Togetherness ...

I am so thankful that my kids enjoy each other. Don't get me wrong, they
definitely have their moments where enough is enough, but overall they truly enjoy each other.










Where ever Braxton is, Carly is right behind ... and thankfully Braxton doesn't seem to mind too much. Braxton often gets too rough with Carly but she smiles the whole time. I'm sure in another year or so she's gonna let him hold it. She's definitely not a push over!

Learning to skate!

We decided to see if Braxton would like to play Hockey and the 1st step in this process is teaching him to skate ... so we signed him up for lessons! "Mice on Ice" to be exact! We were both a little hesitant because he does have a history of not wanting to participate but he did GREAT! Still very much a beginner but I'm sure he'll get there!

Time to get a bowl I guess ... but I'm pretty sure the cheerios wouldn't stay in the bowl either :)

It's just a phase ...

I know that life is full of phases ... especially when it comes to kids. This phase we are in right now is particularly difficult. Carly is VERY clingy to me and only me. She is also not sleeping well during the day. Thank the Lord she is sleeping at night ~ 12 straight hours. But because she isn't taking good naps during the day I think it's making her ill during the day. Lucky me :) So we usually have about 1-3 hours of her crying during the day and wanting to be held. This fussy period is usually in the morning and then again late afternoon when I'm trying to prepare supper. It's quite difficult to prepare a meal while holding a child that weights 21 pounds. Braxton thankfully is relatively good behavior wise. Other than talking too much ... and I mean constantly ... and not caring if he eats a meal, I really can't complain. In all this communicating that he's doing he finds himself not quite using things correctly. Like he'll repeat what Zak or I say to him but it doesn't come out making sense or in the correct context. Sometimes it's even on the verge of being "back-talk" ... but I don't think he means it that way. Like sometimes he'll tell me that he's in charge or he makes the rules. Obviously he's heard me say that before.

I'm sure in a few years we'll be on to something new to complain about ... oh joy!

A Booger's in my tummy ...

So last night after I put Braxton to bed I could hear him up there crying, so I went back in to check on him. I asked what was wrong and he told me a booger was in his tummy. So trying to hold back laughter, I asked him how it got there. After not really answering the question I told him that he should not put boogers in his mouth but rather in a tissue. He was quite upset because he then wanted me to get it out. I told him to wait a few days and it would be in his poop :) ... I know gross but hey, we're already talking about boogers aren't we?

Truely a Girl

So Braxton came out loving cars, trucks ... anything with wheels. Well Carly loves her baby dolls. She got a stroller and cradle for her birthday and she is constantly taking her babies for a ride or putting them night-night. She even pats them on the back and tries to say "night-night". So cute :) She has several babies, but this one is her favorite. It has an attached paci and she is constantly putting it in and out of the baby's mouth ... or coming to you and wanting you to do it for her if she's having trouble.

The beginning to a Great New Year!

So my New Years Resolution is to get this blog up and running. I've had it for several years now but never even made a post. I worked New Years Eve night at the hospital so I didn't get to ring in the new year with my husband :( ... but we did enjoy some family time later that day. It was sunny and in the 60's so we headed outside. Braxton's bike that he got last year has been an "inside" toy that we let him ride around downstairs with and enjoy ... mostly because we've had some trouble finding a helmet to fit his giant gourd (aka head). So Santa was smart enough to find him the perfect one so we broke out the bike too for this fun day.