In a blink of an eye....

She is FIVE! WHAT??!!! Does that seem crazy to anyone else? I'm sitting here thinking, where did the time go? When Adam and I started dating Ryann was eight months old - and now, she is the most beautiful, intelligent, confident, and amazing five year old I have ever met. I am blessed to be apart of her beautiful life.

We began celebrating by meeting Ryann, her mommy and sister at Planet Pizza on Friday. We had a wonderful time playing, eating, and just enjoying good company.

We brought Ryann home. She opened her gifts from Daddy, Aiden and me. She was then given the chance to pick where she wanted to have dinner. Ten minutes later we're at Chick-fil-a, (kids are so funny sometimes!) We came home and played with the new toys before putting the kids to bed. Then Daddy and I were up till a little after 12 getting the house all decorated for the party today.

Looks like a five year olds dream come true?

The girls got here at one, and the glamour party began!

Don't they look great?!!

Everyone one else arrived later.
We got some candy....

Some money.... (They had to bust the balloon w/ their rear to score some cash!)

Time for cake....

Then GIFTS!

I really feel like this was the best party ever! Ryann had a wonderful time. She got EVERYTHING off of her want list. We are going to be swimming in tiny Polly Pocket pieces, and babies that pee and poop, but Ryann is happy - and well, that's all that matters.

Huge thank you to each of you who sent well wishes, cards, gifts, money and of course those of you who could make it to the party. Ryann loves you all so very much!!!

**LOTS more pictures up from Ryann's birthday and party in our albums**

BAD Photographer!!

I know I promised to get pictures of Ryann at gymnastics tonight, but I forgot my camera. Life seems to be working that way a lot these days! I would forget my head if it weren't attached!! Gymnastics went great! Ryann had an awesome time!! Her coach said she is really doing very well. With her birthday just around the corner she could move up to a level two, but since she is only here for the summer, I thought it best to keep her right where she is. She likes her coach, and is very comfortable with her class... no need to jerk the rug out from under her, ya know?

Now, onto BRAGGING about our baby boy.... I've thought from the beginning that he really seemed to be a natural at this whole gymnastics thing. Seems his coach agrees. Typically Aiden isn't supposed to move up to the next level, (level one, the class Ryann is now in) until he turns three - which is seven months away. His coach is going to talk to the powers that be about getting him moved to the next level. He has become too advanced for his class (her words!). If they say no, because he is so far from turning three; she is going to begin working with him on level one activity on her own. I can't decide what would be best. Once he moves up to the next level, it will no longer be a parent involved class. I know he would be fine with that, but I'm really going to miss our Tuesday nights. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the gym decides would be best.

Tomorrow morning we'll head to art class, then off to Mesquite to meet Ryann’s mommy. She'll return on Friday the 13, one year older! Then Saturday is the party. Ryann is SOOOOOOO excited!!! Sunday is her soccer game; then life is back to its same old "boring" self.

We hope you are all doing great!

It's July, already?!!

Where did the time go?! We have been so busy. Let’s see, Ryann's had two games since my last post. She is doing so great. You'll notice by the pictures she is making more contact with the ball at each game. She is so cute. Before each game she sets a goal to do something better than she did the week before and that seems to be working. Ryann really enjoys getting to play soccer. After each game she has said she can't wait to play again. She asks all week long when her next game is, it's too cute!

The fourth was great! We went to see the fire works in Southlake again. They were beautiful. The kids had a great time. I remembered my camera, but forgot my memory card - so no pictures!

Ryann started gymnastics last week. She loved it. It's great that it is something that both kids can look so forward to. I'm going to take my camera this week and try to get some pictures of her.

I think that pretty much catches everyone up. Friday is Ryann's FIFTH birthday, and she couldn’t be more excited. We're having her party here on Saturday. It's going to be so much fun! All her girl friends will get here at one for a glamour party. The rest of the guest will show up at three for cake, ice cream, gifts and all that other good stuff.

Hope you are all doing great!

Oh, and just a reminder; Ryann's soccer games move to Sunday for the next four weeks.
Sun-Jul 15 Purple Power v Whirlybirds 12:45 PM
Sun-Jul 22 Whirlybirds v Blaze 2:15 PM
Sun-Jul 29 Little Angels v Whirlybirds 12:45 PM
Sun-Aug 5 Blue Angels v Whirlybirds 3:45 PM
Sat-Aug 11 Lil Princesses v Whirlybirds 3:00 PM

**I finally got around to adding our newest pictures.. the end of June, and Ryann's first game in July**

Rainy days...

