Here we go!

It occurred to me the other day that our lives are changing and moving into another stage and I wanted to start documenting our lives at this stage before it is all gone. The stage are leaving is the babyhood stage and part of me is sad and the other part is SO HAPPY!!!

So a little bit of background for those of you who don't know it:
I married my college sweetheart on December 15, 2001. It was a normal grey December day in the Midwest, but no snow and not too cold!
We were lucky to travel to Europe, Mexico, Caribbean, and other US States.
After a few years of traveling, we decided it was time to start a family. We welcomed our first baby boy, Aidan Michael, on April 7, 2004. It was a rough delivery and after 24 hours of labor and c -section, we got to meet our little man. He was a tough baby but after the first year has been a really good kid. He is very affectionate and loving and I hope he never stops loving to snuggle with his mommy!
A couple of years later, we decided Aidan needed a buddy and on November 20, 2006, we welcomed Carson Alexander to the world. He has added some excitement to our lives to say the least! I knew when I was pregnant with Carson that he was going to be trouble and boy was I ever right! He is much more active and devilish than Aidan ever was. He does things that Aidan never even thought of! But I suppose we couldn't be so lucky twice! But I wouldn't change him for the world....he is our little devil and we love everything about him.

Aidan is now 5 1/2 and in Kindergarten. He is our little man now. Carson is almost 3 and becoming very independent. He is dressing himself (most days) and is about 90% potty trained (good during the day and still need some protection at night). This brings me to the reason why I have started this blog. I have been meaning to start one for a while now and just haven't done it. The other day it occurred to me that we really don't have babies in our house anymore. We are getting back a little bit of a normal life and more importantly, I am getting back to a life that includes a little more me time, which quite frankly is good for the whole family! I have been able to start reading again and completed my first (of hopefully many) Sprint Triathlons this past summer, going out with girlfriends and every once in a while my husband and I get to go out too!
This blog is more of a digital diary for me to capture my time with my boys but also to allow friends and family to see what we are up to also. I hope you enjoy!