Spiderman

Aiden was Spiderman for Halloween. He hated the mask on his head. But, he did make a pretty cute Spiderman.


Looking adorable!


Running to the rescue!


Great-Grandma making him laugh


I tried so hard to get a cute picture of Aiden with his mask on. He hated it and threw a HUGE fit when I wouldn't let hime take it off. Hence, the semi-blurry shot and him crying. I had to put it in here though.

I didn't dress up. Maybe next year. I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!
Hugs!

Day at the Park

Yesterday Auntie Stacie and Uncle Tony took Aiden to the park to play. I came along for a few minutes to snap some shots. It felt like fall in the air. It was a nice change. I love the crisp air this time of year.

Mmmmm

I don't know how many times Aiden said, "Mmmm" on Monday. He is so funny.
Despite the horrible fires here, we celebrated Aiden's birthday at my favorite restaurant Nicolosi's.
My grandparents helped celebrate with us. Aiden got to taste pizza and ice cream for the first time.
He wasn't quite sure about the candle, but he sure did like the ice cream.




Thank you to everyone that wished him a Happy Birthday. We had a great day. We will be throwing him a party next month when my mom comes to visit.

***On a sidenote, the topic for the photo challenge is Magazine Inspiration. It still isn't too late to join if you want. Send me an email at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com and I will send you the details.

Have a great day.

One

It's hard to believe that one year ago today my baby was born. Time really has flown by. Aiden has brought me so much joy. I could have never imagined that loving him could make me a better person. I truly enjoy being his mommy.

Here are pictures from last year. I know that August is missing. I'm not sure where pictures are :(
Please don't look at the pictures technically, they are just to document my baby's first year. Some of you have been able to see him grow up through the blog. Thank you for taking the time to comment on his pictures. It mean so much to me!

























-Happy 1st Birthday Aiden. I love you!!! xoxo

Peek

He was cranky when I took this. I know it isn't the best picture technically but I liked the composition of it.




-So, I joined the myspace world. I honestly don' have a clue what to do with it. My page looks so sad. If any of you myspace gurus out there want to help me out I would appreciate it.

:)

Bates Nut Farm

Today we went to Bates Nut Farm with our friends. The weather almost made us stay home. I am so glad we went.
These are a few pictures of Aiden at the Farm.
He seemed to really enjoy the pumpkins.









-All pictures taken with my 5D and 24-70 2.8 lens. SOOC except for sharpening.
Love my camera!!!

Handsome boy

This is SOOC (straight out of camera). Nothing done to it.
I am just checking to see if my new settings work :)

Don't be jealous....

I know, you wish your living room looked like mine. :) LOL
I normally would not post something like this. My place is a mess. My inner type "A" personally hates it! I think that Aiden watches me pick up his toys. Then he carefully waits until I am distracted to pull every single toy out. He doesn't play with them, he just pulls them out of their basket. I haven't quite figured out why a remote control or cell phone could be more appealing than the bunches of toys that are scattered around the floor.



Today, I am going to clean this place up. But I need to do it before 9:30am because I have someone coming over! Wish me luck!

I can't deny....

That this kid is adorable.
I love my little monkey!



Taken with my new 5D and 85mm 1.8 lens. I am loving my new camera :) Poor Aiden, he hates it. :)
Until next time

LaFolie

Here are my first pics with my new 5D. I love this thing. These are pretty much SOOC. I sharpened them for web and that's about it.
I ordered this hat and matching scarf for Aiden for the winter. I figured if Courtney Cox's kid is good enough to wear them, so is Aiden :) No, I saw them on Audrey Woulard's site a while back. A lot of her clients wear them. They are actually worn by the star's kids too. I just love them.
They are called LaFolie Knits.
Aiden did not want to wear the hat. He kept trying to take it off, but I snagged a few with it on him.

I just love my new camera!

It was a day filled with snuggles and laughter. An ordinary day in the Koehler household. Aiden was playing with his toys, pushing his new Mickey airplane. The sound of The Incredibles playing in the background. Then, Aiden turns to me with a silly grin on his face. He was in a playful mood. I ran and grabbed my camera. The usual occurred, as soon as I got the familiar object out and in his face the smiles disappeared. It wasn't unusual, typical Aiden behavior. Then, suddenly the smiles reappeared. I grabbed my camera for the second time, too late. He was too smart for my tricks. I decided to be patient. I held the camera up and talked to him. I made a doggy bark and the laughter started. I got it!!!! A smile! Successs.
Who knew doggie noises could be so funny?
Oh to be an 11 month old.....





To commerate this special occasion, I put his picture in one of my new Holiday Templates. I will be offering these this season and I am so excited to show them to you. As you can see, it is very versatile.

ps-for those of you that think I am strange for making a big deal out of a smile, this is the first smile I have gotten from him on camera. It's pretty exciting :)

Hugs to you!

Could he be any cuter?
I love this kid!

My boys

These are my boys minus the furry one. Aiden was being such a cutie so I had to take some pictures of them. I love them so much. There are more posted here on Aiden's blog.