Or what seems like MONTHS! Ryann went to spend a few days with her mommy, but will be back tomorrow. Aiden and I have been busy. Yesterday while daddy did some studying Aiden and I went and picked up the last of the party supplies for Ryann's party. Today we went to see Ratatouille. It was pretty cute. Aiden did great. He sat pretty still, only asked to get up twice; and that was to use the potty - so I didn't mind! When the movie ended we headed out, only to discover it was POURING, and I forgot our umbrellas in the car. I stood there for a moment, trying to decide what we should do. I told Aiden that I would hold him and run to the car. He said he wanted to run, so we took our time - got totally soaked, but had the most fun walking to the car. It was a moment that I hope I can hold onto for a very long time. It continued to rain ALL day! I'm so sick of the rain. I want some nice, pretty weather. I want to take the kids to the park, or the pool. Or maybe just out to play in the back yard. Maybe July will be a little less wet than June was - guess we'll have to wait and see.

Couldn't sleep...

So I decided to stay up and work on one of Ryann's birthday gifts. You see, our precious little angel is learning to spell. We add a new word to her vocabulary list everyday. I'm teaching her how to spell by sounding out the word, making life a little easier when she starts learning to read. So far she knows, Ryann Nabors, Mommy, Daddy, Aiden, and Kamri, cat, hat, bat, dog, car, fox, box, cup, car, soccer and grass. I know there is another set of three that she knows, but for the life of me I can't remember what they are right now. Anyways you get the point! Once she learns to spell them out loud she teaches herself how to write them. She didn't have a notebook of her own, so she has since stolen Aiden's art book. We are so very proud of her progress, and eagerness to learn. I thought it would be really cool to alter a spiral just for her, something totally Ryann that she could show off to everyone! Here it is...

I'm totally patting myself on the back here, but isn't it the cutest?!!! I LOVE it, and think she is going to too. The inside is broken down into three sections. I plan to make one of those like a work book. I'm going to print/draw pictures of the words she knows how to spell and leave plenty of room for her to write the word(s) below. It'll be something really neat to keep once she has filled in all the pages, so that she can go back and look at it when she is older. Any who, I guess that's all I've got for now. Off to catch some Z's. Night!

Oops!

I found out today that I wrote our phone number wrong on Ryann's birthday invites... oops! Chances are if you got one, you know our number, (at least one of them) but if not email me or post a comment here and I'll get you the right number. Sometimes I'm a complete idiot, sorry!!!

The Whirly Birds WIN!

Yay!!! Okay, so they don't really keep score; but our girls did score more! Ryann came so close to making a goal twice! Ryann has NEVER played before. She really didn't know what to expect. Adam has taken her out to practice, but she had never played with a team before. She did awesome, and most important she had a great time; and has already said she can't wait for her next game. Shortly after the game started, she understood better what was going on. It was the sweetest thing to watch as her face changed when she knew she did something well, she was proud of herself - and should have been!! Gamma, Papa, and Gammaw came out to support our girl! She was so excited to have them there with her for this first experience. Here are a few pictures of our soccer girl, to see many more check out our photo albums.

First practice...

Daddy took Ryann out for her first practice yesterday. She had a blast! Her favorite part was learning how to hit the ball with her head...

Funny girl!
I think she is ready for her first game. She can't stop talking about it! I uploaded lots of pictures from yesterday, so take a look.

I also changed our banner. What do you think? The kids are growing so fast, it's hard to keep that picture current, but I took that one just yesterday so it should be good for a few months. Aren't they beautiful?!

Ryann's soccer schedule

We know where our afternoons will be spent for the next eight weeks, and hope you can join us at a few of these....

Sat-Jun 23 Whirlybirds v Lil Princesses 3:00 PM
Sat-Jun 30 Whirlybirds v Powerpuffs 3:45 PM
Sat-Jul 7 Whirlybirds v Cardinals 2:15 PM
Sun-Jul 15 Purple Power v Whirlybirds 12:45 PM
Sun-Jul 22 Whirlybirds v Blaze 2:15 PM
Sun-Jul 29 Little Angels v Whirlybirds 12:45 PM
Sun-Aug 5 Blue Angels v Whirlybirds 3:45 PM
Sat-Aug 11 Lil Princesses v Whirlybirds 3:00 PM

Happy Father's Day!

