Father's Day & Thomas the Train!

For Father's Day this year we had the opportunity to go ride Thomas the Train in Durango, CO. My mom and step dad were out of town on business and I had offered to keep Aaron while they were away, so they bought us all tickets to ride Thomas! Anyways, we woke up Sunday morning got all dressed up and headed to Durango to the train station. Once we had checked in we walked through the museum and started to get the boys' maps marked off of all the special spots we needed to visit to receive a free prize. Then it was time to line up for the train ride. The boys got a kick out of watching Thomas pull into the station. We loaded up and were off for a 30 minute ride. The boys enjoyed every minute of the ride. Afterward we took a picture with Thomas then headed to the different free booths they had to play games, jump in the bouncy things, blow bubbles, and to the petting zoo. Timing was perfect because once they had seen and done it all it was time to head out for lunch. Jason said it was a great Father's day and that he couldn't have asked for anything better. The boys obviously had a blast and talked about Thomas for days on end!

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Baby Shower

I had a wonderful baby shower thrown for me by Jenny Wilson, Teresa Wilkins, my mom, and sister! There was tons of good food and lots of fun games for everyone to play. I received so many great gifts most of which included adorable baby girl clothes! I now can't wait to start playing dress up with the baby! I'd like to thank everyone who came, helped, and for all the gifts!

Take a look at some of the pics in this slide show....

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Jumping Fun

This is just some of the fun things the boys enjoyed at KidsFest 2009! Ryan also went down a huge blow-up slide plus Jason took him in a huge blow-up dome to view the stars! Dylan's favorite part of the day had to be the balloons! They were everywhere...we managed to finally find a short line to receive one for him and he was thrilled!

8 weeks and counting!

I had my 32 week check up this week. I am still measuring right on track and the baby seems to be doing very well and is now in the head down position. She has become very active over the last few weeks. She moves around all the time and the boys have even had the chance to feel her kick. They are getting excited about meeting their new baby sister.

During my appointment they starting asking us questions like, do you have the car seat installed yet and is your hospital bag packed yet...that is when it all hit me!! We are down to the last two months! She is going to be here before we know it. So I guess we need to finish up her room, get the car seat installed, pack my hospital bag, and really start preparing for a new little baby to join our family!


(We took this picture before my appointment.)

Mother's Day!

My entire life I dreamed of being a mom! I love kids so I always knew I wanted to get married and have children of my own. I can't imagine my life any other way. My kids mean the world to me. Even on those days when I am ready to pull my hair out, they manage to do something sweet or funny to put a smile on my face.

Each of my boys are uniquely different. While both boys love the spot light, they have different ways of going about it. Ryan is loud, loves to sing, and be silly to get attention. Dylan is a little quieter, enjoys flirting, and dancing to get attention from others. Ryan is my class clown, Dylan is my flirt! They both have outgoing personalities but it takes a little while for Dylan to warm up to new people...while Ryan could make friends with a rock. Both boys are very active, I'm sure in a couple years they will have me going to endless baseball, football, and basketball games. My boys are very smart and will talk your ear off. As babies Ryan was liked attention but didn't care to cuddle where Dylan loved to cuddle and was fine with not always having the attention. As they get older it has changed a little...Ryan loves to cuddle now, but Dylan is fine to just give hugs and kisses and keep his distance. Dylan is a bit more attached to me. Ryan is very independent. Ryan is very apathetic towards others! Dylan absolutely loves animals of any kind, especially dogs! I love my kids!

I look forward to watching my children grow up to be adults. But I'm trying to cherish each moment with them now! I am excited to see how this new baby's personality differs and compares to the boys. I hope I instill all the right values in each them as they grow to be wonderful adults!

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