Shelter Gardens

We have been having incredible weather here in mid-Missouri.  The kids and I have been taking great advantage of it.  Yesterday we meet some friends at Shelter Gardens.  It is a beautiful garden area here in town.  We had a picnic lunch and the kids played around for several hours.  Here are a few pics of our day.

Hayden spent most of his time throwing pepples and mulch into the stream.

Brynley was such a good girl playing on the blanket and posing for the hundreds of pictures I took.

Jace and his friends tried to torment the water bugs.

I even managed to make them stand still for me for a few minutes to get a shot of all 3 of them.

9 months/3 years

I want to start out by saying that I wish I was a writer.  I wish I could make my blog post whimsical and comical.  I wish I knew if I was spelling those words correctly with out using spell check.  But I can't, and I don't.  So here is the plan old boring updates for those few who still check in on us from time to time.

Brynley is now 9 months.  I took her to the doctor today and she is 17lbs 12oz and is 27 3/4in long.  No shots were needed today for her.  Yea!  Hayden went today for his 3 year check up (a little late but worth the two for one trip to the doctor.)  Hayden weighed 26lbs and was 35in tall.  He is still on the small side but is no longer below the charts... he is at 0% now.  Hayden had to get one shot, but no crying for him.  He was tough.  Here are a few pics that we had done the other weekend.  I finally got a good shot of the three kiddos.

Happy Love Day!

A whole lot of lovin going on here!  I just love these 3 to pieces!

Hayden is now 3

Last weekend my little Hayden turned 3.  We had a Mickey Mouse birthday party at a local gymnastics place with all his favorite buddies.  Hayden had a blast running around, eating his cake, and of course opening all the wonderful presents he received.  He was even fortunate enough to have Nana and Pops come in for the event.  The pictures are acting up so I won't label each one.  They are pretty self explanitory.  The last one is his cool new ride.

Where did it go?

Time has flown by and I am not sure where it went.  Brynley is 6 months old already.  I can't believe it.  I am amazed at how quickly it happened.  She continues to be such a joy and blessing in our lives.  My heart grows bigger everyday as my love for her grows.  Brynley is such a laid back baby.  She can roll over but chooses not to most of the time.  She sits a little on her own but still falls over a lot if not supported.  We have begun baby food and she seems to enjoy it all so far.  Brynley's stats are Height:  26 1/2 in  and Weight:  16lb 7oz.  I sure love this baby girl!

Letting Go

I am having a hard time of letting go... of control that is.  I like to decorate my christmas tree a certain way.  I think it looks nicer.  Last year it was just Jace helping to do the tree so I could control it pretty well.  This year with Hayden and Jace doing it, I had to let go.  It is much more rewarding to do it as a family and watch my kids really enjoy themselves than to have what I would consider a greatly decorated tree.  I have to admit that they did a great job (and I moved a few around when everyone was done :)  All in all I was pleased with the final outcome.  I love Christmas time! 

compare and contrast

I like to look at my kids pics and see how they compare to each other at the same ages.  Here is all three of them at roughly 5 months.  Brynley definately has more hair than the boys did!  Let me know what you think about how she compares in other ways to the boys.  Jace is on top, Brynley in the middle, and Hayden on the bottom. (Jace's pic was scanned in so the coloring is off, sorry.)