Aiden's first hair cut!!

Okay, so it was just a trim! The back of his hair was getting a bit too long for Mommy's taste. We got the scissors out and took off a few curls. To my surprise I was a little sad when it was all said and done. We'll take him soon to get the top trimmed up a bit - I didn't trust myself to do that part. Daddy didn't really want to cut them off, but they really needed to go. I think after a few days he'll be happy we did it, and if not - those curls will grow back! Seriously, Aiden has no choice; he is going to have CURLY hair.

before...


...after!

Bye-bye curls!!

Loving this cooler weather!!

It's been so nice! Aiden and I actually took a walk around the neighborhood today. Sad, but it's the first time since we moved in March. It was SO nice. We met one of the little girls who lives near us. She let Aiden pet her dog, which he of course instantly fell in love with! We came home and just enjoyed getting to spend some alone time - at home - together. He helped me unload the dishwasher. He was so proud of himself; it really was cute to watch. Then we made dinner, ate, which had to be followed up with a bath - we had spaghetti for dinner :). I got some cute pictures of him in tub. He tries to bathe himself, which really is quite comical.


Isn't the the cutest?!

Bar-b-que fun!

Adam, Aiden and I went to my cousin Jennifer's house for a wonderful bar-b-que last night. We got to spend some great family time with Aiden's great Uncle Frank and Aunt Brenda, as well as Jennifer and John. As much as Aiden enjoyed visiting with his family, I think his favorite part was playing with the K9 side of the Fuson family. Uncle Frank and Aunt Brenda have the cutest 8mo old boxer named Gus and Jennifer and John have slightly older one named Maxie. Aiden was greeted with LOTS of kisses from these two. Jennifer broke out some bubbles, and after eating a small portion of the bottle Aiden caught on and started blowing them. Adam and I had a great time as well. It was really great getting see Frank and Brenda, they live in San Angelo so we hadn't seen them in about 6 months. We don't have a very good excuse for not seeing Jennifer and John as they live in Benbrook. The food and company were wonderful, and we can't wait to do it again!

Doing Great!!!

Aiden turned 18 months on Monday!!! Boy, is time flying! He went in for is well check this morning. The doctor said he is doing GREAT!!! He had a bit of a growth spurt over the past six months. Aiden is now 34" tall, putting him in the 75 percentile. He is FINALLY in the 50 percentile in his weight, weighing in at 26lbs. I'm a little confused how he gained enough weight to bump him up, he doesn't eat nearly like he use to, and I don't think he could be any more active! I guess those two gallons of milk a week did it. Aiden enjoyed playing with Dr. Rhodes. This was the first visit he has actually given the doc much of his attention. He had a good visit, except for the two shots he got. Aiden is quite strong and that showed while he was getting his shots. He was able to kick one leg just about loose while the nurse was giving him his second shot. I'm pretty sure it's going to bruise, but I'm hoping I'm wrong.

Aiden did SO great yesterday using the potty. He only "used" his diaper twice ALL day, and one time was during his nap. Our baby boy is turning into a little man :(

Yay Aiden!!!!

We've been sitting Aiden on the potty occasionally for months. Sunday when I got him out of the bath he said, "TT seat TT seat". I finished drying him off and sat him on the potty. He sat there for a second then pssssss!!! We've sat him on it a few time since then, mostly when he has asked. Then tonight we were in my room doing a little cleaning. He said something, which I didn't hear then he yelled "Mommy, tt!!". So we ran to the rest room, sat him on the potty, and he did it again!! He has used the potty 3 times since Sunday!! I'm hoping this is going to be pretty easy for him. He knows when he needs to pee. I know that because if he is in the bath he will stand up and look at me, "Mommy, t" then begins peeing. Unfortunatly he thinks that it is funny. He will also tell you when he has a dirty diaper. Ryann taught him the word toot. So right after he "uses" his diaper he'll say "toot". He is growing up WAY too fast!! He turned 18months on Monday, and will be going in for his well check on Thursday. I'll post more then.

Sweet Aggie Babies!!!

Seriously it doesn't get much cuter than this!!!

Ryann's FIRST day of school!!!

Still can't believe we're already at this point in her life. If you don't have kids, or you've just got a tiny one, believe me when I say they grow up TOO fast!!

