Cousins

Daddy spent the week at a conference in downtown San Francisco this week, while Mommy and Aidan stayed with Uncle Gabe, Aunt Karen, and cousin Miya Ruane just across the Golden Gate Bridge. Daddy had a good conference, and Aidan had a blast visiting with his cousin!

Even though Miya is a big five-year old girl, she played incredibly nicely with Aidan all week long. She played tag with him (walking directly behind him back and forth across the kitchen as they both peek at each other and giggle), rough-housed with him on the bed (monkeys jumping on the bed that fall and giggle), jumped slinkies up and down the stairs for him (which Aidan laughed uproariously about), held his hand as we walked through shopping centers, played at parks with him, cuddled with him (he snuggled up with her and she cuddled right back), and laughed and laughed together with him. It was so cute to see the cousins together!

On Wednesday, Mommy and Aidan got to go see Miya's kindergarten class put on their holiday concert. It was amazing! Miya sang at least eight songs, and looked ridiculously cute on stage. Aidan was transfixed! He watched almost without moving a muscle for at least three songs before wanting to wiggle away and walk around in the back of the gymnasium. Afterward, Aidan got to decorate a gingerbread man at her class's party, and he was thrilled to eat as many of the mini chocolate kisses off of it as he could before putting more on! Mommy can't believe that Aidan is going to have his own holiday concerts to be in not so long from now!

Daddy was done with his conference on Friday, and Mommy and Aidan were happy to have him (and Uncle Gabe) to hang out with! On Friday, we took advantage of a break in the rain to visit the "Dark Park" (a park full of redwood trees). On Saturday, we all drove into the city to get Ghirardelli chocolate, eat at a food-court that Daddy has been raving about for years, and window-shop. And On Sunday, we all chilled, did some last minute shopping, and Aunt Karen did an "elf yourself" video of all of the cousins and Miya's cat Koda (check it out at: http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/OCHt8inUsvF3fX0U67tW). Aidan is going to miss Miya! On Sunday night, he refused to let go of her hands, and jumped into her arms (asking her to pick him up) over five times! He really loves his cousin!!

On Monday, Mommy, Daddy, and Aidan will say goodbye to the Ruanes and drive over to Uncle Chris and Aunt Lauren Ross' house, where we will spend the rest of the week celebrating the holidays with the Ross clan. We've had a great time with our break so far, and are looking forward to continuing it next week! Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!