Disney & Haircuts

     I know you would think that Walt Disney World and haircuts have nothing in common but at my house if you ask Aiden where he gets his haircut he responds with, "Disney." You may think this is cute and wonder were he got it from. Well we are a little spoiled to be honest - my great friend Jill works for Disney and we go every few months (you know to help Jill use her passes :) ) So how does that relate to Aiden's hair...well when he was almost 2 we took him to Disney for the 1st time and had his 1st haircut at the Harmony Barber Shop in Magic Kingdom. They did such a great job and he sat in the chair and let them cut his hair like a pro. 
    You should know my son was blessed with these beautiful ringlet curls that just melt your heart. But if they get too long then he looks like a big fuzz ball! So after trying a "kid-friendly" salon near us and having a horrible experience (come on he's 2 of course he is going to move!) we got with Jill for a trip back to Disney for another hair cut and that has become our regular salon for Aiden. 
  So when Aiden says he gets his hair cut at Disney he isn't being funny or cute (he is both of these on a regular basis!) He is just telling you the truth. If you are heading to Walt Disney World and you child in need of a haircut or you are ready for the 1st haircut I highly recommend the Harmony Barber Shop in Magic Kingdom. You can even make a reservation! 
     I say all of that to say Aiden got a MUCH needed haircut on Saturday! Here are his before and after pictures - Enjoy! 

Before - catching a nap on the way there!

After - My Big Boy

    

Mickey & Minnie

Baby Rudolph #2

Here she is..... Miss Felicity Lee Rudolph!

We can't wait to meet her in July. Aiden is very excited and likes to listen to her and rub my belly to say, "Good Morning, Felicity." He is the cutest thing! I can't wait to see him be a big brother.

Life in Tennessee in Pictures

Aiden checking out Kolbie.

Daffodil Day in Bell Buckle

Aiden and Makayla (my other child)

Aiden and Mimi (my mom)

My mom loved this tree.

Yes, this is my child wading thru a mud pie, as he calls it.

Home on the Farm

Aiden, Mimi (my mom), and I have been spending the last few days at my grandparents farm in Shelbyville, TN. We have been getting up early to find the baby calves and Aiden has been riding on the Kubota on with Papaw and being a regular farmer. It has been a great time and we are here until Sunday. But the best part is getting to snuggle with my cousin, Jessica's twin boys - Kason and Kolbie. They are almost a month old and just little snuggle bugs!
Jesse is at home in Florida and hopefully getting projects done - which really means he is catching up on his video games :)
Pictures coming soon !

Meet the Rudolphs

A little bit about our family....

My husband and I met our Senior year of  high school (sorry to disappoint - we aren't high school sweethearts.) His girlfriend was in my English class that's how we met! We also ending up working at the our local theater through college. We became friends and starting dating. My dad was a youth minister my whole life and I was very involved in the our church and youth program. I know Jesse was the one when he jumped right in and helped. He fit with my family so well I use to joke that they liked him better! We got engaged December 20, 2005 (that is a long story that will have to wait). 

On June 3, 2006 we were married by our good friend, Jeremy and had a blast celebrating with our family.

We both need to graduate college at this time so I went to work full-time as an office coordinator and Jesse finished his degree at the University of Central Florida. We promised my dad that there would be no babies until we were all graduated and had stable jobs. So we plugged away at our degrees. Jesse graduated in May 2007 and went to work full time at Wycliffe Bible Translators in their finance department. I left my office coordinator position to work as an assistant manager at the theater we worked at in high school and to take on more classes. I graduated in May 2008 and handed my dad the picture below in September of 2008!

I worked at the theater my whole pregnancy and LOVED it! All you can eat popcorn - hello! On May 5, 2009 after 8 hours of labor and no drugs - Aiden Philip was born at 9 lbs. 4 oz 20 1/2 inches long! If you knew or know how much Mexican food I ate during this pregnancy then you understand why Aiden came on Cinco de Mayo.

Aiden is the best and we are totally in love with him. In August 2009 we move to Melboure, FL to be closer to my parents and the church they were working with. I also got a job teaching at a private special needs school. Jesse stayed with Wycliffe and commuted.  In April of 2010, my dad left the ministry and became someone we didn't recognize (again, that is a long story). I struggled with this and was not happy at my "dream"job of teaching. I am doubting everything I have every believed in and I am sadden to think I moved my family here for no reason. After a much need trip to a youth leaders retreat I found myself again. I boldly left my job not knowing how I would help Jesse support our family. But God provided the perfect job at Florida Christian College. So now we both commute (since we bought a house and took the $8000 tax credit) and plan on one day moving back to Oviedo where we met and fell in love!

To top all of that off we will welcome Miss Felicity Lee Rudolph in July of this year!