What to do, what to do?!?!

The following pictures we like to call "the classic Aaron face" (It cracks us up every time):




So....since this was a rare 3 day weekend for Matt, we definitely had no intentions of wasting it. In fact, we had too many ideas for what we should do with it: A yard sale, the beach, the lake, time at the grandparent's houses, the park, hiking, camping...the list probably went on...I don't really remember. But when it came down to it, we did none of those things...well..."postponed" would be the better choice of word to describe our decision. As much as Matt loves to be a "planner," I have come to the conclusion that it would be better for us to be "spontaneous-go-with-the-flow people." Every time we try to plan something far in advance, we ultimately give ourselves time to talk ourselves out of it, or something else comes up. So after all plans fell through, some opportunities fell in our laps, and a few things we ended up doing on a whim. All-in-all we ended up having an awesome weekend.

We had no other plans for Friday night except to get ready for a yard sale we were having on Saturday. Yep...that plan fell through (but for the better). Matt's parent's had originally stopped by earlier in the day to see Aaron. So while we waited for Matt to get off of work, Melissa, Trent, and Bailey stopped by. We all hung out at our place for a while and then decided to head off to Plaza Ventana for dinner. Aaron had a fun time there learning to play with straws.

So anyway, that left our Saturday open, which we then "planned" on using to go to the beach (or the lake...or hiking...you get the picture). Again, we talked ourselves out of that on account of holiday traffic. We stayed home and cleaned for most of the day, then relaxed a bit. Later that evening we took my dad out to eat at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants. Then for some strange reason, after dinner Matt and I were both determined to get a chocolate ice cream cake. We went to a few different stores but couldn't find what we wanted so we settled for Foster's Freeze ice cream. (Although, when Monday rolled around, we resumed looking for our ice cream cake and gave up when we came across some Ben and Jerry's that was on sale...enough said) All in all, Saturday was a productive day. I wouldn't have changed it at all (probably because I got to take a long, and much deserved, nap during the day while Matt watched the baby).

Late Sunday we ended up visiting my dad and decided, on a whim, to have a barbeque. Good thing we did....we made the BEST tri-tip ever! (If only we had more of it...) While we were cooking, Matt took advantage of the red and white striped shirt Aaron was wearing and meticulously placed him on my dad's couch and said to me "Hey Bran, where's Waldo?" I turned around and looked into the living room and I couldn't stop laughing. We just had to get my dad to take a picture! Here it is:

"Can you find Waldo in this picture?" =)

Here is "Waldo"on the recliner:


On Monday, Memorial Day, I woke up early with the baby. Although we originally had no plans, I refused to have a boring Monday, so I immediately decided we would take Aaron to the zoo. Matt woke up about an hour later and while he was still drowsy I announced to get ready because we were all going to the zoo. Amazingly, he thought that was a great idea. While we were getting ready, Melissa called and asked what we were going to do for Memorial day, and one thing led to another, and the group that ended up going to the zoo was: me, Matt, Aaron, Matt's mom and dad (Karen and Brian), Melissa, Trent, Bailey, Jeff, and Yolanda. That was lots of walking for one day, but lots of fun. Here are a few pictures from Aaron's first trip to the Chaffee Zoo:









If I had to sum up our weekend I would say:
Life is simple, good, and oh so sweet... =-)

FIRE!!!

(OK, so I admit this isn't the actual photo of the fire...we just wanted to add some drama to our blog. But there really was a fire though)

So, a couple of weeks ago, about 12:15am on a Thursday night, I am awaken from a sound sleep only to hear Matt say, "Uh...I think we might have to get ready to leave...it sounds like there might be a fire next door, but I'm not sure." (I seriously had thought I was dreaming - How could anyone be "not sure" if there is a fire?) So with my eyes still mostly closed I casually said, "Ok, wake me up if you hear anything else." I hadn't closed my eyes for anymore than a minute when Matt came rushing back into the bedroom to say "OK...Yeah, I think we are going to have to leave...there is a HUGE fire next door..." I instantly popped up out of bed, "WHAT??"

