Miles Halloween Birthday Party

The boys had a great time at Miles' 2nd birthday party. As you can see the kids got to dress up in their costumes. Good times were had by all...they got to play in the leaves, search for ghosts, decorate cupcakes, eat mummies, (pigs in a blanket) and much more! Happy Birthday Miles!

Here are my three favorite boys in the whole world! Gotta love em! We went on a pontoon boat tour down on Presque Isle. We had a great time and learned a lot about he nature and history of the area! Great times were had by all!

Grady's first meal

For those of you who faithfully check my blog even though I am so slow to update here's to you! I am trying out a new photo program that will hopefully upload my pics faster and encourage me to blog more often! Wish me luck:)
Here is sweet Baby Grady at about 5 and half months eating one of his first meals or should I say wearing it! Such a sweet boy he is! Grady is nearing 7 months and is crawling and standing on everything. He never wants to miss one moment of anything and prefers to be moving say 99% of the time. He is having lots of fun keeping me busy!

Wow! It's been forever!

Okay, okay so any of you who might be reading this and hasn't actually given up on checking my blog must think I really suck at this whole blog thing and I must admit you're right! But here I am posting again to give a quick update on life. As you might guess I am finding it difficult to find time to myself for anything other than family. I love being a mom of two more than anything and time goes soooo quickly. What I am doing these days...being a mom, training for marathon number two, staying in Utah again and trying not to say no too often to my adventuresome, mischevious, loving 2 year old son Jackson. What Casey is doing...currently he is in Meadville, PA doing an anasthesia rotation, studying his tail off for boards, trying to sneak in exercise time, getting his applications ready for residency, figuring out what kind of doc he wants to be and of course missing his family. He was recently released as the clerk and is now in the young men's presidency. What Jackson is doing...playing baseball, golf, paddle ball, running around, talking up a storm, (stringing sentences together), traveling, teasing and loving his brother, sleeping in a big boy bed and being all out goofy and fun. What baby Grady is doing... at 4.5 months he rolls over in both directions, is creeping, (gets up on arms and legs and rocks back and forth or lunges forward), this kid will be crawling before you know it! He is razzing and blowing bubbles, smiling all the time, trying to learn to sleep through the night and of course traveling too. At his young age he has already flown to Utah and back, flown to New York City and then again to Utah. Baby Grady will be blessed in a few short weeks on August 10. Other than that we have being living life a day at a time. Unfotunately being out of town, I don't really have any pics to post as I don't have my own computer but I will try to post some more recent pictures soon. We have had a lot of fun small adventures recently and have some great pics. No promises but I will do my best! Take care and we hope all is well with you!

6 weeks postpartum!

So here we are…6 weeks postpartum. Today officially marks Grady's 6 week birthday! Wow time flies when you are a mother of two! Here is a little update on the last 6 weeks of our lives.

March 5^th, Grady is born! March 7^th, Jackson's birthday! March 8^th, J's birthday party. Mom and Jess visit this week and we have a fabulous time! Wish they were still here! Miss you tons already. Casey is off work and is adjusting to the "slow-life." Each day is a new adventure, to the zoo, to the park, anywhere. Grady has no chance of living a slow life. (Gotta keep J entertained). Life is grand!!! April 3^rd, Nana comes to Erie! April 4^th Road trip to New York. Off to see the Yankees!!! (and Jess). April 6^th Casey starts his Psych rotation. We had a fabulous time with Nana, Shopping, playing golf/baseball, going to the museum, going to the park, etc. April 10^th Ashley and Jackson get haircuts. (J's First!) April 13^th Nana leaves town. April 14^th I become solo mom! (okay it's not been bad as Casey helps in the am and comes home for lunch everyday.) Jackson is adjusting well and it hasn't been as hard as I thought.

I am loving being a mother of 2 amazing boys and feel very blessed. I am looking forward to running again and working on getting my old body back! I just ordered my double jogger yeah!

To all who are reading this, hello. It is so fun to see who is actually taking the time to read this and thanks for being patient. If you check it too ofter you may get frustrated as I am not a great blogger but… if you check it every couple of weeks hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised. Take care!

Ashley

Jackson’s First Haircut

April 10^th, 2008 Jackson got his first haircut. I guess it was finally about time seeing how he gets called a girl about 90% of the time. His hair was below his shoulders! Unbelievable! Jackson was awesome during his haircut and he didn't even shed a tear. I am sure Casey and I had a lot more anxiety about the whole experience than he did! Michelle, (who cut his hair) was fabulous! Here are a few pics…hope you enjoy!

Announcing Baby Grady Alexander Aguirre

Grady Alexander was welcomed into the world on March 5th, 2008 at 3:48 p.m. He was 6lbs 13.8 lbs and 20.5 inches long. He was born on his due date! Baby Grady is an excellent baby. He hardly fusses and takes all of Jackson's bumps and noises in stride. We are sooooo lucky to have two amazing little boys!
Life this past few weeks has come in full force with Grady's birth, Jackson's birthday, a visit from Auntie Jess and Grandma Gayle, St. Patrick's Day and now Easter this Sunday.
Casey has been amazing and I don't know how I will ever do it without him. He has 2 more weeks of vacation and I know that Jackson as well as myself are going to have withdrawals! We are looking forward to a visit from Nana Karla and then in May Grandma Linny and Grandpa Scruffy.
What can I say? Life is GREAT!!!