Friday Funnies

Hey Apels, are you missing your daughter?? We found McKlayne at our house..........................

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Brynn loves to sing, especially to sing along to her CDs in the car. Immediatley after singing a Backyardigan song she said "I'm a really good singer Mommy"!

Happy Halloween!!

The girls had several costumes to choose from this year. Peter Pan and the ladybug went to the Halloween party on Friday night. We hung out and ate with our friends and the kids played together.
Addison is the other ladybug in this picture, from the look on Camdyn's face she is apparently not happy that they are twins!! But even giving the death glare she still looks darn cute!! And Brynn is just so happy to dress up! She LOVES it!

Miss Snow White was SO into Halloween this year. She loved everything about it. Everyday we had to go walk around the block and look at all the decorations. She did not think any of the decorations were scary, even in dark!

Snow White and Minnie Mouse

We went to trunk or treat at OSL church and got to see all of our relatives.

It was so fun to see all the kids (and some adults too) in costume!! Everyone looked so cute.

With the cousins.

Minnie and her Godmother.

Mimi with the girls.

Admiring the decorations.

The Curries.

Cooper and Brynn.

After trunk or treat we went trick or treating in our neighborhood. The girls got plenty of candy already but Brynn was really looking forward to knocking on the doors. Brynn was loving it, running to every house.....I was afraid she was going to trip on her dress. Camdyn and I were having a hard time keeping up with her! Brynn was so cute and considerate, when she would beat Cami to the door she would tell the person "my sister is coming too, can she have some candy?". Cami caught on real quick. She would go up and say "tickteet" and put her bucket on the ground. Of course she wanted to stop and eat a piece of candy after every house. At some of the houses Camdyn lingered at the doorway like she was thinking "hmm can I come in?" but then Brynn would run off into the dark and leave her saying "come on Cami we're going to go get more!"
My mom broke the news to Brynn this morning at breakfast that Halloween was now a whole year away......you should have seen the pout on that girl's face!! So not happy about that!!

I love getting to experience the holidays through their eyes, it is priceless.

Cubbie

Brynn is in Awana's which is like church or Sunday school on Wednesday nights. It is throughout the school year. Cubbie Bear is the mascot for her age group. She loves to be called cubbie. They have a bible lesson, do a craft, play outside, and other fun things. She wears a blue vest, which she loves because it is just like Aladdin! They have bible verses that they have to memorize (a different one every week). She loves Cubbie Bear!!

Here is a video of her saying her memory verses. The 3 year olds get a two word help and don't have to know the bible passage yet (e.g. Genesis 1:1), that is next year!

I love watching how the Lord is working in her little heart!

"These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up." Deut. 6:6-7

Friday Funnies

The Curries were at Sea World and were walking to the Shamu show. Brynn was running along beside us. Instead of watching where she was going, she was busy watching the ride Atlantis. She ran smack into this girl's butt, like Brynn's nose to her crack!! (This girl, probably in her 20s, had stopped to take a picture.) It was hilarious. Of course Brynn was embarrassed. We told the girl sorry and she kinda just looked at us and walked off. We didn't really think anything about it til we happen to sit in the row right behind them at Shamu. Brent leans over and tells me that her and the whole family are speaking German!! Hopefully she understands what the word sorry means and doesn't think Brent and I were laughing at her!

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I was giving the girl's a bath and I told Brynn to stand up so I could wash her hiney. While standing she looked down at my chest and pointed to my cleavage and said "is that your hiney?". Ah kids!

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Brent was with both girls in the living room, he told Brynn he would be right back and to keep an eye on Camdyn. He comes back a few minutes later and Camdyn is climbing the stairs. Brent says "Brynn you are the big sister, you're suppose to look after Cami." To which Brynn replied "YOU'RE THE DADDY!"

Fall Fun

Fall has been fun! We have enjoyed:

Carving pumpkins

This is Brynn making a face just like her pumpkin. ?????

Cami looks frightened.

Wearing fall clothes

Cami is saying "help, I can't bend in these jeans." She fell down and seriously couldn't get up!!


My little pumpkins.


Painting pumpkins
Sea World in October.

