MY BOYS!!!

I MISSED MY BOYS SO MUCH AND WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THEIR SMILING FACES WHEN WE GOT HOME. AIDEN TOLD ME HE DID NOT WANT ME TO GO BACK TO MEXICO AGAIN:)! I TOLD HIM THE NEXT TIME I WENT WE WOULD ALL GO AND SAID THAT WAS OKAY:)! I HAVE SOME NEW PICTURES OF THEM BEING SILLY YESTERDAY, BUT FOR SOME REASON ONLY A FEW UPLOADED. I WILL HAVE TO GET DADDY TO LOOK AT THAT FOR ME. THEY ARE SO READY TO GO THE LAKE AND HAVE BEEN ASKING TO GO EVERY DAY SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HOME, SO I THINK THEY WILL PLAY HOOKY TOMORROW AND WE WILL HEAD TO THE LAKE FOR A RELAXING WEEKEND!

JAX WENT FOR HIS ONE YEAR OLD CHECK UP YESTERDAY AND DID GREAT. HE HAD TO GET THREE SHOTS,BUT HE ONLY CRIED FOR A MINUTE. WHEN PICKED HIM UP HE STOPPED AND JUST LOOKED AT THAT NURSE LIKE SHE WAS CRAZY. HE WEIGHED IN AT 21 LBS 6 OZS (25TH PERCENTILE) AND WAS 31 1/4 INCHES LONG (90TH PERCENTILE.

MORE UPDATES WHEN WE RETURN

CANCUN!

WE ARE HOME AND HAD A WONDERFUL TRIP. I HAVE TO SAY THIS WAS PROBABLY THE BEST TRIP WE HAVE BEEN ON AND I KNOW IT WAS THE MOST RELAXING FOR ME. I ENJOYED MY QUIET TIME ON THE BEACH, PAMPERED MY SELF IN THE SPA, AND WE ATE SOME YUMMY DINNERS. I KNEW MY BODY NEEDED THE REST AND THAT IS WHAT WE DID. I REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME WITH MY HUBBY AND LOVE HIM AND THANK HIM SO MUCH FOR BEING THE MAN HE IS. WE MISSED OUR BABIES OF COURSE, BUT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO MISS US. THEY STAYED WITH THE GRANDPARENTS AND DID ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS. SO THANK YOU TO THEM ALL FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR BABIES!

I WILL HAVE PICTURES OF THEM UP SOON:)! JAX HAS HIS ONE YEAR CHECK UP TODAY, SO WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH CHUNKY MONKEY HAS GROWN:)!

LAST NIGHT WITH RAIN STORMS!!

THIS WAS OUR LAST NIGHT AND I HAD ALREADY TOLD RJ WHEN WE GOT THERE THAT THE LAST NIGHT I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THE ROOM. I WANTED TO LAY IN BED AND DO NOTHING. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL ALL DAY AND THEN THAT AFTERNOON THE RAIN STORMS CAME AND I WAS JUST SO HAPPY:)! WE COULD NOT HAVE LEFT EVEN IF WE WANTED TOO. WE ORDERED PIZZA AND STAYED IN BED AND WATCHED T.V ALL NIGHT. IT WAS A GREAT ENDING TO A GREAT TRIP!

MY BABY BOYS!!

