First the Cute, then the serious....

this is before the much needed haircut....

this is after the much needed haircut...  

What happened to my baby???  He's all grown up looking now.

ok, now that we have the cute factor working above, on to the serious stuff.  Junior has some issues with his right eye and eyelid and will most likely be having surgery and Jimmy Sr. has a lump that he is having a cat scan to dtermine what and how bad it is.  please keep us all in your prayers.....

Another Day Of Firsts....

Well, started out today with getting to hear the new baby's heartbeat for the first time!  Affectionately refered to as squiggles till we find out the sex, the little one is thumping away and we hit the twelve week mark!!  Junior had another first today.  You see, last week when he had his two year checkup and shots his doc gave him a coupon for a free ice cream cone from DQ.  Well, he had always shared with one of us nad never had a while one of his very own to eat as he pleased.  Mommy and Daddy finally got over the fear of ice cream everywhere and sticky mess phobias and let him have at it.  other than one splat on the pants and one on the shirt, he did extreemly well.  Below is a shot of the sugar induced sticky mess goofball coming right at the camera!  These are the moments we will treasure, and the reason I carry my camera everywhere.

On a more somber note, please keep Junior's uncle Bobby in your prayers as he faces medical problems and surgery tomorrow.....

The Toy Box Blowup!

ok, so i never knew what i put my parents through with not cleaning my room till i had kids of my own.  why is it that as a kid we never care how messy our room is, but as a parent we look into the space that used to be a room that is now where the toy box threw up and just cringe?  is there something in our genes that changes and makes us not be able to stand a messy kids room???  well, after dealing with the disaster for a few days, this morning i decided it was time to drag junior to his room and help him get the mess under control, or at least to the point where we could put him to bed without spraining an ankle or impaling our foot on the random toy!  no big deal, his room's not that big and he doesn't have that many toys.... until you factor in the other stuff that had been randomly drug into his room that no one knows why it is there except him, and he ain't telling!  in the process, i will say he did amazingly well with a little encouragement at getting everything picked up.  what shocked me is what we found.  one of my shoes, a missing remote, and empty 12-pack soda box, pieces of a magazine, a torn up gift bag, an envelope from my mail that was post marked two years ago (don't have a clue where that came from), and a plethora of other random stuff.  ok, so i have to say this now..........

Mom, Dad, I am soooo sorry i never would clean my room!  I totally get what you were going through back then!!

Memories and Milestones....

As most of you know, Junior Dude turned two just a week ago.....

Is it just me or do they grow up too fast.  Don't ask me what he was doing to the balloon in this picture, i think he might have been getting ready to bite it, but i'm not sure!!

The party went really well, Junior's older brother Alan and Grandpa were both able to make the party despite the fact they had a wreck on the way to the party. EEEKKKK.  But, thankfully there were no major injuries.  Alan has grown so much and the mature and loving young man he is turning into is just amazing!

All in all, the party was great, although somewhat bittersweet for my side of the family since it was the first one since mom passed away.  May she rest in peace.  The next picture is one that i can't put words to, it says it all.  big brother and little brother....

It's hard to believe that this was junior just two short years ago, he's grown soooo much.

and this was just one year ago...

where does the time go???