Just a swingin'

Swinging in the backyard is quickly becoming a favorite!

Dance recital costumes

I didn't think Kinley's dance recital costumes could be any cuter than last year and then these came in. Seriously...

Happy Valentines

Kinley got a special delivery from her Daddy. (Excuse the wet/crazy hair). :-)









Tyler's school party















Our little loves

Brooklyn is 8 months old

Baby B is 8 months old now. Another month has flown right on by! Everything is still going great. We just got back from the pediatrician a few days ago because she had been pretty fussy for a couple of days and wasn't sleeping very well at night, so I suspected an ear infection or something, but everything checked out perfect and the doctor pointed out that her little upper right lat incisor had just barely broke the surface (2/6). So it appears that teething was the cause of her fussiness. Her left lat incisor followed and came in on Valentines Day. That's 6 teeth total! She's way a head of the teething game- At 8 months old, Kinley had three teeth and Tyler had none! And despite the past few days of her being a little irritable, you wouldn't even know that she had all these teeth coming in. Bless her happy, little heart!

A few new fun things: She's sitting up so well and just recently started sitting up in the shopping cart when we buy groceries or sitting in a high chair when we're at a restaurant. She enjoys looking out and not being confined to her carseat so much! And now that people can see her out, she's getting a ton of attention! :-) She's rocking on all fours, but not crawling. I can tell that she wants to move, but her body doesn't cooperate. She'll lunge forward and fall on her face and gets frustrated by this. She's still rolling around to get where she wants to be. She is such a fan of bathtime, it's so cute! I'll take her into the bathroom and lay her down and ask her if she wants to take a bath and she gets so excited! Something about splashing around!! I joke with everyone that she was definitely a puppy in her past life! She is always sticking her tongue out and to the side. She even pants like a puppy sometimes! HAHA! And actually, we used to tease my Grandma a lot because when she's real focused, she'll bite her tongue and stick it out and to the side. (I'm sure she'll appreciate me sharing this- HA!). Fun genetics?! Either way, it's so stinkin' cute when Brooklyn does it!

She started eating Yogurt melts and loves them!! She's doing more mixed fruit pouches and is still sampling things that we eat.

I think she's starting to have a little separation anxiety. She has always gone to someone else so easily and freely. She has recently started reaching back for me immediately after I pass her off and starts to get whiny. I stay right beside her, but try to not to grab her right away, unless she really starts to cry, because I have loved that she's okay with other people. We'll see if it's a quick phase! Everything else is great!






I couldn't resist... a cute picture for Valentines! :-)

Jan Misc and iPhone pics

Playing around outside














Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby races. Tyler's car didn't win :-( and Travis took it a lot harder than Tyler. HaHa! We went to Hobby Lobby right after the race and Travis picked up a book on how to build a fast car. He's already ready for next year!


Tyler's car is in the blue lane. Travis even had it professionally painted!








He's pretty proud of this bubble he made out of soap.


Check it- look who's sitting up!



iPhone pics
A bunch of just learning to sit up pics and she's pretty happy about it!








Preview of outfits for pictures coming up~




First time sitting up in the shopping cart!








Tyler's buds rode the bus home after school for some play time~
Vox, Matthew, Caleb




Little stinker drew all over herself with markers and then passed out!




Brooklyn's first time swinging at the neighborhood park~


























More afterschool playing with Lucien and Matthew


The funniest- Kinley put playdoh under her dress and very proudly (can you tell??) said, "Look at my big moles!"


Sitting up for baths now~








Love these rear view mirror views




Brooklyn's first experience with Chuck-e-Cheese~