. They were too busy sharing some chips and salsa. Aidan is all over any food that he can dip!
I also have a picture of Aidan drinking his first fruit smoothie. He would always drink mine and then I would have nothing left so we decided to get him his own. He drank it all before we got home!!
We also went back to Paradise Park. He got to make a special pudding dessert in the kitchen there. It was hilarious! He had bascially finished eating it before the other kids even started. He doesn't quite understand the word 'wait' yet. Hope everyone is doing well!!

Paradise Park

2009-07-07T16:06:00.004-05:00

Meme and I took Aidan to Paradise Park in Lee's Summit yesterday. It was so much fun and Aidan had a total blast! We can't wait to go back again soon....

Lake Florida

2009-07-02T09:41:00.004-05:00

We went to Lake Florida last weekend in Spicer, Minnesota. Mike's aunt and uncle have a beautiful lake cabin there and his parents just bought a cabin on the lake too so we will be spending lots of time up there. Aidan absolutely loved his first time at the lake. He was a little hesitant of the sand at first but it didn't take him long to dive in and start playing. He also loved the swing and the paddle boat. Mike took him for an hour and half long ride on the paddle boat on Saturday! He didn't want to get off - he loves steering. He also got to drive the boat with Teresa. He ended up falling asleep on her lap while driving. He was all bent over sleeping but still had a death grip on the steering wheel! One of my favorite pictures is the one where he is sitting with all the kids on the boat. I had just put on his life jacket for the first time and he was a little unsure of what was going on. He also might not have been able to breathe! :)
He is definitely becoming more and more of a little boy. He lets you know what he wants and doesn't want. He is just so much fun and we are loving every minute we spend with him!

Round 2 of Washington DC pics

2009-06-24T14:12:00.002-05:00

Washington DC

2009-06-24T14:02:00.003-05:00

Just a warning.... There are a lot of pictures that I am posting so I apologize ahead of time. We had a great time in DC this past weekend with Kelli, Adam, and Brian. We went to the zoo, the aquarium, several museums, the White House, etc. Aidan got to go on his first metro ride in DC. Luckily we got off the red line 30 minutes before two trains collided. Aidan had a wonderful time. He is exhausted from the trip and was hard to wake up this morning! We leave for South Dakota and Minnesota tomorrow. Busy busy summer times! Enjoy the pics!

It's a GIRL!!!

2009-06-19T16:46:00.004-05:00

We had our sonogram this afternoon and found out that baby #2 is going to be a girl! Aidan has already bought her several cute outfits! She didn't cooperate very much for the pictures but we have a few that I will post. We are off to DC tomorrow-- hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Blowing Kisses

2009-06-17T10:47:00.002-05:00

So... Aidan has a few fun new tricks that he does. He likes to blow kisses and act like a frog. If you aks him if he is a frog, he starts sticking his tongue in and out as if he is catching flies. It is really hilarious! Mike also took a cute picture of Aidan and Ranger looking out the front door. We are going to DC this weekend and Sioux Falls the following weekend so we should have a lot of pictures to post soon. And this Friday we find out if Aidan is going to have a little brother or little sister. I will keep you all posted....

New Pics

2009-06-02T16:17:00.003-05:00

I am trying to be better about taking pics. Here are a few from the weekend. We had a picnic with a bunch of other kids on Friday, went to the Heart Walk on Saturday morning, and then to Deanna Rose Farmstead on Sunday. Busy weekend! Aidan loves being outside and absolutely LOVES talking to the goats and cows at the Farmstead. I will have to get it on video because it is just too funny not to share. Enjoy the pics!

A few more pics

2009-05-19T15:02:00.004-05:00

So I thought I had a lot more pictures to post but it turns out that we haven't taken very many lately. What bad parents!! We will try and do better.... Here are som pictures from swim lessons (he held on to me for dear life!!!) and from the zoo.