Posing with the skeletons.

Mimi and the older grandchildren.

Posing with the Penguins

Posing with Jack, she was not scared at all.

Peter

Tot School

Even Peter Pan showed up for Tot School. Sorting her marbles.


She was busy playing, heard my camera and immediatley said "cheese". Well trained!!
Their Christmas letter should look something like this:

Dear Santa,
Please send me anything that is not a toy. Bottle tops, beads, marbles, pom poms, coasters, boxes, etc. These are items I like best. They keep my busy, QUIET, and active for a long period of time.
Love, Brynn & Camdyn

more cuteness

How big is the baby?

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IT'S BACK!! Still Shakin'!!

Where did these come from??

Curls!!! Cami has some curls going on in the back, they are adorable! Who did they come from?? We all know that my hair is as straight as a board, if Brent had any his would be straight as well!! Guess God blessed her with hair from her Aunts!

Here is the straight hair we know and love.

Friday Funnies

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So you know Brynn is obsessed with all things Disney. Well you know the seven little men that live with Snow White?? Brynn always calls them the "Three Seven Dwarfs"! Not sure why, or how she came up with that one.

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This is what Brynn says when she is done eating:

"I am full all the way to my legs."

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This conversation took place today between Mimi (my mom) and Brynn:

Mimi: We have matching pants on today (both were wearing denim capris)

Brynn: Yeah, I have little pants, you have big pants.

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Friday Funnies

(Okay so it's really Saturday but whatever)

I was at Costco the other day and had both girls sitting up front in the double seat. Brynn is loving on Cami. Hugging her, kissing her, talking to her. Cami isn't really loving it. I turn around to get some fruit and turn back around to the girls. Camdyn is laughing and Brynn is licking her face!! From her jaw to her hair!!

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Brynn has Awana on Wednesdays (Kid Church) and when she got back in the car Camdyn was tired so she was whining. Brynn says "It's okay Cami. I'm back. Sorry for leaving you." She says it over and over again. She is so sweet to her sister.

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Yesterday Brynn and I were doing an ABC wooden puzzle and she was naming the letter and than saying the word for that letter. She picked up the letter P

B: P is for cooker (it was a picture of a pot/pan).
M: No P is for pan
B: Yeah for Peter Pan

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We were in the car and Brynn asked where we were going next

M: We are going to Sam's
B: oh just like the Wiggle

Fake Sleeping

The other day we are in the car driving home and Brynn is sitting in her car seat (of course) with her sunglasses on, very Hollywood. I am talking to my Mom on the phone and I look back and I can see her eyes are closed. I keep looking and they stayed closed so I said, "oh gosh Brynn fell asleep." So I continue talking to my Mom for a few minutes and keep glancing back at Brynn (eyes still closed). I was talking about her Disney figures fitting into a lunchbox so she can carry them around and Brynn blurts out "they all fit, right Mommy?"!! Oh my goodness, what a faker! And the Oscar goes to.................

Priceless

The look of pure joy on Brynn's face as she rode the roller coaster!!

She loved it!!

I loved watching her ride it.

We went to Dallas this past weekend and saw some of our good friends. We went to Oktoberfest (even though it was technically still September). The kids rode some rides and the adults ate lots of food. German sausage, turkey legs, kettle corn, funnel cakes.....good thing we didn't ride any of the rides. Just looking at some of those rides made me dizzy.

We also went to The Wiggly Play Center which has bounce houses and everything Wiggles.....they were everywhere!!

Parker and Cami in the tot room.

Kegan and Brynn jumping with the Wiggles.

FUN in Pictures

So everyone knows Brynn's obsession with Aladdin right?? Well now she is obsessed with pretty much all the Disney prince and princesses. I think she has almost all the little figures, usually takes at least two with us where ever we may go. So I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween. Her answer "little mermaid". Well I told her we would start looking at the store, but that Ariel might be kind of hard to walk in.

Tight mermaid tail+klutzy girl=disaster

Today we saw Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White at Costco for a good price so I told her to pick one. And she picked...............

