Hello

Hello there.  I have been lacking in time to blog and something worthy of blogging about.  So for the handful of you that check in on us here, I decided I better give you something new.  Here are a few pictures of what is consuming our time.

Jace seems to really love playing both tball and soccer.  Makes both Mom and Dad happy! 

For Mother's Day, Jace's teacher asked him some questions.  Here they are and his response.

*My mom is "33"years old and she weighs "50 lbs." (that's why he is my favorite!)

*My mom's favorite food is "egg sandwiches." (I do like me a good egg sandwich but I wouldn't say those were my favorite)

*My mom's favorite TV show is "NCIS".  (definately one of the top)

*My mom's favorite thing to do is "to play the Wii with me."  (also at the top)

*My mommy is so smart, she even knows "what we are going to eat all the time."  (If I didn't we would all starve right!)

*If I had a million dollars I would buy my mommy "a dress to wear to church."  (That would be one heck of a church dress alright!)

*My mom is funny when "she says Stop hitting your head."  ( I have to say that way to much.)

I will leave you with a cute pic of my sweet, almost 6 year old.

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!