2009-05-06T16:04:00.004-05:00

I finally gave in to all the emails I was getting to post new pictures! It has been a busy last month and a half. Aidan is walking all over the place. We call him the Energizer Bunny because I seriously don't know where he gets all this energy from. He is in constant motion from the time he gets up until he goes to sleep! He doesn't like to nap for me but continues to take naps at daycare of course. I just like to tell myself it is because he likes spending time with mom and dad! These pictures are all courtesy of my sister from our trip to Houston in late April. This top picture is just for Brian. He warned me never to show anyone that Aidan was playing with my makeup brushes. But that day- that was about all that would make him happy. He also has his new blanket on his lap in that picture that Kelli made him.

I have some other pictures that I need to upload and post as well so stay tuned. I hope to do that in the next day or two.

We also have some exciting news to share. I think we have been able to talk to most everyone already, but if not sorry you are finding this out via the blog! Aidan is going to be a big brother!! I am due on Halloween but will most likely have to have another c-section so we have tentatively scheduled that for October 22nd - the same day as my grandparents anniversary. We are really excited and exhausted!!

Hope this finds everyone doing well.

Riding the exercise bike with Aunt Kelli

Wiped out after a long day of playing

Playing with Umpa. We LOVED opening and closing the door!

Umpa and Aidan always seem to be attached to each other

I have no idea why he is eating his shirt

Happy St Patty's Day!!

2009-03-18T12:53:00.003-05:00

Great Uncle Mike and Great Aunt Deb sent Aidan a St Patty's Day Party kit with all sorts of fun stuff. Since Aidan is SO mobile now and is constantly up walking - it was almost impossible to get a picture. I spent most of my time laughing while trying to get a picture because he would fly by me so fast- I ended up only getting bits of pieces of his shirt in the pic. Oh well-- he is definitely 'active'. Hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy the pics!

First Birthday - Part 3

2009-03-03T10:52:00.001-06:00

Present Time!!!!

First Birthday - Part 2

2009-03-03T10:46:00.002-06:00

Danielle frosted all the cookies and helped on the cake too!!

Wasn't quite sure about the cake....

First Birthday - Part 1

2009-03-03T10:38:00.005-06:00

Aidan had a great 1st birthday!! We had a 'dog' themed party since that was his first word. I will make sure and post lots of pictures. We also had his year check up yesterday. He is 30 1/4 inches tall (75th percentile) and 25 lbs 9 ounces (80th percentile). His head continues to be off the chart at 19 3/4! :) Must be all those brains!! Hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy the pictures!!

Mommy made this cake just for Aidan... I am sure he appreciated the HOURS of work!!

First Haircut pics

2009-03-03T10:36:00.003-06:00

Finally.... here are a few pics from his first haircut from Megan!

Some Firsts

2009-02-17T13:27:00.004-06:00

So I thought I would update you with some 'firsts' for Aidan. This past weekend he took his first couple of steps by himself and then proceeded to fall flat on his face. It was so much fun! I am glad that Mike was home to see it! He has tried once or twice since then as well. He has also said his 'official' first word. Dog. Of course it wasn't mommy or daddy but dog. We were out shopping picking up some things for his birthday and he was pointing and saying dog. So of course now we are scrapping our plans for a cookie monster b-day party and now we are having a dog themed party. Can't wait :) He also got his first hair cut yesterday. I haven't uploaded the pics yet so I will do that soon and get them on here. Until then, here are some pictures of Aidan from a couple of weeks ago that my friend sent me. He is looking like such a little boy!!! Where did my baby go??

Aidan's first ouchy...

2009-02-05T14:24:00.003-06:00

So Aidan took a tumble Sunday night during the Super Bowl when he was pushing a little walking toy. He ended up at the ER and got 4 stitches. There was lots of blood so mom didn't take it as well as Aidan did. After the initial screams and cries, he was fine. Well- he was fine up until he had to get the stitches. Mike was very calm and Danielle was so great! It helps to have a family full of nurses!! Here are some pics of the damage. I think I might let Aidan start to crawl and walk again by the time he is 5.... maybe.

I think he was about done with me taking pictures :)

More pics...

2009-02-05T13:59:00.003-06:00

Here are some more pics...

Ranger is forever hopeful that Aidan will share...

