Braydon turns 6! (December 10, 2010)

Really can not believe Braydon is 6 already! Where does the time go? So proud of the person he is becoming and who he is!

LEGO cake made by mommy!

big 6!

oops, mom bought the candles that keep relighting...he thought it was hilarious!

blue frosting?

the blue frosting strikes again! and, Beckett loved being with Jodie during this weekend.

the awesome picture of the storm trooper that Aunt Angela drew for Braydon

Quinn and Braydon....playing the Nintendo DS

LEGO party for his 6th birthday!

tons and tons of legos.....all at their hands to build whatever they wanted

even the adults got into it!

our special guests, Jodie and Quinn came to Maryland for the weekend.

Beckett had a little fun with it too

cheese!

Kyle, Josh, Braydon, Harrison

so many to choose from.....

Dinner with Santa

We were able to take the kids again to have dinner with Santa at Cattail Creek Country Club. They had a great time! Braydon showed no shyness to the big guy, and to our surprise...neither did Brielle (who wasted no time in getting on his lap and letting him know of her desire for the Barbie Dream House with Elevator). Beckett on the other hand...was not about to get on his lap and only made her way near him to grab the candy cane at the end. :)

HUGS! for Santa

only would she give him a high five AFTER he handed her the candy cane. :)

high fives!

high fives!

sitting with Santa

sitting with Santa....(notice beckett checking out the situation)

sisters!

our 3 kiddos....all dressed up!

Dinner with Santa 2010

Funny Quotes by Brielle:

talking to Aunt Angela: "i was in Michigan and I saw my grandma with the short hair, my grandma with the long hair, my grandpa with a mustache, and ........(pause) my grandpa with the old face"

reading a book with me, we see a picture of a running river "mom, look...it is a dead snowman, because when a snowman melts he turns into a lot of water"

talking to Brett: "dad, you know how to spell ENERGY, 'N' 'ERRRR' 'G' "

November and into December...

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving has already passed and we have cut down the family Christmas tree and we are starting into the full swing of a busy holiday season! The kids also love this time of year because they have the anticipation of Santa's arrival, and the Christmas Story. It is really fun to hear them tell the story, or at least how they see it through their eyes (usually Braydon telling Brielle how Jesus was born, and then Brielle correcting him.....not to worry Bex, you will soon join in.)

I will post pics this week of our tree getting experience, and Thanksgiving!

A New Start....

I just found out that one can print a blog, and make it into a book! really? people can do this? So, needless to say....now I feel really guilty for ignoring this blog for the past year and letting facebook take over as my central location for pictures. Just think, another year of pictures in the life of the Bolt Family and I could have had it documented into a book. So, with that said...I am going to re-commit myself to being a blogging mommy!

playing catch up...

wow...it has been a long time..

guess facebook has taken over..oops!

will try to get back into this, it is a little busy over here.

all three kids are doing well, and we are anxious to start yet another school year...this one being a big one with Braydon starting kindergarten! i can't believe it...i remember like it was yesterday holding him in the middle of the night, and as sleepless as i was...thinking, he would always be that small. goes way to fast!

The Bolt Family

braydon and aaron at the cottage

beckett j

brielle

family photo....mothers day 2010

yep.....we keep it classy! :)

my handsome dude....can't believe he starts kindergarten in two weeks!

brett and I at a winery in Napa Valley..thx mom and dad....the time away was awesome!

and....the diva!

loving on grandpa....

Happy Valentines Day

kisses from the big sister

beckett 10 months

braydon 5 yrs

brielle 3 yrs

my three kiddos (it is impossible to get them all to look at the camera at the same time)

few pics of december

santa! 2009

12/18/09...started crawling just over a week ago, and already she is pulling up.

snowstorm 2009

playing outside

my sweet little Brielle

October.

Can you believe it is October already? I really can't. Fall is my favorite time of year...i absolutely love it. I like the colder temps (although we are still warm here), the colors, food, smells, holidays, etc.

We are in full swing once again...Braydon has really done well with adjusting to PreK and going to school 5 mornings a week. Brielle is loving her 2 mornings a week in the 2's preschool program, along with her gymnastics class (she is in a preschool class...mommy not involved...wow!). She has really started to show her independence. Beckett is already 6 months old, sitting well by herself and showing more and more personality on a daily basis. We are having a lot of fun.

This past weekend we took the kids to Baughers to pick some apples. I have never done this before and I wanted to try it with the kids...they had a great time! Now, I have to use the apples that we brought home...not hard, although i may run out fast as the kids are eating apples faster than they have before.

Kids, and Apple Orchards

her very first, "school picture day"

posing for pre-picture day pics..

braydon and beckett

still can't believe we have 3 kids!

trip to Baughers for apple picking

the kids had a great time....they were able to pick all by themselves.

and then daddy helped them get some of the really high ones..

really high!

bex was definately along for the ride....

eating some of what she picked!

smiley little beckett

not really sure. :)

6 mos.

Beckett was six months old today. time flies. it really does. We were out to dinner friday night, and it blew both Brett and I away that we were sitting at the table with our THREE kids..three of them, and they were all sitting up, Bex in the high chair just a baby babbling away in between bites of strawberry yogurt. In the moment, it seems so slow but when you step back and really look...it goes so fast. Brielle will be 3yrs in less than a month, and Braydon....wow, i can't believe I will soon have a 5 yr old (december). As for little Bex....she is sitting on her own, trying out the food (although would prefer if we gave her everything we eat), trying to grab at those little puffs, loving her excersaucer, and making a lot (ALOT) of noise (she is louder than the other two at time), and she is our happy little girl. I will post pics soon.

hmmm....

feeling a little overwhelmed this weekend with three kids. somedays i think the job is nearly impossible, and then before i know it...another week has passed. they all keep changing, some days run so smoothly and yet other days i yearn to sit in a room by myself because they are at each other all the time....oh how this will change when #3 starts to move around. as for this weekend....i am tired, and energized at the same time. we packed away the baby swing, it is no longer present in the house.....and it is the first of the many baby things to start to go away, never to be used by us again.....i had tears when i saw brett take those screws out of the swing knowing that i would never put another baby of my own in it. time flies....

just for fun....