Hope all you dads had an awesome Father's Day! The kids, Adam and I went to Texas De Brazil for lunch. Talk about YUM! Then we headed to Papa and Gamma's house. Adam enjoyed most of the day by napping...

Papa opened his gifts from us...

I LOVE when a card I make can get that kind of reaction!
Most of the day was spent visiting and playing with the grandparents. We all had a great day. Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Don't forget Ryann's first game is a week away! LOTS of new pictures are up! Enjoy!!

Oh, and just for Jenny - Here is my new hair...

What do you think?

Whirl wind....

Ryann is here for the summer! We are super excited that she'll be home with us pretty much from here, until school starts. She is going to be a very busy little girl this summer. Ryann is signed up and ready to play some soccer! She is on team Whirly Birds, and their first game is next Sunday. I can't even begin to tell you how excited she is! Ryann would love to have some screaming fans in the stands, so if you can please come out and support our little girl. Her games will be every Sunday starting next week and the season will last for eight weeks. She is also going to join Aiden's gym and learn a little about gymnastics. I'm so excited to have two little gymnast running around. With all that and the weekly art classes, we're going to need to paint my truck yellow, and put at taxi sign on the top!

I've been very busy and unable to get pictures up. I'll try to get that done soon. We hope you are all doing great, and enjoying this beautiful summer weather!

Probably...

So yeah, Aiden is getting WAY too big! We're cleaning up my scrap-booking mess in the guest room. He finds an old shoe box, which I'm using to store Ryann's birthday party invites in. I told him, "Don't mess with that. It has Sissy's party cards in it." He says, "No, it proloby has shoes in it." WHAT?! Since when do two year olds use the word probably? New words/ phrases have been popping out of his mouth daily. Its nuts, because we don't think we say those things very often, and yet he is picking up on them. Kids are SO fun! One of his newest and most favorite things to ask, "What are you guys do'n?" Isn't that hilarious???

Aiden is very independent. He is now dressing/undressing himself. He can't do it all, but that doesn't mean he won't try before asking for help. He is also using the potty by himself these days. We are still in diapers most of the time. He was doing SO well, and then a few months back lost all interest in it. Well, the interest is back, and he is doing GREAT! He even will stand at the door, and say "I need privatcy (privacy)" and close the door. Our baby boy is growing up too fast!

A new look...

For me and the house! I cut SEVEN inches off my hair! I LOVE it. It's so easy to fix! I'll try and get some pictures soon, but it's shorter in the back and comes to about mid neck in the front. The front of the house got a "make over" too. Adam and I spent ALL day working in our flower bed. I got rid of five shrubs that I HATED, and planted five new ones. We also got some dwarf mondo grass and dusty millers to line it with. It looks great!

We've been so busy this week. Seems like we haven’t been home except to crawl into bed every night. I did get to keep Dayln Thursday. She is getting so big! She is doing an army crawl all over the place, and pulling herself up on the furniture. I took a ton of pictures, and will try to get them posted soon. I guess that's about it for now. I'll update, when I have something to update you on. Until then, enjoy your weekend!

I'm busy!

So, we were out to lunch today. Aiden walked off and was sitting at a table by himself. I said, "Aiden com here please." And what do I get in return??? "I'm busy" WHAT?! How do you even know what busy is? You're only two years old! Ryann also surprised her mommy by asking for a refill. Again a mommy shocked by a new word. See I told you they are growing too fast!

In my last post I talked about how smart Ryann is getting. She knows all the sounds letters make. Today on our ride to take her back to her mommy (it's about a 45 min drive) we used that to learn how to spell 4 new words. She learned out to spell cat, bat, hat and daddy. I taught how to sound them out and spell them out loud. That took MAYBE 20 minutes. Then I handed her a pen and paper and asked her to write them. She did it with out ANY help! What a little smarty pants!!! I'm pretty sure she is going to be reading before kindergarten is over, she just might be doing a bit of it before school starts!

Any who, we've got a busy weekend of soccer games and photo shoots ahead of us. Hope you all have a wonderful, relaxing weekend.

Pictures are up - start on pg 30 in the May folder ~ enjoy!

Been busy!

Whew, where did the week go?! I can't update you on much, because truth is - I can't remember much! LOL!!!

