Austin turns 7!

Austin turned 7! He was so excited. This is the "cake" he wanted... cinnamon pizza. He loved it.

Austin loves legos, star wars, riding his scooter, playing outside, swimming and playing with friends. He is such a special guy. He is very sweet and loving. When Aaron was born he would tell me, "Mom, I think we have the cutest baby in the hold world". He is very sincere and observant. One of his favorite current past times is listening to music... almost any kind. He is such a sweet guy and we love him so much. We are so glad that he is a part of our family.

Happy 1st Birthday!

Aaron turned 1! Here are a few pics from his birthday!

Aaron is a very happy and easy going guy. He is up and walking around. He chatters and talks all day long. We are so glad to have him as a part of our family!

The aftermath of the cake. He loved it!

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TWO visits to the ER!

In May, we had two ER visits. We went to the park as a family to ride bikes and Emily took a little spill. She missed a turn and ended up in a little creek. Casey found her and there was blood and mud all over her. We believe that she flipped over her handle bars and her bike landed back on top of her. Her chin was split open and we knew immediately she needed stitches. We took her to the ER and she was a champ! She got 8 stitches but no broken bones. We were grateful for that!

Her cool stitches or "whisker's" as she called them!

Emily the day after! She was a little sore and her chin was swollen but over all she was fine. Now her stitches are out and she is healing well.

Owen! I took Owen to the park (the same one) to play with some friends. He was running around on the tennis courts and cut his ear. I looked at his ear and immediatly knew he needed stitches. I called the doctor and learned they don't do stitches at our doctor's office so off we went to the ER. Owen got three stitches. He wasn't excited about it but he did great.



Owen liked to touch his stitches but now they are out.

This is Owen the same day. Now his stitches are out and he is doing well. He has a little infection but it is beginning to clear up.

So, the 8 year old got 8 stitches and the 3 year old got 3 stitches. Hopefully there will be no more ER visits for us for a while.

April 2009 Easter (a little more catch up!)

Austin waiting to hunt for eggs.

Austin in his Easter outfit. He really wanted to have a suit and we found a great deal! He was so excited.

Owen being so cute!

Emily and her outfit. She loved this little dress. It seemed to fit her personality!

Aaron! This is the first time he had cake. I think he liked it!

MARCH 2009 (a little catch up!)

Owen and Aaron sporting their cougar shirts sent by grandma and grandpa!

The Fruit pizza Emily and Austin made for my birthday! Thanks! They also threw a surprise party for me! It was a delight.

Aaron and a classic dinner face!

Our family in the Great Smokey Mountains! This was during our spring break.

Pictures from February 2009!

February brought snow and lots of days out of school! This is a snowman that Austin built- Emily helped a little. He used Whoppers for the buttons and nose, jolly ranchers for the eyes, and twizzlers for the mouth. The kids loved the snow.

This is a picture of Austin taking me out on a date! He entered an essay contest of, "Why my mom deserves a night out" and won! He won dinner for two from Chic-fil-A, two movie passes and a little gift bag. We had a lot of fun together and the essay is priceless.

This is Owen. He decided to decorate himself with stickers. It was really funny, he had them all over his body. This was my favorite picture because of his smile.


Here is Aaron. He is constantly taking his socks off and eating them. It's almost a daily thing! On Sunday I was in the kitchen cooking dinner and realized I had not seen him in a while so I went to investigate... Casey found him halfway up the stairs! I can hardly believe it. He is only 9 months old. He's going to be a mover and a shaker.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OWEN!

Owen turned three on February 27th. I can't believe it! He is such a great little boy. He always says the funniest things and he always puts a smile on my face... well, most of the time.

This year he is really into Kung Fu Panda so he got a bunch of toys from the movie. He loves them. He sleeps with them and takes them where ever he goes. He carries them around in his, "little box". He loves to act out the movie and be characters. He'll come to me and say, "Mom, you my Tigress and I your monkey." I love it!

This is from grandma and grandpa. Mostly I am putting it on to encourage them to get online and look at these pictures.
Anyway, he is a sweet little boy and I love him so much. I am glad he is a part of our family!