We both walked over to the window by our front door, and sure enough, there was a huge fire on the roof of a residence not even 20 feet away from us. Now, for those that do not know, we live in a condominium complex, so everything is extremely close together. Every building consists of 2 connected units, so if one unit catches on fire, you can be pretty sure the other one will go down with it if not caught in time. This particular fire ended up spreading to the attic of the attached unit. But also, the buildings in general are very close together - I'm guessing about 15 feet apart - so the neighbors were hurrying to warn other neighbors of the fire. Yep, I immediately went into an adrenaline-filled survival robot mom mode while Matt stayed perfectly calm and managed to keep a close watch on the fire while still helping to get things prepared in the event of an evacuation. In a matter of seconds we went to go grab Aaron who was sleeping, and then started to plan what we wanted to take with us in the event that the fire spread.

To our relief, within minutes, about 30 firefighters and about 5-6 fire trucks were there battling the blaze until 2:30 in the morning. Channel 30 Action News also showed up to cover the story. The residents who lived in the building were a couple (about our age) and their 3 young children. While the firefighters broke glass and knocked out walls, the guy and his kids went to stand in front of our place with us and explained what had happened. He explained that he had been outside in his backyard smoking a cigarette. After he tossed it, he went inside only to to find an alarm going off a few minutes later, and a huge fire blazing in his back yard. He attempted to put it out with the garden hose, but after that attempt failed, he called the fire department. For the rest of the night, Matt and I, and another neighbor were trying to make his kids as comfortable as possible while they waited for their mom to get there (who was working at the time, by the way) Imagine her shock as she arrived.

Luckily no one was hurt, but the aftermath the next morning was not pretty. Since the fires were mainly contained in the attics, neither residence has a ceiling anymore. Matt checked out the charred patio of the unit that initially caught fire, and I got to take a peak into the second unit affected by the fire and you can see clear up to the sky. Inside both units there was insulation and water damage everywhere.

Anyway, that was one of our fun-filled Thursday nights. You know...we usually like front row seats, but not to that kind of event....yikes!!! =-)

(And by the way, if anyone is wondering what the heck I am doing up at 5:40 am, I'm waiting for Aaron to stop laughing and talking to the ceiling and go back to bed. And I tried cradling him for awhile, but he apparently thinks my face looks funny because he wouldn't stop laughing at me either. Awww...you've gotta love him) =-)

Another Davis Update...Finally

Ok, time for another update. Let's see......Aaron is definitely growing up, and FAST. He will be 4 months old on the 20th of May. Yikes - It's like we'll wake up one day and overnight he has already learned how to make a new sound, and not to mention, LOUDER sounds, laugh, pick stuff up, and yep...eat a few solids. He is no longer a "bobble-head," as Matt and I used to call him...well, he has his moments, but he has definitely improved his head control. And sometimes you could swear that he is somehow holding an intellectual conversation with you as you ask him pointless, random questions and he looks right at you and does his monologue of baby babble and high-pitched squeals (wishful thinking - I know). But seriously, I am with him just about 24 hours a day and I still find myself thinking, "When the heck did he learn all of this stuff?" So we have definitely learned something about babies, when it comes to them growing up - "Blink, and you'll miss it!"

Matt is in the process of selling his computer. He was parting it out on E-Bay but is now reconsidering that route. One of his packages that was supposed to be shipped to Arizona, somehow wound up in Tennessee. Needless to say, the recipient is pretty mad at the moment. Maybe Craigslist is the way to go from now on...

As for me, that's a whole other blog...which isn't a bad idea. I may actually start a whole separate, personal blog. But geez...I barely have time for this one. =)

Aaron also had his first Easter!! (although we don't think he noticed.) We went to visit my family earlier in the day, the went off to Matt's parent's house. Matt's Mom hid eggs for all of us. Did I mention they were filled with money? I think we walked away with a cool $35.



Anyway, there is still tons more to blog about, like the huge 6 inch gash that is now in our bedroom wall as a result of an 8-inch drill bit accident (cable lines are obviously not easy to install in our home), a Mother's Day makeover, and oh yeah, did I mention there was a huge FIRE next door??

To be continued.......