We were meant to be together

Ryan and I went to the same church growing up. In fact, quite a bit of my family did. Ryan says that he can remember coming to my house to play while my parents had small group. I don't remember this, but it doesn't mean that I don't believe him.:) (I don't remember alot of my childhood.)

I think we left that church when I was about 5. Since then, the church has closed, but my aunt had continued going there the whole time. After Ryan and I started dating - and it may have even been after we were married (see I don't have much of a memory:)) - she brought me a book from the old church library. I just recently came across it again.


It's definitely not in the best shape, so I don't let the kids read it.




Notice the name on Nov 09 - Aimee L. Yeah, that's me. And then go on down to Mar 15 - Ryan Thiele, that's Ry! Now, I really don't think that because we checked out the same book at the church library, it made us destined to be together, but it's definitely a fun item to have! :)

The Big Foot saga continues...

I have to definitely say that Brett is all boy! He absolutely loves bugs and worms. WORMS! Ugghhh! He just can't get enough of them. Last week we learned of the Big Foot that died in his pocket. This video was taken, probably about a week and half ago. Brett has shorts on, so it had to be a bit ago, seeing as we just had snow two nights ago - CRAZY!! Anyway, we were a little bit more fortunate, and didn't end up with any dead wormies getting noodles thrown over the top of them! :)

Melissa's Bridal Shower

Last Saturday, we had my niece Melissa's Bridal Shower. We had it at Cafe Borgia, in Munster, and it was just awesome! Of course, Melanie and I had a blast planning it all, and then putting it all together the day of! My mom I think has a bit of fun too - she went on a wild goose chase to get the pink ice candies from Fannie May, and then ended up with both the pink ice and pink mint meltaways! Could it get any better than that!?!?:)


LOVED the menus! :)

SISTERS! Could we look any different?!?;)

My sister, Leanne, with her daughter Melissa

I love how my niece, Lauren, is the only one looking at me and smiling for this picture!:) Love you Lo!


We played a game called "and the bride wore..." everyone had to answers questions about what Melissa was wearing. Here's Rachel (Melissa's best friend and one of her maids of honor) showing me what color Melissa's shows are.

After the shower, we went to my sister Melanie's house to have a Rhinestone party! Melissa's invites had to have 10 rhinestones glued on to each one! They turned out gorgeous! We also surprised Melissa with a little personal shower. Little did she know that she was going to have a visitor...



Yeah, it was just my brother!:)

Melanie could not keep a straight face for this picture...


I don't even want to think about my niece wearing lingerie! She got some cute stuff though!:)


It was a long day! Here's Melissa and Lauren - they are so sweet together! They really have an awesome relationship!


Can't wait for the wedding! It's gonna be so much fun! Only 46 days, right Melis?!?:) Love you honey! (just found out on Saturday that she reads my blog too!:))

Sometimes we get bored at our house...

Since the boys got the Nerf guns in their easter basket, they have been a huge hit. They play with them just about every day...so does Ryan.

Tonight after dinner, just before bed, he made up a little game with Chloe. It's something like the knife thrower in the magic show. He played this game for quite awhile! Take a look...



What would I do without him! He definitely makes me laugh!

Owen's little accident.

The other morning I was meeting Melanie and her kids at Hobby Lobby to get some craft supplies for a MOPS craft. I got the kids dressed, and headed to the store. It's about a 20 minute drive from my house. We managed to get in the store, and out without any major traumas, well minus the one where Owen wanted to push the cart, and I said no, and he threw himself onto the floor and screamed, but that's a completely different post.

I decided on my way home that I would stop at CVS, I needed some diapers, hair gel and some other misc. items. I told each of the kids that they could get a little treat, so we were in there for quite a bit. The boys both picked M&M's, so I bought an 8-pack of the fun size, and Chloe picked a pack of gum. I was just about done, and Owen said, "Oh! I just went potty!" I looked down at his pants and noticed they were wet, and couldn't understand how they got so wet while he had a diaper on!?!? I made my purchases, and got to the car. I took Owen's pants off, only to find that he had NO diaper on. I completely forgot to put a diaper on him! Just another case of mommy brain!:)

On a side note, the other morning, I turned a movie on for the boys so I could take a shower. I couldn't believe that I actually had a nice peaceful shower! I was getting dressed, and I couldn't hear either one of them. I didn't check on them, because I just thought they were enjoying the movie...yeah, dumb mistake. Thankfully, I was just taking the boys to the park, so I didn't blow dry my hair, so it didn't take that long for me to come downstairs. I came into the family room, only to find the door to the garage open, and no boys in sight! Amazingly, I didn't panic, and I started to yell their names. They were both in the van...finishing the 8-pack of M&M's that I had bought the previous day at CVS. There were six left. They ate them all. Ugggghhh!!! Always something different each day! :)

Seven years!!!

Today Ryan and I celebrate seven years of being married! It's amazing the things that we have done in seven years. Let's see - started our own business, moved the business office twice, moved into new homes - twice, HAD THREE KIDS, and much much more.

We have had some really awesome times, and we've had some trying times - it's not all peaches n' cream. (That's for my niece, Melissa!:)) But through it all, we love each other, and remain faithful to one another. I love you babe! There isn't anyone else out there that I would want to spend the rest of my life with! :)

On a side note - I found out over the weekend that my cousin, Kim, reads my blog - like every day. She is such a fun outgoing person - love her! Anyway, it seemed like she had alot of fun at my wedding. Here's the proof.....


So I was looking through my wedding pictures and stumbled across this one. I love this picture for so many reasons! My cousin Kim looks like she is just having a grand old time! I love that she's dancing with my Uncle Junie! (I'm not sure if you guys read my blog, but we love and miss you guys - ALOT!!!) I love that my Auntie Jerri is sitting at the table looking at them dancing, and has a huge grin on her face. My cousin Dave is sitting at the table behind them, smiling. Everyone just seems to be having a great time. And everyone seems happy. I can honestly say that I am so happy to have not only a wonderful husband, but also a wonderful family! I love you guys!!!

Why are we moving?

So this morning at exactly 4:44a.m., I woke up feeling like my bed was moving, and I heard the closet doors banging. I quickly grabbed Ryan's leg, and woke him up and said, "why are we moving?" We both sat there for what seemed like a while, a bit baffled. And then Ryan shook the bed with his body, and then said, "because you're moving!" Now let me explain a bit - I'm a crazy sleeper! I wake Ryan up at least once a week, because I hear crazy sounds, or I'm talking in my sleep, etc. So in his defense, he thought it was just one of those times.

It was not...it was an earthquake!!! Ryan woke up to get ready for work, and turned on the news, only to find that there was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake at 4:37 a.m. in West Salem, IL. We live in Indiana. It lasted about 20 seconds. (seemed much longer than that!) He woke me up, and I was so glad to hear that it was an earthquake - not because I'd ever want anyone to ever be hurt, or anything, but because in a sense, I was redeemed! Maybe I'm not such a crazy sleeper after all...