Little Rylin

My best friend had her little boy! YAY!
Congratulations & much love to them!

Baking with BOYS.....

heathen boys at that! Just kidding.

But it was a fun experience... for them.

We decided to make cupcakes! And after getting all the ingredients out & ready.... i realized i had no cupcake pans! Big Ooops! Oh well... we gave it a shot and lined a 13 x 9 pan with the little cupcake holders. And we found out when you dont have the lil' cupcake wrappers in the right pan, you end up with HUGE cupcakes! haha. Anyway... Dylan was a big helper & Ethan on the other hand was a mess. But what do you expect from a 2 1/2 year old version of your husband, right?! haha

taste testing.... Dylan & Ethan approved!

Oooops! (one of many messes)

Choco faced Ethan!

Beatin' the peanut butter filling... still havin' fun!

Ethan sampling the icing.... he likes.

Should I buy some actual mixing bowls. I mean for real! lol
The only real bowl is my sister's.

Apparently the cupcake was too big.
Seriously?! My kid must be crazy.

Dylan's so happy because that is cupcake numero dos for him. Lucky!

So proud to have helped!

And little do they know, that much more of this kind of torturing will go on until I have my little girl to bake with. That goes for shopping too.... poor boys! haha!

Mister Aiden.....

smilin' for Mama

slim shady

just chillin'... and apparently too cool for his clothes.

Dear Stephanie,

I am so thankful that you are off to a speedy recovery. I also know it will take some time to heal, but you have great people surrounding you.... most of them would do anything in the world for you. That also includes me. I know I may not have shown it in the past as well as I should have. I promise to be there for you... for anything you may need. I love you... so much. And you guys have been on my mind & in my prayers daily. Love ya & I'll be in touch soon. XOXO's

I typed this up because I thought it was prettier... and that you deserved something better than just plain jane ole typin'. I think this poem is beautiful & fitting... especially for you. You are a strong woman. Nothing can change that. Not even this trial. If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it...

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/