Braden's Final Easter Parade

Sigh. It is moments like this that make me realize how quickly life is passing us by. Yesterday was Braden's final, as in LAST, Easter parade, at his preschool. Each year, Braden's preschool makes hats fro all of the students and the Thursday before Easter each class participates in a parade walking with their class and then we finish up in the fellowship hall to have cookies and juice. I remember his first year when he was just a year old and he refused to hold onto the rope, so his teacher carried him and then when I saw him yesterday, so confident and happy, I realized he is a boy, not my baby. I am so proud of him and I will treasure each of these milestones and brave what lies ahead...Kindergarten!

Braden and Daddy

Boys, Buttons, and Burlap

A few weeks ago I had the honor of throwing a baby shower for two of my very favorite ladies in the world, my sister in law, Erica, and my cousin, Megan. They are both expecting a precious little bundle of BOY!

Onesie making table

I am totally bummed that I didn't get a good picture of the cupcakes. They were vanilla bean cupcakes with vanilla bean icing with baby blue and light brown buttons on top. They were delicious!

He Holds My Heart

Emersyn- 6 Months

My baby is 6 months old! Six months old? Where in the world did half a year go? I hope the next 6 months slows down!

6 Month Highlights-

• E is eating solid food- mostly rice cereal, but she has had sweet peas, squash, carrots, and bananas. She prefers rice cereal over everything else.
• She is rolling from back to front several times a day, but rarely rolls from front to back.
• She is sitting up! Such a big girl!
• Emersyn loves watching Braden and Parker and stops whatever she is doing to stare and smile at them when they get close
• She is a total Daddy's girl and lights up when she hears Brad's voice.
• She is doing lots of baby babbling- making /m/, /d/, and /h/ sounds.
• Emy loves her exersaucer and plays in it for up to 20 minutes at a time.
• Sleep...Emersyn is sleeping in her own bed, but is still up 2-3 times a night. She takes 2 naps a day- usually 45 minutes to 1.5 hours each
• She is super happy all the time and rarely gets upset or cries
• We think she is teething because she has been drooling like crazy and constantly has her hands in her mouth.

Long Time, No Post...

Well between two crashed computers, work, and three kiddos I haven't posted lately. But I will...SOON! Because I have an awesome baby shower to post about, Braden's first soccer game and other SUPER exciting news! But for now I leave you with pictures of my loves!

So in Love...

I absolutely CANNOT get enough of this little cutie pie!

Fun with the Boys

I love that Parker is big enough to play and be silly with Braden now. They are so funny when they play together and LOVE ganging up on Brad!

Parker going for the take down

Parker closes his eyes when he smiles for the camera- PRECIOUS

Emersyn 4 Months

My sweet baby girl is 4 months old today! I can't believe how quickly these past 4 months have passed. She is the sweetest, most laid back baby and we are treasuring every second with her! Next week she goes to the doctor for her 4 month check up, so we will find out then her current weight and length, but here is what she is up to now:

• She is sleeping for 4.5-6 hours the first half of the night and then she is up every 3 hours after that



• She is still having tummy troubles- lots of gas. I've tried coming off dairy, tomatoes, cabbage, but we can't figure out what is causing it



• She hates laying on her back and prefers to sit up most of the time. Emy loves her bumbo seat



• She is rolling onto her side a lot, but can't get all the way around becasue her arm gets stuck!



• She napped in her crib for the first time last week, but we still swaddle her and she sleeps in the co sleeper by our bed



• She giggles whenever her brothers get close to her



• Emersyn has lots of nicknames- Agm, Emy Lou, Emy Rose, Rosie, Lou Lou



• She HATES the bottle and Brad has a really hard time feeding her while I'm at work

1st nap in her own bed

Check out her baby cleavage!
Love those chubby thighs!

FireTruck Party!

This year we celebrated the boys' birthday party together. Poor Parker's birthday is 2 days before Christmas and since the last two Saturdays in December were Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, I decided that it would be easier to just combine their parties and celebrate the first Saturday in January. They each got to celebrate on their actual birthday (Parker went to Build a Bear and Braden went to Game Time), but it was so much easier to do a combined party. I've been wanting to do a fire truck theme for a while now and the boys were both really excited! Parker did great...until he saw the real fire truck and then he wanted nothing to do with it! Eventually he did warm up to the fire fighter, but never got too close to the fire truck! Braden however was thrilled! He kept telling the firemen that he and his brother were the birthday boys! They got to tour the truck, play with the water hose, and listen to the siren! Then we had fire truck cupcakes and opened presents! It was a great party!