She LOVES this thing already, even wore it to dinner tonight.
Yup she is now that little girl you see out, wearing her dress up clothes all over town.
I tried to warn her:
you might get it dirty at dinner
you might trip on the dress

She was determined to wear it.
but she did look darn cute in it.

The 'balloon lady' at Longhorn even made her a Snow White balloon! Now that is talent.

Guess what she told me I am going to be for Halloween??
A Witch.

Cool Cami in her shades. She is a girly girl. Loves to wear sunglasses, hats, necklaces, carry purses, loves babies, and everything that goes along with them. Our friend has a mini baby carrier car seat and mini stroller and she is always playing with it when we go over there.

Guess I know what she wants for Christmas.

And NO we actually don't have any!!

This is what happens when you give your 15 month old a bowl of pasta:

And Brynn copying Cami, thankfully not with her pasta bowl.

Where is the hose when you need it?!?

Brynn laying on Cami.....only lasted about 2 seconds before Cami got mad.

Not sure what kind of smile Cami has on her face??

Scary smile??

I painted Brynn's toes for the first time, she was so super excited!!

White dresses picture for you Mom...............only missing five other little people!!

Out with the Old, In with the New

Some exciting stuff happening around here.

No more soothies (aka pacifiers) for Brynn!! Now honestly I personally don't feel that it is wrong that she only uses them when she sleeps, she is a great sleeper and napper. If having a soothie comforts her to sleep in her own bed than fine, but how old is too old?! She doesn't seem to be wanting to give them up on her own, she is in no hurry!! Not to mention I am a little worried about the front teeth!

Brent and I felt that she is old enough to understand and comprehend our reasoning. You're a big girl, only babies use them, etc etc. She really liked this one because I was going through all the kids we know that don't use soothies and she would say "who else?" "mommy? daddy?".

We cut the nipple off so that she had the base to hold onto at first. Of course she didn't see me cut it, we just told her they were broken. Then she asked "can we fix them Mommy? Can we get some tape?" It was so cute. She has been soothie free for 4 nights and it hasn't been a problem. Bittersweet cause our little girl is growing up!!

More exciting news, we have a new addition to the fam! Kyle had Nash on Wednesday (click on his name to see some pics). Welcome to the world Nash Montalbo!! We love you already!!

Canada 2009

Two weeks in Canada.

We enjoyed the break from the heat. The weather was fabulous. It was so nice to go outside to play and not sweat! What a change! One of the great things about Canada is that they have tons of outdoor parks, walking trails, playgrounds, splash pads, and rivers.

We had a wonderful time getting to see our family and friends. We stayed with Harry and Faye for 4 days, went to Mickey and Jeff's for a week, then back to Harry's for the remainder. We had some BBQs and relaxed. Brent and Brynn went out to Harry's acreage and Brynn got to ride on a tractor--which is her favorite part of the trip she says. They also took her fishing. Ask her what she caught, "just weeds".

Look close to see the catch of the day.

Brynn got to play with a lot of girl's her age. She loved playing with her cousin Savaya. Brynn usually refers to herself as Aladdin so Savaya was Jasmine and they liked dancing together. The girls also enjoyed running back and forth on the deck while the King of Thieves aka Brent tried to get them. Brynn and Cami also met Hazel, Sydney, Mila, Ella, Maddy, and Cruz (poor guy was the only boy around)! When we went over to Jeebo and Kristin's for a BBQ Brynn, Ella, and Maddy had a tea party. They sat at a little table, ate fruit, and poured lemonade. By the end of the day the table was floating in lemonade!!

We survived the long plane rides....almost. It was Cami's first plane ride and she did great--until the last half on our way home. She was overtired and since she wouldn't fall asleep she was very cranky. I think Brent considered chucking her out at one point. Needless to say everyone was very happy when we touched down in San Antonio. It felt great to be back in our house--although we almost didn't recognize it. My mom had cleaned it while we were gone so it looked immaculate--definitely not our house!!

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Christmas In July

Five.

Five years ago we were married on July 10, 2004.

If you would have asked me ten years ago if I would ever marry a hockey player from Canada who was bald, had a chipped tooth, and tattoos what do you think my answer would have been?!?

NO.

HECK NO!!

