It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....

Hey there-Sorry its been so long to write. This is going to be extremely random because I have not written in a while, and a lot has been going on! We went on vacation and stayed with Keith's parents for a long weekend last weekend in NJ. A good time was had by all. We visited with family which is always fun and even got to see my brother and sister in the meantime. We had a HUGE birthday bash on Sunday with all of the Reedell family which was a blast. Aidan was more interested though in walking around the neighborhood-a new habit of his. Evan seemed to have a good time, he was social and asking questions as usual to everyone. Aidan doesn't say much-he just walks around and loves to examine everything. Their first cousins were there and they all had a blast in the pool together, which I might add was EXTREMELY cold!!!!!!As for the rest of the weekend, we hung out at the playgrounds, had dinner with my mom and brother, his girlfriend Sara, and her little boy Billy. I even got to squeeze in a a half hour with my step- sister Jen. (I know, I know, same name, too funny!)

On a sad note over the weekend, I lost someone I had known for 20 years. My step-mom, Pat lost her father to Alzheimers. This man was EXTROIDINARY! He was so wise and loved to tell stories of the past. He lost his wife back in 2000, and I know a part of him died right along with her. When he passed away (on July 4th), I said he gained his independence on Independence Day. He was free of all of the pain and strife he had suffered after losing the love of his life.
Rest in Peace, Pop-Pop, we miss you but know you are in the presence of the Lord, and with your beloved Emily....

So, the boys are doing great, they are growing like little weeds. Their heads come up to the top of my hip and for those who don't know me, I am 5'7. To me they are not my little babies anymore. I was just thinking next year this time we will probably be shopping for back to school!!!!!!!!!!! Not my babies, it goes by too fast. Keith and I were debating on when to send them to school, wait until they were four or three. I think three would be good because then they could get socially acclimated. I blame myself so much for them not being around a lot of people the first two years of their life because I was only one person and they were two. I always felt so guilty when people wondered why they never waived goodbye, I used to think they were shy but now I realize maybe it was because they never had anyone to say goodbye to. Since it was only me and Keith, they never really cared who came and went. Thankfully once they both started walking, we went to the park and I found that it was much easier now. Mommy is branching out!

And meeting new moms is especially fun because its great to have someone to lean on and vent and talk to! Well, enough rambling...Keith is snoring and I'm pretty beat myself. Talk to you all later and have a good weekend! God Bless!