Happy Birthday to Brad!!

We couldn't let this day get away without wishing Brad/Dad a most happy birthday!!! We are so happy he is ours and hope this day, although he's at school for a large part, is full of fun and excitement. Raa, Raa, Raa Raa Raa, Raa, Raa, Raa Raa Raa, Gooooo Dad!! We sure love you!!

A special day for our big boy...

And today is his 1st birthday!!!
Here is a year in review

His profile in the ultrasound. Fresh out of Mommy (hallelujah)!Brody was a month early and his lungs were immature so here he is wearing the CPAP mask in the NICU to help inflate his lungs at 1 day old. One week after he was released from NICU, he got RSV and was hospitalized twice and on oxygen. This is him finally free of everything at 6 weeks! Here he is in our new home in Texas. He has always been so sweet and smiley! 2 months And bald! 3 months And silly!! And oh-so precious!!! 5 months
Sportin' the BYU cougars! 6 monthsI just want to squish and kiss those cute cheeks! 9 monthsDressed up for church! 11 months

It has been a wonderful year and we are so happy to have Brody!
Happy Birthday Goober!!

Look at those organization skills...

Lately I've noticed some organization skills in Brylie and I thought I'd post about it since it is so cute! Brylie will be a great mom, to her younger siblings (much to their dismay, I'm sure) and to her own children one day. She loves to tuck her dollies into bed for a nap or for the night, she is always trying to pick up or hold Brody which usually results in someone crying, and she is very good at cleaning up after herself and others. I expect her to be a "neat" child as she rarely likes to have any sort of dirt on her. She will complain that she dropped food on her bib and want me to clean it off. Well, the other day we were getting ready to eat dinner and Brad set out the plates, cups and silverware for us to eat off in no particular order or setting and in no time, Brylie had set the table. And she did a darn good job for being 2!! See how easy it is to think of her as older? We have some stacking cups and boxes that the kids love and lately she has been using them as soup bowls, pretend soup of course, but one day she got the kiddie spoons out and organized them and this was the end result. Some days I don't realize what she's doing while she's playing and when I go to clean up, I notice the intelligence behind her play.

Best buds

I hear these two laughing often with each other in fact, I can't put them down for a nap at the same time because they will just laugh and play in their room. I thought this video was so cute and is such a nice thing to see as a parent.


I also saw Brody cuddle the dog after we came home from somewhere. I thought it was so cute that these guys really love each other.

And finally, I gave Brylie a bath while Brody took his morning nap and got some fun snapshots of her just out of the tub.

Birthday celebrating...

I know Brylie's birthday is long past but this being our month of birthdays, I don't mind dragging out the fun at all. We didn't have a party for Brylie and won't for Brody but we had a fun cake that we wanted to share with friends and wanted to celebrate somehow with the kids so Friday night we went to "the Jumping Party" here in Waco, which is a warehouse filled with blowup slides and enclosed trampolines, you know the things and then Saturday after we had a fun giddy-up horse cake and had some friends over to help eat it. It was a great time!!! Stay tuned for Brody birthday photos followed by Brad birthday photos. All in a months time!!

Turning 2!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYLIE!! We can't believe she's 2!! It's crazy and yet there are days I think I missed a year and she is really turning 3. She is the love of our lives along with her brother and we couldn't live without her. She is a great little mommy to her dolls and an incredible friend to her brother Brody. She is very smart and knows her alphabet and the sounds of each letter. She knows the numbers and can count to 12. She loves to play on the slide at the park and swing. She likes to watch people. She loves to each cheese and drink chocolate milk and juice. We love little Brylie! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Baby Girl!!!