Its the First Day of FALL!!!!

I can't help but think about fall today! As I think about fall, and how much I truly love the leaves, the weather, the caramel apples, I am constantly reminded of Yates Cider Mill in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

We used to go as kids and tour the facility! It was so much fun watching them press the apples and all the juice that came out was amazing! The best part though was the hot apple cider and cinnamon doughnuts that we had at the end!

A few years ago, I thought Josh should be able to enjoy Michigan in the Fall, so that he could have fond memories the way I do, and Travis does! Michigan is best in the Fall! So, we took the 1o hour drive to Michigan, and off to Yates Cider Mill we went! It was fun to be able to share that with him. Unfortunately they don't allow you to tour the entire place anymore. I can't wait to be able to take Aiden and any other children to Yates and share a piece of my childhood with them!

Animoto Rocks!

So I am officially addicted to not only pictures of my child, but to the fun fun ways of making montages with pictures of my child haha! I have just found my newest favorite website animoto.com they are the quickest and coolest montages to date!

I think we are being sent some hard trials!

So I know that we all are sent trials to learn and grow from. Lately they just keep coming.

The trials I am talking about are of all of our great friends moving away (not to say we don't still have great ones here)! About 2 years ago we started losing our friends to their families! Now who would want to go home? Aren't we family enough? hehe! Okay, so family wasn't the sole reason, it was work, or school, or something else equally important. First it was Matt and Lisa Hill, great family, and Josh and Matt were really great friends! Then it was Todd and Brittany Cottle, need we say more! We love them! Then the ball dropped for me 2 weeks ago when Joe and Brittany Nabrotzky left for Utah also....did I mention everyone left for Utah? And today we found out that our next door neighbors are trying to sell their house. To move where? No, not Utah, but closer to family! It is just hard to see the rainbow through the rain.

Britt, I just want you to know that you are well missed, and a sweet angel sent to me at the perfect time. I truley believe that you are in Utah for a reason, well a very obvious reason, hehe! But beyond that I know there is a deeper reason for you being there, just as there was a deeper reason for you being in Tennessee! If you can give to the people of Utah what you gave to me these past 2 years, they will be a blessed people! I love you sister, and can't wait to see you!

He Walks!!!

Aiden has been trying very hard lately to take off, and just before his birthday party I really thought he would. He had been taking a few steps at a time, and then a few more. Well about a week and a half ago, he did it! He took off and hasn't stopped since.

Our time with Aiden these days are spent taking his hands out of the dog food and water, trying our darndest to keep him out of our cabinets (everything ends up all over the floor), and off our stairs!

Not only can he walk, but he can CLIMB! The scariest of it all! Walking is no big deal, it keeps me running and on my toes, but climbing is sooo scary! He loves climbing up the stairs, but can't quite grasp the concept of coming down them yet. I have to say I think I am a pretty laid back Mommy, I let him go and I follow behind him. He just loves it so much. I want him to learn how to do things, and feel fufilled, but I think Josh and I need to make a trip to Target for another baby gate! We have one at the top of the stairs!

Yeah for you Aiden, you get bigger and bigger everytime I turn around!

Here is a link to Aiden's 1st year montage. I can't figure out how to post it so you can just watch it here yet. So sorry for the link.


My Montage 6/3/08

A Crazy June

Okay, so I know I started this a while ago, and I promised that we would be doing the blog thing, so here we go.

June was CRAZY!!! Aiden turned 1 June 25, Josh had scout camp, and my brother came into town for 10 days! We did 2 parties (that's right 2 parties) for Aiden's birthday. YIKES! Never again! I wanted to do one on the weekend, and then one for just family on his real birthday, and it was waaayyy too much! Tons of fun, and he was a trooper, thank goodness for a laid back kid, but never again! hahaha!

Josh is a scoutmaster as many of you all know, and last year during scout camp, I was giving birth! This year, we were having Aiden's birthday party! Sounds like Aiden will be sharing birthdays with scout camp for some time to come.

And how did I forget to mention Aiden's first baseball game! The Nashville Sounds played the day that Uncle Travis came to town, so we decided to catch the game!

Travis, my bro, was in town June 21-June 30! It was so much fun to see him and for Aiden to be able to play with Uncle Travis! I was so amazed at the way he took right to him as if they never missed a beat in 3 months! Trav, you are awesome, and I couldn't ask for a better person to call my brother, and best friend!

Welcome to Our Blog

Wow! After all this time, and all of our friends having blogs...Brittany has convinced me to start one for our family. I guess you could say there was some pressure! haha! Now that she is moving away, and that Travis lives far away, along with all of the other people who find us oh so interesting...hehe...here we go folks! A blog, The Cassie, Josh, and Aiden way!!!