6/20 - Trip to the mall & more clapping

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Aiden has been practicing is clapping lately. We have also been practicing with the ball and how to roll and throw it. I get so excited when he does throw it that I clap and say 'yeah.' Well, that has led to Aiden clapping after he throws the ball. That's what is going on in the video below.

Today was a great day. Brad fixed pancakes for breakfast and Aiden loved them (as did I). We went to Wal-Mart this morning to get some stuff for our upcoming trip to Missouri. We got home and then Aiden was very tired and he ate lunch and went down for a nap. The transition to one nap a day has been much harder than I thought. It's still a work in progress. Today he napped for 70 min and then started crying. I went in and made sure he didn't have a dirty diaper and turned on his nighttime CD. He managed to stay in there (although awake part of the time) until he reached the 2 hour mark.
When he woke up we packed up the car and drove to the mall which is an hour away. I wanted some maternity shirts that had sleeves. We were successful in shopping but more importantly, Aiden played on the mall playground and had SO MUCH FUN. He was so fun to watch. He was a little nervous at first but then got comfortable and we had to follow him all over the place. In the picture below, Brad was trying to get Aiden to come through the tunnel but Aiden decided he would run off somewhere else.
The video below was taken with my cell phone but you can see how excited Aiden was to be playing. Surprisingly, he was only knocked down once!! There were a ton of kids there but they were pretty good with him being so little and young.

Tomorrow we have church and then I have to leave early and go to work for a few hours. We then have to pack everything up for an early plane to Branson, Missour on Monday morning.