Ryann has been home for the past week, and it has been WONDERFUL! She really is a joy to be around. She is getting just too smart! We were driving around today, and talking about what letter words begin with. She was asking me and I would tell her, "Car starts with the letter C". Then I switched things up on her. She said something about the water tower, so I ask her what letter water started with. She sat for a minute... I said "Ryann what letter makes the Wh sound?" Another second passes..... Then with total excitement, "W, W says Wh!!!! Is that right?!" I was so proud of her. She knows what sound each letter makes. Just amazing I tell ya! We got her all signed up for soccer today. She'll be playing indoor, and couldn't be more excited! We don't yet know what team she'll be on, but should be finding out very soon. Daddy is VERY excited too!! The season officially starts June 22, so be expecting LOTS of pictures around then. Ryann is going back to her mommy tomorrow, but will be back real soon. We can't wait to have her here for EIGHT weeks starting later this month.

Not much new with Aiden, except have I mentioned how handsome he is? Oh my, I swear; (and I may be just a LITTLE bias) he is the best looking little boy I have ever seen! He is going to be SO jealous when Ryann gets to play soccer, and he is stuck sitting in the stands. Aiden LOVES sports, doesn't matter which one; if it requires a ball or running you can bet he wants to play! He loves to sing, and dance, talk - boy dose he like to talk! He loves coloring, painting, and he is DYING to get into my stamps! He is so much fun right now. I'm not ready for him to grow out of this stage. Speaking of growing, big foot is now in an 81/2 to size 9 shoes!!!!!!!!! Ryann is just now into a 9. We are going to have one big teenager on our hands if he doesn’t slow down! Crazy to think, he really is going to be a teenager one day.

I got some big news via email today! Jennifer Kravitz, (my cousin) is now engaged!!! She and John will tie the not January of next year in San Angelo! We are so happy for you two!! Take care of our girl John!

I've got lots of new pictures, I'll try to get them up tomorrow. Guess that's it for now. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Back home

Adam and I got back from San Antonio last night. We picked up the kiddos from Gamma and Papa's house and headed home. We had a wonderful time, but were happy to be back home with our family. We did a lot of sight seeing, and just enjoyed some much needed time alone.

We're headed to the Ranger game tonight to help Ember celebrate her birthday! It should be a blast - hope the rain holds off till it's over.

Hope you all enjoy your long weekend.

New pictures are up!

Wonderful weekend!

We had a wonderful weekend! Adam, the kids and I had a picnic at the Botanic Gardens. It was a BEAUTIFUL day ~ It was made for spending some quality family time outside. We ate, and then Adam and the kids played soccer. It was a wonderful time!! This was my mother's day, since Ryann was not with us last weekend. I couldn't have thought up a better way to spend my afternoon.

That evening we headed to Denton to watch Ashelynn at her first State comp. She did AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! She will be moving up to level 5 next week. We also found out what a little smarty Miss. Ashelynn is too. She is finishing up the third grade, which means she took the TAKs exam. She scored a 100 on the reading section and a 99 on the math! She is being urged by her teachers to join the math team. She said she is thinking about it. I mean this girl got it all ~ looks, athletic talent, and brains!

Over all she scored a 35.125 out of a possible 40 - she is amazing!

Lots of new pictures up! LOTS of the kids at the gardens and just about all of Ashelynn's meet. The pictures from the meet start on pg22 in the May folder. A lot of them are pretty blurry because I couldn't use a flash, and my battery was just about gone.

Hope you all have a wonderul week!

Grades are in!!!!!!!

And of course Adam made all A's!! I'm not at all surprised, but I am extremely proud!!!! He starts back for the summer session next Tuesday. Only 2 and a half more years to go!

We have Ryann and her little sister, Kamri with us this weekend. It's been a lot of fun. Ryann is getting so big, and if it's possible more beautiful every time I see her. She is a living doll! Aiden is really enjoying having both girls here.

Adam and I are leaving Wednesday for San Antonio. I can hardly wait! Aiden will spend those days at Gamma and Papa's house. I know he is going to have a wonderful time!!

Lots of new pictures up!

Mother's Day weekend...

Sorry these post are so few, and far between. We are staying busy. Adam finished up school last week. We are trying to spend as much time together as possible before he starts back in two weeks. Grades haven't been posted yet, but I know he did fabulous! We're thinking about getting away for a few days next week. Not sure what we'll do with a little bit of time to relax. No kids, work, and school - I can hardly imagine!

