Well at last, here we have it. More and more and more pictures!! :) It's just been a really busy few weeks around here, I guess. I've thought many times that I needed to get this updated, but hey! What's a mom to do! Especially when her baby has been practicing WALKING!!! YEAH!! Colby started really walking last week, now he just loves to go! Doesn't think twice about letting go and takin off! Makes it most the way across a room and then plops. :) Can still crawl faster, ya know!! But then, up he goes again!! And Ryan loves it, laughs at him. Calls to me "Mom, Colby walking!!!!! Mom, Colby on my bed!!!" :) Only problem is, he doesn't know how to get down off of said bed...without falling! So we've been stickin even closer when he goes into Ryan's room to play!! They are so darn cute, playing together alot now and already starting to wrestle. :) I feel alot of band-aids coming on. Lol.

Ryan's doing so many big boy things now. Such as a couple of weeks ago when I heard his bedroom door open and close around midnight, so i got up to check on him and he wasn't in his bed!! He was sittin on the couch, watching baseball of all things!! I said, "Big guy, watcha doin?" He said "Watchin Cubs Mom. I want milk.". LOL> I said, no you don't!! Back to bed!! :) He RARELY gets up at night, so it was just funny. Everything is "No Mom, Ryan do it." or "I not want to do that. I not want to eat. I not want to go potty. Etc!!" Very smart & independent to boot!! :) Says some hilarious things. Such a snuggle butt when he wants to be. What a joy, he is amazing. :)

So many pictures, so little time. :) I'll let them tell their own stories. :)

Yup, you know it! WALKED to our room & found Daddy's carmex on the night stand!!

Oh my gosh. Ryan found a FAVORITE friend in my cousin Mitchell. He had a ball with him, wouldn't let him out of his sight! And bless Mitch's heart, he just played with him!! :)

Helpin Grandpa Jack aerate the grass...I think!?!?!?!

Shaving like daddy, ya know! Such a big boy!!!

Couldn't get much more handsome than this little dude.


Mitchell! play play play!!

Noah got a ball pit for his birthday, and the boys had a "ball" in it!! ha ha!!!

It was PaPaw's birthday too!! Showin PaPaw the card he colored for him!!

Silly kiddo! I bought him a big school bus, which he loves!! Don't know why, but school busses facinate this kid. Wait till he can ride on one! :)

Upside down & inside out. What a kid.

Uncle Nate showin Noah his birthday present....there was a toy McQueen on the front, and from Noah's expression, I think he was surprised & excited. :)

We got him a McQueen backpack/sleeping bag combo....he luv'd it!!

BooBoo & Piggums watchin Noah open presents!!

Give me my sleepin bag, Dad!! :)

He even took a snooze on it later!! Yay, it was a hit!!

A crawling moment...needed a break! :)

Noah with his big birthday cookie we got him! Licking the frosting, of course! Smart little boy!!

Ryan was eating the frosting off of Mom's cake! It was blue, Yum!!!

He goes wherever Samuel goes. :) Buddies!!

The boys and their b-day cookies!! :)

My STRONG boy, cuz of his Flintsone Vitamins!!

Colby luvs to push the tractor now. Goes "Vrrooooommmm"!!!

Helpin Daddy mow!! Followed him all around the yard, so cute!

New CARS slippers! How cute!!

My cute boy.

The beloved school bus races we went to in Albion. Oh my gosh, the kid was in heaven!!!

Watchin the combine demo derby!!

Momma & Ryan at the Boone County Raceway!!

Ok, as much fun as the Combine Demo Derby was--remind me to not take Ryan again--ever since then, he is CRASHING everything in site!!! Geesh!! :)

Checkin it all out during a break!

Ready Set Crash!!!

Little observant. He was cheering them on, yelling and laughing!!!

There's my biggie baby boy!!!

I help U fold clothes!! And throw them around!! :) Thanks Colby!!


Cool Dude. :)

He loves his bear we got him at World's of Fun!

Yay Colby Pants!!

Cookin up a storm!!

Helpin mom wash the van....and sprayin mom too!!

Another bus picture...we've got tons. :) I have never seen school busses go so fast. It was very funny, they raced around the track, fishtailed around corners. We laughed alot, and Ryan LOVED every minute!!

me & my poppa. took dad to Gretchen Wilson for his birthday!! It was great!

The Redneck Woman herself. :) We had great seats, it was really fun!

The absolute biggest snowcone I have EVER SEEN or Eaten!! :) Yum!!

The End!! Colby pants ready to go swimmin outside!! ! :)

We've really had a good summer, the boys are so much fun. I can't wait until it is a little cooler outside so I can put them in the stroller and walk to the park or to my Grandma's house again, and actually be able to play! Fall will be great!! :)

Nate's really liking his new job. He started a few weeks ago out at ADM (the corn plant) as a PC Tech; has alot more responsibility & things to do. He really likes it and the people he's workin with. Lots of guys his age to talk to, and he says he's already learnin alot.

I have been working 3 days/week for quite some time now, but am going back to my 2 days/week starting this week. It's really nice to be able to have that extra day back at home with my babies. :) I'm excited! Nothin better than being mommy. :) I loved being home last week when Colby actually took off and WALKED for the first time!! And I love hearing "MaMa" over the monitor when he wakes up from a nap. I love Ryan saying "Mommy, come play with my toys and me" and snuggling up to watch morning cartoons. :) I love when they take a nap together (ha!) and I can get some stuff done around here. I love watching them play together and giggle. I love hearing Ryan say "I stay home with Mom" and Colby learning so many new things!! What a JOY!!!! : )