Aidan hitting on one of the ladies, Alli

Playing with some new bath toys from Grandma

Mom and Dad having fun with mohawks...

Wilhite Christmas

2009-02-05T13:39:00.003-06:00

We have had a super busy January so I apologize for the lack of posts and pictures. We have made a couple of trips to the doctor. He had a double ear infection and a sinus infection so we took our first round of antibiotics. He is such a trooper - you would never know that he is even sick. When he got weighed at the doctors office he was 26 pounds 14 ounces! Yikes! But that was fully clothed so I am sure he is much thinner! :) Here are some pics from the last month. Enjoy!

Aidan was all about opening presents!!

Uncle Brian and Aidan (in his new hat from Aunt Deb)

Aidan getting some lovin from Aunt Kelli

Aidan is OBSESSED with Umpa (seriously makes you sick to your stomach)

Playing with his new laptop!

More Sioux Falls pics

2008-12-25T10:51:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T10:28:00.005-06:00

Merry Christmas!!
Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday with your family. Just wanted to post a couple of cute pictures of Aidan from our time up here in Sioux Falls. I will post more but just wanted to get some pictures posted soon.
Enjoy!!

Christmas is coming....

2008-12-03T11:08:00.004-06:00

I thought I would practice some cute Santa pics....

Wow-- It has been a while!!

2008-12-03T10:31:00.004-06:00

I have gotten several emails asking where new pictures are! We have had a super busy month. We started out November campaigning for the election - Aidan was a huge help!

He had his 9 month appt a week ago. I can't believe he is already 9 months. Time has just flown by so quickly. He was 23 pounds 10 ounces and was 29 inches long. I think he has started slimming down a little bit in the legs but that is probably just my opinion :) He is still a big chunk. He is crawling ALL over the place and pulling himself up. He likes to take his hands off from the furniture to see how long he can last before plopping down. He also LOVES to give high fives thanks to his uncle Brian. His Meme also taught him how to turn on and off the lights so now everytime he sees a light switch he goes nuts.

We went to Sioux Falls the weekend before Thanksgiving and had a great time with the Buckneberg/Garry clan. It was so much fun to see all the other little cousins running around. I think Aidan is busy now but as soon as he starts walking/runnin - I think I am in for a surprise :)

We had such a great Thanksgiving seeing family and we can't wait for Christmas to get here. Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. I will try to be better about posting pictures!!

Great Aunt Deb made him this cute orange hat!!

Mom got a little happy with the hat pictures! But it is so hard to stop taking pictures because he is so happy and laughs the whole time.

Trick-or-Treat

2008-11-01T10:14:00.003-05:00

Happy Halloween!! We had so much fun in our leopard costume. Here are a few pics! Hope everyone had a great night...

Check out that cute tail!!

Bath Time

2008-10-20T19:55:00.000-05:00

We LOVE bath time... especially our blue whale!!

More pumpkins!!!!

2008-10-20T19:53:00.001-05:00

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-20T19:33:00.000-05:00

We had SO much fun at the pumpkin patch! Aidan slept through the first part but he woke up in time to pick out pumpkins and try to eat them! :) There are tons of pictures so enjoy.....

Matt, Danielle, Daddy, and Aidan

What a big boy!!

I think we enjoyed the train more than Aidan did

What strong men!! :)

Aidan picked out his own little pumpkin and then tried to eat it! :)

Rock Chalk Jayhawk

2008-10-18T22:25:00.000-05:00

Aidan went to his first KU football game on October 11th. He was such a good baby and had such a good time! He kept 'waving the wheat' to those Colorado Buffs!! ROCK CHALK :)

Meme and Aidan at the game

Mommy and Aidan

Aidan with his daddy and umpa!