Aiden is doing great! Getting SO big!!! It's amazing that he is no longer a baby, or baby like. And he is ALL boy! The day isn't complete if he hasn't thrown, kicked or hit a ball. He is SO funny too. The things that come out of his mouth keep us rolling.

Ryann is SO big! Can you believe she'll be turning FIVE in two months?!!! SHOCKING! Time has flown where these kids are concerned. Why couldn't they stay baby-ish for a little longer? Ryann is ready for school to start. She talks about it all the time. Not much new with her, except she continues to amaze us daily!

We had a wonderful Mother's day weekend. Adam had soccer games all weekend. 12 to be exact. Friday night Aiden and I went to a few. Aiden had a blast. He ran out onto the field twice. The first time he really didn't know that he shouldn't be out there, but the crowd laughed and clapped, so he did it again. Always a performer! Saturday Aiden spent the day with Gamma and Papa. He had a wonderful time! I helped Kay throw out the mounds and mounds of trash at her old house. Sunday Aiden and I went to lunch with Kay and Craig at Texas De Brazil; we ate till we were ready to pop! Then we all had dinner with Gamma and Papa. I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Got lots of goodies! Thank you everyone for making me feel so special. We'll celebrate mother's day with both kids this weekend. We've missed Ryann so much, can't wait for Friday to get here!

Hope you're all doing great!

Nothing New

Life has been rather uneventful lately. Things seem to be moving in slow motion, except Aiden. He has picked up some extra energy some where. I remember when Ryann hit this stage. Aiden will run around in a circle speaking his own language, making funny faces, just being SILLY. He is SO much fun right now. I don't understand the whole terrible two stage. Both Ryann and Aiden were and are SO much fun. I would be happy to keep him like this for a while.

Adam finishes up school on Thursday. He'll be out for two weeks, then it's back for summer school. He is doing great! I'm so proud of him. He keep plenty busy. Work, school, and soccer games on the weekend. Busy, Busy!

I guess that's about it for now. We hope you're all doing wonderful!

What?!!

It's MAY, already?! Where did the time go? Although I must admit, I'm happy - this is my favorite time of year! Lots of time outside, the kids will be so pleased.

Nothing new to report since my last post, except I finally got all of April's pictures up. The new ones start on page 4 of the April folder. You HAVE to check them out! You'll get to see just how amazing Suzette looked at her wedding, and what a wonderful dancer our little ladies man is. He sat and watched Adam and I dance, then took some little girls hand - I think he was trying his hand at West Coast swing... too cute! Lots of cute pictures of our little princess up too. I'll try to keep up better this month.

Hope you're all doing great!

Back Online!

Yay!!! Ug, that was the hardest week ever! I didn't realize just how much we rely on the computer. I had pictures I needed to get edited and back to a client. Plus just our day to day stuff... After being forced to buy a new computer we also had to get Adam FOUR new tires for his car. Discover is loving us this month!

Ryann has been home since Friday. She is getting too big! She can now right just about anything if you spell if for her. She still won't try my name, says it's too long, but she is doing great. She can right a few words w/ out any assistant. She has been able to write Ryann and Mommy for some time now. She can also write the word FOX, and her sister's name Kamri. I think she just about has Daddy down too. Aiden is pretty easy for her as well- just getting too big! Aiden has learned to write the letter A. They both blow us away daily!

Aiden has started an art class, and really seems to be loving it! They do some really fun crafts. He is doing wonderful at gymnastics. Last week his coach said if he were a few months older she would recommend he be moved to the next level, but since he is only 14 months they can't move him for safety issues. He really impressed me. Ashelynn may not be the only gymnast in the family!

School is just about over for Adam. Then it's on to summer school. He is doing great, but really; did anyone think he wouldn't?? Not me!

Life for me is full of choices right now. I'm trying to decided if I really want to open a studio.... I LOVE being a photographer, but the idea scares me. It would mean lots of hours at the studio, that means time away from my family. I'm just beginning to wonder if it really means that much to me. Plus the huge fear of failing... I'm getting more and more curious about going to school to be a dental assistant. No matter what I decided, I plan on going back to school once Adam is finished. I'm thinking about going back to work until then. So, with all that said, please keep me in your prayers, I really need to make the right decision for me and our family.

Hope you're all doing great! I'll try to get pictures up soon.

Where Have We Been?