Good thing for all those 'unanswered prayers'. Good thing God knew what I needed.

I love my bald headed ex-hockey player from Canada. He fixed his tooth. While I don't love tattoos, I do love him. (Just don't get anymore--besides the feet, okay?)

Love you more than ever. Happy Anniversary!

Three

That is how old our little girl turned yesterday. Three years old!

Wow.

Where has the time gone?!?

She went from this perfect baby girl who cried occasionally and slept all the time to this silly, sassy, funny, loving, sweet toddler overnight!!

We could not imagine our lives without her.

She is one of our greatest joys.

She can be dramatic one minute, and tender the next.

She has a wonderful imagination.

I love to laugh with her, even over the silliest things that only a three year old thinks is funny.

I love to hear the things that come out of her mouth.

She brings so much joy, love, and laughter into our life.

She really got into opening presents this year. She has to make sure she got every single piece of paper off before she even thought about looking at her present!!

Camdyn trying to climb into the crib.

She loved the babies too (this is one of my old babies)!

One of her latest obsessions. Just call her Al.

Showing you how old she is.........

Oh how she liked being sung too!!

Blowing out the candles, took her three times.

Eating cake and ice cream.......

Even Cam enjoyed some......

Brent and I took her to the circus. Too bad she didn't enjoy it as much as I thought she would. I think there was a little too much down time to keep her interested.

Like Father, like Daughter.

Happy 3rd Birthday Brynn!! We love you!!

Freedom

Thank you to all the men and women who fight for our country. Past, present, and future.

God Bless America.

Here is Brynn helping make her birthday cake.

HOT.

That is how the summer is here. HOT. Today it reached 105 F!! We go to the pool a lot, it is the only place where we are outside for an extended period of time. We have a gym membership at Lifetime, it is our lifeline this summer. They have a fabulous kid friendly pool, it is 5 minutes from our house, and some of our friends are members too. Here are some pictures from the pool:

Camdyn sticking her face in the bubbles.

Cheeky.

Friends

The Stelmazewski Clan came to San Antonio a few weeks ago and we had the pleasure to hang out with them often!! Usually they are so busy while they are here (understandable) but they managed to squeeze in some time for us and we had a lot of fun! Kegan is 6 months older than Brynn, and they get along really well. She calls him Kegan even though you pronounce it Keegan....and was asking where is my friend Kegan all week. They also have a daughter Parker who is a few months older than Camdyn. While they were here we got to go to Sea World, the zoo, Chick-fil-a, and the pool. It would be GREAT if they lived here....but I'll keep wishin'. Here are some pictures courtesy of Kristin.

At Sea World (minus the babies, it was too hot to drag them around)

They LOVED the Log ride, but we only got to ride it once because the line was really long.

With Shamu

They were so cute holding hands...and no we didn't pose this, they really did it on their own.

At the splash pad at Sea World, right before Brynn fell and cracked her head on the ground. (she is a serious klutz)

In front of the horses.

Feeding dolphins

This trip Brynn got to ride the kiddie Shamu roller coaster for the first time! Every time we drive by Fiesta Texas she says "there's the rolly coaster, I want to go on it". So she finally got her chance to ride one and she loved it. She screamed with delight the whole time!!

At the Zoo: Brynn and Parker

Father's Day

My girls are blessed to have a daddy who

loves them unconditionally

is selfless

is hands on

provides for them

protects them

plays with them

encourages them

teaches them

loves us well

It started with one......

Then we added another......

Now he has his hands full

We love you!!

Camdyn LOVES:

• talking on the phone
• her blankets
• eating, she will eat anything
• making a mess (especially when eating)
• her 'ba ba'
• giving kisses
• her Mommy (major Mama's girl)
• walking around
• anything that is not a toy (trash, water bottles)
• eating paper
• going through all the cabinets, especially the bathroom cabinets
• laughing with or at her sister

Helping Mommy make brownies. Not too sure if I like it since it means sharing the bowl with her! The next night she told me she wanted to make brownies again.

