Lake Reunion

The Annual Lake Reunion took place the end of June and we had way too much fun :D...Thanks to Courtney and Dale who planned and all our great family who make every year so much fun.

So here are some pics of the fun!

Buzz Lightyear

I wanted to add something from Aden to Chris's Father's day card. So I gave him some cardstock and a package of markers. I watched him carefully pick colors and color away. Well after he finished I put his drawing in Chris's card. When Chris opened his card he admired the drawing and Aden exclaimed "BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!" and sure enough....when you look at the portrait next to his action figure you can totally see it...the colors are perfect and he was so proud. I love it!

Happy Father's Day

So late as it may be here is my father's day post. I love the dad's in my life and appreciate them for all they do. My own has always been a great dad and provider for me and is now a fantastic Grandpa.

I also appreciate the father of my children. He is so great with the boys and takes care of us and makes our happiness his highest priority and I love him for it.

Raleigh is On the Move....with bonus Aden Flash back.

Here is Raleigh using his crawl scoot combo....



If he isn't doing that he is Rolling.....



Here is Aden about Raliegh's age atempting to move....the best part is the most movement is his hair :D

My Two Studs

Gotta love the cool dudes in their sunglasses!

Aden's New Friend

That little animal behind Aden is not a dog....it is Buttercup Mom and Dad's new baby goat. Buttercup follows Aden around like a shadow and it is the cutest thing ever. Aden loves her and she loves Aden. Aden would run around the house up and down little hills and sure as anything that little goat would bound around behind him. When Aden goes in the house Buttercup tries to follow and when she is blocked she bleats until Aden comes back out. Buttercup likes Raleigh too. She started sniffing his bare feet, which tickled so he kicked her, to which she paws the ground and gently butts his little feet....so CUTE!

Bad Mommy Momment

I had one the other day. I had Aden in one arm and Raleigh in his car seat in the other. I didn't have another arm so I used the car seat to shut the truck door....well a little toe slipped in the way and got slammed in the door.
Poor sad toe :(

French Toast!

1 Hungry Baby with no teeth+1 French Toast-Crust+Baby Food Grinder=One Happy Baby :D

Beautiful Eyes

The more I get to know my boys, the more I realize they are so different. One of the more physical differences is their eyes. I was playing with my phone and got a picture of their drastically different peepers and thought I would share. Beautiful :D

Aden's Hat Stage!

So the last couple of weeks Aden has been obsessed with hats. He has never been very good at keeping them on since he was born...it was a matter of seconds before any hat was taken off, which was fine because he has such great hair. But as of late he has been hat crazy....the outfits he puts together are always interesting and sometimes HILARIOUS! I got some pics of the cowboy hat because Aden tends to put that one on when I have the camera out.....like he has to have his hat on for pictures...but his hat wardrobe is not limited...he has ball caps, winter hats, sun hats, and even a Santa hat!

Gotta love this getup....he even has shoes for this one :D

6 1/2 Months Old....When did that happen?

Raleigh is now 6 1/2 Months old and cute as ever. He weighed in at 18lbs even and is 26 1/2 inches long. He is such a fun little guy and is quite the thinker. He is slower to smile than Aden but much more contemplative. Aden was and still is one that just flies by the seat of his pants....doesn't plan, just does. Raleigh I can already tell is more of a planner thinker type. I sit and watch him sometimes as he just studies things....his fingers, toes, toys, and random objects. The best example of his thinking happened the other day while I was busy in the kitchen and I had Raleigh in the high chair with a number of toys and foods to keep him happy while I worked, well he had pushed everything to the outer edge of the tray including his binki. Well he struggled and fussed a little and then he stopped fussing and started leaning forward and then slamming his back against the high chair.....I was curious as to what exactly he was doing so I watched and he leaned forward again and slammed back, he did this three or four times before I realized what was going on. As he would slam his back against the high chair everything on the tray would move toward him just a little bit. Raleigh with his eyes on nothing but the binki moving closer and closer was so cute as he finally got it in hand and in mouth..so I have to admit once I realized to what lengths he was going to to get his binki I cheated and scooted it to him so he wouldn't hurt himself :D.

Swimming!

Aden took back to the water like the little fish he is and but Raleigh seemed pretty reserved about the whole thing....He didn't cry but it was hard to get him to smile...after a while he was splashing and talking...and he even spent some of the time in my arms sleeping... in the water :D!

Pickle Eating Boys

I love how babies always have that hilarious squinty eyed puckered mouth when you first give them pickles. So with Aden I was ready for him to have the funny sour pickle face but from the first time he had a pickle he has loved them, no funny face just a kid addicted to pickles....even so I figured it was still worth a try with Raleigh...so I got a pickle and my camera and was ready to take the picture....but yet again I don't have a silly pickle face picture to show...in fact I couldn't pry the pickle out of his hands.

Raleigh's New Toy

This little boy loves this bouncy chair! He loves playing with his toys, watching his brother and even eating in this great play center. In fact it was hard to get all of this Oreo off of him his clothes and his play center but he LOVED it! :D