Back To School!!

Yesterday was a day of firsts for our family - first day of high school, first day of second grade, first emergency trip to a dentist. Wow what a day! Blake started high school. I can not believe how fast he has grown up. Cordell started second grade. He is growing up on me too. Ayden couldn't just go through the day without a first too. He had an accident at the babysitter's that sent him on an emergency trip to the dentist. Poor baby hit his 4 bottom front teeth and pushed them forward. Lyndell got the call at about 10:30. Since it was my first day of this school year, he did not even call me until after school when everything was all over. That was probably a good thing. I just don't know if I could have handled it. They deadened it and pushed his teeth back in place. His teeth have bigger gaps between them now. We are just crossing our fingers and praying that over the next few days the teeth won't die. He could possibly lose all 4 bottom front teeth. Thankfully, they are baby teeth, but it will be a few years before permenant teeth come in. Hopefully they will be okay.

First day of high school - too cool to smile!

First day of second grade!

First emergency trip to the dentist. You can see the gaps between his teeth. He is enjoying the diet of chocolate milkshakes though. You can see part of the last one displayed on his little face. I was nervous to even wash his face.

The picture below is for comparison. This was from last week. Notice the gaps are not nearly as big. His face is still dirty though. That seems to be Ayden's trademark. I wash that little face constantly, but before you can turn around, it is dirty again. Dirt is his best friend!!

Today he is feeling better. His mouth is rather bruised. We are just going to wait and see.

It's Party Time!

Ayden is really into tractors, so of course when we decided to do a little family party it had to be tractors! His new favorite song is even Big Green Tractor by Jason Aldean. He can sing most of the words! We had hamburgers and cake, opened some great presents, had some water fun (sprinkler and water balloons), and jumped on the trampoline until dark (or maybe a little past dark). It was a great birthday!!

Who is the scariest creature - Ayden or Screecher?

Happy Birthday to Ayden!!!

Today Ayden is turning four. Time flies by so fast. We celebrated with a root beer float - Yummm! We will have a party this weekend. Happy Birthday Aydenbug!

Buggy Boys

The boys love, love, love bugs! They are constantly going bug catching and stopping to observe the critters they find. It is so fun to look at life through their eyes and see the treasures that we tend to overlook as adults.

More vacation pics!

Blake... Do you think this is deep enough yet??




Most of us enjoyed the feel of the sand between our toes, but of course Ayden had to go all the way!! We got him completely buried, and my camera was not working well. I sent Blake back to the room to get my other camera real quick. While he was gone, I asked Ayden if he could breathe okay since he had dirt on his chest. My little man has such a sense of humor and is all boy. He laughed and said, "I can breathe just fine, but I can't toot good." Oh what fun to be the mother of a bunch of little boys!!



Mermaid Man?


There are more pictures of Ayden, because he tends to be my most willing subject. He always has a smile even if it is a goofy one! Blake and Cordell get tired of me and won't even look my way.