Aidan and his best friend Ranger! :)

Play date

2008-10-18T22:12:00.001-05:00

It has been a busy fall for us! Aidan is becoming more and more mobile each day so mommy and daddy are exhausted :) He doesn't like to be held as much anymore. He likes to be down on the ground moving around. He hasn't quite mastered crawling but he is working on it. If he sees something that he wants- he moves to get there- it just might not be the most graceful :) He is so funny! His personality is shining through. When he sees someone taking a drink or eating something, he lets out this loud squeal because he wants whatever you want. Even when we are in public. Like tonight, there was a little girl in the booth next to us in the high chair and she was eating crackers. Apparently, Aidan wanted the crackers as well! He also LOVES the computer. If he sees a laptop he goes nuts! He moves over to it and starts banging on the keys. It is really funny! He also likes phones a lot so he must be very much into technology. Oh great- just like his dad! Lucky me :)

We are going to the pumpkin patch tomorrow with Uncle Matt and Aunt Danielle so we will have lots of new pictures to post! Hope everyone is doing well. We are looking forward to the holidays coming up!

Aidan was full of smiles for stalker mommy!

Aidan and John had another play date last Friday! Can you believe that Aidan is 4 months younger?? :)

As daddy says 'What a cutie monster'!!

I love this picture. He was watching Baby Einstein and was tired of mom taking pictures!

Daddy and Aidan playing

First Solids and Chicago

2008-09-17T09:03:00.000-05:00

Enjoying his first taste of rice cereal - he was trying to feed himself!

Dad was making him laugh while he was eating- scary combination

With Uncle Brian in his new Elmhurst College outfit

Two tired boys

A few pics to catch you up

2008-09-17T08:46:00.000-05:00

Aidan has reached some big milestones since I last posted. He is able to sit up really well, he started eating solid foods, and he has 2 teeth!! It has been a really fun time and I don't know how many times I hear Mike saying 'I just love this age- he is so much fun!!' We just got back from Chicago where we visited Brian. He really looks amazing! You would NEVER know he just had open heart surgery less than 2 months ago. He also went to his first Royals game on Monday night - and they won!! He has been rocking quite a bit and trying to pull his knees up under him so I am afraid he will be crawling fairly soon. I think we will have our hands full once he gets mobile. He is definitely an active little boy! :) Hope everyone is doing well!!

At the zoo again-- we LOVE going there!!

Sitting up and drooling everywhere

He loves playing with his toys

Mom is playing dress-up again!!

6 month pictures-- YEAH!!!

2008-08-27T21:02:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone! I have some more pictures to post but I have 'misplaced' my camera momentarily. I will get them posted as soon as I can. We have had a fun week. We went to the dr last Thursday for 6 month shots. He weighed 19 pounds 5 ounces and was 27 inches long. He started solid foods on Saturday. He is a BIG fan of food so he loves it! We have some great pictures.

But the reason for this post is to let you know that his 6 month pictures that we had taken are now posted. Go to www.m-mphoto.com and then click on Photo Cart (the bottom right hand corner) the pictures are under Krystal 8.24 but you should see a picture of Aidan sitting on a chair wearing a scarf. Enjoy the pics and if anyone wants to order any- let me know by Monday as I will place the order and we get 15% off.

Hope everyone is doing well and I will get the pics posted soon.

Cute picture

2008-08-20T09:39:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to post a cute picture from last night. Aidan and Cady hung out and had a blast together. They are just so much fun!!

Last post for now...

2008-08-12T10:47:00.000-05:00

Just a few recent pictures that had me laughing!

Aidan doesn't understand the concept of drinking from the cup yet... he would rather eat the whole lid.

HAHA!! I just love this picture. Ranger took the ball over to Aidan and dropped it in his lap so they could play fetch together. Apparently, Aidan wasn't too excited about that!

More pics...

2008-08-12T10:41:00.000-05:00

Aidan was having separation anxiety from Ranger so he found another dog on the top of the mountain to play with - if only Ranger were this calm!

Aidan enjoyed listening to the New York Philharmonic in Vail- such a cultured little boy

He LOVES his books! He starts crying if you take them away

Colorado Pictures

2008-08-12T10:36:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of the family in Colorado

Wow-- It has been a while!!

2008-08-12T09:54:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone!

It has been quite a while since I have posted last. We have had a super busy July! The biggest and best news ever is that my brother had his open heart surgery on July 24th and everything went just great! He was in the hospital for a little under a week and recovery is going smoothly. My mom has been up there since before the surgery so I am sure she and Aidan are both anxious to see each other again soon!

