Brielle....Month by Month...how fast a year goes!

One Month
Two Months
Three Months
Four Months
Five Months
Six Months
Seven Months

Eight Months
Nine Months
Ten Months
Eleven Months
One Year Old!

Happy Birthday Brielle!

Brielle turned 1 yrs old this past weekend, and was able to celebrate with her Grandma Kidder...whom she shares a birthday with. Hard to believe that a year has already gone by, but we can't imagine our life without our little Brie-Brie.

She is changing a lot right now....we have determined that she could walk if she wanted to...often taking many steps in a row, but still likes to hold a finger and guide someone else around the house...(maybe it is her way of guarenteeing your attention is on her. :)) She will do it independently when she is ready. She has a a few words: mom, dad, ball, cat, dog, bear, cup......and continues to be a very smiley little girl...most of the time. She still only has the 2 teeth...but we can feel some lumps on the top gums. Braydon did great for his sisters birthday, even though it is hard for an almost 3 yr old to understand why he is not getting any presents at the same time.

Grandpa and Grandma Kidder were here for the weekend...Braydon was so excited! We celebrated with them, and then we all went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday to pick our own pumpkin...slowly we are getting ready for Halloween!

Happy Birthday Brielle!
the frosting..her favorite part
even offering to feed Braydon a little
okay...not so sure she liked the hat..but she wore it :)
her cake...decorated and frosted by Grandma Kidder
her left hand stayed in that spot of the cake for a few minutes...
then she started to dig into it
and finally it started to go across the tray...

my little girl.....
oh, how she loves her daddy!
Brielle, Kim, Grandma Kidder (Brielle shares a birthday with Grandma Kidder)
talking on her new phone
practicing her verbal skills

practicing her walk...to grandma
grandpa taking a little wrestling from braydon

Pumpkin Patch

Family Pic
Brielle is laughing at Grandpa Kidder...
got my pumpkins! yippee!
taking the hay ride to the patch
in search of the perfect pumpkin
braydon found his
she looked a lot..and then settled on one more her size
and then we had grandpa carry them all :)

trying to get her brothers attention...a loud scream is coming out of her mouth
very happy...
growing more frustrated with her interested in HIS trains..
smile for daddy...
dad and his kids
she is our little climber
trying out a headband that i got in my race packet
hard to see..but the tv has the winner of the baltimore marathon..i ran the 5K

brielle in her baptism dress at the church
quinn, anabel, braydon
brielle says hello to Ellery, and Olivia
Tracy, Kim and Leslie...
peaceful moment with daddy

happy baby Olivia
loves watermelon
anable and braydon...taking a dinner break
practicing her walk with grandma

yippee!

lunch with my friends from Hope College, at New Holland Brewery
with assistance, walking on Hope College campus
bekki is bringing down the fruit bouquet
and the fruit bouquet falls over...poor brad
it is rescued!

Hope College....class of 1997
Brielle on the anchor
and attempt to get all our kids around the anchor
jen, kim, monica, megan, bekki, jodie
and all of us with our kids..

future piano player
quinn adn braydon taking a ride
as braydon would say, "my buddy quinner"
cheese
cheese