Thank you Aunt Lindsey!!

A package arrived for Aiden and Kyle yesterday. They were thrilled to receive something in the mail. Thank you for your sweet note Lindsey and for thinking of the boys. They loved your gifts!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Wish we were in PA with everyone! Thanks Dad and Mom for already putting pics on your blog to make Chelly and I feel like we are there. You guys definitely made holidays special and we still love them. There is nothing like Thanksgiving morning at the Aguilars. I can still hear the music playing when I woke up in the morning and remember the smell of the turkey as I came down the stairs. I hope my children look back at our memories the way we do.

Little Boys

It rained all day and I believe the boys knew that they were cooped up. Here are just a few things they did today:

- Emptied everything out of their dresser drawers and threw it around their bedroom (I caught them halfway through the last one). Aiden said he was looking for something.

- Emptied everything, within reach, in the bathroom linen closet. Aiden had no explanation for that one.

- Kyle spilled bubbles all over garage floor. From the looks of his clothes, he also must have laid down and rolled in it.

- They took a rocking chair, night stand and every toy basket and toy they own and piled it up in front of their bedroom door.

- Used every piece of wicker furniture and rocking chair in sun room to make a fort.

- Crushed Pringles all over dining room floor, they were mixed in with little Lego pieces.

- Made a fort upstairs using sofa cushions, a basket and Ryleigh's bathtub.

- Found goldfish crushed in between sofa cushions in living room when they took those cushions off to make another fort (do I see a theme here?)

Where was I when they were doing all this? If you are asking that question, you don't have little boys! :) The picture is not from today. They have been making this sun room fort frequently. I wasn't really in the picture taking mood today.

Uncle Jeff, Happy Birthday tomorrow!!

Another platoon

Well, our break is over, this morning Jason picked up another platoon of recruits. He is a Senior Drill Instructor again (SDI), also known as the "big daddy" and "boss". Over the next three months Jason and his Drill Instructors (DI's) will basically spend every waking moment (about 120 hours a week - no, I am not joking, wish I was) with these recruits, training them to be Marines. The pictures show him giving his "pick up speech" where the recruits meet their Drill Instructors. The picture of them with their hands in the air is where they are saying the Drill Instructors Creed. Basically making a commitment to turn the recruits into United States Marines. They let the wives come to this part (we stand in the back), the only time we will be allowed on the deck until Family Day (the day before graduation). This time they actually let us stay about 10 minutes past the speech and watch them with the recruits. The mom in me couldn't help but feel sorry for all these young guys who looked scared out of their mind. But, the Marine wife in me knows that this will prepare them for what lies ahead. Since Jason is the SDI, he has to stay with them for the first 4 nights, then they will take turns, so he will stay with them every third night. We took dinner over for him and his DI's and got to see him for about 3 minutes. We will go each night so that at least we can see him for a minute. So, if anyone wants to get away to the warm south, the kids and I would love company!! :) Jason and I joke that since we have had Ryleigh we pretty much lost all our friends down here. :) I guess 3 kids 4 and under are too much for people to handle being around. We feel that way too sometimes...... :)

Soccer Party!

Proudly showing off his medal when we got home.

Waiting to eat some junk food!
Coach Tommy handing out the medals. Sorry the picture is a little dark.
Aiden receiving his medal. He was so proud and excited.
Kyle enjoying his chips thoroughly.

Aiden also enjoying his snack. Joe, Jas and I both thought that this pic of Aiden looks a little like you. So soccer is over for the season and next year they will both be playing. Kyle can't wait. At each of Aiden's games Jason and I would have to take turns kicking the soccer ball with him.

Vegetables and Muscles

Just like all parents we struggle to get our kids to eat their vegetables. Well the other night we came upon a concept that works really well with the boys. Since all boys want to be strong like their daddy's we told them vegetables make their muscles grow. Each time they took a bite of the things that are good for them we made a big deal about it and felt their muscles and made comments like "Wow! They are getting bigger right now!!" They loved it and that night ate everything on their plates. Later that night Jason was playing with them in their room right before bed. They were wrestling and Jason got Aiden in a head lock. Aiden was very upset that he wasn't strong enough to thwart the attack. Jason told him that he needed to keep eating his vegetables and one day he would be able to get him in a head lock. Aiden came right into the kitchen and asked me if he could have more string beans!! :) I gave him a few and he said "No, more!!" I gave him a whole plate full and he ate every one of them. He wanted more, but we didn't have any left! :) Since that night, they have eaten anything that we tell them makes their muscles grow. In the picture he is showing you his muscles growing.

