Spring Fever!

So spring is in the air and I gotta say--there is something about this time of year that brings out the creative side in me.  I've been itching to dust off the sewing machine and get crafty! I have lots of fun projects in mind, so hopefully those will compel me to post and share...

Meanwhile, on the homefront....

Riley turns 12 this Saturday! I can't believe it.  My little blond-haired, chubby faced boy is becoming a real-live man! It's unreal. He is on the track team now and his band, Pulse, has picked up several gigs for the spring. He's a busy boy and I sure do love him!

Stella Caroline is 18 months old and just barely a baby anymore.  She walks and runs and today she went up the front porch steps without any help.  She is growing up entirely too fast, but is such a treat and makes us smile and laugh every day.

This Saturday, my bestie, Jennifer Davis, will be taking some (sure to be) gorgeous family pics of the Myers clan, but until then, these snapshots will have to do :-)

The times, they are a changin'.....

Or at least Aaron's hair is.  Ever since I've known my husband (10 years now), he has had long, beautiful hair that any girl would be jealous of.  He's toyed with the idea of cutting it from time to time, but I honestly never thought he would do it.  Well, he did and I think it looks great.  We were going to donate his hair, but I don't know if I can part with it--silly, I know.  But anyway--here are some pics of the dramatic transformation.

Another HUGE change--Our little Stella finally decided to take her first REAL steps.  It was such an exciting moment that I, unfortunately, did not capture in a picture or video. But I will get it the next time and I will certainly post for all to see.  Can't believe our baby is such a big girl already.

Time for an update........

So it's become habitual to go months without posting.  Not on purpose, but life gets in the way of sharing info about, well, our life. Anyhoo--about 3 months worth of news and pics to catch up on so I better get going. 

--Stella turned 1 on September 13th!! Our baby is quickly becoming a big girl.  She's saying lots of words, dancing, singing (in her own language), laughing lots, and giving kisses and high fives. Such a sweet, sweet girl.  Her favorite is still Riley, but she loves playing with other babies too. She loves the Christmas tree and Christmas songs. She brings us so much joy every day.

--Riley has been busy with school and his band, Pulse.  He is now the lead singer as well as the guitar player and I know I'm his mom, but I'm impressed.  Pulse competed in the LexArts battle of the bands against all High School bands and they came in 3rd! Not too shabby. Ri is the best big brother a little sister could ever ask for and he adores Stella too. Seeing them together just makes my heart melt.  I am truly blessed with some wonderful children.

--The kids had a fun Halloween, despite both of them having colds :-( They were quite the pair as a fairy princess/ zombie duo.

--We had a lovely and relaxing Thanksgiving. Lots of turkey and pie makes for a happy day.

--We are getting ready for a fun and stress-free Christmas.  If I may toot my own horn, the Christmas shopping is completed and nearly everything is wrapped! I am determined to enjoy the holiday this year and its off to a pretty good start.

Check out our last 3 months:

Stella enjoying her 1st birthday cake!

The Fairy Princess

The Zombie

The picture says it all!

Another month gone by....

I can't believe it's been over a month since I've last posted.  Time really does fly.

So school is back in and riley seems to be loving middle school.  The GT program at Winburn is really keeping him on his toes and I love it! He will be starting his rock band class next week and already has a gig scheduled for October 23rd at Natasha's Cafe.  I'll post more details on that as I have them.

One week from tomorrow and my baby girl will be 1 year old! A very happy and sad time.  I miss cradling that tiny baby in my arms, but love seeing her grow and change every day.  She is so sweet and full of joy.  Her daddy and Mamaw are her favorites and she claps when her Papa comes into the room.  She likes to play and LOVES to eat.  I don't think there are any foods that she doesn't like so far.

Will definitely try to get more posts in within the next month--I need to report on the birthday party, of course, and if all goes well, I may have some other very exciting news to share in a few weeks.  Stay tuned...

Bad, Bad Blogger

So I know I've pretty much fallen off the planet this summer, but it's been busy and we've had internet issues, so I feel my break was justified.  Anyhow, it's great to be back and there's much to share, so here we go....

• Aaron and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary on May 31st.  Yay, Us!
• We had a very enjoyable Father's Day with our fam.  See pics of the kiddos below.
• 4th of July was a blast!  Pardon the pun :-) Cute pic of Stel and Daddy!
• Busy season for Aaron at work is finally easing off, but the heat has been such a killer for him.  Lots of water and evening naps have helped him get through it though. The pic below is of us at the big summer work party.
• Riley's band has scored some gigs! They will be playing at the state fair on August 20th and at an Orange Leaf Store in either August or September.  So excited for him!
• Stella is getting so big and now she has 4 teeth. Super cute and such a sweetie.....but she can be a stinker too (see pic for proof).  Can't believe she's 10 months old already!

Fun on the Farm

We took a little drive today and stopped by Aaron's work (which has to remain nameless for legal purposes....really). So Stella got to meet her first horse and sit in a John Deere for the first time.  Big Day!

I must be dreaming....

I just realized that I'm at home, with no children, no husband, no where to go.  An actual afternoon to myself!! What better way to spend it than to make good on my resolution to blog more. 

So today, I watched my baby boy "graduate" from elementary school.  It was kind of hard, actually. I won't lie.  It's funny how, as parents, we can't wait for all of the milestones and then when they get here, we cry about them.  Whenever Aaron makes an "I can't wait until...." statement about Stella, I have to remind him that those minutes fly by faster then we want them to, and those milestones will be here in the blink of an eye, so don't wish away one single second of it.

Speaking of milestones, Stella is standing up barely assisted now.  She hasn't even crawled properly yet! I can't believe it. She is also waving hello and bye-bye as well as clapping her hands.  She is forming some strong attachments to mama and daddy--cries when either one of us leaves the room and gets super happy when we return. She has her 9 month check-up in 2 weeks and I'm excited to see where she's at growth-wise.  Man!! In 3 extremely short months, we will be having a birthday party for that kid.  I can't even stand it!

Here she is all dolled up for a birthday party.



And here she is after I left the room for 2 minutes.  Naked and doing her best to destroy that hairbow.