This week

Just a photo dump of pics from this week...


Have I ever mentioned how sweet this boy is??

He had his first "bad night" last night. Not bad for 8 weeks old. And it was totally my fault. I let him go to sleep at 6:45. I tried to wake him to eat when I went to bed about 9:30, but he was OUT. He slept great until midnight, but was up nearly every hour after that. And Beckett woke early to boot. Oh well, that's life with two under two!

You can't imagine how many times a day those cheeks get kissed. Hundreds.

I'm enjoying being able to spend some quality time with this little cutie while brother is at school in the mornings. I think he likes it too.

We have started doing a little "homework" time with Brody in the afternoons, after Beckett goes down for a nap. We use these little workbooks, and they just review shapes, letter sounds, handwriting, etc. He seems to like them...for now!

Beckett likes to play IN the toy baskets.

Levi's 8 week photo shoot :)

We spend most of our mornings outside playing...while it's still somewhat cool.

Brody has started doing a few "chores" around the house and yard to earn a little money (right now he only gets like 50 cents per chore. And he thinks it's great. :) One of his favorites is watering the shrubs for his Daddy.

Happy Friday!

First Day of School

Monday was Brody's 1st day of 4k. He has been home with me all summer, and while we had a GREAT summer, I think he was really excited about going back to school to see his friends.

He goes Mon-Fri 8-12. Brent takes him on his way to work, then one of us picks him up at 12. His teacher this year is Mrs. Laura, and I can tell that he just loves her. I can't wait to see what fun things he does at school this year! And I certainly can't believe that he will be in Kindergarten next year!

Here is a little collage of pictures of the first day of schol for the last 4 years...look how he has grown!!

27

We had family over Saturday night to help us celebrate my 27th birthday. Since I'm still hobbling around from my crazy foot injury, we decided to just cook at home rather than go out somewhere. Brent picked up some delicious BBQ and he made baked beans and potato salad.

Our little peanut is growing so fast!

This was definately a year to celebrate. We found out we were expecting #3, I was finally able to put my job on hold for a while to stay home with my boys, our sweet neice Eden was born, and we welcomed our little Levi into the world!

My new Toms!

Cool blingy ring Brooke picked out for me :)

Opening Pandora earrings from my sweet in-laws...

My little buddy - he helped me open every present ;)

New Paula Deen cookware from Brent! I love it!!!

He also had one of our last family pictures enlarged on a canvas...so sweet!

And this last gift was the most special. Brody cut a little peice of paper into what he called "horse hair" (we've been watching Secretariat alot lately...lol) and wrote Happy Birthday on another peice of paper. He had wrapped it himself and everything. He was so proud! Isn't that funny? I'll never forget it.

Goofball Brody

Playing with my crutches...

Thanks, guys, for making this birthday so special!

Trip to the ER

**I want to start this post with a disclaimer that there are very disgusting pictures of my foot below!**



I had no idea when I woke up Thursday morning what was ahead of me that day.
Brent was home for lunch (thank God!) and the boys were just running around playing. I stepped into the garage to move a few things around and caught my foot on an old mirror. It was bleeding profusely, and I was unable to stop it with lot of pressure, so I had Brent load the boys up and we headed to the ER. My mom and Karen met us there to get the boys so we wouldn't have to take them in.

The ER doctor that I saw is NOT on my good list. Without any kind of numbing medicine, he scrubbed the wound clean and stapled it closed (6 staples!) . I delievered a baby 6 weeks ago with no pain meds, and that was a peice of cake compared to what it felt like while he was cleaning and stapling my wound. I don't know if no lidocaine is the new "thing" or what...but I wouldn't recommend it!

Here is my foot right after he finished working on it (that's antiseptic on my foot, by the way, not blood). Nice, huh?

And here it is today, one day later. I personally feel like the dr did a pretty rushed job of it...but I guess we'll see in about 10 days when I get these staples out. Which I am reeeaally dreading, by the way. Surely it won't be as bad as getting them in. Surely.

Yesterday...Instagramed

1. Hanging out while Mommy cooks breakfast

2. "All Done!"

3. Cool new shoes

4. Love Him

1. Noni's library

2. Nap time

3. Bonnie Bird

4. Playing school with Brooke

1. Coffee!

2. Play time

3. In the swing

4. Always on the go!

When it's 100+ degrees outside...

