Say "Cheese!"

My dad ; "Paw-Paw" made Isaiah this hat out of some scrap paper I had.

He thought it was great & just had to have his picture taken with it. It isn't a very good picture, I think I was holding Aiden at the same time which is not very easy with only one hand.

LOL - but it was funny just the same.

"MEAH!!"

I fixed Isaiah a bowl of Cherrios for breakfast the other morning. A few minutes later I heard a litte thud & imediately following Isaiah screamed his word for mess, " MEAH"...he is missing the "s" at the end. I thought to myself, "What now?? Maybe he just dropped his spoon." But, he had dumped the whole bowl onto his tray & himself. His PJ's were completely soaked with milk. I must not have latched the tray very well, because he had it off & all the milk that was on his tray was on the floor with the bowl & spoon.  It was about a 10 foot splatter zone with it ALL over the legs of the chairs & table. A wonderul start to our day! =o)

Woops!

I cannot believe I have not posted ANYTHING since the beginning of August. I feel so guilty for even those few out in the land of Internet that actually look at my blog & keep up with my crazy life. I am sorry - I really am. I will post some pictures in just a little while of an interesting moment we had a couple of mornings ago, well it was more than just ONE moment. Thanks for checking in! I will do my best to keep the viewing portal to our lives open at least a little bit rather than closing it completely.

My boys...

Going Home

Although this picture was taken last Thursday, it is still worth posting! Aiden is SOOO small in comparison to Isaiah. Just look how tiny he looks in this infant car seat! We are so blessed to have our newest little man in our life.

Meet Aiden...

Aiden is here!

Born Monday @ 6:31 pm on July 26th, Aiden Ezra Stone joined our family! He weighed 6 lbs even and was 19 inches long. I had to have a c-section...but we are both very healthy. Josh and I are very blessed to have 2 perfect & healthy boys! Praise God for his many, many blessings!

Aiden...

We have decided on a name for our second little boy that is trying to come too early! "AIDEN" is trying to copy his big brother & come early. BUT - we are working very hard to prevent him from coming way too early. He is due Aug. 13th...and we thought we were going to have him last Friday, which would have been 8 weeks early. The doctor was able to stop the contractions & put me on partial bedrest. Hopefully, he won't be here until the middle of July...which would be 36 weeks & would make all the doctors much happier, us too. I am supposed to do only what I must...and recline or lay down as much as possible. I have cabin fever & feel a little overwhelmed with what needs to be done. I am taking it easy & trying to be "good". Josh, Matt & my dad (who is in town) - have been helping me keep track of Isaiah & his needs & anything I need done. They are working on refinishing the basement....so my house is kinda messy which means it needs to be cleaned...one more thing I am not supposed to do though! =o)

Summer Fun

Isaiah really LOVES playing outside. Here are some pictures from a couple of weeks ago of Isaiah spending some time with his cousin Jayde.

No the horses name is not Lilly! Isaiah thinks that every animal is "Lilly" because that is our cat's name. He LOVES animals...which is awesome b/c so often little kids are so scared of the BIG animals.

The Cowboys!

Matt & Cory went horseback riding in the Smoky Mountain National Park

while we were all on vacation in early April.

Bear

While driving the Gatlinburg bypass we passed a large group of cars pulled over to the side of the road & knew there must be a bear nearby. Sure enough....to the right side of the road on the mountain side was a mamma bear & her cub. If we had had the time we would have stopped, btu we were on our way to meet some friends for dinner. But luckily the camera focused in just the right spot as we drove by at 20-25 mph. That is the momma, the cub is there somewhere behind the trees.

Laurel Falls - Smoky Mountains

Matt & Cory climbed down towards the bottom of the falls below us.
Crazy Matt...

Our Family...

It is hard to believe, but I think this is one of the only "family portraits" we have.

Gatlinburg - 2010

These are the start of several pictures I want to share from our

trip to the Smoky Mountains earlier this month.

Spring is in the air....

These were taken in the middle of March. It was one of those warm days that made spring seem so close! Isaiah had a blast. He really loves the outdoors. I am really far behind on posting pictures of my little man. But - I am working to get caught up. Enjoy!

We're having another boy!!!! Due Aug. 13th!

Static Hair!

Our icicle outside our front door finally melted on Friday.

BUT - after having been there for over 2 weeks it had grown to a

length of at least 6 ft 2 inches!!!

This picture is of my two nieces, Alana & Jayde (left to right), Isaiah & my nephew - Hayden.
The girls are my sister's kiddos & Hayden is my brother's son.

Thank you Cary for capturing this memory!!!!

Trouble...

Trying to get to the Christmas tree & into trouble. Do you think he needs anymore toys?

This is the end of the "Christmas Pictures" from December.

Merry Christmas (almost a month later)

Smile!

Isaiah's 1st Birthday

Yeah - I know his birthday was in November! I am just soo far behind!

Ripley's Aquarium - Gatlinburg, TN

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