Happy Birthday Aimee!!

We all love you and hope you have a great day. We wish we could spend the day with you.

The rest of the visit....

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Ryleigh's 3 month pictures

I just got Ryleigh's three month pictures back today. I mostly got the one on top, and I am usually not a fan of props and stuff, but her grin in the bed of flowers is so cute that I had to get it. She is such a smiley baby and that picture really captures how when she smiles she seems to use her whole body. I will be trying to get them sent out this week to family. So you have something to look forward to in your mailboxes. And Meredith, you will be getting yours too, promise! :)

Home Again

Well we are back in the land of lizards and sand fleas. :) It was so hard leaving PA. We all look forward to the day we move back there. Aiden asks everyday, and several times at that, when we are going back. On Sunday he asked me. "Mom, what day is today?" I said "Sunday." He said "What is the day we go to see Grandmom's?". Hopefully it is going to work out for kids and I to visit sometime during the holidays. I have lots more pictures to post of our visit, but they are all on Dad's computer and I am waiting for him to send me the rest. So, I will put them up as soon as I get them.

Cousins

My cousins, Alex and Ryan came up last week to spend the night and day with us. We had a great time. We played very loud and animated games of Taboo, lots of Xbox (they showed me no mercy, not even my dear husband), went to the same restaurant for breakfast and lunch (the only one in town), and had fun trying out Jason's bow. Alex worked really hard to get on Kyle's good side and by the time they left he was best buddies with her. We are really glad they took of work to come see us. Thanks guys!! So guys I expect comments from now on. And Uncle Jeff, I am sure you have something to say about your own children. :) Granddad, I am sorry this took so long to get updated. For some reason the blogger was not letting me post pictures.

Old Friends

Aiden and Kyle playing with Andrew and Owen Kenny.
Aiden and Kyle are pretty worn out from all the visiting we have been doing since we got here. They have been staying up late and not really getting up too much later than normal. Aiden wants to savor every moment he has at his favorite place on earth. Yesterday he asked somebody, "What does 'What the hell mean'?" I wonder where he got that from? lol In my families defence, I believe he heard in on a movie. :) Here he is above, sound asleep on the way to our friends the Goslins.
A lot has changed over the years and here is the result!! The Port, Kenny, Mintoye and Goslin kids. Between 4 couples, all of us friends for years, we have 12 kids!! And 9 of them are boys! Here they all are when we got together at Jenn and Pepper's house. You can only imagine how loud it was in their basement.
Jason and Pepper, Tyke in the background, Will is behind Pepper.
Kyle wiped out!!

Your Requests Granted

Everyone has been asking for a family photo, so here you go. Of course Aiden decided he did not want his photo taken, hence the happy face. Also, Jason and Aiden in a good morning hug and Kyle "hiding" behind the chair.

RYLEIGH

Just adding some new pics. I love the one with her hands folded. She looks like a little angel. She is really starting to suck her thumb a lot. Lately she has not been wanting her pacy, just her thumb.

Fall in PA

It is so pretty up here right now! We came at the perfect time of year. The weather is cool during the day, but very cold at night. It was like 86 degrees when we left SC, so Jas and I arrived in shorts and flip flops. We were kind of cold when we got out of the car. :) Jason is still wearing flip flops though....

Here are some pics from across the street from my parents house and the backyard.

We are having a great time and enjoying every minute with family. It was good to see you all Granddad, Grandmom, Aunt Debbie and Uncle Jeff yesterday. We have a whole week of visits planned and we are looking forward to them all. We pretty much have not seen Aiden since we arrived. He went off with Josh and Lindsey to play and we just get a glimpse of him when he comes up to get something to eat. It is a nice break!! I'll put more pics up later.

Three Months Old!

Ryleigh is three months old today!! She is already growing up too fast. She continues to be an awesome baby, taking this crazy household in stride. I still can't believe I got my little girl.

We are all packed and waiting for Jason to get home from work. As soon as he gets here we are heading to PA. We are anxious for everyone to meet Ryleigh. So, our next update will be from good ole' Perry County!

Random Pics

Kyle riding his tricycle in the living room. He runs that thing around and around. Probably shouldn't let him ride it in the house, but he loves to ride it and I can't be outside all day. So, I let him. :)
My little helpers! If I am making something, the boys are right there to join in the fun. Here they are "helping" me roll out tortillas.
Ryleigh is laughing now and loves to suck on her fingers, her fist, your arm, or anything she can get in her mouth.

Good morning smiles!