There's nothing else to do but PLAY IN THE WATER!!!

We spent the morning playing in the kiddie pool and the water table. It has been over 100 degrees for almost a month here, and these boys don't want to be cooped up in the house all day, so water is our only option!

Little brother was content to sit in his bouncy seat on the back porch and watch them play. I know I have said this before, but I am sooo thankful to have such an easygoing baby! He is such a delight!

This little monkey thought it would be more fun to sit in the water table!

"Summer" is almost over...Brody starts back to school on Monday. He'll go every day from 8-12. I just can't believe this is his last year of preschool. He is excited about going back, I think. Mostly, he is ready to see his friends.I'll miss having my little buddy around the house in the mornings though. He is my little snuggler.

But, I'm ready for us to get into a normal routine, and I know I will enjoy having some time with just the little ones. :)

I sure love these guys. I'm unbelievably blessed.

{Almost} 4 1/2

I conducted a little interview with Brody this week. I just though it would be fun to hear his little answers and always be able to look back and see what his thoughts were at 4 1/2. It was pretty funny.

So, here it is...Brody's 4 1/2 year old interview... (My thoughts in red.)

First, just a few questions about being 4

~What is yout favorite thing about being 4? I get to play soccer!

~What is something you can do now that you couldn't do when you were 3? I can play t-ball. (The boy obviously loves his sports...)

~What's the hardest part about being 4? Knocking a tree down. (??)

~What do 4 year olds like to eat? Hot Salsa (That's funny b/c he doesnt like anything even remotely hot...)

~ How did you grow so big? Because I had birthdays, Mommy. (He's very practical...lol)

~ What do 4 year olds play with? Soccer balls (Can you tell he's excited about getting to play soccer?)

~What do 4 year olds not play with? I don't like to play basketball. (Umm..yea right.)

~What will you be when you grow up? A soccer player.

~ When is a person a grown-up? When they have a lot of birthdays...like 67 or 68

~ What is your favorite game? Soccer

~ What is your favorite art activity? Cutting paper

~What is your favorite animal? Bears and tigers and lions. (Been watching too much Wizard of Oz??)

~If you could have any pet what would it be? A dog named Stace and a horse named Stacey. (Where did those names come from?!)

~What do 4 year olds think about? Horses!

~What is your favorite thing to wear? Cowboy clothes

~Is there anything else we should know about 4 year olds? We play soccer (Got it.)

Next, a few questions about money:

Do you like money? Yes! To get beyblades! (This new toy he is obsessed with.)

What do you like about money? Getting beyblades and soccer balls and everything else in the world.

How much money do you have? 68 dollars (Umm...no he doesn't.)

How much money is in the world? A lot

How do you get money? From Daddy and work

Oh, where do you work? At school

What is a bank? Where you get money and stuff

What would you do if you had $100? Buy a carousel!!

How much money would you like to have? 68 dollars (Looks like you're doing alright then, son.)

Finally, a few questions about Daddy:

What is something that Daddy always says to you? Be Good

What makes Daddy happy? When you do stuff for him. (Ha!)

What does not make Daddy happy? When you don't listen. (So he HAS been listening!)

What does Daddy do to make you laugh? Do silly things

How old is Daddy? 7.....58

How tall is Daddy? Very tall! (LOL)

What is Daddy's favorite thing to watch on TV? Baseball (Yep)

What does Daddy when you are not around? Goes to work.

What is Daddy good at? Running

What is Daddy not good at? Baseball (Hehe)

What does Daddy do at work? He does money

What is Daddy's favorite food? I don't know

What makes you proud of Daddy? When he waters the plants for me. (LOL. Brody has only been asked to do this maybe 2 times.)

If your Daddy were a cartoon charachter, who would he be? Somebody really fast...Superman!

What do you and your daddy like to do together? Water the flowers

How are you and Daddy alike? We're not

How are you and Daddy the same? We grow different

How do you know Daddy loves you? He bought me beyblades!! (Okay, so maybe he is a little materialistic at 4 1/2.)

What does Daddy like about Mommy? Ew, I don't know! (Thanks, son.)

Where is Daddy's favorite place to go? Work (That may be true with three kids in the house!)

The End. I had so much fun doing these little interviews with him. I can't wait to do it every year and see how his answers change!

Love you, Brody man!!!!