Ummm, well our computer has passed on. So, right now we don't have one. I know it's very sad. We've been super busy!! Last Saturday we attended Suzette's wedding. It was BEAUTIFUL! She looked absolutely AMAZING!!! We are so happy for her!!! Aiden had a wonderful time at the reception, I've never seen a kid who loves to dance so much! I'll be sure and upload the pictures when we get a new computer.

Other than that I guess I don't have much to update you on. Ryann will be here this weekend, and we can't wait! Aiden told us last night, "I wanna see Sissy, where is Melny (Melony- Ryann's mommy)" It was very VERY sweet. They are growing too fast!

I guess that's it for now. If you all wouldn't mind sending me your mailing addresses (again). Those were all on the computer....

Hope you're doing great!
Lots of love!!!!

Happy Easter!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful day! We sure did!! Ryann was with her mommy today, so we did most of our Easter celebrating last weekend. Adam, Aiden and I did go to church and lunch with Gamma and Papa. Aiden got to do his forth egg hunt, and participate in the church service. He did SO great! After lunch we just hung out at Gamma and Papa's house. A lazy day really, well except for the grandparents. Aiden didn't give them much time to sit and rest. New pictures up in the Easter folder and April folder.

Hope you all had a blessed day!

Can you see it?

Some people don't seem to be seeing our new banner... so let me know if you can/can't. You should be seeing a picture that looks exactly like this:

Let me know!
Thanks!

We've got a new look

And I would LOVE to hear what you think about it! I worked VERY hard on this, and would love any input. I HATE working with HTML, so if I've done something terribly wrong PLEASE let me know! If not, I would love to hear you singing my praises... or just a good pat on the back will do. Thanks for your help Ember!

What does Child proof really mean?!

Because I can tell you it doesn't mean that your child can't open it! Yesterday Aiden opened a bottle that had a child proof top on it; I really thought I probably just didn't put the top on right or something. Well, seems that wasn't the case at all! Last night he (Aiden) woke up with a headache, so Adam got out some medicine for him. We left the bottle sitting on our night stand.... I just looked over and Aiden was pulling the cotton out of the bottle. Now I know we shouldn't have left the bottle sitting there - dumb on our part, I get that. But come on! It has a child "proof" top. Needless to say, all our child "proof" bottles will be moved out of the little guys reach! I don't know to be proud of him for figuring this out, or panic; because it could lead to potential danger!!! God help us!

Amazing...

Aiden and I were out running errands earlier. We passed a rather large house. Aiden says, "Look Mommy, tat amaz'n house!" I was floored! I knew he knew the word amazing, but I had no clue he really understood what it meant. He is just too big!

Another week gone by....

And still no post?! Ha! Life is good, which means it is also BUSY!!! Last week seems like a million years ago, and I can't remember a thing. SO, we'll just skip to the weekend. We picked up Ryann Thursday afternoon. You guys would not believe how grown she is! Sometimes it's like talking to a mini 14 year old. She keeps us rolling with the things she says! Her counter part, little brother is much the same. I swear to you, he is the funniest kid! From what I remember about Pop, Adam's grandpa; I think Aiden has his sense of humor - it seems to come very natural to him. He is just too funny :)

So, we picked Ryann up Thursday and had a wonderful time talking about all the fun things she has been up to. She is now a BIG girl, and can swing all by herself - meaning she no longer needs an adult to push her! Friday was Daddy's day off, so we hung out at home, we tried to take the kids to see Meet the Robinson's in 3D, but we had some AWFUL rain and the lights went out, so they sent us home. Ryann will be with her Mommy this weekend for Easter. The Easter bunny must have known, because when we woke up Saturday morning Ryann and Aiden each had a basket full of goodies waiting. We had an egg hunt, (inside because of all that rain) then headed back to the theater. It was a really cute movie. Aiden did really great; he even kept his glasses on for the WHOLE movie! Sunday the kids got all dressed for Easter and we headed to Papa and Gamma's house where more Easter goodies and an egg hunt were ready and waiting.

It was another great weekend, that we were sad to watch pass so quickly. We can't wait for next weekend when Ryann will be back, but until then we hope she has a great time with her mommy.

I have been hard at work getting pictures uploaded. You wouldn't believe how many pictures we have! I just need to get the rest of 2004 and 2005 up and then we'll be all caught up! Take a look; you'll be amazed at how much these kids have grown is such a short amount of time! All the pictures are up from this weekend too.

Take care, and have a wonderful week!!!

Our week in review....

