Every Thursday, Karen hosts a Love Thursday post. It’s sappy, but after seeing this photo, I knew it was destined for Love Thursday.

Here’s a shot of Aidan and Grampa John, mutually enjoying their vacation in the way that all vacations should be enjoyed.

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Ok, I know you now have “Black Socks” going around in your head. So do I, but in my head I am rewriting the lyrics to describe something Aidan did this morning.

Ok, here goes:

Pink Socks,
They always look Girly
The longer you wear they the warmer you get.
Sometimes they look kinda cozy,
but, Aidan keeps saying “I won’t steal them yet.”

Pink Socks,
They always look girly,
The longer you wear them the warmer you get.
Sometimes they look kinda cozy,
Now, Aidan’s decided “I’ll take what I can get.”

Pink Socks,
They always look girly,
The longer you wear them the warmer you get.
Sometimes they look kinda cozy,
Now Aidan’s stole them, I’ll be cold in a bit.

Pink Socks,
They used to look girly,
The longer he’ll wear them the warmer he’ll get.
Sometimes they look kinda cozy,
I know he is practicing, he’ll pull them on yet.

Pink Socks,
They used to look girly,
The longer he wears them the warmer he gets.
Sometimes they look kinda cozy,
I know he is thinking, “Yes, I did it.”

ALL BY MYSELF!!

New shoes and socks and he is a walking fiend.

On Saturday we tried again to find glasses and a few items (like a dress for the wedding) for all of us. We struck out for me but managed to get Anthony a nice fall jacket and a new pair of sneakers/hikers for Aidan. He seems to really like them and has been walking much more since he has been wearing them. We still haven’t been able to get anymore than a couple of steps on video but we figure by the time we are in Nova Scotia Aidan will be running.

Aidan still is climbing more and more and really wants the telephone. We also have to be really careful to push in all the chairs or in two seconds he will be on top of the table.

Sooooooo……

File this in the “Doh! Should have thought about that!” folder.

You know how those disposable diapers get pretty bulky as whatever chemical inside of them swells as it absorbs moisture? Guess what happens when a toddler (who will not be named) sits his butt down in a pool of water with a fresh diaper?

It explodes!

Well, pretty much. It swells so quickly that water-absorbed crystals erupt from the lining of the diaper. Man, the stuff was everywhere. Hopefully we got it all cleaned up … I can’t imagine that it’s particularly healthy to eat.

Here’s some pictures of the boy recreating the incident, but with a swim diaper on.

No, I don’t know why he was trying to lie in the water.

He’s not drinking the water — he’s blowing bubbles. No, really.

The Amazing Climbing Boy will climb anything!