I AM GOING TO MISS THESE BABY BOYS SO MUCH. I DON'T KNOW WHY,BUT THIS HAS BEEN REALLY HARD FOR ME TODAY. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT STARTED WHEN I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT SCHOOL AND DECIDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TODAY. AIDEN WAS COUGHING A GOOD BIT AND I WANTED TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT IN CASE HIS ASTHMA STARTED UP I COULD GET HIM TO DR. HARDWICK FOR SOME STEROIDS BEFORE I LEFT,BUT I KNOW THE REAL REASON WAS BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO SPEND THE DAY WITH THEM. SO, WE LEFT THE SCHOOL AND WENT TO MCDONALD'S TO HAVE BREAKFAST AND PLAY AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED. I JUST SAT AND WATCHED THEM AND LISTENED TO THEM TALK TO THIS PRETTY LITTLE GIRL THAT WAS THERE PLAYING. THEY KEPT TELLING HER TO BE CAREFUL AND WERE JUST SO SWEET TO HER. THEN THESE SWEET LITTLE WOMEN CAME UP BEFORE THEY LEFT TO TELL ME HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED WATCHING ME AND MY BOYS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO SWEET. I KNOW THEY DID NOT ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID AND IT WAS NICE TO JUST SIT AND WATCH THEM. WE CAME HOME AND THEY PLAYED OUTSIDE AND I GOT SOME ONE ON ONE TIME WITH EACH OF THEM BECAUSE AUSTIN FELL ASLEEP EARLY AND THEN JAX AND AIDEN TOOK A LATER NAP. I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH THEM ONE ON ONE. WHEN DADDY GOT HOME WE ALL WENT TO EAT AT MT FUJI. IT WAS GREAT AND THEY ALWAYS LOVE WATCHING THE MEN COOK FOR THEM! AFTER WE GOT HOME IT WAS TIME TO GET READY FOR BED AND SAY OUR GOODBYES. WE FLY OUT AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING SO THEY ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH GI GI AND PAW PAW TONIGHT. AUSTIN TOOK OFF, BUT AIDEN WAS NOT AS EASY AND IT BROKE MY HEART! THEY WILL HAVE FUN WITH GI GI AND PAW PAW AND THEN WITH MI MI AND PAW PAW. I KNOW RJ AND I WILL HAVE FUN TOO AND I WILL BE OKAY ONCE I GET THERE I JUST GET NERVOUS FLYING NOW! SO PLEASE KEEP US ALL IN YOUR PRAYERS AND I AM SURE I WILL HAVE A FEW PICTURES TO SHARE WHEN WE GET BACK! I NEVER TAKE PICTURES WHEN I DON'T HAVE THE KIDS,BUT I WILL GET A FEW I AM SURE!

MY DRAMA KING!

THIS LITTLE BOY IS SUCH A JOY, BUT WHEN HE HAS HIS MOMENT HE HAS HIS MOMENTS!!! WELL, HE HAD ONE TONIGHT AFTER HIS BALLOON POPPED THAT HE GOT AT MT. FUJI AND THAT WAS IT. HE CARRIED ON THE WHOLE WAY HOME AND THEN WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH GI GI AND PAW PAW TONIGHT HE GOT WORSE. I FINALLY HAD A MELT DOWN WITH HIM AND THEN HE SAID, "MOMMY, WHY ARE YOU UPSET?" I SAID, "BECAUSE YOU ARE UPSET AND IT MAKES ME UPSET". THEN HE GAVE ME THE BIGGEST GRIN AND NEVER CRIED ANOTHER TEAR. I WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME FOR ME,BUT HE GOT ME GOING AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KNOW THEY WILL BE JUST FINE,BUT IT IS HARD LEAVING THEM.

HE IS ON THE MOVE:(!!

I GUESS HE DID NOT WANT MOMMY TO MISS HIM TAKING OFF,BUT HE IS WALKING REALLY GOOD NOW. HE TRIES TO RUN AND IT CRACKS ME UP BECAUSE HE FALLS FACE FORWARD,BUT HE THINKS HE CAN RUN. HE STILL CRAWLS A LOT,BUT CAN WALK ACROSS THE ROOM WHEN HE WANTS TO. I JUST LOVE WATCHING HIS FACE WHEN HE IS WALKING AND THEN REALIZES WHAT HE IS DOING!

MY BIG BOY!

I DID NOT GET A GOOD PICTURE OF THE BACK SO I WILL HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT HERE IS THE FRONT. HE LOOKS LIKE A BIG BOY! HIS NEW HAIR CUT MAKES HIM LOOK LIKE A CHUNKY MONKEY, BUT I GUESS HE IS A CHUNKY MONKEY CONSIDERING HE THINKS HE HAS TO BE EATING IF HE IS AWAKE!!

BYE BYE BABY MULLET:)!

JAX WAS WAY OVER DUE FOR HIS FIRST HAIR CUT. I JUST DID NOT WANT TO DO IT,BECAUSE I KNEW HE WOULD NOT LOOK LIKE A BABY ANYMORE! SO, WE FINALLY BROKE DOWN AND WENT THIS MORNING AND HE DID SO GOOD. HE NEVER CRIED, BUT HE WAS A BUSY BODY. I STARTED TO TEAR UP JUST BECAUSE I WAS THINKING OF HOW FAST THIS FIRST YEAR HAS GONE BY AND I KNOW THEY ALL FLY BY JUST AS FAST. AFTER HIS HAIR CUT WE WENT TO THE MALL AND HE GOT A LIGHTENING MCQUEEN FOOTBALL FOR BEING SUCH A BIG BOY:)!

SUCH A BIG BOY!