Adam, Aiden and I drove to Greenville EARLY this morning to surprise Ryann at her mommy's house. Thanks to Melony, Ryann's mom; we were able to be a big part of Ryann's first day of school. She was a little shocked when she came running out of the bath and found us standing in the living room! Melony was nice enough to let me fix Ryann's hair - something I was HAPPY to do!! Ryann, Kamri and Aiden got to play for a few minutes before we loaded up and headed to school.

Ryann met her teacher last Thursday and was REALLY looking forward to today. We walked in her room and she went right to playing. This was not a hard thing for her at all! Can't really say the same for us parents. It was HARD! We all did a good job of chocking back our tears, well at least till we got to the car. Ryann is an amazing child. There is NO doubt in our minds that she will not cease to amaze her teachers and fellow class mates!

I can't wait to call her and hear all about her first day!!!!
Here are some pictures we took this morning.....





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Big things coming up!

Kay and I spent all afternoon driving around looking for uniforms for Ryann. Still can't believe she will be starting pre-k Monday!! We were able to find enough to give her a good start. Her mommy will finish up the shopping this weekend while Ryann is with us. We're going to look for some shoes while she is here. Should be fun. Adam, Aiden and I are going to spend Sunday night with Gamma and Papa, so we can get up early and drive to Greenville to be with Ryann for her fist day of school. Pretty sure I'm going to cry. Monday is also a big day for Aiden, he will officially be 18months!! OMG, where did the time go?? He has his well check next Thursday morning.
This weekend I get to go out with some of my momma friends. I'm really looking forward to it. We are going out for Restaurant week, so we are getting all dressed up and going to enjoy a fancy meal for a great price. It's going to be YUMMY!!!

Ryann and Aiden from 2/05 - 8/06

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Having fun!

Yep, that's what we've been doing! Wednesday night we went to the circus. We had a great time! Aiden LOVED all the music. He seriously danced the night away!! It was so funny to watch, he had a great time shaking his booty! LOL!! Ryann had a ton of fun too. She said her favorite part was when the elephants sat on their bottoms. They also had a blast eating popcorn. Who knew eating could be SO exciting?!

Thursday I took Ryann to pick out a backpack for school. She was so funny to watch. She finally settled on a blue tinker bell one. Wanna know how she made her final decision? She chose the one that had the best "free" extras. Yep, she picked this one because it was cute and it came w/ a mirror and a pencil bag. Isn't that funny?! After that we took Ryann back to her mommy. She'll be back next weekend, and will start school the following Monday - YICKS!!!

Aiden and I went to a play date today. We had a good time, but Aiden was ready to leave early. He told me "Mommy, I want nigh-night". So we came home. I put him down for a nap, which he never took. He just laid in his bed and played for about an hour. I think he was just ready for a day at home. We really do go a lot, and with Ryann being here the past week we did even more than usual. He was ready for some down time; I also think he is craving a little bit of Mommy and Daddy time. Which he got some of, and will get more of tomorrow morning. We'll be going to his cousin Ashelynn's birthday party tomorrow afternoon, which he is going to LOVE. It's a swimming party, and Aiden LOVES the water! Sunday is another busy day. I've got to meet with my scrapbook club then race over to Adrian's baby shower. Should be a fun, but hectic day.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

**new pix up**

Busy, busy!

I'm not sure we've stopped since Ryann came home Thursday night! Friday we went to the pool. Saturday we went to the movies, while the kiddos played with Gamma. Sunday we ate lunch and took advantage of tax free weekend with Gamma. Thanks for all the kids clothes!!!!!! Today we hosted a playdate for our group. Ryann and Aiden had a BLAST! This was Ryann's first chance to meet the kids in our group - except for the ones who came to her birthday party. One of the girls is almost exactly her age. They had a really great time running round playing together. Aiden, as usual; was a great host. I loved hosting another playdate. I've decided hosting get togethers CAN be fun. I've always hated it, because I hate having a mess - it makes it SO worth it to see Ryann, Aiden and the rest of the kids having fun. I'm sure we'll do it again! Not sure what we have going on tomorrow..... maybe swimming and walking Cabelas? Who knows... I'm sure we'll be going - going! Wednesday, it's off to the circus! I can hardly wait!

New pictures up!

Growing boy!