I am happy to report that the Wiggle obsession is over...for now. But now we have moved on to Aladdin. She loves Aladdin. She would probably watch the movie on repeat all day long if I let her. Name assignments given out by Brynn: Her name is Aladdin, I am Genie, Cam is Aboo, and Brent is the Magic Carpet. Good thing she didn't say I was Jafar!!

Here is a video of Camdyn walking all around. She just walks around the house, usually carrying something around. She loves her blankets and takes them with her every where.

And of course Brynn had to get some camera time too!!

High School Grad

Wade is officially a high school graduate!! Here are some pictures of the big day.

The gang is almost all here.........

First Steps

Camdyn finally took some steps on her own today!! She has been cruising forever and can walk around anywhere as long as she has something to hold onto........whether it's my hand or a kitchen chair that she pushes around like a walker. She has taken a few steps on her own here and there but today she finally did it!! We'll see if she reverts back to her old ways of crawling and cruising..............stay tuned.

Mother's Day

Being a mother is priceless.

There really are no words to describe the love and joy that my girls bring to me on a daily basis. Sure I get annoyed or frustrated at times (a particular slide incident comes to mind!), but they make our life complete.

I feel blessed to be a Mommy to two sweet, beautiful girls.

Being a Mommy is a daunting task, a never ending job, but the rewards are amazing and life changing.

And this is the best picture we could get.......

Camdyn is ONE

She's cute....

and sweet....

and so much fun.

Our little girl just turned ONE!

On May 8th Camdyn turned one! I can't believe how fast this first year has gone by. She is such a happy baby and brings so much joy, love, and laughter to our life. I thank God for blessing us with such a perfect fit for our family. I love to watch Brynn and Camdyn interact with each other and I hope that they grow up to be best friends.

We celebrated Cam's birthday with a party on May 9th at the park. Thank you to all the wonderful family and friends that came to help us celebrate! The kids had fun on the playground, while the adults tried to keep cool in the shade.

Kirby and her two kiddos made the trip down (thank you!) and here is a precious picture of the four of them.

Then here are the two cheese balls......they are so cute and get along so well. Brynn is a total mother hen, always telling Asher what to do or what a good boy he is!

And here is the Birthday Girl......thinking "I'm not too sure about this cake Mom".

Brynn is wishing she could dig in....

Well much to my surprise Camdyn didn't want her cake at all!! She eats everything we ever give her and I couldn't believe she wouldn't even try her cake!! She just kept shaking her head no when I asked her if she wanted to try it. We tried again at home after the party and she still wouldn't taste it! She certainly doesn't have her Mommy's sweet tooth, must have gotten that from Daddy!!
Here is a video of her NOT eating the cake!

Happy 1st Birthday Camdyn!! We love you!

A Bunny, a Duck, & a Cowgirl

Kelly took these precious pictures of Brynn at one of our MOPS meetings. She brought a bunny and some ducklings which the kids just adored. Kelly is talented and very patient!

Happy Birthday Brent!

Okay so I am a couple days late for this post.....

April 20th was Brent's Birthday, he turned 31!

He is my best friend. He is the best partner I could ever ask for. He is a good provider. He is a thoughtful husband. He is a hands-on Father. He adores his girls.

I love you.

A Climber and a Wiggle

You have got to watch this girl at all times!!


And here is my wiggle. When I tell her I like her hair she says "thanks mommy" and takes a bow....she is too funny.

Easter 2009

Easter Egg Hunt at Mimi's

Coloring eggs. She really enjoyed it this year.

Easter morning.

Camdyn's 1st Easter....didn't start off too well.

We are a family of four but one of us has to work. We appreciate that but we miss him too!

Mimi and her girls.

Camdyn and her Godmother Rachel.

Camdyn enjoying her 1st Easter Egg Hunt.

Brynn the serious Egg Hunter...notice she shakes the egg to hear the candy inside!

Camdyn: 11 months

I am dedicating a whole post to Camdyn and Camdyn only....since you know 2nd children get the shaft.....uhm speaking from experience!!
I look at how many pictures we took of Brynn compared to how many we take of Camdyn......and I am sure it will only get worse down the line.

