Our Big Boy -- Tanner's 2 Year Portraits

1st Day of School -- He Loved It

Kaden loved his first day of Kindergarten, he was so excited to go back tomorrow. Too bad there is no school for the next 2 days due to Tropical Storm Fay, school is cancelled! We are a little nervous about the storm being this will be our first one since moving to Florida, but I think we are ready and prepared for it. Hopefully it won't be too bad...wish us luck!

And yes, I survived! I was a little emotional last night and this morning, but doing much better after seeing that cute smile on his face !

Happy Anniversary Baby!

Yesterday, Aaron and I celebrated our 11th anniversary! We were married August 16, 1997! Here are a few pics from our special day.

Ok, so I know we look like we were 12, but we were 19 and 20!

Happy 11 years baby...I LOVE YOU!

My pretty flowers Aaron gave me yesterday...he picked them out and

arranged them all by himself!

A pic of us on our way to Tampa yesterday!

Is This For Real?

So I guess this is it...I have to send my baby to school in 3 sleeps (that's how we count days around here) AHHH..I am crying already! I can't believe that Kaden is starting Kindergarten..where does the time go? I am so sad and excited at the same time. I think I will be ok once I know that he is ok. Kids just are not nice these days..I'm afraid of bullies! Kaden is such a sweet sensitive little man, I can't imagine somebody being mean to him! I'm sure he won't have any problems, but I always worry about things like that!

We went to his open house the other night to meet his teacher, her name is Ms. Seibert. She seems very nice. Kaden is excited to have lunch at school..he already has his menu planned... A turkey sandwich, chips, an apple, an orange, a peach and a bottle of water! Hee hee..such a cute boy! At least he likes his fruit!

So I guess I have to get used to this being on a "schedule" (anybody that knows me, knows that a schedule and I do not mix well...this ought to me interesting) At least Tanner and I will get to start spending some quality alone time together..which I'm sure will include many trips to Target and Chick-fil-A!

We are going to spend our last weekend playing. Aaron and I are going to Tampa overnight for the Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift concert to celebrate our 11th Anniversary...we are very excited! Kaden and Tanner are going to have a sleepover with their cousins..which they are very excited about!

Happy Back to School Everybody!

A Boy's Trip -- Alaska

Aaron just returned from a 9 day long trip from Alaska where he fished the Kenai river for Salmon and went deep sea fishing for Halibut. They also checked out some Glaciers and saw sled dogs...sorry not very descriptive, but I really don't know what all they did and trying to find time for Aaron to explain it to me is way too much work! Sorry there are so many pictures, but it looked so pretty I couldn't choose just a few.

Aaron with his brother Deryl and nephews Jason & Bracken

Aaron's big salmon he caught on the Kenai River

Deryl's baby trout

I love this pic...it is so pretty!

Aaron's halibut-- about 30 lbs each

The sled dogs

Bracken holding the puppy

Jason, Aaron & Bracken

Floating ice

Just Because They're Cute

Blog Slacker

Ok, Ok, Ok..I know..I have been a total blog slacker! We have been so busy having visitors and moving into our new house..there just isn't enough hours in a day.
So a little what we have been up to...

Moving..obviously! Thanks so much to Aaron's family and our friend Corey for all your help with us moving..we would have never of made it on our own! We pretty much have our house put together. At least the main area anyway. We still have decorating in the bedrooms to do and figure out what we are going to do with our loft. The biggest challenge has been the boys' room...my Dad swears it is going to fall off the back of the house into the pond behind us due to all their stuff! Did I mention how spoiled they are? Geez..you know it's bad when you go to Toys R Us and can't find a single thing to buy your 2 year old for his birthday but pick stuff out anyway because you have to get him something. Then you are kicking yourself later for picking out a noisy helicopter that drives you CRAZY! But I am proud to say that I took a TON of toys to the Goodwill..just not enough, I'm sure we will be making another trip there soon!

Visitors..first, Aaron's Mom came to stay during the weekend we moved which was so nice. We mostly put her to work entertaining the kids and they all loved every minute of it! Thanks so much Grandma Snyder for all your help..we love and miss you lots. Then, the day she left, my parents came from Denver. They walked into a house that was a complete disaster with boxes and furniture everywhere and left a house that actually looked and felt like a home. They moved boxes, took dressers upstairs, hung pictures on the walls and played with the kids. I think we wore them out..I still hope they enjoyed their "vacation" even though they worked so hard. Thanks PaPa and Gramma for all your help..we couldn't have done it without you and we appreciate everything you did to help us..we love and miss you lots too! The day my parents left, my cute cousin Cari came from Denver and my friend Christy came from St. Louis. As I blogged before, we had tons of fun with the girls and my boys love them to death. Cari is still here visiting us until the 12th of August. She decided she wanted to stay longer, which is fine with us, we LOVE having her! It's going to be a sad day when she has to go home..my boys can't get enough of her!

Tanner is still doing swim lessons, hopefully he will be done by next week. He is doing awesome swimming, he is just a little drama king during lessons and cries for his "mama". I know you are all thinking "oh, poor little guy", but no really..it's pathetic. I will post video..I just hope one day he makes lots of money with all those acting skills! Kaden will be starting all day kindergarten on August 18th. I'm not sure I am ready for him to go to school, how did he grow up so fast? I'm sure he will be fine, but will I?

Other than that, we have just had lots of fun playing this summer....going to the beach, Universal Orlando, the pool and hanging out with friends. I don't want summer to end, but I am ready for Florida "winter" weather.

One more thing, I put a link below for a blog friend of mine (it's the CHEER FOR HEATHER link.) Her name is Heather Snyder..no relation, but our last name is what brought us together. Heather is battling Stage 4 Melanoma cancer, she is 30 years old with 2 sweet children. Please fell free to visit her blog and leave her words of encouragement as she fights this nasty battle.

I can't blog without posting pics, so here are a few from over the last week or so.