It feels like Aiden woke up this morning and thought, hey I'm going to say a bunch of new words and act like a big boy all day! He started this morning by pointing to my head and saying "head, mommy's head". Then later when I was changing his diaper he pulled up his shirt, pointed and said, "tummy, baby tummy"!!! He also said night, night for the first time today. We were getting him ready for his nap, Adam told him night-night Aiden. Aiden followed him up with night-night Daddy. Then after nap I took him swimming. He will swim all over the place with his floaty suit. He got out and said "Mommy jump" so I held out my arms, and he jumped to me. I didn't really "catch" him. He really doesn't like going under and since this was something he wanted to do I figured it would be a good time to let his head go under. He LOVED it. Aiden would jump in, go under, turn around and swim back to the side!!!!!!! He absolutely amazed me ALL day! His vocabulary is growing so rapid! He tells you if he is happy now, and it is just the CUTEST thing! Most words are SO clear I don't even need to interpret for him. Cup gets a little confusing because he still says pup, but that's the only word you may not have a clue on. I haven't been keeping up like I would have liked to, but here is most of the words he is saying now:
Mommy, Daddy, Sissy, Papa, Kay, GiGi, dog, cat, puppy, pup (cup), eye, head, tummy, feet, what's this/that, baby, ice, eat, light, no, night-night, down, up, hot, flower, house, ball, man (usually means Superman or Spiderman), happy, and bye-bye. I'm sure there are many more, but I just can't think right now.

We hope you're all doing well! We've got some fun days ahead of us. Aiden and I are going to pick up Ryann tomorrow, and she will be with us for a WEEK!!!!!!!!!! Aiden is going to be in heaven! He LOVES having his big sister around.

Uh-oh Mommy!

We are beginning to hear this at our house more and more as Aiden’s curiosity grows. Take a look and you’ll see what I mean….

This one is of Aiden after he found Mommy’s make-up bag, the color looks pretty good on him! LOL

These, well they pretty much explain themselves .....

Uh-oh Mommy!!

Trying to clean up his mess

I came around the corner just in time to catch the WHOLE thing on film..... How could I be mad? He is just SO cute, and learning about his world by exploring!

Keeping you updated!!

Ryann went back to her mommy's yesterday :( Aiden was so sad to see her go, he had a hard time this morning when he walked into her room and she wasn't there. We all loved getting to spend so much time with her. While she was here we had TONS of fun! We played and played and celebrated Courtney's 24th birthday!! Adam and I went out for sushi, YUMMY! I opened my gift through out the weekend. See the cake Adam had made for me, I love angels; so he had them make it into angel wings.


We took the kids to the sprinkler park, they had a blast. We were out there for over 2 hours!!! Who knew this could be so much fun?!



Aiden is talking more and more everyday. He uses sentences most of the time, although sometimes only he knows what he is saying, lol! He can now let us know what song he would like to sing, Row Row your boat - WO, WO, WO or Twinkle Twinkle little Star - He tries SO hard to sing the "up above the world so high" line - TOO CUTE! He is always coming up with something new to surprise us!!!


Not much new to report on Ryann, she still can't quite understand why she didn't really change when she turned 4. Some how she got it in her head that things were going to REALLY be different once she had her birthday!! Ryann will be starting school on the 21st of August. I'll be sure and post some pictures, Adam and I are going to make the haul so that we can be there w/ her on her very fist day of school! It's hard to believe all this is really happening!! They really do grow up WAY to fast :(

Hope you're all doing great!

Pearly Whites!

Ryann and Aiden visited the dentist for the first time today. They both did great! The dentist office was wonderful for kids. They had video games in the wall, and a pretty cool play table, beautiful paintings all over the walls, and TV's above the exam chairs! Ryann did great during her x-rays. She had a hard time getting good ones of her back teeth, but it is HARD with that big film thing in your mouth. Aiden is still too young for x-rays. Both kids are brushing really good, so that wasn't an issue. Ryann has one molar that the dentist is keeping her eye on. It is the bottom right one, it's looking slightly discolored. She said her under-bite is pretty bad, but we aren't going to worry with it till her permanent teeth come in, it still has time to correct itself. Aiden's teeth are coming in nicely. All in all it was a GREAT visit! The kids had a great time, and got great reports!!!!! YAY!!

Doing so good!

My brave little man!!

How do you spell your name?!

