Spring Hill Horse Show 2009

So, every year, the Spring Hill Lion's Club sponsers a horse show at Evan's park. The kids love it. They get to see tons of horses, and play, but most of all, they get to "compete" in the STICK HORSE category. Of course there is no real competition, everyone gets a blue ribbon. Who could choose any ways right? Well....Aiden is pretty cute! hehe! This is a tradition that has gone through all of the Cornwall grandkids. We have pics of Katelyn doing her first Stick Horse Show when she was 3ish. Gavin is still going strong at 6!

Well, I had prepped him all day long about the horse show. He was so excited! Around 2 o'clock we headed to Target to choose a horse. Well, the competition was tough....there was one and only one to chose from! So, we bought it! hehe! It was super cute though, and it even made galloping and neighing sounds!

As soon as we got there, we met up with Gavin and Heather for our number, and Gavin showed Aiden how to ride his stick horse. My mom had asked me if he was going to ride it, and I told her, no, I thought he'd trip on it. No way no sir, no tripping at all!!! He took right to it and immediately started saying "Giddie Up, Giddie Up!" It was soooo cute! I on the other hand immediately became a lunatic stage mom *hiding*! I was snapping pictures like it was nobody's business and ran around to get the best shot while he was in the arena! hehe! My kids will love me when they are older LOL!

Here he is getting ready to go!

Lined up and waiting patiently!

I'm not sure what he is looking at here?!

I know this picture is distant, but its him on the far right in the arena!

Mom helping Cooper ride!

My big Boy!

After the show, we were on our way home, he kept saying...Momma, I numba 2! hehe!

What a good lookin' BLUE RIBBON winner!

HE PEE PEED ON THE POTTY!!!

Way to Go Aiden!!!! We are sooo proud of him! After a long time of trying to convince him to pee pee on the potty, he finally went! He went like 3 months ago, and would never go again. Josh has even put a jar of jelly beans (his fav) on the back of the big toilet to give him when/if he potties. Well, the beans weren't doing it and so we started giving beans just for sitting on the potty. We have had ALOT of sitting on the potty in the last couple days. Well tonight Josh was giving him a bath and sat him on the potty before, and gave him a bean. Then, while Aiden was in the tub he wanted more beans :o) This time Josh told him he had to pee pee in the potty to get beans. And, lo and behold HE DID IT! Yay Aiden! He even stood up and danced, singing Pee Pee on the Potty!!!! Cross your fingers for potty success in the morning!

We are Going to the Beach!!

I am soooo excited! We are heading off to the beach Labor Day weekend!
I haven't been since Aiden was 4 months old, and we didn't know before going down there, but it was red tide that month. We coughed and coughed and couldn't stand to be on the sand even. Josh and I haven't been to the beach together since our HONEYMOON! This should be super fun! We are ALL going! Travis and Jess will come in on Tuesday, Mom and Dad will go down on Saturday, and we have to decide a day to drive down with the boys. I am hopefull that we could go at bed time and they would sleep! Fingers Crossed!!

Anyways, Mom has booked a condo at this place called SPLASH! It looks like a lot of fun! There is a mini indoor water park, 2 pools, a splash pad, a lazy river, and of course right out the doors is the BEACH! I can't wait to see my Boys enjoy the water! I will post pictures when we come home!

For now, here are some pics of the complex!

Pool Time!

Our new(ish) rec center has a great kid's pool and the other day we took Aiden and Cooper to meet up with Heather and Gavin! It was super fun! In fact by the end Aiden was so cold his whole body was shaking yet he refused to stop "paying!" We finally had to take him out in tears when his lips turned purple! Both boys really really enjoyed themselves, and to top it off, they were with Gavin, which if you read the previous post, you would know that in itself makes

Aiden's world sooooo much better!

Update on US!

So, I know Aiden has been 2 for more than a month, and yet that is all that has been going on this blog *ashamed*.

Our boys are getting so big and keep our life so full of love, laughter, and late nights. Well, its usually Cooper keeping the late nighters going.

Lets start with Aiden. He is just a peanut. He weighs 23 lbs (only 10th percentile) and is 32 inches tall (only 5th percentile) and thinks he is 6 feet tall and bulletproof. He can now speak in full sentences and we can understand about 75% of what he says at any given moment. He pat pats all of his stuffed animals, burps and "breastfeeds" (hehe) his babydoll, and gives Cooper hugs and kisses several times a day! Gavin is probably his favorite person, but LOVES LOVES LOVES to play with his other little friends. We say his prayers at night and he can now say "Heavenly Father" after I say "Dear..." He usually blesses the ball game first and then Gavin. Mommy and Daddy, Cooper and Tullah usually get in there, and if we remind him he gets the grandparents in as well. Sometimes prayers can go off in a tangent as he needs to bless the ball game and then say, "and Gavin's ballgame too....and Addy's ball game too...and continues to name everyone's ball game. This brings me to his next favorite thing....going to his cousin's ball games. We have spent many evenings at the ballpark this summer, because Aiden just LOVES it! He is fascinated with Trucks, Motorcycles, Airplanes, and Helicopters! We love our little man, and are so proud to see him becoming such a polite, sweet, loving (he loves his stuffed animals and his baby he has named Libby), full of energy little man!

Cooper is next!!! I forgot how quickly they grow! I don't know how much he weighs or how long he is...he has a pedi appointment on Monday, so Iwill update then. He is smiling, laughing, "talking" and trying his darndest to roll over! Most babies will roll from belly to back first because they don't like to be on their bellies, but Cooper LOVES his belly and prefers to sleep this way. He is working on rolling from back to belly! We are starting to get his reflux under control a little better. Right now he is on previcid 1x a day and is seeing the chiropractor 1x a week. They both seem to make a significant difference! He loves his big brother and smiles so brightly when Aiden talks to him. They have reserved a language all for them! It is so cute to watch! Cooper is as of right now a MOMMA'S BOY! He loves his Daddy, but I am pretty sure he'd crawl back inside of me if he could! Lets just say that the peanut shell and baby bjorn have come in handy!

We love our boys and wouldn't trade them for the world! I love watching them grow up and learn new things. I love to hear Aiden's perspective on the world! I love to see Cooper's eyes light up when you say his name! Their smiles are what I live for! They make me happy to get up everyday, even when I don't want to!

To Josh, I am so proud to have you as my husband, partner in life, and the father of my children! You are a wonderful person and a great Daddy! Our 6 year anniversary is Saturday, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you!

******More pictures coming soon!********

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.