The Gile's come to town...part 2:Marbles

Another trip to Marbles (and don't worry, it is not the last)

This brings back memories. When I was a little younger then Oaklee, I had real crutches. It was just a little trampoline accident. I should have listened to the "big kids" when they told me I had to get off or I would get hurt.

Of course Aiden & Will found the train table

Aiden and Will, are they firefighters or paramedics...I am not quite sure.

The Noblit's come to town

Their trip to Raleigh started with a stop at the NC Zoo

Macie's first zoo trip

We saw giraffes

chimpanzees

gorillas

an albino Alligator (legend has it that luck will follow those who see this rare alligator in the wild)

Elephants

and Polar Bears among other animals

Aiden and James got matching haircuts. This was the only picture we got but they kind of reminded me of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

The will be best friends for sure

One of our favorite places to go is to the Children's Museum in Raleigh. There is always plenty for the kids to do and enough to wear them out.

What we have been up to...July 2011

This is what we were up to in July

Aiden loves coloring outside with "shock"

Macie turned 6 weeks

Aiden absolutely loves Thomas the train, well any train for that matter but Thomas is his favorite. He goes around all day saying "all aboard the choo choo train" or "chugga choo choo"

One day Aiden asked me for a "nakin" and next thing I know he was cleaning the window. He was even using actual glass cleaner. I think I will keep him around.

Macie has a mirror on the top of her swing and often I catch her smiling at her own face. She already knows how cute she is.

4th of July

For the fourth of July weekend we headed up to Virginia to hang out with Paul's family.

Aiden riding the train at the park in Stanton. He loved every minute of it.

Aiden and Poppa feeding the ducks

What we have been up to...June 2011

I know I have been neglecting my blog for quite some time now. After I finish up my next few posts you might understand why. It has been a busy summer for us but we have enjoyed every minute.

Besides bringing a new baby into our home, this is what we were up to in June.

Pau'ls Birthday. Happy Birthday Daddy!

We caught a lot of lighting bugs

And had one of our own

Macie was a little jaundice and had to have a bili-blanket for a few days

Macie's first bath

Summer of the "swushy" We bought these cups at the beginning of the summer and all summer long you were able to refill them with a slushy or soda for free. Even now, every time Aiden sees a "Kangaroo" logo he yells "swushy daddy, swushy"

Just a day in the life of a toddler, Aiden found a red pen and well, you can see what happened next.

Aiden got a bug bite and his eye was so swollen he could barely open it

Macie with Emaw and Grandaddy

Aiden loved riding around with "Poppa" Butler on the golf cart.

9/11

Ten years ago today, I was a few weeks into my senior year of high school. I remember getting ready for school and hearing on the radio that one of the twin towers had been hit by an airplane. At that point the details were fuzzy. Was is a big plane or a small plane? Was it an accident or was it an act of terrorism? By the time the second plane hit the second tower it was clear. The United States of America had been attacked on our own soil. I sat in my first hour class, it happened to be Mr. Jones—Government, and we watched as the first tower fell. It was all so unreal that something like that could happen to our country. For a least two or three days the entire country had to have been glued to their TV’s watching the coverage of everything that had happened that day. My heart went out to those who had lost their lives and to those who had lost loved ones. I am so appreciative to those heroes from that day, the NYFD, the NYPD and those on all four airplanes especially United Airlines flight 93. I am appreciative of those who have and are protecting us right now so that we may enjoy the freedom we have in this country. September 11, 2001 was a day most of us will never forget. It was a day despite the tragedy, that our entire country came together and grieved as one. It was a day we were all Americans and nothing more.