We went to Colorado and had a great time in the mountains. We have lots of pictures from our trip. Aidan is doing pretty well. He has a cold right now so he is pretty congested but nothing ever seems to phase him so he is still all smiles!

He has definitely discovered rolling. Everytime he is on his back- he rolls to his tummy and then just gets this huge smile on his face because he is so proud of himself for rolling over! He is also getting ready for solids. He just stares at us every time we eat and reaches for the food. Luckily, he gets to start having solids in a few weeks! YEAH! He is also giggling all the time. The first time he ever really laughed was at Ranger- big shocker! He just loves him so much!

We have our 6 month pictures coming up in a week and a half! I can't believe how fast time goes! I will try and get better about updating.

Here are a bunch of pictures over the last month and a half. We haven't really taken many lately so I need to get on that! Hope all is well with everyone!

Aidan playing with his great grandma

Making the 'smooth move' on one of his girlfriends, Izzie

He still LOVES Cookie Monster!!

He has lots of smiles for Grandpa!

Having a party with his Sesame Street pals

Last Post

2008-07-02T09:49:00.000-05:00

These are the last ones for now!!

Four generations... Too bad you can't tell we are related! :)

Gerry is starting at an early age- not sure I want to know what they were talking about!

This picture is for my mom-- she loves the naked baby pictures! :) I think she really just likes the big belly hanging over the diaper!

Houston pictures

2008-07-02T09:44:00.001-05:00

Aidan and his Great Grandmother Wells

Cousin Jonathan sharing the spotlight with Aidan :)

This is the first in a series of pictures. Somehow he ended up with the ball in his mouth and his feet up in the air!

Cousin Christopher and Aidan

Great Uncle Mike with Aidan. There aren't a lot of pictures with his hands out of his mouth!

A few more pics....

2008-07-02T09:40:00.000-05:00

The Wilhite clan at the wedding

Aunt Kelli and Uncle Adam

We love our new exercauser!! It tastes SO good!

Chicago pictures

2008-07-02T09:33:00.001-05:00

Testing out the Nebraska gear for Football season. Go Huskers!

First ever plane ride - he was obviously mesmerized

Aidan giggling with Uncle Adam

Cookie Monster was exhausted so Brian and Aidan decided to take a nap with him!

The fam at the wedding

Busy, busy June!!

2008-07-02T08:51:00.000-05:00

I can't believe it has been a month since I have posted any new pictures of Aidan! We have had a super busy June. We spent a week in Sioux Falls with family, spent a weekend in Chicago for Josh's wedding, and then spent a weekend in Houston with family. Aidan has had many 'firsts' this month including his first (and second) airplane ride and cab ride.

In Sioux Falls, Aidan got to meet his great grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We have tons of pictures to catch up on!

In Chicago, we went to the Art Museum and he got to see his first Impressionist exhibit! He smiled all the way through it (or at least his mom did)!! Aidan did awesome on the plane and danced the night away at Josh and Allie's wedding.

In Houston, Aidan got to meet even more extended family. We had such a great time.

He has changed so much in the last month. He is grabbing at everything and talking and smiling at everyone! He had his four month appt last week. He is not a big fan of the shots but we love our new doctor! He is 25 1/2 inches long and weighs 16 pounds and 4 ounces- what a chunk! He is at the 75% percentile for both weight and height. He definitely hasn't missed a meal!

We got some not-so-good news about my brother this month. He has an aortic aneurysm and has to have his valve replaced so that surgery will be coming up in the next few weeks or month. Aidan has definitely been the bright spot through all of this and has helped all of us cope with everything a little better. My brother is an amazing person and a fabulous uncle. And he would be upset with me if I didn't mention that he is the funniest in the family! :) He has touched so many lives for the better and we all wish him a fast recovery!

Here are some Sioux Falls pics....

Teresa and Aidan

Sara and Aidan

Aidan LOVES his Cookie Monster!!

