We bought a house!

Yay!  After about 1 1/2 years of looking, we finally bought a house!  We are so excited.  First we needed to paint the whole thing.  There was wallpaper from floor to ceiling on EVERY SINGLE wall.  Here are a few pictures from painting.  Oh, and I have to add that My mother-in-law, sis-in law, and I did it by our selves.  hehe.

 Primer done in the living room.

 This is the view from the living room into the office down the hallway to the kids room.

 Starting to prime in the dining room.  That carpet has got to go!

Kitchen into the laundry room and side door.

So far we love it here.  We have a large deck off the back and about 3 acres...mostly woods.  We like to go exploring in our back yard.

I know all these were just teaser pictures..wait till you see it with paint!

Cameron did it!

We walked into our bedroom to find that "someone" had colored on our wall.  Surprisingly this is the first time our kids have done this.  They have colored on furniture...but never on the wall.  We knew who did it because the culprit had wrote his name on the wall.  When we asked him who did it he said Cameron.  haha kids!!! 

Meeting cousin Leo

Rich's brother Rob and his wife Krystal had a cute baby boy Leo.  They currently live in California.  We were able to meet this sweet baby boy when they came to visit over the summer.  He is the kids first cousin and our first nephew.  It was so much fun to see them and play with Leo.

I am not sure what happened to the pictures of Aidan and Leo,  but they enjoyed every minute of our visit with him.

Birthday Boys!

Aidan and Cameron are now 5 and 3.  I can't believe how big they are getting.  (I know I say this every year)  I just love watching them learn and grow everyday!  Unfortunatly this year with our big move, i didn't plan a big birthday with friends.  We just had a small one with family.  The kids didn't seem to mind to much.  Just a few pictures of them opening presents!

We are alive!

Yes, it's been a couple of months since I have last blogged.  But I will try my best not to miss anything big that happened over the summer.  Aidan graduated from preschool in the spring.  They had a fun water party in the parking lot to celebrate the end of the school year.  We had fun.

Cameron enjoying a snack with one of Aidan's preschool friends.

Blowing bubbles!

Eating lunch.  Cameron was happy he could eat lunch at school with Aidan on his last day.

I made these for all his teachers.  I can't remember what blog i got the idea from.  But I had fun making them.  Quick and easy is the way to go!  Unfortunately I couldn't find any of his graduation pictures.  If I come across them I will post.

4th of July

We managed to break away from painting the house to see the fireworks.  While we were waiting for the fireworks to begin, we threw balls back and forth to eachother.  They would light up everytime  we threw them.  The kids loved it.  They also loved watching the fireworks especially because they sat on the hood of my car. 

....it got a little noisy!

Aidans 1st Dance Recital!

Where Aidan goes to preschool they incorporate music and dance into their curriculum. On Tuesday mornings Aidan goes to dance class. He just performed yesterday. We are so proud of him. We weren't sure if he would even get up on stage. And we thought that if he did get on stage, he would just stand there. He surprised us both. He did get shy and didn't do all the movements. But we are so glad he gave it a try. We are soooo proud of our graduating preschooler!

Snapped a picture of him back stage, before we had to go out front and take our seats.  I just love his little coyness.  The other boys that take this particular dance class weren't able to make it.  Only Aidan and one other boy performed. 

Proud Daddy getting Aidan from off stage after the who recital was over.

You may want to "fullscreen" the video.  Aidan is on the right!  (the taller one)

We love playing outside!

Easter!

Easter morning was kind of crazy.  We have Church at 9, so between Easter baskets, breakfast, and getting ready for Church our morning was kind of crazy.  We talked to the kids about Christ and his atoning sacrifice on the way to Church.  Aidan was so cute..."He's ALIVE?!?!?!, Let's go see him!" 

This year the Easter bunny knew Aidan and Cameron needed new lunch boxes, so instead of the usual baskets, he filled the lunch boxes with Easter goodies!  the kids thought it was cool.  He also brought them the movie "how to train a dragon.'  The love that movie.

After Church we headed over to Grandma and Pappy's house.  The kids got more Easter candy, toys, and coloring books.  And of course don't forget the Easter egg hunt! 

Happy Easter!!

Nice weather

The Weather is getting warmer, and we are loving it. I just love playing outside with the kids, and watching them play with each other. They have the best imaginative play.

This is under the slide.  They love pretending they are at a restaurant.  They take orders and prepare the food.  "May I take your order?" "Sorry we ran out, would you like something else?"

They both have their power wheel jeeps, but i am so glad they still like to get out on pedel bikes to play as well.

Filling up his bike with gas.  I just love these guys!

I don't remember when this was.  Cameron was so tired that he fell asleep during family prayer one night.  I just love this picture!!

First Dentist appointment!

Cameron had his first teeth cleaning.  He loved sitting in the big chair....but he didn't want to let go of the banana.

He was such a trooper.  The dental hygienist couldn't believe how great he did....sitting still in the chair, opening his mouth wide, and doing anything else she needed him to do!  Good job buddy!!!

Family Visit!

My Dad, Mom, and brothers Jason and Ryan came to visit for a week!  We had a lot of fun spending time together.  These are the only pictures I took.  Oops.  It was so nice having them back, and the kids were so excited to have them here.  It was just like old times.  1 week was definitely not enough time.

But it wasn't all fun.  They also came out to remodel the main bathroom...can you tell why????  haha