Aiden has learned how to spell his name! Well almost. He has forgotten that it ends with a N not an I. This was something he picked up on all by himself. He has been "spelling" A-I for a while. Yesterday Ryann spelled his name to him and he spelled it right back to her. I would have thought this was a fluke, but he spelled it to her a dozen times in a row. Today however it ends with an I.... At first I didn't think he really knew what he was doing, but I realized that he has made the connection. Because you can ask him to spell it and he does. Or if he hears you talking about it he'll spell it. Check out our smart little boy


This was taken w/ my phone so it's not the best quality; but you get the idea. For some reason the movement stops, it's probably the site I used to host it... you can still hear it though!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!

Our little angel is FOUR today! I still can't believe how time has flown by! She is such an amazing little person!! See for yourself how she has grown....

Ryann woke up to find one last birthday surprise waiting for her......................

Think she likes it?!

We're off to see Cars and have lunch before Ryann leaves to spend the weekend with her mommy.

Have a great day!

Ryann's Party!!!

WOW! That pretty much describes Ryann's party! She, as well as the rest of us had an awesome time! I can't imagine her being able to think of one more thing that she could want!! This little girl is VERY loved and it showed. We had a house FULL of people and gifts! Ryann told us a while back that she wanted to have her party at our new house and she wanted a Barbie cake. Well we took that and ran. The house was decorated inside and out w/ everything Barbie. We had the slip and slide out for the big kids and a baby pool for the smaller ones. Then it was inside to open gifs!!!!! She loved everything she got!! Then it was time to make a wish and eat some YUMMY Barbie cake. The kids played and the rest of us sat around and visited. Ryann is so very blessed to have these wonderful people in her life!!! She will officially turn 4 on the 13th. We are going to do a bit more celebrating before she leaves to have another party with her Mommy!

Make a wish!!

Spoiled!!!!!!!!

Pix from the Party!!!

Happy 4th!!!!!!!!

Hope you all had a great day! We had a really great time celebrating the 4th. We went to the fireworks show in Southlake, and I must say; this was the BEST fireworks show I think I've ever seen. First we had dinner, and then we walked the shopping center. Got a new table for the entrance hall! Then we sat and waited for the show to start. It was great! Aiden was totally captivated. Every once in a while he would point, but most of the time he sat staring. We will defiantly make this an annual thing.

Happy 4th!!


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Baby girls!

We found out a while back that Uncle Chris and Aunt Adrian will be having their 3rd baby girl. Jenny and Emrick found out today that they will also be having a girl. Jenny couldn't be happier. She can't wait to have her all dolled up in pink dresses, bows and pantyhose! Chandler will be such a good big brother!

Congrats to all the soon to be parents! We can't wait to meet these little angels!!

Daddy's boy?!

Driving home from dinner tonight Aiden was yelling at me "Mommy, Mommy!!!" I said "what Aiden?" he then told me "I want Daddy!" It was so sweet. He just amazes me. He is too young to be talking so well. Where did my baby go?!

Fun times!!!

As most of you know we had Ryann home the past 2 weeks. The first week we were gone on vacation. This past week we kept the kids busy having fun! We went to a couple of play areas, to a sprinkler park, to eat at Rainforest Cafe, to Jumping Party, Mckenna's second birthday party and played on our slip and slide. We all had a really great time!

Not much new to post on Ryann. She went back to her mommy's today. She'll be coming home again in two weeks, just in time for her 4th; yep I said 4th birthday party!!!!! Hard to imagine she will be starting pre-k in the fall.

Aiden is learning new words everyday. He learned to blow a kiss today. It is the CUTEST thing. I can't believe how big our baby is!! He has 3 of his molars. They have made him a bit cranky, but we've only got one more to go; for a while any way.

I've added a TON of pictures from the last week, be sure to check them out.

Absolutely Adorable!!!!

Beautiful!!!

Home from Vacation!

Well we're back. We had such a great time, and can't wait to go again. The kids did awesome with the long ride in the car. They were surprised with toys they had never seen before to help make the drive a bit more bearable. San Destin is BEAUTIFUL! I love white sand beaches!!! We played in the pool and at the beach. Ryann liked playing in the sand more than the water, Aiden loved them both! We ate lots of yummy food, and got to do some fun shopping too. The condo was great, 3 bed/ 3 bath. The kids LOVED that they got to see Gamma and Papa EVERY day! They also loved spending so much time with GiGi.

