Baby Brother is three months old! That's one quarter of his first year already. He's really a happy baby. He's always kicking his little legs and is smiling more and more every day. He only cries if he's hungry, and you've ignored the previous five minutes of him grunting and yelling "meh!". I like to think he's really trying to yell "ma!". He still goes by Brother, but we've also been calling him Bro Bro, Brother Bear, Buddy, and Brudder. Whenever Perry comes close, she tells us to say, "sister is here". She'll get upset if you say, "There's Perr Perr", and quickly reminds us, "No! Say 'there's sister!'" Brother is weighing in at thirteen pounds and is twenty-four and a half inches long. He's really getting chubby and has lots of rolls all over. For those keeping record, Grace was fifteen, Char was eleven and a half, and Perry was twelve pounds. He's...
Two days after Christmas is Kasie Marie's birthday. Since she turned 25 this year, we decided to get together to celebrate. Our plan was to head up to Mt. Charleston, go sledding, and then come back home to a nice big pot of chili. Unfortunately, there was an avalanche warning on the mountain. Instead, we had a game night. Kelli and Eddie came over early to help make chili, and cupcakes for Kasie. While they were there, we exchanged Christmas gifts. I got some of my blue kitchen accessories I've been dreaming about. I'm SoOo ExCiTeD to collect them all. They brought Grace a stuffed puppy named Violet that learned her name and teaches her how to spell it. Violet also knows that Grace's favorite food is sweet potatoes, and her favorite color is pink. She loves it! She especially likes to ride with Violet in her wagon: When Kasie and Jeremy arrived, we sang Happy Birthday, and Kasie made a wish. Then, Gracie opened her presents from Uncle Larry ...
Picture of the Week: Pool Day with the Boys We got Brother a new bouncer for the office, because he loved sitting in Oliver and Riley's over the weekend. He was happy to have a new place to hang out at work. Grace and Char sent me this picture from Kid Zone. I like that they have a little bit of independence going there for the summer, and they love the times when they get to play together. As much as these two fight, they really are the best of friends. Perry played in Brother's Nemo play mat with him. Brother's belly was large and in charge after he ate dinner. The girls played hockey outside in the rain with their besties, and we even got a pretty rainbow. Brother fell asleep while eating at work. He hung out in his bouncer some more. He came with me to my nail appointment and was so good hanging out in his car seat. He gave me some big ole smiles when he woke up from his nap on Thursday. Gracie ...