I am trying to decide what to do for her 1st birthday invites and I have been taking many many pictures of her. They were too cute so I had to share.
This girls is happy, but she is a handful!! If she doesn't want to do something she throws a fit, arching her back, screaming.....but I can't deny that she is as cute as a button. And she has the most adorable giggle.

She definitely has some attitude or should I say temper? Maybe it's that 2nd child personality shining through!

28th Birthday

It was my 28th Birthday on Saturday the 11th and we celebrated it with tons of Easter activities for the girls. For those of you with kids you know that your kids always come first, even if it's your birthday.....but really I wouldn't have it any other way! My girls bring me so much joy I couldn't imagine life without them.

We started the day off on a good note going to my favorite place, Mama Margies, for breakfast before Brent had to go into work. Then the girls and I headed out to Boerne to go to an Easter Festival at my Aunt Becky's church. It was awesome!! They had tons of crafts, games, a petting zoo, pony rides, and of course an easter egg hunt.

Here is Mimi torturing Camdyn (trying to get her hand prints)!

Feeding the animals. Brynn got a kick at how the goats would stick their heads out so far. She said they were trying to get out.

She is an animal lover.

Overflowing with eggs....as usual. This girl loves to egg hunt.

Riding the 'train'.

Cowgirl Brynn.

Happy Birthday to Me!!

(Brynn was very happy to eat some cake! I am sure Cam would have loved some too, however she was exhausted after our busy day and was already in bed fast asleep!)

The Big Cut

Before

After

Mickey & Minnie on Ice

Brynn and I went to see Mickey and Minnie and friends on ice. It was so awesome!! This was our first ice show experience and I was very impressed. She loved it, of course! Besides the Mickey Mouse gang we also saw Lion King, Little Mermaid, Lilo & Stitch, & Peter Pan (which was definitely our favorite)!

Cayden, Brynn, & Cooper waiting for the show to begin.

All smiles for Mickey.

Her Latest Obsession

The Wiggles.

I know, you're probably saying The Wiggles?! Really?!? I use to think I wouldn't let my children watch them either.

They sing.

They dance.

So she loves them.

And of course her favorite is, in my opinion the creepiest one of all, Jeff aka the purple Wiggle.

She is so obsessed with Jeff that she has taken on his name! Everyday all day if we call her Brynn she'll correct us and say "it's Jeff"! This morning when she woke up she said "Jeff is awake" then we went into Camdyn's room and she said "oh look Sam (yellow wiggle) is awake too".

I love this girl!

Spring Break Extravaganza

Whew all this spring breaking and I am WORN OUT!!

Not to mention that my kids aren't even in school yet!!

We celebrated three spring breaks in a row.

First we kicked it off with Wade's break which included Peter Piper Pizza, shopping, eating, and dinner with Jordan.

Then it was Reid's break. Kyle and her kids came into town for four days and we packed a lot in. Children's museum, Zoo, and Sea World, not to mention a lot of eating.

We finished it up with Kirby and her kids. We went to Sea World again and also did some shopping and went to the park. Oh yeah also more eating.

I am a stay at home Mom, my Kids are not in school yet, and I am sick of spring break! I am sick of all the traffic and I am sick of eating out so much (I cannot believe I just said that)!

But we did have lots of fun with our family.

Zoo pictures

Brynn and the bears.

Mimi and the kids.
Brynn LOVED the petting zoo. She could have stayed in there all day just brushing those goats and she would have been a very happy girl. Too bad Mimi still doesn't have goats at her house!

If I were a butterfly...

The gang before the train ride.

Ms. Conductor

Don't feed the lions!

Children's Museum
Milking the cow.

Doing the grocery shopping.

Two lovely cows.

Reid and Brynn in the bubble machine (whatever you call this thing). All the kids love it.

Cam chilling in the stroller, she thinks the museum is super fun!

Driving the bus.

Camdyn and McKlayne trying to get into trouble on the stairs.....I am sure there will be many years of trouble when these two are together.

Can you believe that these are the only pics I got while Kirb was in town?! I was so good when Kyle was in town but then I took my camera out of my bag and that was it. I didn't even get one picture of Brynn and Asher together!! They played so well together, it was wonderful! And they can communicate with each other so it's neat to watch them interact. Every where we went people thought they were twins!!

