Bye Bye Curls - Aden's first hair cut

The before -- His beautiful curls.
During - Aden had to sit in his Daddy's lap

All done and he's not happy.

He still has a little curl.

The boys with Ms. Cindy.

They both love her so much!

Halloween

Aden's first time walking up to a house
Walker making sure everything is okay

Candy time!!

Everyone getting ready to head out

ARG! Pirate Walker with his trusty monkey Aden

Trick-or-Treat time!!!

When we lived in the city we would go to Josh's sister's house and trick-or-treat with Charles and Kathryn. They have to best street because the houses are close together so it's not a lot of walking but it is a ton of houses and anytime we get to spend time with Charles and Kathryn it is the best. This year was different...... different house and different friends. I have gotten to know some of the kid's parents in Walker's class so we meet up with the Jolleys. They make me feel like I have known them forever which is just the way I like it. Walker and Aden had a blast and come to think about it Josh and I had a lot of fun too! Some of the houses were really decorated and scary. I was laughing to hard many of the times to get pictures. Aden never got scared but Walker and his friend Dalton about got the pee scared out of them by the end of our trip. We had a great time and hope to do the same next year.

Our newest little girl

Meet Gracie
Sadie and Gracie

Our Halloween cat
(She was meowing in this picture in case you were wondering)

And this little boys was the happiest boy in the world

Gracie stayed in his lap the whole time he rode around with her.

Josh had a kitten come up to him while he was at one of his customer's shop. The people at the shop didn't want the cat and wanted Josh to get rid of it but you know Josh, he couldn't do that. So now we have a new cat. (Yay me. ha!) I couldn't say no once Walker saw the kitten because he feel in love instantly. Gracie did everything with Walker from riding on big wheel, riding in the shopping cart, being toted all over the yard, and riding in the wheel barrel. I wanted to make sure that it was a health cat so Josh and Walker took the kitten to the doctor before getting to attached. The only thing wrong was that she was really really dehydrated but other than that she was doing great to be only 4 weeks old with no mama. Walker is the one that decided on the name but his first choice was Mr. Kitty. We had to tell him it was a girl so he said "oh then I like Gracie". Gracie it is.

Indian Springs

Devil Grin
Sweet Cheeks

Daddy and Walker talking to each other

Daddy and Aden looking for fish

Walker looking for fish

The Boone Boys

(One of my favorite picture)

My sweet boy

Aden found a turtle to yell at

Daddy and his boys

And this is what happens when I try to get Josh to take a picture of me with the boys.

Last month we decided to get the boys out of the house for a small trip to Indian Springs. The boys got to throw rocks and sticks in the lake, find some little fish with their daddy, they also found a small turtle to look at, and a playground to play on. It started raining so we had to end our trip early. After the park we went to this very cute little fudge/ice cream shop that my friend Jenn T said had the best fudge and she was soooo right. We all got ice cream to eat and fudge to take home. I think we all had a great time with such a quick and simple trip away from the house. Aden had the most fun at the ice cream shop because as soon as we got to the shop the bottom fell out and started raining like crazy. I had extra clothes in the car so we let the boys play in the puddles in the yard and of course my camera was in the car. Lets just say that there were HUGE puddles and a lot of giggling going on between all four of us. Great day!

Aden's turn

The best I could do because we were running late.
Yes I dressed them alike!!! Why? Because I can and they look so cute.

Well this past Thursday it was Aden's turn to start "school" but this time I brought help - his daddy. We dropped Walker off at his class first which he did pretty good but he did cry a little because he wanted his daddy. We get into Aden's class and he starts figuring the whole thing out. He sat him on the floor and Aden lost it holding onto Josh with all his might as his teacher came over and pulled him away. Luckily I forgot his cup in the truck so I ran outside to get it during all this melt down. When I came back to pick him up they said that he cried the whole time and even started beating on the window when he saw his brother playing on the playground. It was so bad that they had to take his class on the little playground to get his mind off of his brother. My heart just breaks knowing that he cried the whole time but I know this is good for him. It is only three hours a week, he can do it. Mommy is just going to go to a bar knowing that my kids think I left them and don't love them anymore. :)

The Pictures are in.

Okay so I was waaaaaay over due to get Aden's one year picture made and just a little late getting Waker's 3 year old pictures made but at least I did finally get them made.

