Mall Day

Today the boys and I met Miss Anna and Miss Suzanne at the mall so the kids could play. It was nice to get out of the house and let the kids run. Aidan loves playing with Bella & Gracie and Colin even got to cruise around the play area.

AJ's 2nd Birthday

Today we went to AJ's 2nd birthday party at the Children's Museum in Youngstown. The kids had a blast and it was SO great to see all our friends and their kids. Aidan and Colin both had "dirt" for the 1st time and loved it. Thanks for a great party Will & Holly:)

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Every time I think of posting an update I seem to get side-tracked. Sorry it's been almost a month. Here's what's been going on...

Colin had his first double ear infection the beginning of January and was on antibiotics for 10 days. He is feeling MUCH better now, thankfully.

There has been a TON of snow and it's been really cold, so getting out with the kids hasn't been easy. We did take a trip to the Rainforest and an indoor pool, which has helped beat the COLD!

Just this past Monday we spent the night at Kalahari in Sandusky. It's a great indoor waterpark and the kids had a blast. Aidan went on his first waterslide(by himself) and did great. He didn't want to go a second time, but we were proud that he was brave enough to go the first time. He was by far the youngest kid going down. Most of the kids were 5 or older and there went our little 3 year old, down by himself. They also have this giant tree house that you can climb in. It has slides and is about 4 stories high. We spent a ton of time in that with Aidan and he went down all the huge slides by himself. He no longer wants to sit on Mommy's lap:( Colin was so good the entire time. He loved the wave pool and floating on his back. It was a nice break to get away with the kids, even if it was just for a day:)

I do have some new pictures of the boys and will update soon...I promise!

New Years Eve 2008

This year we went to a hotel party in Fairlawn. So many of our friends were able to go and we had a great night! It was SO much fun to hang out with just the "adults."

Christmas Day!!

Christmas Day is finally here. It was the first year that I think Aidan really understood Santa. We left him cookies and milk and sprinkled food outside for the reindeer. He was SO excited to wake up and see if Santa had eaten his cookies and put presents in his stocking. He got a TON of toys and has been trying to play with them all.

This year was also Colin's first Xmas. He "tried" to open presents, but I think he just loved the excitement of it all. He was such a doll and just took everything in.

There was a lot of running around to see all the family, which did get exhausting with 2 small kids. I think next year we will need to cut back so the kids can enjoy being at home more.

Lake Farm Park Country Lights

Every year we go to Lake Farmpark in Kirtland for their annual Country Lights. The kids get to make a toy, visit with Santa, and take a horse ride to see the Xmas lights. This year Aidan made a race car and Colin made a fire truck. They both were able to help the "Elfs" build the toy by using the drill and hammer. Aidan then painted and decorated his race car but we left Colin's plain so he could play with it and put it in his mouth...LOL! Aidan sat on Santas lap and asked for a camera and did really well and we even got a good picture. Colin was more interested in eating than seeing Santa. It was a great evening event and we can't wait until next year:)

Xmas Tree Time!!

Today we went and bought our Xmas tree and put all the decorations on. We always decorate as a family and listen to the Charlie Brown Xmas CD(which is my fav!) Last year I bought all brand new stuff after the Holidays so we could make the tree bright, colorful, and kid friendly. Aidan had a great time with the decorations and dancing around to the music. Colin, on the other hand, wasn't too interested. He just wanted to pull on the little bells that are on the tree skirt...hehe