Mom's Birthday

I celebrated my birthday on Friday. It was a great day all around. I was fortunate enough to be showered by birthday cards, treats, and flowers - and lots of love from my family. A girl can't ask for more than that! My parents were able to come up for the evening, as well as my brother and his family happened to be driving through town on the way home from their Colorado vacation. So we went out to dinner and enjoyed each other's company. It really was a very nice birthday.

But now we are gearing up for Beau's 5th birthday which is right around the corner! The invitations are out for a bowling BD party with family and friends in two weeks. He is very excited. Transformers are our theme - let's hope that just sticks for two more weeks! He likes a LOT of different things. But he is super excited and was ready for Mom's BD to be over with because he knew his was next. Crazy to think that 5 years ago on my birthday I was put on bed rest and in not even two weeks later, I had the sweetest, most handsome little boy join our lives.

We got both Beau and Brenley's picture taken this weekend. When I was changing the pictures on the wall, I got to reflect how much he has changed. Even from last year to this year, he has filled out so much. His questions are still non-stop. He is always learning. And to let you know how sweet he is........we got balloons yesterday at the restaurant where we ate lunch. He wanted to let his go, so we got outside, and he began praying to God. "Dear God, please accept this pretty balloon into the sky and enjoy the pink color as it is my Mommy's favorite color and it is to celebrate her birthday. We love you, Amen." Ahhhh...........

Brenley got her first tooth on July 19th. She started working on it a few days before, but it finally came through on that Saturday. She doesn't roll over yet, or sit up unassisted, but she has her first tooth! It's unreal. I want this "baby time" to slow down. It's going too fast.

We are headed on our family "vacation" next Thursday evening. Headed to Texas for a few days of family fun. Beau cannot wait for vacation, hotels, and a baseball game. I just hope Brian and I are as ready as he is! I'm sure I'll have lots to talk about in my next entry!

4th of July!

It was a nice family weekend celebrating the 4th! Beau and his Dad played ball, we shot off fireworks (although it took some convincing on Brian's part to keep Beau outside), but a few sparklers later, he was totally into it. Brenley was unfazed. She slept through it in my arms, while we watched the neighbors put on quite an illegal fireworks display. Guess she is used to all the noise from her brother, because it didn't bother her a bit.











Then Beau had two birthday parties to attend this weekend. He got to be a superhero at one party and a race car driver at another. He even road a roller coster! Needless to say he is spent tonight.







Other than that, T-Ball ended this past week. It was time. Holes were showing up in the knees of his pants from all his dynamic slides into home. The shirt was a looking a little faded from all the washing, but even with that, Beau was not ready for it to end. So every night we still play catch in the house or we take BP in the front yard. He loves his ball, and Dad loves that too!




Brenley May is 5 months old today. She is a ray of sunshine. Brother continues to dote on her, and she takes every bit of it. We've started a bit of rice cereal as her appetite has really picked up. I love the rolls she is getting on her legs!







Brian and I will celebrate our 7th anniversary tomorrow. It's been a wonderful 7 years and we have two very precious people to show for it. Until next time.......

Father's Day

Today we celebrate Father's Day! Brian got served breakfast in bed and Beau opened Dad's cards and presents! Later in the morning he took Beau to the zoo for some animal sightings and the annual car show. Not sure who had more fun. This afternoon it's hopefully mowing grass and washing cars, but I have a feeling it might be a lazy afternoon with NASCAR and U.S. Open on the tube! Here is Brian and his kiddo's already relaxing in the chair!

Other than that, we've been keeping busy with work, Beau's T-ball, Brian's baseball, and birthday parties. Seems like we are always on the go, but it definitely keeps things fun!

It's already June?!

Not much to report this week. It was nice having the extra day off, and there weren't any T-Ball games to be played. So the past week and weekend was quiet. Baby girl did roll over for the first time today! She rolled from her tummy to her back - probably by accident - but it still counted!

Here she is at week 16! She'll turn 4 months old on Friday.

The week in review

Where does the time go? Brenley is 15 weeks old already. I've been back to work a month now and Beau has finished K4 (preschool). So now starts the hot summer. Looks like our "Little Bit' is ready for the heat (courtesy of her friend, Lucy H.).

Let's see.......Beau had two T-ball games this week. He is rockin' at the pitcher's mound which he claims is he favorite position. And with the exception of always missing the ball his first swing at bat, he whams it hard for the second swing. He has a bit of a patience issue. Ah well, he gets it honestly.
















Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Where do I start?

I've missed a week and now I have to play catch up. So for the Cliff notes. Mother's Day weekend was great. Beau got to do everything from attending a carnival to fishing with Uncle Tyler. He was wiped out when we returned home from Oklahoma Friday night. He had a ball. And this weekend was filled with his friends' birthday parties. He got to race bumper cars and jump on those jumpy things. Needless to say, he went to bed early tonight. He doesn't understand why all his friends are now 5, but he is not. He cannot wait for his birthday and he changes his mind after each birthday party on what he wants to do for his party.

Brenley got sick for the first time last Monday. Ran a super high fever and was screaming crying. Scared me to death. I forgot how stressful it is when your baby is sick, but by Tuesday while staying home with Dad, the medicine had kicked in and she was happy as a lark. See picture for proof.
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This week we have two T-ball games and a busy work week, so we will be looking forward to a 3 day holiday weekend. More next time

A Week of Firsts

Our week was filled with firsts........first day back to work for me after having Brenley......Brenley's first day of daycare......Beau's first T-ball game......and Brenley's first "professional" pictures were taken. And all in all, it was a good week and one that we survived.

Beau did great at his first game. Little trouble remembering to actually run after he hit the ball, but he got there a few times. He enjoyed watching how far he hit the ball way more than dropping the bat and running. So we've been practicing that this weekend. He was super cute, as evidenced with him here in his "uni."


He also went to his girlfriend Savanah's birthday party this weekend and had a great time playing arcade games and riding the go-karts. Our little boy is growing up!

Brenley did great at daycare this week. The girls in the room really like her and are amazed at how much she "talks." She'll be 3 months old next week!


And I made it through the week okay. Friday was a bit tougher. Fatigue sat in after a long night up with the baby and I forgot a few key items the next morning, but all is well now and we've had a great weekend together.