5 Things...

5 Things that Cheer me UP!

(I just finished doing this one on facebook & thought I'd share)

good Music

My Hubby ♥

Baby's 1st Smile

Smiles Behind Pacifiers

Iced Chai

I love the Top 5's on facebook....Im addicted & I loved this one!

anywho, Im off to bed now.

Sweet dreams to me.... and hopefully my little man Aiden will stay asleep.

And Ethan too... it's storming out right now & Ethan is terrified of thunder.

Our Daddy...

Aiden loves his Daddy because
he always has a warm cozy place to snuggle up too!


Ethan loves his Daddy because he always gets his way with him!


Dylan loves his Dad because he's always been there...
for as long as he can remember.

And I love Daddy because he does such a great job with our little guys.

We had a great Father's Day..... we celebrated as soon as daddy walked in the door with a computer chair that was only 1/3 of the way put together. Mama couldn't for the life of her figure out how in the heck to put it together. So, Daddy walked in to a chair that was in pieces with a couple of BIG bows on it..... niiiiice! haha! But Chad being the good sport he is didnt mind & got right on putting it together.... his own gift. How lame his wife is. ha! Anyhow, the boys did give Daddy a few homemade things the night before.... since he had to work the whole next day. I hope Daddy knows just how much we love him.... and just how much his boys look up to him. We also enjoyed having Melissa & Tim + the kiddos & Christy join us for dinner. It was a nice night with an awesome group of people. We did miss hanging out with our Dads this year.... but there's always next year.

We hope all you Fathers out there had a good one!

XOXO's

My Biggest Mischief Maker....

Yep, you guessed it!
my middle heathen child!

This is how I found him the other day.....

Brushing his own teeth!



The toothpaste he got all by HIMSELF!

Gotta rinse those teeth.... heathen Ethan style!

One last one to document his tooth brushing experience.
He LOVES to brush his teeth... about once or twice a week, I find him hiding with his toothbrush & sticky hands from the gob of toothpaste he sqeezes out! And lets not forget to huge mess in the bathroom too! haha
This kid is crazy! He must be Chad's!

This was also after a poopy thumb incident, emptying an entire diaper bag on the hunt for a beloved pacifier, throwing a ball at his little brother asleep in the crib, getting mad at his Mama & screaming at the top of his lungs because I threw the stinkin' ball outta the room & told him to go get it. Etc, etc..... it's a toddler BOY thing I guess!

The Deception of Perfection

If you need a good laugh & have some time.... check this out!

09.05.17 Dr. Kevin Leman from First United Methodist Church on Vimeo.

So worth it! I told you so!

This is his website....
http://www.drleman.com/store/

Got Kids?

THiS iS YOUR BRAiN....

THiS iS YOUR BRAiN ON KiDS....

ANY QUESTIONS?!

Just say no to kids. haha.

These past couple weeks have been a bit rough to say the least....

I now understand the whole being scatter-brained thing.

My boys are using up all my energy!

I shall post some new updates soon once the chaos calms.

Hopefully that will be sometime soon! lol

Love of Nie

READ THIS.....wow is all I can say.
This is why I love reading her blog. My goodness. :)

http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/2009/06/love.html
Click here.
Trust me, you wont regret it.

FiNALLY a dang update!

Okay so I haven't updated anything (the ole blog, myspace or facebook) in forever!!! Sorry, but it is all Aiden's fault for poppin' in on us 3 weeks early! haha! If you want to be mad at anyone.... go head, tell him about it!


Thats what I thought... you just cant do it. He's too cute! This I know.

Anywho, here are a few details.
Aiden's due date was May 21st. We were set to do an induction on May 6th.... and little did we know Mr. Aiden Trent Carroll had a whole nother plan!! He decided that it would be fun to wake his mama up after only 1 1/2 hours of sleep, April 30th, to let her know he was ready to come. We were far from thrilled that night. haha! The funny thing is, I dreaded calling the Moms... My mom has already missed Dylan & Ethan's births! And for Margaret this was going to be the first time she was able to see any of her grandchildren be born. So I wasnt looking forward to letting them down AGAIN. haha.... like I say, blame the small one on that one. And long story short, they werent mad.... Aiden came into this world early May 1st, healthy & we were all happy. Also, Chad & I cant wait to start trying for baby number four.... just kidding! Here's a few thousand pictures that I narrowed down for you. Enjoy!
Aiden just minutes after he was born.


with Dr. Cass... the BEST doctor ever. I love him!! And am not leaving Abilene until Im done having kids. Thats a promise!


Proud Grandma & Proud Big Brothers


one snaggled-toothed Big Brother


all my boys.


Grandma getting a dose of Aiden


Going home! YAY!!!


Ethan lovin' on Aiden


All 3 of my little heathens



Ethan loves to "hold em"


He LOVES me that much!


Grandma lovin' on Aiden

Grandpa lovin' some Guitar Hero....
We have decided that our parents only come to play with the kids toys & most importantly the Wii. Shall our feelings be hurt? Hmm.


He even got Chad in on it!

In his defense, he did do some Aiden lovin' too....



My Mom & Ken at mi casa on Mother's Day!

And last but mot least....

Me & two of my four favorite boys.

More to come....Ive got tons of junk to post about.
Lucky you. haha