While we were gone both kids learned lots of new things. Aiden learned to say Papa, GiGi, cup, and he also picked up on the sign for milk. We haven't worked with him on signing like we originally intended. He picked up on this sign after seeing it just 2 or 3 times. I guess we can really begin to work on it now, we can be sure he is ready for it now. Ryann learned how to spell Aiden's name and our last name! Both only took her a short amount of time to learn. She is so amazing! Adam and I also saw her write her name all by herself for the first time! She had no help; and she did an amazing job!

Vacation Pix

Fun at Burgers Lake

We took our first family trip to Burgers Lake. It was a blast! They have sand beaches, a kiddy dive, high dive, 20ft slide and a swinging trapeze. Aiden had the most fun just throwing sand/rocks into the water. Ryann had a blast swimming in the deep waters. She would put on her "safe" suit and swim all over the place. Then she learned how fun running and jumping of the diving board was. We enjoyed a nice picnic by the lake. The kids got to eat a HUGE lolly-pop. Just before we left Ryann worked up the courage to slide down the slide. Neither of the kids were ready to leave. Ryann asked if we could go back again real soon, and Aiden was asleep after five minute in the car. Hope everyone enjoys this wonderful long weekend!!
Showing off her new suit

Ready to play!

Growing up too fast!

That is exactly what Aiden is doing. He never seizes to amaze me! Aiden will talk your ear off! He can say countless words; he understands commands that shock me. The other day he had something that belonged in my bathroom, I told him to put it on the counter; and he went and placed on the counter. He is learning so fast! When he is coloring, or "writing" he begins to spell his name. He'll take the pen in hand and say A - I. It is so cute! He also has learned to fake a sneeze. It is hilarious; he does the head nod and everything. Aiden has a wonderful sense of humor, and knows when he is entertaining. He can show you where his head, ears, nose, mouth, feet and tummy are. I asked him the other day, where are your shoes; he grabbed his feet and looked at me like I was an idiot and said "feets!" Aiden is learning the art of eating with utensils. He does a good job, but still prefers to eat with his hands. I'm sure I'm leaving out a ton, so you'll need to come for a visit so you can see/hear it all for yourself.

It was a Happy Mothers' Day!!

Aiden and I, celebrating our second Mother's Day!!

Not just a good Mothers' Day, but a good weekend. Adam was off Friday, so we got to hang out; something we don't really get to do much since his hours changed at work. Saturday I had a photo shoot in Dallas, then I dropped Aiden off with Gamma and Papa and Adam and I went to a wedding. We got to see some friends we haven't seen in a while. I then went to a party at Erin's house and back home. Sunday Adam let me sleep in while he took care of Aiden, and got breakfast. I got to open my gifts, a blue sapphire necklace from Aiden and a pink and white sapphire ring from Adam. I am so spoiled!!! Adam then left for some soccer games, and Aiden and I met Kay for lunch. After lunch we walked around downtown Grapevine and did a little shopping. We came home and got ready for dinner with Gamma and Papa. It was YUMMY!!! We came home and played with Aiden for a while. He has learned to climb up on Ryann's bike, so I pushed him around the yard for a while, then it was bath time. Adam took care of that while I worked on some pictures.

Hope all you other mommy's had just as wonderful a day!!!

Aiden riding Ryann's bike

Everyone has good news!

Seems like everyone has good news to share! Heather and George found out, after MONTHS of trying they are pregnant! Jenny and Emrick are also expecting, this will be their second. Jayme and Patrick decided a couple of weeks ago to start looking for jobs to get them back to Texas. They will be returning to the Houston area on May 20th!!!!!!!!!!! We are VERY excited for each of our friends!

Our lives have been pretty eventless. I did shoot my first non-friend/family wedding this past Saturday. It went beautifully! I ended up handing out a few business cards. The whole photography thing has really taken off, I've been busy every weekend for the past month or so doing shoots!

The house is beginning to come together. We've got one of the greenest yards on the block, which I'm really excited about. Since when we moved in it was brown and FULL of weeds. I painted an accent wall in our bed room to match our new bed/bedding. We both love it! Ryann and I painted the laundry room;it's on its way to being my girly room. It's pink and brown, I LOVE it!

Not much new to report on the kids, except they keep growing!

Helping paint

On Safari or at the park?