Aidan, Dad, and Great Grandma Lee

Aidan with his Great Aunt Sue

Taking a snooze after all the play time

Aidan chugging his bottle with Uncle Andy and Allie

Mommy is back to work....

2008-05-30T09:31:00.000-05:00

I started back to work on May 21st and apparently the number of pictures taken since has drastically decreased. Aidan is having a good week bonding with dad. I took a picture of them snuggling together this morning before I left for work! :) I will be working part time starting next week so we are all happy about that. I can't wait to be able to spend more time with my boy!

Aidan is doing really well. He rolled over for the first time last weekend so that was very exciting! He continues to smile and talk a bunch. He is just so much fun- I can't imagine anything in life better than this.

We hope you all are doing well and keep checking the website! We have a lot of trips planned for the next couple of months so there will be lots of pictures.

Aidan showing off his cute outfit

Aidan loves to give his mom and dad smiles :)

Aidan and Dad snuggling

A few more pics....

2008-05-17T22:28:00.001-05:00

Aidan sleeping on mom's pillow

Aidan enjoying some tummy time

Aidan at the zoo again-- this time he is awake!

John and Aidan in their matching car seats enjoying the nice weather at the zoo!

A busy May...

2008-05-17T22:07:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

We have been loving this great weather. We have gotten out for lots of walks and of course another trip to the zoo! May has just flown by so far. Mike turned the big 3-0 May 4th! We went on another road trip to Great Grandma Wilhite's house in May and played with the big clown doll- Aidan loved that!

Mike has been traveling to Seattle instead of Chicago so it makes for a longer commute! Krystal starts back to work this Wednesday... :( The time has just gone by way too fast!! We are going to miss all of our time together.

We hope everyone is doing well! Enjoy the pictures.....

Pictures from Mike's 30th birthday!

Uncle Brian's visit to Kansas City

Aidan playing with the 'bigger than life' clown!

Aidan showing his Wilhite roots :)

Visit from South Dakota

2008-05-01T19:04:00.000-05:00

Grandma and Grandpa Buckneberg came all the way from South Dakota to see Aidan and help uncle Matt move. He sure loves his grandparents!! He had his 2 month appt this week and got all of his shots- he was such a good boy! He is 11 pounds and 14 ounces and 24 1/4 inches! So he is tall and skinny just like his dad!! :)

Aidan's first road trips!!

2008-05-01T18:27:00.001-05:00

Aidan had his first trip to the zoo!! I think his mom and dad enjoyed it more as Aidan did a lot of sleeping :) We woke him up for the monkeys and giraffes! He also made his first road trip to Humboldt, KS to see his great grandma! Here are some pics...

Just a few more

2008-04-16T19:47:00.000-05:00

I wanted to add a cute picture of Aidan and Ranger and also of my dad, grandma, and Aidan (4 generations).

Sorry it has been so long....

2008-04-16T19:34:00.000-05:00

It has been way too long since I have posted anything-- I keep getting emails from people reminding me to update so here it is.

We have been super busy the last couple of weeks. Aidan has been fighting a cold for the past 2 weeks. He doesn't have a fever anymore which is really good- he is still pretty congested though.

He gets more and more fun with each day. He is talking all the time and gives lots of smiles!! I have been trying to get a picture of two of him smiling but he doesn't seem to understand he has to hold the smile until I get the picture taken! Hopefully I will get one soon so I can share with everyone.

Aidan got to meet his great grandma on his mom's side a few weeks ago! There is a picture of them together which is super cute! There is also a picture of dad reading to Aidan in their KU gear preparing for the big game-- ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!! His good luck pulled the team to the national championship!

I will try and be better about posting new pictures. We are really enjoying our time together and I am not looking forward to going back to work and leaving my baby :(

Hope everyone is doing well- enjoy the pictures!!

PS-- You can tell I am putting the pictures on the website and not Mike because I don't have any idea how to turn the pictures so you all will have to turn your heads-- sorry!! :)

A few more pics....

2008-03-25T17:37:00.000-05:00

More pics....

