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We went on our very first camping trip as a family of four. We had a great time. After purchasing a camp trailor from Mitch and Tamara we had to go test it out. We headed out to Cedar Springs conference weekend. Thanks Mitch and Tamara it fits us just perfect! Riley posing for the camera!

Our cute, dirty boy!

He had a lot of fun!!

Here is our set up. It is just perfect for us!

Steven getting the fire ready for grillin' time!

gRANDPA cEREAL

Yesterday evening Riley and Daddy went to rope and the wind was horrible so Aiden and I stayed home. After roping Steven was going to haul a load of copper to Miami for Scott and Riley was going to go with him. Well it was a quarter after seven and someone comes walking thru my front door. It was Aunt Marlo bringing Riley home and he was covered head to toe with mud! Needless to say daddy didn't want to take him. Well he didn't have a nap during the day so he was about to fall asleep on the floor. I decided we better take a fast bath. He got all cleaned up and put his jammies on and wanted something to eat. I didn't make dinner because no one was going to be there so I suggested cereal. It's low in the pantry so Riley can pick out what he wants. I had just gotten LIFE cereal that day. On the side of the box is the quaker oats man. Riley saw his gray hair and must have known he was older because he said he wanted the "grandpa cereal".

cAN yOU cOME pLAY?

Wednesday April 2nd the phone rang in the evening and it was for Mr. Riley. It was Britt calling to ask if Riley could come over the next day to play. Of course he said yes. Aunt Katie & Britt came about 9:30am and off they went for a day ful of fun. They went to the park and then to Britt's house. They must have had way too much fun because when he came home he was sleeping and took a long nap. Thanks Aunt Katie and Britt for such a fun day!

Here I go again

Swinging was a BLAST!

LOOK OUT BELOW!!

mARK yOUR cALENDARS

April the third was the day my little boy got just a little bit BIGGER. He rolled over for the first time and I actually had my camera right by me and captured the precious moment. I am so proud of you Aiden!

hOW fUN iS tHIS?

Aiden's first bath in the big boy tub! As you can tell he really enjoyed it!

Riley couldn't be a better BIG brother! I was worried before I had Aiden but he has been awesome and loves his little brother so much!

What great stuff! This really makes for a MUCH happier baby and we are so grateful!

sILLY bOY

Chillin' with my popcorn and watching my movie! What else could a little boy ask for!

How can you resist ever saying no to this cute smile?

Practice, Practice, Practice. That's was daddy says if you want to get something right. Riley runs around trying to rope everthing and anything. It doesn't even have to be a rope to rope something. A string works just as well!

Riley found a great place he thought would be fun to play! He did fit quite well I must say!

A whirl wind December 2007

Aiden was born on December 4th 2007. He was 7lbs. 14 ounces and 19 inches long. I was really worried about how big brother was going to react to the new baby but he has done amazingly well. He loves him so much and always wants to hug and kiss him! He shows his love for him at the cutest times. The first week Aiden was here one day he was crying and I wasn't able to get to him as fast as he would have liked. I step into to hallway just in time to see Riley running into my room where Aiden was yelling "I'm coming baby Aiden!" It was the cutest thing to witness, big brother wanting eagerly to help his baby brother! Oh yeah, he is also always trying to soothe Aiden with his toys by trying to share them when he is upset! I was very surprised at how well I started feeling after the c-section. Life was wonderful with the four of us!! That was until Aiden was two and a half weeks old and mommy started having horrible back pain. I was up all night(when Aiden finally slept great)trying everything to soothe my own pain. Finally at 7:30am I gave in and called the dr. He said to come in as soon as I could. We made it up there and Dr. Smith told us he thought I had a pulmonary embolism!! Talk about freaking a person out. I went and had a CT scan STAT!! The scan was all clear except my gallbladder looked enlarged. I had gallstones. What a bummer. The doctor wanted me to keep popping pain killers to get me thru the hollidays. Well that didn't last. That Saturday I couldn't handle it anymore and neither could my dad seeing me in pain. He called Dr. Carter(who was hauling cattle). He got me admitted and on Monday(which was Christmas Eve) I went into surgery and had the gallbladder removed! I got to come home Christmas afternoon. My little boys didn't have a very merry Chirstmas and neither did mommy and daddy. My wonderful mother stepped in and was the mommy. She had to stay a whole week after Christmas to help poor me. She did an awesome job and couldn't have asked for a better mother!