Happy 4th Birthday Ty!!!

It's hard to believe another year has gone by and our little guy is not so little any more. Tyler is such a little character. We never know what to expect when he is around and you can't help but smile just to hear him talk. He thinks he is way old beyond his years and sometimes we do too! We love you Ty and we can't wait to see you grow in the years to come...

Ty's "Birth" day

One Year Old

Two Years Old

Three Years Old

Four Years Old

Happy 4th Birthday Big guy!

Graduation

Our sweet little Aaron graduated Kindergarten. I can't believe how much he has grown up in the last year. We are so proud of him! When he first walked into the classroom and saw everyone he was quite excited...

His class put on a little production and here is the song they sang...

"Each of us is a Flower"

(click this link to watch the whole song)

Aaron and Mommy

Mrs. Kelly and Aaron

Aaron holding his certificate and his autographed elephant

Snails

Ty was playing in the backyard the other day, when I heard him screaming (like a girl). I go outside to find him on top of his car saying, "There's a slimy snail that's trying to get me!" Must have been a pretty fast snail...

Happy Mother's Day!

Being a mom is the hardest job in the world. You can ever really understand it until you become a mother yourself. Other mom's will try to explain or give advice (usually when you're nine months pregnant) but until you are officially in the club you will not quite get it. Oh, and once you are in the club, you are in it for life. It doesn't stop when your kids move out of the house or even when your kids have kids. It's for life and it's wonderful.

Top Ten things Your Mom never told you...

10. You will never go to bed again without a thousand things going through your mind to do tomorrow. Oh, and good luck sleeping through the night ever again...Sleepless nights don't stop after the "newborn stage".

9. You will get puked, pooped and peed on...a lot.

8. On that subject, you will worry about the color, frequency and consistency of your kids poop. You also will develop the stomach to talk about it during dinner without gagging.

7. The question "Who won that one?" will haunt your thoughts multiple times a day.

6. You will have to become a master mind at manipulation just to get your kids to try their dinner.

5. You will get advice about motherhood from every Joe and Jane on the street and stories about how well behaved their kids always are. "My sally NEVER did that!" Yeah right...

4. People will judge you for everything you do no matter what...especially other Mom's. (What's up with that?)

3. You will feel a crazy animal awaken inside you and her name is "Mother Bear". Make peace with her early on, she is with you in this club for life.

2. Kiss your memory goodbye...

1. As a Mother, you will feel more joy and love than can be expressed on this page...It's overwhelming and wonderful. Your kids will capture your heart again and again with all the little things they do. I didn't ever really know how much my Mom loved me until I had my two boys.


I have to hand it to all the Mom's out there. You are amazing and this is your day to live it up and hopefully take a break. Enjoy your day...I know I will!

Motherhood

With mother's day being tomorrow, I thought I would post a little something for all the Mom's out there. There are quite a few pictures, but stick with me, the last one will just melt your heart...

Motherhood
In Africa...

In the Arctic...

In Africa...

In the Ocean...

In Africa...

In India...

On the Riverbank...

Somewhere near Walmart...

So sweet isn't it?

Sweet

Aaron with his "Auntie Auntie" and "Auntie Beckie"...thought this was cute.

Rainbow colored glasses

If only we could all see the world through "rainbow colored glasses"...
Aaron woke up with nothing on his mind other than making some rainbow colored glasses. He said, "They make everything that is pretty even prettier". Once he put them on he did not want to take them off. I wouldn't want to take them off either...