2008-03-25T17:28:00.001-05:00

Latest Pics of Aidan

2008-03-25T17:03:00.000-05:00

Sorry it has been so long since the website has been updated. I don't know where all the time seems to go! :)

Aidan seems to finally be gaining weight so we are going in the right direction! Mike has gone back to work in Chicago and we miss him lots!! Grandma Meme was a saint last week and came and stayed with me while Mike was in Chicago. We couldn't have made it through the week without her!

We have had lots of family in town visiting this past week. Aidan got to meet his great aunt Jean and cousin Jonathan, his uncle Brian, his aunt Kelli, and his uncle Matt and girlfriend Danielle. It has been a busy week but it has been so much fun!

Here are some pictures of Aidan from the past couple of weeks. Enjoy!! We sure have! :)

Aidan's First Photoshoot

2008-03-15T12:58:00.000-05:00

We had Aidan's pictures taken this past Monday and they are now posted on the photographer's website! If anyone is interested in ordering any pictures let us know as you can get 15% off your order within the first week.

The website is www.m-mphoto.com
Click on online viewing and then click on Krystal 3/10.

Time flies...

2008-03-10T21:29:00.000-05:00

We thought we would update you on what has been going on in the last week. We've been adjusting to life at home with Aidan. Boy has he changed how we spend our time! :)

One thing that has changed is the amount of time it takes to prepare when we go somewhere. I think someone told us to add 20 minutes of prep time for each child but since we are new to this its more like an hour.

He has been a very good baby, although mom and dad could use some more sleep.

Ranger, our yellow lab, has done really well accepting Aidan into the household. He is very curious about the new baby but he isn't aggressive or anything like that. I think he is starting to understand that he doesn't run the house anymore as the majority of the attention has shifted to Aidan. Fortunately for Ranger he is still our baby too and he gets plenty of attention from Mom and Dad.

We took newborn pictures today and we think they'll turn out really well. They should be posted on our photographer's website sometime Friday so we'll keep you updated with that information when it is available. There are some darling shots including one of Aidan wrapped in an American Flag laying in a giant baseball glove. The pictures were primarily of Aidan naked in the style of Anne Geddes and during the session there was an incident where Aidan pooped on Mike during a picture! :)

We are really enjoying our time together as a new family and love watching Aidan change from day to day!!

March 2-3 Aidan Pics

2008-03-04T23:40:00.000-06:00

Grandparents shower Aidan with love

2008-03-04T23:09:00.000-06:00

Both Grandmas

Grandpa Wilhite (Carl)

Grandma Wilhite (Meme)

Grandpa Buckneberg (Dean)

Grandma Buckneberg (Marty)

Feb 29 Pics...

2008-02-29T22:08:00.000-06:00

In response to high demand from the siblings, here are additional pictures of Aidan.

Aidan is here!

2008-02-29T10:46:00.000-06:00

We went in for an induction Wednesday evening at Olathe Medical Center as Krystal couldn't wait any longer to meet our new baby boy! Contractions had already started before the induction but Krystal didn't feel them because of her high pain tolerance (wink wink). After a long night of increasingly powerful contractions Krystal was ready to push at 8am on Thursday.

After two hours of determined pushing it was discovered he had turned sunny-side-up. Showing he was as stuborn as his parents, and would not leave his comfort zone, it was determined a C-section was needed. He came out screaming and Dad and Mom both looked at each other and smiled. Mike was there to greet Aidan who weighed in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces, 20 inches long with a full head of dark hair. He passed all of his health tests with glowing results and needless to say, we think he is absolutely beautiful.

A new "little Buck" in the world.
Krystal meets Aidan face to face- this makes it all worthwhile!
First family photo. Aidan looks good in a hat - Dad, not so much.
Proud Daddy!!!
Relaxing after first bath.

The nursery

2008-02-19T10:02:00.000-06:00

The nursery is finally complete so I am attaching some pictures! Aidan should be here anytime and we are very anxious to meet him!

Aidan's first baby picture

2007-12-14T11:01:00.000-06:00

Here is the first baby picture of Aidan. This was taken at 21 weeks.