THIS WAS JAX BEFORE WE LEFT FOR HIS HAIR CUT! HE LOOKED SO BIG TO ME, I GUESS BECAUSE HE IS A BIG BOY NOW! HE IS IN 12 MONTH CLOTHES AND FEELS THEM OUT:)! HE HAS ALSO GOTTEN IN HIS ONE YEAR MOLARS AND DID VERY GOOD WITH THEM. HE IS STILL A PIG AND LOVES TO EAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. I CAN NEVER GET THE BIG BOY FULL! HE HAS BEEN OFF OF THE BOTTLE FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND DRINKS CHOCOLATE MILK LIKE HIS "BUBBA'S"! WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE????

VALENTINE'S DAY!

WE HAD A VALENTINE'S PARTY AT CHURCH FOR ALL THE KIDS AND THEN DADDY AND I TOOK OUR LITTLE MEN TO EAT MEXICAN. THAT IS THEIR FAVORITE AND WE HAD FUN! I LOVED JAX SHIRT SO HAD TO GET A PICTURE OF THE BACK TOO. AS YOU CAN SEE HE NEEDS HIS FIRST HAIR CUT AND WE WILL BE DOING THAT TOMORROW:(! THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR RJ AND I DID NOT EVEN SWAP CARDS. IT REALLY IS A "HALLMARK" HOLIDAY AND I DO NOT NEED A SPECIAL DAY TO TELL MY HUBBY THAT I LOVE HIM:)! WE ARE HEADED TO MEXICO ON FRIDAY, SO THAT IS OUR VALENTINE'S!

THANK YOU MR TONY!

MR. TONY BROUGHT HIS GUITAR TO CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT AND TOLD AUSTIN TO BRING HIS AND HE WOULD TEACH HIM A FEW TRICKS. AUSTIN WAS SO EXCITED AND TALKED ABOUT IT ALL WEEK. HE THOUGHT HE WAS SOMETHING PLAYING HIS REAL GUITAR WITH MR. TONY AND ACTUALLY DID VERY GOOD. HE WAS HOLDING IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND MOVING HIS FINGERS LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO. THE BIG THING WAS THAT IT KEPT HIS ATTENTION THE WHOLE TIME. THAT IS SOMETHING HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH, BUT HE IS DRAWN TO MUSIC. THAT IS WHY I REALLY WANT TO GET HIM INTO LESSONS AS SOON AS I CAN. FOR NOW HE CAN PLAY AROUND WITH MR. TONY AT CHURCH. THANK YOU MR. TONY FOR MAKING MY MAN FEEL SPECIAL!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S!!

I MANAGED TO KEEP MY TRADITION THAT I STARTED FOR THE BOY'S FIRST VALENTINE'S DAY AND GOT THEM ALL SOMETHING "RADIO FLYER". I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW THIS STARTED I GUESS BECAUSE FOR THEIR FIRST VALENTINE'S THEY GOT THE WAGON AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR THE PUSH ALONG TOY BOX, AND LAST YEAR THE SCOOTERS. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE IT UNTIL I FOUND THESE BIG WHEELS THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING FOR $35 BUCKS AND COULD NOT PASS UP THAT DEAL. OF COURSE I HAD TO FIND JAX SOMETHING RADIO FLYER TOO, SO HE GOT THIS CUTE TRICYCLE THAT THE BOYS HAVE BEEN RIDING AROUND THE HOUSE:)!

IF YOU LOOK ON MY SWEET BABY BOYS LEG YOU CAN SEE HIS FIRST BIG BOO BOO! IT ABOUT BROKE MY HEART, BUT HE ONLY CRIED FOR A SECOND. I WAS USING THE HOT GLUE GUN FIXING HIS ARRANGEMENT FOR HIS PARTY AND RJ CALLED. THE MINUTE I SAID, HELLO JAX GRABBED THE CORD AND PULLED THE GLUE GUN OFF THE TABLE AND IT LANDED RIGHT ON HIS LITTLE LEG. I FELT HORRIBLE! IT IS HEALING GOOD AND I KNOW THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY BOO BOO'S!!

SNOW DAY!

WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME I TRIED TO GET AIDEN TO GO OUT AND PLAY, BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO. SO, I AT LEAST HAD TO GET A PHOTO WITH THE SNOW IN THE BACK GROUND:)! SEEMS LIKE A SMART KID TO ME........STAY INSIDE BY THE FIRE INSTEAD OF FREEZING OUTSIDE IN THE WET SNOW:)!