Punky's 2!!!!

sticking with tradition...yes, i know he's only 2 but it is a tradition =) on the day (nov. 5th) of airen's birthday, we ventured to topeka for birthday dinner at hooters! afterwards we headed to toys r us so he could pick out a toy!




daddy and airen at hooters

he had a grilled cheese and some yummy milk

we got him a shirt that says "life begins at hooters" and all the girls signed it

what a difference a year makes...above is his 1st birthday in killeen, TX and below is 2nd birthday in topeka, KS...i believe in 10-12 years he's really gonna appreciate this tradition!

he was sooo cute when they were singing to him!!




the following saturday (nov. 7th), we had a birthday party at our house...kept it simple with just a few friends and family...and had the perfect weather (think it was in the 70's) to play outside, jump in the bounce house, and blow bubbles!

singing happy birthday and blowing out candles

yummy cake and ice cream!


airen and friends

opening presents

so we tried to get a group pic of all the kids...this is the best we could do *LOL*

LtoR: airen, sunny, cameryn, and brady

airen and sunny..cousin huggin' =)

the big boy!!

Airen Adam Atkinson

Halloween

so this year for halloween, we went to gardner ks to spend the day with the wright family; unfortunately rodney wasn't feeling well, so he stayed in bed to get some well needed rest...halloween day joe, airen, laura, sunny and myself went to the KC pumpkin patch...we enjoyed playing with the pumpkins and gourds, the petting zoo, and of course the playground equipment =)

airen really liked the bunny =)

punky scarecrow

sunny and airen playing with the gourds




for halloween night, we dressed as the flintstones (wright family) and the rubbles (atkinson family)...laura and i made our costumes and they were a great hit!! rodney was able to dress up for a photo op!! granted we had to improvise to accommodate the KS weather (long johns and turtle necks underneath), we looked fantabulous!! =) we trick or treated to about 20 or so houses, and then went back to the wright's to pass out some candy...all in all we had a great time!!!

the flintsones and the rubbles

aka: the wrights and the atkinsons

L to R: sunny/pebbles, rodney/fred, laura/wilma, airen/bambam, dorrie/betty, joe/barney

family photo

airen givin' sunny some kisses =)

airen and daddy

TRICK OR TREAT!!!

on a mission for some candy! *LOL*

mission accomplished!!

Punky's trip to the ER

so on monday the oct. 26th, after a week and half of coughin' and runny nose; we decided to take airen to the ER...initially we had gone to see a nurse practitioner on the 21st and since he wasn't runnin' a fever, he was just diagnosed with the common cold...on that monday he started runnin' a fever...while at the ER they tested him for the flu (which came back negative) and finally decided to do a chest x-ray that came back with pneumonia...he was such a trooper the whole time!!! from getting blood drawn, to the x-rays, even the IV!! of course he cried and fussed, but was very happy to see the popsicle that the (fantastic) nurse brought him! =) antibiotics, motrin & tylenol, and LOTS of TLC...and he's back to his rambunctious self!! =)

punky and daddy : at the beginning of the visit

we were there for about 4 hours so he was hungry and wanted his crackers

if you asked him to show you his "owie" he'd hold up his arm and give big puppy dog eyes...*L* too cute!!

our fantastic nurse who took such great care of him


getting lots of lovin' from mommy and daddy!!!