Aiden's 2nd Birthday Party!

Well, my big boy is going to be 2 on Wednesday and he partied like he was 10! It was a blast! Of course Aiden was born in the heat of the summer and he LOVES outside, so it was HOT! We made sure to have plenty of water fun for the kids, like, his shark pool, a ballpit turned pool, and Josh hooked the hose up to the sprayer on our slide! All of the kiddos played in the water while the adults just watched and melted a bit hehe!

Everyone was sooooo generous and his toy box has been officially restocked! He got a tricycle/motorcycle, a mini trampoline, and a big dump truck among many other fabulous gifts! Thank You to all of our family for coming and sharing his day with us!

Here are a few pics for you to enjoy!

The Cake I made!

The Motorcycle!!

About to go down the "water" Slide!

Opening Presents!
Phew wearing a hard hat is tough work! Mmmmm...CAKE!!

A Name and a Blessing

Well, Sunday was Cooper's blessing day! Josh gave him a beautiful blessing. The part that really rang true for the moment though was that he would start feeling better and get some rest. As most know, Cooper has been dealing with reflux since he was 2 weeks old and even though he has been on meds for it, he was still unable to get good sleep. He has been comfort nursing for at least every 2 hours sometimes more since the day he was born. It has been rough on all of us especially him. Well, Monday night just 1 day after his blessing, he slept from 8:30 till 3am!!! He slept almost as long last night also! He has been taking somewhat scheduled naps during the day as well! It could be coincidence, or age, or both, but I'm guessing not.

It really was a great day spent with Family! Josh's brother and sister in law and their 2 girls came in for the weekend and we were able to get a full family picture on his side of the family. I wish Travis could have been there, but he can only take so much off of work (see you next week bro!)

My mother in law made his outfit, and my Mom gave him his blanket and booties. Josh made sure I swaddled him before the blessing so he wouldn't cry, and he was a perfect angel through the whole thing! Not one peep!!!

I am so grateful for my family especially all of my boys, Josh, Aiden, and Cooper, I love you all!

Camping we will go!

We go camping at the Tennessee River every summer with Josh's family. It is something I have truely grown to love and something we want to share with our boys. Aiden was only a few weeks old the first time he went camping and boating, and Cooper spent his first night there at 6 weeks old! this picture is decieving though...there is running water, indoor plumming, and airconditioning in his parents' trailor. Josh, being the boy scout that he is does not use the trailor, and always sleeps in a tent. I usually do, but since we were camping with Cooper at such a young age, he and I stayed in the trailor over night. Aiden, however, slept with Daddy in the tent with no problems!!! I was so proud of him!

Helping Daddy take down the tent
Aiden and Gavin

"Bus You Tooper..."

...Is what I heard as I was walking down the stairs yesterday after Cooper had sneezed! Aiden is such a sweet big brother and is starting to learn how to use nice words like Bless You and Excuse me. I am blown away everyday at the rapid pace at which he is growing and learning. Sentences are in abundance and most of the new things he comes up with I know for sure I didn't sit him down and teach him...he is such a SPONGE...so watch what you say hehe!

This picture was taken after he and I decided to make cookies the other day while Cooper was sleeping. Our one on one time these days is very valuable! We try our best to spend time doing fun things like cookies and playing basketball. After we had finished putting the cookies in the oven and I was cleaning up and noticed that I didn't hear Aiden. I turned around and here he was sitting in front of the oven. I asked him what he was doing and he said "I watch a Tookies!" He was so excited and sat there for a while.

This has become our favorite pasttime on hot days! Aiden LOVES his pool. I think he may spend just as much time outside of it dumping water into the grass as he does inside.

I love my little man and just can't belive how big he is getting. This post is to remind me of all the sweet things he does and that he isn't just tantrums and timeouts. We have had alot of those lately, but I'm choosing not to dwell right now.