Just to let Amy, JE, and Kim know...

Alex just informed me that he went on a joy ride with Flynn, Gabe, Kyan, Charlie, and Peter last night when we were sleeping. He picked everyone up brought them to our house and had a party outside. Apparently he brought them back this morning and Aidan wasn't invited.

Busy Boys

I don't know if busy is the right word but that is how I have been feeling this Summer. I am not complaining one bit about it though we have been having so much fun. We went to the Zoo with Grandma last Friday and had a wonderful time. This is a picture of Aidan trying to pet the Elephant. The Elephant "Dolly" wasn't about to let Aidan pet her but it was fun watching Aidan try.
We love being outside so on the days we don't have plans, which seems like few these days, we play in the backyard with our jungle of toys. Aidan is my smiler, rarely do you see him not smiling or laughing about something that is going on. The boys have really started playing well together they run and laugh and chase each other around the house. Alex always wins at tag:)
Alex had a great week at Vacation Bible School. I was tested every morning about him not wanting to go and how home with Mommy is more fun, which I question, but it's nice to hear that your little boy loves his Mommy enough to stay home without his best friend visiting or the TV. He had his program Friday night and he did a wonderful job. You wouldn't know this kid from a year ago when he did his program. He and Batman had their own little production going. He is such a fun-loving kid. Aidan joined in the fun by pointing to the cross and saying "Jesus." I don't know how that happened but it was rewarding to watch.
Today is Caesar's 5th birthday. He is a WONDERFUL dog, I could not have asked for a better dog for us and the kids. He lets them jump on him, pull everything from his tail to his ears and his tongue. He waits for us and is always excited when we get home. He has found a new love for our neighbor's house and has had a few adventures of his own in their backyard. He is amazing and I don't know how our family would function without him. Love you Cease...

Well that's all for this week. We have some fun and exciting things going on the the days ahead so I'll share some pictures soon.

Love to all-

Lots of things

I am very sad that Tiger is out for the rest of the year. We love watching him play and with my utter disgust for Phil Michelson I don't know how I will stand the rest of the season without him. I am glad he is getting his knee taken care of and am amazed that he pulled off quite the victory in so much pain.

It has been a rough day. Alex decided to pour out 4 large bottles of powder paint onto the kitchen floor this morning while Aidan and I were watching Baby Einstein. I kept very calm though and cleaned everything up although it took about an hour of bleaching the kitchen floor and steam cleaning the carpet to remove the lovely red, orange, blue, and brown coloring. Thank goodness I also remembered that it is washable if you add detergent... We ended up going ahead with our adventure to the park and had a wonderful time. Alex however got a HUGE splinter in his foot so we had to go to Walgreen's for drawing salve.

My Walgreen's trip is really why I am writing. We entered Walgreen's and a Man was standing by the carts checking out the Walgreen's sales and carefully looking at every water bottle in the stand. I realized immediately that he had some time of Mental disorder. I carefully pushed his cart a little forward and took another one kindly saying, "Excuse me," and then moving his back to its original position. We went on during our trip getting detergent since I am now out and drawing salve for the splinter. We crossed paths again with the Man and said, "Excuse me," and on my way to the check out counter I saw him just standing there. He was waiting for us just to say, "Have a nice evening." I saw the person who was accompanying him smile as he let me go first through the checkout. I walked out remembering the one reason why I loved my job, the patients. They would get out of bed just to say hello as I entered the unit and would stay in the community room just to tell me good-bye. I also however thought how lucky I am to be able to spend this time with the kids. I have never had to leave Aidan without saying good-bye and am blessed with 3 people waiting to tell me good-morning and good-night. I know I will go back to working one day and I want it to be with people that appreciate the help and try to make their lives better. Many people may have felt sorry for that Man as he was having such a hard time picking out items and had to have someone from an agency take him to a store. I would like to applaud him for his victory of saying something nice to a stranger and making her remember things she sometimes forgets.

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Daddies Day to the greatest Daddy in our world. Thank you so much for all of the joy, laughter, and love that you provide for us everyday. We are so lucky to have you in our life and I am so lucky to have you as my friend and my husband. For being the center of it all and for giving so much love from morning until the story before bed, we say thank you!

We love you,

Kim, Alex, Aidan and Caesar

What a great week!

Wow, we have been so busy! Last weekend Aaron had the annual Commerce Bank picnic at Six Flags. We had so much fun and the boys loved it. I have a feeling Aidan will be giving Alex a run for his money next year when he can ride all of the big rides too. Alex had the most fun with Aaron on the Log Flume, I was happy not to get wet!

We had Alex's graduation at The Little Gym this week. It was sad to say goodbye to TLG for the Summer. Alex has met some great kids and learned many valuable skills while I enjoyed talking to adults.

We have gone swimming many times now and are enjoying the little pool out back. Yes, I spent my birthday money on it what did you think I would do? Like Mother like daughter I guess. By 8am Alex is asking if we can go out. Thank goodness that I refill it every morning so I have an excuse to wait!

My birthday was wonderful. It has been an awesome week for me, I received two very nice compliments from someone other then a family member or friend and even had a 20 year-old hit on me. That's great when you are turning a year older and even though I'm a happily married woman it still felt good! Aaron surprised me with everything I asked for and a little extra so that was more then perfect. Thanks Aaron for making me feel loved and appreciated! We spent the earlier part of the day swimming and relaxing at my Mom's.

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. I truly appreciate it!

Love to all.