Spring and Summer

I can't believe it has been 6 months! We had a very nice spring here in Tallahassee...while preparing for a busy summer! 
Aiston turned 2 in May and had a great time celebrating. It started with him opening presents on his real Birthday at home with just the three of us. Lolli and Pop got him a playset for outside with two slides! Grandma and "Goompa" got him an adorable table and chairs that is just perfect for him to eat and play at. He loves watching daddy mow the lawn and always wants to push it so we got him his very own lawn mower...and he LOVES it! He pushes it back and forth in the living room and chases poor Sadie with it. It's hilarious. 

 

Check out his new big boy potty seat! And yes David...he does climb up there without a step ladder, then flush and wash his hands when he is finished...all by himself! ;)

The next weekend we had a big party in Jax with family. It was a great time and we even had a bounce house... but Aiston loved the squirt guns the best!

Right after Aiston's Birthday party, Eric and I headed off to Bahamas for a 5-day vacation...just the two of us! It was soooo relaxing and much needed! The hotel was great and the beach was beautiful.

Two weeks after we returned we celebrated Liza and Brian's wedding! I didn't get many pictures of the weekend, but it was such a wonderful time with family. We soaked up some sun at the pool and beach and then enjoyed an amazing dinner at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. Ace looked so cute in his tie!

Next was 4th of July! We got to hang out with the Hathaways and with the Ferrelles at their beach house and then get some dinner at Al's. It was so fun to get the boys together and see how everyone had grown (referring to the little boys of course... ;). This is my favorite! The dads coaching the boys on how to play bocce. Looks like Cohen is winning...

 Dinner at Al's.... Cohen was trying to make conversation and Ace was just not have'n it. Poor Cohen.

On the 4th we had dinner at Mom and Dads and Ace spent the afternoon in the garage playing with Pop's tools. Here's him telling daddy how to "fix" the bike.

Needless to say, at the end of the weekend... Ace was spent!

 

We finally got to meet baby Boaz! We met up with him at the Town Center on our way out.  He is so cute and his parents are so excited to finally have him here in on the outside world!

 

Hope everyone is doing great! Stay tuned for more updates!

The Holidays

Life is rolling right along and we are already wrapping up the first month of 2010.

First, I must say thank you to everyone for the beautiful Christmas cards that now adorn our refridgerator. It is so fun to see how babies and families have grown! I also want to apologize to any of you who might still be wondering what you have done to offend us and negate your name from our Christmas card list. Turns out… nothing… we are just lazy procrastinators. :) So here is our belated Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and early Happy Valentines Day card… digital style!

Stacy Ferris, an amazing photographer here in Tallahassee, snapped some beautiful pics of Aiston, and our family..so I had to show them off!
                                              

We took almost a week off for Christmas to spend time with family in Jacksonville…and what a lovely time it was! Aiston got to spend time with his cousin Skylar and Aunt Liza and “Mr. Brian,” Liza’s fiancé, as he has now become fondly known as.

We had to keep reminding Ace it was Jesus’ birthday – not his. Not sure if he got the message…but a parent can hope right? He was much more into the festivities this year though…which made it fun for all of us. To be on the other side of things as the parent certainly brought another element to Christmas. Watching an under-the-weather “Santa” in the garage at 11:45pm, putting together a cheap bicycle, while his father-in-law “supervised” was quite entertaining. But then seeing your son’s groggy eyes light up as he sees that bike under the tree…. well….yes, priceless.

We returned to Jacksonville a few days later for New Year’s and the FSU game. Eric’s parents watched Aiston for us New Year’s Eve and we were able to have some adult time! Clay and Tracy hosted a WONDERFUL meal and even let us crash at their beautiful home for the night! Eric went to the game the next day and I spent a lovely afternoon with some girlfriends.

It was a fun, relaxing and memorable holiday, followed by Eric’s 31st birthday! Now we are adjusting to real life and dreaming of our next vacation on a beach, somewhere warm!

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A day in the life..

A little yoga to start the day off..

Brushing his teeth

And don't forget to do the laundry!

Summertime

Ready for football season!


His new favorite spot... on the couch with dad.

Listen'n to some tunes

Another day at the pool

Aiston's long lost sister. :)

Here fishy fishy...

Cars and Trucks

Multitasking

Caught off guard by the paparazzi while driving his truck...

How time flies!

May 23, 2009 - Aiston turns 1!
WOW. We can't believe how time has flown. Aiston now has 6 and 1/2 teeth, and we think has 2 more on the way. Yikes! He is talking lots of jibberish, batting his eyes, dancing and climbing on everything! He loves his trucks and cars ...and rolls them along the floor and makes a "vrrrrrrr" noise -- as if it is second nature for a little boy to know what a car sounds like! He's not yet walking...but is quite the fast crawler. I'm in no hurry for him to walk, although I know it is right around the corner. That just means one more monumental moment that brings him closer to independence. And although at times that sounds nice in theory...I am not ready for my little boy to grow up and stop reaching for me to hold him and smile widely when I enter the room! It just doesn't get much better than that!

March 9, 2009

As Aiston becomes more mobile, social, and clever -- I wonder - how do people do it? Single parents, that is. I mean really, how have I not realized what an impossible feat it is to raise a child, let alone multiple, with the hands, brain, and emotional will-power of only one human being? On top of that - working full time outside the home!! Incredible. God bless all of you.

Eric and I went on a lovely trip to a friend’s wedding in Tampa 2 weekends ago...without Ace! (Courtesy of Lolli and Pop! A big shout-out to them!) It was a fun-filled weekend during which we may have relished in our freedom a little too much. I'd say given that circumstances though, we handled ourselves comparatively well. ;) It was also very strange/tough to be away from Ace for that long, and I missed him terribly! (Hence the phone calls every 30 minutes to my mom!) It was a "first" for the family, and overall I would say a success! Phew, one hurtle down and a million more to go!

Merry Christmas!

Sorry it has been so long since I've updated! We've been very busy these last few months. Thanksgiving was very nice in Jax (apart from my parents being away) and we were able to relax and enjoy friends and family. When we returned we packed up our house and moved to a new home! It was all a whirlwind and we are finally getting settled into our new neighborhood in "Goose Creek". It is soooo quiet and we love it! God has truly blessed us. We have plenty of room for Aiston to crawl around... which he should be doing very soon! He is sitting up on his own now. He also has his two front bottom teeth...just in time for Christmas. He's growing so fast!

Christmas was so much fun this year with Aiston! I think he really enjoyed himself. :) We enjoyed spoiling him anyways. It's always fun to see the grandparents. The weather was a little warm...but beautiful! We actually got to go to the beach a couple days! I'm sad it had already come and gone...but am excited for what the new year will bring!

Trick or Treat!

Aiston's first Halloween! I have never been a big fan of the holiday....but it is now a whole new experience with a child. Even though he is oblivious to what is going on - it is so much fun for me! It's like being a little girl again and dressing up a baby doll. Poor kid.... Although he didn't seem to mind his costume too much. It kept him warm and allowed him to sit up due to all the padding!