Brylie/Brody Comparison

I was just talking to my dad on the phone and he asked me if Brylie was as vocal as Brody was in our last post. I remember posting a video of her talking about as loudly if not more loud but just not as long. She seems to want to get attention right away and he waits until he has the attention and then talks in length. It's fun for me to see the videos and realize how similar they are. Time seems to dull the memory and this was a fun period of reminiscing. First watch the video below of Brody talking and then click here to see Brylie as a chatter box.

Sir Chatsalot

AKA Brody! These days, Brody is talking so often and we were in the car for a short visit to Dallas on Friday for a doctors appointment and Brylie and Brody were chatting back and forth in their sibling language. It was the cutest thing and all Brad and I could do was look at each other and smile. Oh how we love these kids and they just keep getting more fun every day! Here is Brody chatting for the grandparents! I'll translate...(Hey grammie, pops, grandpa, and grandma, I love you and can't wait to see you in August when we come visit. I might be able to lift my head off this ground for more than 1 second by then and maybe even sit up by myself. I am eating a lot so that I can wrestle the grandpas next summer and win. I just love my sister and I can't wait until we can play together and torture the dog. It looks like so much fun but I just can't figure out how to move like that yet. My mom and dad are the best and are so nice in carrying me around everywhere. I just love them too. Tell Abby, Mac, Lisa and Melissa hi for me! Love Brody)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

Well, what can we say to help you fully understand what a great father Brad is? While he is very quiet when it comes to his emotions, he does a very good job expressing his love to our kids. I remember a time when he struggled to okay my desire to get Brylie a toddler bed because he said "I don't want her to grow up". He is so much more patient than I am with the kids and cherishes his time with them even more now that it is very limited. He gets sad if studying kept him so late that he didn't get to see them for the day at all and when he runs errands, he either takes one of them or makes it a family affair. All of his decisions are based on what is best for the family and for every big decision, he has planned it out in his mind how it will run the smoothest. And it usually does. There isn't more I would ask from a husband when it comes to being a father! He is so great and on behalf of Brylie and Brody I just wanted to say, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DAD!!! We love you soooooooooooo much!

Our busy life...

Even though we don't go out and do a whole lot (the Texas heat would kill us) I feel like we are so busy. I've taken on giving piano lessons (which I absolutely love!!!) and we have play dates occasionally as well as scheduled walks with friends and cleaning, dinner, etc. You know the regular drill. I've tried to capture some of our busy-ness in a few photos. Enjoy!!



Also, I woke up to these this morning with a little note from Brad! What a sweetheart! He is so thoughtful! I'm so glad he's mine. I love you, honey!

'Good Morning' at the Gunnells

Mornings at our house start around 7:00 when Dad rolls out of bed to get ready for school. He usually wakes Mom up around 7:30 with a kiss goodbye. Sometime between then and 8:00 the kidlets wake up and our day officially begins. We have a pretty good routine with room for special outings but those are few and far between to keep Mom sane. After feeding Brody, this is about how the morning goes. I love our kids! Enjoy the movie!

Growing like mad...

Just to give everyone an idea of how fast Brody is growing and how big he is to date I have taken a picture of a shirt Brad's mom saved from when Brad was a baby. The size is then shown and then Brody in the shirt. He won't be wearing it again. He is also growing out of the 3-6 month onesies. What will we do with all these cute clothes he never wore? Did I mention he weighs about 16 lbs at 3 months old?