Enjoy!

Walker loved posing with his hand in his pocket.

Silly smile.

Aden wore the same outfit that Walker wore in his one year pictures. The only thing is that Walker was 12 months old when he wore this outfit and Aden is 18 months old and still a little loose on him.

My two sweet Boone boys.

Miranda came to visit

This is not a clear picture but you can still see the grin on Miranda's face when hugging Walker.
Aden's grin when hugging Miranda

In the truck going to eat


Giggling the whole way.

Miranda

Walker

Aden and mommy

even Daddy joined in the fun.

Aden just loves girls. He does this the whole time he is around Kathryn his other girl cousin.

We ended the visit with a bath.

Wednesday was a busy day because I had to drop Walker off at preschool, take Aden for an over due 18 month well check, pick Walker up a preschool, feed them lunch quick, take naps, get Walker up and then take him for his 3 year old well check. Luckily I had asked mom if she could watch Aden while I took Walker to the doctor. I thought Aden might freak out going back to the doctor after just leaving and getting four shots. As luck would have it Miranda got to come with mom. The boys don't get to see her to much and had a ball with her. That is all Walker would talk to the doctor about was Miranda and the bouncy house that we were suppose to go to. We were going to take the boys and Miranda to a bouncy house to jump and play and I even called them to ask what time they stay open til which they said eight o'clock. When we got to the place at 6:30 they were closed!!!! The kids were so disappointed but we ended up going to Burger king and letting them play on that playground. They had a blast and the play area was great for all the ages and very clean. The boys could not get enough of Miranda and I really enjoyed spending time with her. I get tickled at how much my nieces can talk your ears off. Kathryn and Miranda both are so funny to talk to and you can understand them both some much better then Walker. I asked the doctor about that and he said that is the difference in boys and girls. Girls usually love to talk and boys love to play.

Preschool

Well the time has come for Walker to start preschool.( He is going to our church preschool three days a week from 9:00am to noon.) I woke up early and got ready then I heard Walker coming out of his room about 7:30am. Aden wasn't awake yet so Walker and I had some great mommy and son time talking and laughing. He was excited about school and his new book bag aka backpack. He told me that he wanted me and Mamama to go to school with him, Charles and Kathryn. So then I had to explain that his cousins didn't go to his school and mommy and Mamama(Grandmama) were to old to go to his school. He was okay with it but not great.

Striking a pose

Wanting to make sure I got a picture of his backpack

Walker walking into his school while tears started building up in my eyes

In his room and not sure of things.

There are no more pictures of him in class because I couldn't hold myself together to take another picture. I think the teacher could sense or see that I was about to lose it so she distracted Walker with a puzzle while kissed on the head and told him to be good. Then I made a run for the door and lost it in the hallway. Don't get me wrong because I know that Walker is going to have a blast and I am so excited about the friends he will make but leaving him with strangers that I just meet was the hard part. The funny part of this thing is that Aden was with the whole time. I kinda forgot he was in my arms this whole time so when I lost it after leaving Walker he was freaked out. I looked at his little face while buckling him up and started laughing. We was scared I think because he kept staring at me then the school and then saying Walker. I told him that we would be back to pick Walker up later which he seemed to understand. I decided that Aden and I needed some shop therapy at the mall. Aden ended up get some new "running" shoe(that's what Walker calls sneakers) just like his brother's. After shopping we headed back to pick up Walker and as soon as the teacher put him in the truck he started crying that he didn't want to go home that he wanted to stay at school. That little stinker had me worried and crying most the morning about him and he was fine the whole time. :) He told me he has new friends named Eli and Bubba. It is to cute to hear him say Bubba. So end of story is I survived...... barely....... but I did.

Boys will be Boys

Walker pretending that sidewalk chalk is eye shadow.

( I had to explain to him that bright pinks were so 8Os and neutrals are in now. )

This is where you will find Aden every time the garage door is open. He knows how to get on and off without our help and gets mad if you take him off the tractor. He will sit on this thing for hours if we let him but as soon as you crank it up he jumps down and takes off for the house.

Rainy Day in Georgia

Walker has always wanted to play in the rain so today we let him. Can you tell by his face how much he loved it?

Walker jumping in puddles with daddy.

Aden didn't want to go in the rain but enjoyed watching his brother having fun.