I don't plan on slacking so much that I'm only updating once a week, but we have been so busy lately. Give me time, and I hope to get back to keeping up with this thing better.

Adam is doing great in school. He was MIA most of the weekend, working on a project with his group. So Aiden and I headed to Morgan's birthday party with out him on Saturday. It was TONS of fun! First we had an Easter egg hunt, then jumping on the bounce house, headed to the petting zoo area, then time for cake. It was a great party. Aiden did not want to leave, but fell fast asleep after only 3 minutes in the car. That night we had dinner with Gamma and Papa. We were all happy to see them. It's been a while. Gamma won big again on their cruise. Bingo seems to be her game!

Aiden got a new baseball T, and LOVES it. He has spent most of his time outside playing with it. When he gets a bit older it'll shoot the balls out so he can hit them. He has become SO much fun! Adam and I have said several times in the past few months that he should just stay this age. He is such a joy to be around. He is no longer a baby; he looks like such a little boy. He doesn't even have that toddler belly anymore :(

I've uploaded lots of new pictures since our last post, starting on pg. 12 in the March album. I've also added a 2002 folder. It has some old ones of Ryann. I still need to scan in about 30 more, I'll let you know when those are up as well. Thanks again Judy and Melony for letting us have these! I also plan on finding the time to get the rest of our older pictures up over the next few days. Enjoy!
Hope you're all doing great!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

So this is what 29 looks like!

The whole weekend was full of celebration. Starting with dinner at Jack's off the wall on Thursday. Friday was a wonderful day spent with the kiddos. They are both growing so fast, we're going to miss everything if we don't slow down every once in a while. We had a wonderful St. Patty's day. We all loaded up and headed to the St. Patty's day parade at the stockyards. Ryann was so excited about everyone wearing green. We walked all over the stockyards, watched the parade; really took in the festivities. Sunday was Adam's birthday which was full of great gifts, yummy food and a wonderful cake.

Ryann went back to her Mommy's last night. We can't wait till she is here again! Ryann's Gamaw let me borrow Ryann's baby album, so start watching out for some old pictures of our little princess - like this one.

How cute is she?!!!

We hope you are all doing great!

**lots of new pictures up**

Amazing weather, and not a thing to do!

The weekend comes to a close. It was so strange; we woke up Saturday morning and didn't have a thing planned! This is very odd for us lately. Ashelynn had another meet, but Aiden wasn't feeling well, and we just didn't feel right about leaving him. SO, it was a nice slow paced day spent at home. Lots of quality family time! Today was much the same. We did get out and do the first of our yard work for the year. I think we've decided to look for a better mower. I love to cut the grass, and since I can't really push the one we have now - I think we're in the market for a new one.

Spring break is this week; it'll be nice having Adam home on Tuesday and Thursday night. He'll be able to attend gymnastics with Aiden, so that'll be fun. I think we're going to go to dinner Thursday with some of Adam's coworkers. The place looks like a lot of fun, http://www.jacksoffthewall.com/about.htm. Then it's off to pick up Ryann on Friday - we can't wait to see her again!

Aiden had a runny nose and cough for the past few days, but seems to be feeling much better now. He is getting so big! It's amazing how he has grown, just in the past few weeks. He tries to feed his fish on his own, which ends up in a huge fish food mess - but is very cute to watch. We have LOVED this amazing weather, been spending lots of time outside; sad to see it go. Hopefully this rain will pass quickly so we can get back out doors.

We hope you're all doing great! New pictures are up, even a few of Mrs. Nabors. I've heard you all - so I added a few of just me. See the photographer does get in front of the camera sometimes!

Too busy to slow down....

It's been a whirl wind around here lately! After three weeks, we took Ryann back to her mommy last night. It was hard to let her go, but words can't begin to describe how much she missed her mommy, sister and the rest of that side of the family. Last weekend Taryn had her first swim meet. She did great! It was so cute to watch her, she would start to laugh when she would hear us cheering for her... she is a "little" shy. Then Sunday we went to Ashelynn's gymnastics meet. She did great again! Seriously, this girl has a natural talent that makes me SO proud!

This past week was pretty normal. Ryann got to attend a gymnastics class on Tuesday, she had SO much fun. She did really great too, even got to ring the bell; which means she mastered something. I think it was the bars.... Aiden got to ring the bell too. He did a back flip all by himself!

