My good friend Autumn came to visit me on Friday with her 3 month old baby Eli (who is adorable). We grew up together and it's hard to believe that we are now wives and mommies. She is a great mother and seems to have everything under control. We don't get together as much as we probably should but we will always remain friends. Thanks for visiting Autumn, Eli is ADORABLE!!!!!!

Date night - WOO HOO!!

I am so excited that I am going out tonight with my sweet hubby ALL BY MYSELF!! I am super excited! We are going to dinner and a movie. My sweet mom and dad volunteered to keep my children and let them spend the night! It has been a long time since we have had a "date". We try to make time but it just seems as though it gets put on the back burner - so to speak - because of our busy schedules. I am blessed to have a wonderful husband who is an AWESOME father too! I LOVE YOU ROGER!!!!!!

My other love - Andrew!!

Andrew is also very special to me!!! For those of you who may not know, Roger already had Andrew when we married. So not only was I an instant wife, but also an instant mother. Although I did not actually give birth to Andrew, he is my son! I can say that because any woman can birth a child, but not everyone can be a mother. I do everything for Andrew. Not because I have to, but because I love him and want to. I know one day we will have to explain to him the situation (which honestly I am not looking forward to) but until then we will just keep trucking along. Andrew is full of life and FULL of energy (just ask his 5K teacher - ha ha). He loves to play baseball and is VERY good at it. He also loves to fish with his daddy! He will stand there for hours just wanting that rod to tip over! He is so special to me and I am so thankful that God chose ME to be his mother!!

Yay Ayden!!

My little boy Ayden, who is 2, has been peeing in the potty lately. Not all the time, but at least he is interested in it. I can't believe that he is growing up so fast. His vocabulary increases everyday. The words that he says are sooo funny. He will bust out the "air guitar" in a heartbeat. I call it the "air guitar" because all he needs to hear is music and he starts acting like he is playing the "target" (as he calls it). I am so proud to be his mommy and could not even dream that I could love someone that much!!!

Andrew and Ayden

Just wanted to share with you some pics of Andrew and Ayden. Andrew is 6 and Ayden is 2. I love spending time with them. It can get pretty crazy at times but all in all we have a lot of fun. Thank you God for blessing me with two boys! Do you think you could help me out with a girl??????? Maybe one day :)

I never thought I would..........

Hello - we are the McDowell family. I never would have thought that I would create a "blog". I became so addicted to myspace and then facebook until I went a few weeks without either and realized that, yes, I could live without them. I am looking forward to blogging because it seems a lot more personable than myspace or facebook. Don't get me wrong, I still have a myspace page and a facebook page, but I don't get on them as much as I used to. So, enough of that, I really look forward to sharing with you what's going on at the McDowell house. Trust me, there is NEVER a dull moment. Stay Tuned, lots more to come!!!!!!