Celebrating my husband

Brandon is such a wonderful, kind, patient, hands-on daddy. We have been blessed beyond measure to have him in our life. Happy Father's Day, Brandon!

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Bible Stories with Aidan

Spring Time

We've had a lot going on these past couple of weeks. Brandon and I celebrated our 5th Anniversary. Aidan turned 2 and we celebrated with a Bubbles and Buses party! Brandon had a birthday, too; the big 3-3. Here are a few pictures of our most recent fun times.

Look how big Brody is getting

Our little monkey

A fun day at the discovery center

Big B, little b, what begins with B

Bubbles, Buses, Birthday

B...b...B

Enjoying the sun with an outdoor picnic

Brody turned 4 months

Weighing in at 13 pounds

For Brandon's birthday, we went to the zoo with the boys

Aidan riding the hippo

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!

With all of these recent storms, old memories and fears have been dredged up from last years May 2nd flood. As of now, "they" are saying that the Cumberland will crest at 37 feet which is below flood level. I pray that these storms pass quickly and make way for dryer weather. I've got two little boys that want to spend their days outside. Not to mention, we've got a 2nd birthday party to plan. We are thinking warm, sunny thoughts.

Easter 2011

Aidan loves to juggle. Here he is juggling sand.

Brody enjoying a stroller ride.

Aidan loves to play outside.

Kona, Hawaii

How blessed I feel that we were able to go on vacation with my entire family; that Liam and Aidan got to spend a week together, that we were all "back at the house" with Mom and Dad again, that Steven and Brian joined in on the fun. When I was growing up I have so many memories of the family going to Disney World, The Smokey Mountains, Texas, California.... We weren't able to go many places in the past several years because the boys were very busy with football. But this year, we all went to Hawaii. And our family of 6 has grown to 11, with one on the way.

The plane ride. This was a bit of a concern for me going in. But I couldn't have asked for the boys to do any better. Aidan sat with Nanny and Paw Paw and was content as could be. He got to pull things out of the treasure bag and play with new toys and books. But all he really needed was his Paw Paw. Brody sat with Brandon and I and slept or ate the whole trip. He is such a happy, content baby.

Hawaii is paradise. Our condo was right on the water and we all could sit for hours and listen to the waves. The weather was perfect. We often went to the beach behind the condo and swam with the turtles, we snorkeled, the boys took surf lessons from the self proclaimed legend, we went to a luau. Don't get me wrong, vacationing now is much different from vacationing 3 years ago. Our beach trips in the past were spending 6 hours laying on the beach, deciding on a whim to go on an atv excursion or take out the catamaran. Now we spend 3 hours packing the beach bag to spend 1 hour on the beach and the boys fall asleep on the way home. But this is the time and season we are in and I'm embracing every moment.

I am truly grateful to my parents for making this trip happen. There were many wonderful memories made.

Let's Make Something

Maybe it's the Spring weather, or our upcoming trip to Hawaii, or just a need to vent creatively, but I have been in the mood to make something. Here are a few pics.

A pair of seersucker pants

A pair of drawstring plaid pants

I added a tie to this plain white t-shirt

I made Aidan a retro bag with an "A"

I upcycled some old t-shirts to piece these pants together

8 weeks fly by

My little Brody man will be 8 weeks old tomorrow. It has flown by. He is such a sweet, content fellow. What a joy it is to be the mommy of my two boys. Aidan loves his brother. His favorite thing to do is kiss the top of his little head. Brody is growing like a weed. We go for our 2 month appointment next week, but I think he is weighing in around 10 pounds. He is a good eater and a good sleeper; last night he slept 7 hours straight. I'm crossing my fingers that this will happen again. I see some similarities between Aidan and Brody's looks (eyes, nose..), but I think they also are very different. Brody has darker coloring and darker hair, he also has Brandon's ears and a fuller face. Here are some of our latest pictures.

Me and my boys

Sweet Brody

Aidan loves his brother

Aidan had so much fun playing

in all the snow this winter

Just content to hang out in my bouncy