On Wednesday we went back to Planet Pizza. Ryann's mommy and little sister met us there. Fun was had by all :)

Life is very busy these days. It warming up outside, so that means more work for me. I LOVE having photo shoots every week. I am also about to start working from home. Adam is doing great! He is currently working on his first school project. It seems to be going pretty well. I think he likes all the people in his group. Soccer season has started, so he will be gone a little bit more on the weekends. Life is crazy busy, but we are having a great time.

Hope you are all doing great!!!

New pictures are up, be sure and check them out! (new ones start on pg 6 in the Feb album)

Two year well check

Aiden visited Dr. Rhodes offices this morning. Aiden is doing great, now weighing 30lbs and is 35" tall. Both put him in the 75th percentile. He had to have the last of his Hep shots, and a flu vac. It was horrible to watch. Now that he is so big, and really understands what is going on - it just broke my heart! We were in the car headed home and Aiden says, "Mommy, my legs hurt". I told him I'm so sorry! He then says, "Dat (that) lady hurt me". I almost cried!! His sweet, loving, wonderful sister helped him to feel much better! She gave him her milk, held his hand and gave him a sticker. He is a lucky little boy! By the time we made it home he had forgotten all about that mean ol lady.

Happy Birthday Aiden!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, we still can't believe it's been two whole years!! Where did the time go?! Aiden had a great day. Daddy stayed home from work to be with the big boy. We started the morning off opening a few more gifts. Then got dressed and headed to Plano. We went to Planet Pizza Plano, if you've never been - take the kids! It was well worth the drive! The have indoor mini amusement park rides, a huge play area, and some rather yummy pizza. Melony is now working in Plano, and since we've had Ryann for almost two weeks we thought it would be great for her to come along too, (well at least during her lunch break). We all had a great time! After a few hours of playing we headed to Gamma and Papa's house. The kids Great Grandmother is still in town, so they got to visit and play with her! Aiden got to open a few more gifts. Then we went to dinner, and headed home. Aiden crashed on the way. It really was a great day!

*see, I'm two!!*

Pictures from today are up!!

What a Party!!!

We celebrated Aiden's second birthday on Saturday with a party at our home. We had a full house (47 people), and a great time! Lots of family and friends drove/flew long ways to be with us. I can not begin tell you all how much it meant to us to have you all here! I couldn't help but tear up when I looked around and saw you all standing there. We are so blessed to have each of you in our lives.

Aiden had a wonderful day! I was surprised that he wasn't at all over whelmed to have so many people here. He loved it! It was great to see how quick he took to people he had hasn't seen in so long, and some that he had never even met. He loved each and every one of his gifts!!! He and Ryann have had a great time playing with them all.

Thank you all for being here with us. You really helped to make this special day even more so!

We hope you all had a great time as well, and that you'll come back to visit again real soon!

pictures from the party are up!

Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance!

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How cute is this?!!

Adam took Ryann to her first dance last night. They had SO much fun! Ryann LOVED her dress. When I took it out of the closet, I glanced at her. I had the joy of watching the biggest smile take over her face! As I was pulling over her head, she said "I love you Courtney" I said I love you too. She said, "I love you 'cause you bought me this dress". It was so cute! While I was getting ready to fix her hair, she asked me to make it look like a princess - so this is what she got....

When they came back from the dance, I got to hear what a wonderful time they had. Ryann said they danced and danced to "lots of songs!" What a wonderful memory for them to share. I hope Ryann understands just how lucky she is to have such an amazing daddy.

To see more pictures of the princess w/ her king (and a few others) check out our albums.

Hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day!!!

Busy, busy - but not much to report...

It seems like we've been running around like chickens with our heads cut off, but I don't have much new to report. We get Ryann today; she'll be here for a week and a half. She is doing great! She is no longer in school, since they are looking to move; hopefully closer to us!

Adam seems to really be enjoying being back in school.

Aiden is growing like a weed. His new fascination is tennis, so last Sunday we took him to watch his Papa play. It was fun!

He is still in diapers part time, but doing great! We haven't had to change a poopy diaper in MONTHS, so I think it's safe to say he IS potty trained in that aspect. He'll even wake up during naps/ the night to use the potty if he needs to. Oh, and his newest phrase (which cracks me up!) "Yeah, I know".

We're working on getting everything together for Aiden's up coming birthday party. I can't wait! Both his great grandmothers are making the long trip to be here! Some of his great aunts and uncles will also be here, along with lots of other family and friends. Adam and I are looking forward to seeing you all!!

Take care!