Now I need to recover! Lots of sleep and time to clean my house since I neglected it for so long.

Can't wait for next year!

Bye Bye Crib.......

Brynn is now sleeping in a big girl bed!! We ordered a twin bed with a trundle and got it in about a week or two ago. She LOVES it! She hasn't gotten out, not even once and she only fell off the bed the first two nights........don't worry we pulled out the trundle and she fell on the mattress, but she was still mad. Although she always asks me or Brent "you lay with me", it is such a sweet voice how can you resist??

My little girl is growing up at such a fast pace, it is bittersweet. Part of me is sad to think of how fast the time has flown by and part of me just loves the little girl that she has grown up to be. I really think this is my favorite age. She has such a fun personality, although a little dramatic at times. She loves to sing, even during nap time when she is suppose to be sleeping. On the monitor I hear a serenade of Jingle Bells, Mickey Mouse, Twinkle Twinkle....the list goes on.

Here is my little model. I was trying to take a picture of her on her bed and she starting posing.

Uncle Jordan stopped by on Spring Break.....he didn't stay long as he had plans to go to Florida.

Lucky him!

Here's Camdyn representing Canada.

The Grace Family Visits SA

One of my best friends and former college roommate, Jessica, lives in Houston. She had a wedding to go to in San Antonio so she came early with her little boy Logan and stayed a long weekend with us. Logan is just a couple months younger than Brynn, they had so much fun playing together. It was beautiful weather while they were here so we took advantage by going to the park several times.


We went to "Pump it Up" which had a lot of bounce houses and slides in it. They really enjoyed themselves, and so did we! There were huge slides (Logan had no fear, while Brynn had to slide down with me), blow ups just for jumping and also a couple of obstacle courses.

Climbing up the wall of the obstacle course.

Sliding down the slide. It was FAST!!

This was the first time we went down.....notice I had no idea how FAST and slippery the slide was so I had started to go down first (on accident) and when I realized I couldn't stop myself I pulled on the kids legs and they came sliding down after me!
We had SUCH a wonderful time with the Grace Fam, next time we will have to go to their house in Houston after baby Ryan is born!

Good-bye winter, Hello spring!

We have really been enjoying this beautiful weather going for walks, playing outside, and going to the park.......maybe that's why I have been slacking on the updates??

Brynn is at such a fun age. We really haven't had terrible twos (thank goodness). She is a really good child (some say the perfect child, Cam has a lot to live up to)! She says the funniest things, like "what's the big idea?". You can tell she soaks it all up and learns new things all the time. She loves to dance (shimmy like the wiggles), go outside, and read her books. She pretends to be a puppy or a baby and wants her "ba ba". She loves all of her stuffed animals and sleeps with about 10 of them every night!

Camdyn is now 10 months!! She tips the scales at 21 pounds and 28 inches. She is our chunka monka and is such a happy baby......except for when you have to get her dressed then she screams like it is torture. She has 4 teeth with another on the way, but she doesn't let the lack of teeth stop her from eating! She is into everything!! Cruising on furniture, crawling (even up the stairs), and walks with her walker. She loves to chew on shoes (GROSS), so please don't leave them laying around!! She can wave and has the cutest laugh I have ever heard (and giggles often).

Broccoli anyone?

Showing some sisterly love.


Cam thinks Brynn is funny....maybe she is laughing at the way
Brynn looks Chinese when she smiles!!

Squeaky clean and smellin' good.

Helping Mom with the laundry.

Cam loves to have the blanket over her face when she sleeps.

Playing under the saucer instead of in it.

I love sleeping babies. (who doesn't?)

This girl is trouble. I was vacuuming, Cam was in the living room playing. I was in the kitchen and could see her......kept vacuuming, looked up, couldn't see her head anymore. I thought she was just on the floor, I go to check. Not in the living room but on the stairs and had already climbed up 6 stairs!! seriously!!

And you thought you had a bad hair day!

How do you go from the above to this??

Lots of water and de-tangler!!

Being goofy.

Brynn found this hat in the $1 bin at Target. She walked around the store with it on her head, so of course we had to buy it. She wears it all the time.....calls is her cowgirl hat!! We've definitely gotten our money's worth from it already!

