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!