JOY- It's all about the little things...

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

Our boys love to dance.
Which works out nicely considering their mommy does, too!
Enjoy this video from a fun family dinner out at our favorite local restaurant, Aqua Sol, this May.

P.S. Kevin likes to dance, too... post 6 martinis, that is!
Quickly enjoy this video from a recent wedding reception before he comes on here and deletes it. ;-)

And the Aidanisms keep coming...

(After I came back from the rest room while we were out to dinner)
"Mommy! I was looking for you everywhere. I was all worried about you."

(After talking about how thunder was really angels bowling with the clouds...)
"Yeah, I like angels. They're pretty like you."

(After singing one of our faves "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz, I said, Wasn't that fun??)
"Yeah, I wish I could be a singer."

("Aidan, do your hands need to be cleaned?")
"No, I didn't touch any somethin."

("Aidan, did you see anyone outside?")
"No, I didn't find any single friend."

(While sleeping in bed with his Grandma last Saturday morning)
"Amma, I need something bright to sleep... Hey! I know what's bright. The TV!"
(The most innocent manipulator I know!)

"Mr. Bee is my sleeper friend."

Post bathtime with Daddy. :)

The first poem I have written in a long time

Sugar Sweet Cheeks

“I love you cutie pie, apple dumplin of my eye.”

(That’s what my Pappy always said to me).

And I could have never dreamed of a time my life would be

Filled with joy from my own cutie pies, that I get to see with my own two eyes

Each and every day, bringing me more happiness than I can say…

The most perfect smiles and the purest hearts,

With sugar sweet cheeks and the best way to start

Really living life, as full as full can be,

With boo-booed knees and Mr. Bee.

My cup runneth over… I love you both so.

And as you grow I hope you know

that you, Aidan and Gavin, are my sugar sweet cheeks,

my cutie pies,

apple dumplings of my eye

my heart and soul,

my everything

the biggest dream I could ever dream.

To my sons on my third Mother’s Day.

I love you,

Mom

Mother's Day

... was the perfect day.
Beautiful weather, and a beautiful family to enjoy it with.
A delcious breakfast cooked by my equally delicious husband.
Sentimental cards, a nap in the hammock and a great walk with the boys.
A surprise gift of a "spa corner" created by Kevin in our room, complete with a professional massage table and the promise of weekly massages.
The day completed by a wonderful dinner cooked by the best mother-in-law in the world.
Like I said, it was the perfect day.
And I am the luckiest.

Gavin crawls!

At 9 months old, Gavin not only crawls, crawls up steps, pulls himself up and stands/"walks" while holding on to things, but he also finally got his first tooth! Oh and did I mention he sleeps ALL THE TIME? He sleeps like it's his job.. has been doing so for over a month now.. perhaps he's making up for all that lost time during the first 6 months of his life? By the way, when do I get to make up for it?? Anyway, enjoy this short video taken on the evening of his first crawl. :)