Posing with her new piggy bank.

Helping me hammer in the sign.

She love this bubble grill.

A few new things around the house

Brent had some vacation time and instead of going somewhere we did a few things around the house. We replaced some lights (we are slowly replacing the gold light fixtures), we painted the front door, we did some yardwork, and cleaned out the garage. Next on our list is flowers for the front and back......the list is on going!!

The new red door.

Some new decorations.

The new couch.

I finally finished Cam's letters.

Good-bye Bumpa and Nana

As you know, Brent's Dad and Faye (aka Bumpa and Nana) have been down south since November. The time has flown by and it is now time for them to make their way to Arizona. It was a pleasure to have them around and I know the girls really enjoyed getting to see them often. We are so sad that they don't live closer. I guess we will have to get Brynn to start asking Bumpa to move down here.....if there is anyone that could convince him she is the girl!

The Mom Song

Oh Give Thanks.....

This is what happens during the prayer when Brynn has corn on her plate.....

Normally (no corn involved) she looks very angelic when we pray. Notice I stopped praying because I was laughing so hard.

January Birthdays!

January was full of Birthday celebrations. Happy Birthday to Asher, Kirby, Todd, and Wade!! The girls and I went to College Station and stayed with the Apels for a few days. We got to celebrate Asher's 2nd bday with a party at The Bounce. Kirby turned 25 this year and we celebrated over brunch. Todd celebrated his 30th with a nice, quiet relaxing weekend and we celebrated Wade's 19th at Rainforest Cafe! Brynn loved all the animals, the panda bears being her fav......except for the snake which she was deathly afraid of! Here are some pictures.

The Birthday boy who LOVES horses.

Birthday Hugs

Going down the big slide.

Mimi and the birthday boy.

The other birthday boy.

They made him beat his chest like a gorilla when they sang to him!

Enjoying the Volcano.





Notice she was afraid Brent was going to let her fall in with the Crocodile.......and maybe she would end up like Captain Hook?

Camdyn: 8 Months

It is hard to believe that she is 8 months old already!! She has been crawling for about a month now and also pulls herself up to a standing position. Standing up is her favorite thing to do and she loves to practice in her crib when she is suppose to be sleeping!! She will cruise around the coffee table and her Leapfrog table.....she is just growing up way too fast! She has 3 teeth with one more on the way, she weighs about 17.5 pounds. She is still a sweet baby but she also has a little bit of a temper on her. She loves her older sister and likes to laugh at her.
Here is a video of her crawling and standing....I had to bait her with some Puffs!!


She also LOVES to eat. If she is in her high chair and sees me getting her food ready she starts screaming at me! We've just started to give her some table food and she likes that too. Here are pictures and a video of her eating spaghetti for the first time.

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas getting to spend time with family. This is the first Christmas in Texas since before we got married, so 5 years ago!! We are really enjoying this winter weather (Ha Ha), after having spent many years up north it is so mild!! This was Camdyn's first Christmas and seeing Christmas through Brynn's eyes is excting and I know it will only get better. She liked singing Christmas songs and knows Jingle Bells and We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

Here are some pics from Christmas morning:

My Two Girls.

Brynn (almost 2 1/2 years) & Camdyn (almost 8 months)

Playing with her new drum.

Testing out the new car.
Looks like they are up to no good!

She loves her new "Pampoline" and jumps on it all the time!

This is her really bad "cheese" smile.

Sea World-Again!

Brynn just LOVES Sea World, it's a good thing we have a pass! We went again with my mom, Wade, the Montalbos, and the Apels over Christmas break. It was a very cold day but we still had lots of fun!

Brynn and Chritmas Shamu.

Uncle Charlie is such a good sport, taking the litte ones on the spinning tea cups! (Yuck)!

Visiting Santa.

Brynn loves the Dolphins. She wanted to lay on her tummy (even though it was wet) so she could get a better view.

Getting to pet the huge Clydesdales.

Ugly Sweater Party

Brent and I went to an Ugly Christmas Sweater party. No offense to those of you we borrowed these from!!