Cute boys!

Yes, you will notice that I usually dress the boys alike! I'm sure when they are looking back at this blog when they are older they will not like it but they don't have a say right now! ;)



This is just a great picture of them both smiling and looking at the camera, which are few and far between!

4 years ago today....

our first son Aiden was born!

I remember that day so well! It was a dream come true for all of us! All I remember ever wanting in life was to be a wife and mother! This was the day that all of my dreams were coming true! Holding him, knowing that he was a part of Chad and I was the most amazing feeling in the world! I'd never really known that I could love anyone this much!

This kind of love is indescribable!

We had his party out at JuuJuu and PawPaw's house! We rented a Spiderman bounce house and water slide! It was a HOT HOT HOT day so it was a good thing we had a pool and water balloons!

All the kids had a blast!

Then it was time to open presents......

And.....he finally got his four wheeler! He was SO HAPPY! Can you tell?

And of course he had a Spiderman cupcake cake!

What's a party without a Pinata???!!!!!

Happy 4th Birthday Aiden! We love you so much!

Diggin' for Worms!

I love our backyard and I love to see my boys playing in it! They don't even bother playing with toys. Just give them a shovel and a water hose and they're happy!

Today, Aiden came up to me and said, "I have a GREAT idea mommy!" which is his latest thing to say!

I said, "oh yeah, what's that?"

Aiden said, "we should dig up some worms and put em' in a worm bucket and then take them to paw paw's house and catch a big fish"

Chad said, "that is a great idea but don't dig up my grass"

I said, "yes it is but don't dig up my flowers"

Aiden said, "Okay...Bryson, do you want to help me dig for worms?"

Bryson said, "Can we catch a BIG fish bubba?"

Aiden said, "Yes, but we have to find a BIG worm"

Here they are digging in the only dirt spot in the yard! LOL! They crack me up!

The Ranger's game with Daddy and Paw Paw ~ by Chad

Bob and the kids and I spent a day at The Ballpark in Arlington while Melissa and Julia were in New York. Aside from the hour and a half rain delay we had a great time. We all got Josh Hamilton bobble-head dolls, ate ballpark hotdogs and cotton candy, and got to see the angels pitcher get ejected after the second pitch. On top of all that the Rangers put up a 5-3 victory over the LA Angels. Aiden has been to a few games but this was Bryson's first (you couldn't tell that the way he was yelling "GO RANGERS"). As you can see below, both kids had a fun and exciting day at the ballpark.

Mother's Day 2009!

I had an amazing Mother's day weekend! We went camping with friends and family and we...

MADE S'MORES...

WENT FISHING...

FED THE RACCOONS...

WENT SWIMMING...

It couldn't have been a better day!

I LOVE my family!

Texas Bluebonnets!

It's that time of year and if you live in Texas, you never want to miss out getting pictures in the bluebonnets! They are beautiful! We look forward to them EVERY year! This year, we got them done as a family by Rhonda who's an amazing photographer and friend! The kids weren't really cooperative but that's just their personality. I think they turned out great!

Enjoy Ya'll!

I love my family!

I love my Boys!

First Father Son Project ~ By Chad

We have a bench that has been an ornamental piece on our front porch since the the day we moved in to our home in June of 2003. This bench was a gift to Melissa from her late Grandmother who passed soon after. Needless to say it is a special piece to her. After 6 years it has become extremely weathered and instead of replacing it Aiden and I though it would mean a lot to Mom if we gave it a face lift so we headed to Home Depot. He is quite the helper. We picked up all of the materials we needed and headed home to get started. The attention span of a 3 year old is rather short but in between riding his bike and fighting with his brother we managed to make some progress. It took a few days of working on it but we put the finishing touches on it yesterday. Bryson even helped put it back together. A dad couldnt be any more proud of his 3 year old son than when both of us are lying on our backs and he is holding a piece while I screwed it. Congradulations Mom, your new bench is ready to sit on hopefully for another 6 years.