Thursday, June 04, 2009

memorial day in michigan


cousin corbin
jump!
braydon and quinn
grandma bolt




beckett    2mos

Thursday, May 28, 2009

9 weeks...

i promise to post pics of memorial day in Michigan soon....promise!
Beckett is 9 weeks tommorrow, and she was super sweet to sleep a 7 hour stretch last night (although i did not sleep a lot of it, at least she did).  She is smiling a lot now, and cooing all the time, it is amazing how fast it goes.  We watched a little home video today with the kids from the day that Beckett came home....hard to believe that 2 mos has already gone by.  Are things getting easier?  no...., but that is okay, it will change...it will.  Brett leaves on a trip this weekend, his first bit of travel since her birth (he will be gone 3 nights) and Leslie is coming to stay with me....not sure I was ready to tackle it all alone, although i do it everyday when he goes to work....but not the nights, nope...not ready for that.  I never knew that I would be capable of this, taking care of these little people the way I do, but I do it day in and day out.  I told Brielle today....three of the happiest days of my life were the birth of Braydon, Brielle and Beckett.  Thanks God for giving me these three little people.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

7 weeks....

amazing!
we have made it to 7 weeks....it has gone fast, and it has gone slow.
i have not slept more than 4 hours at a time in sooo long, but....i really do not feel that bad.
some days i am exhausted, other days i feel as though i am unstoppable....
beckett is changing daily.....and now we are getting those big smiles, and lots of eye contact and even some cooing..it is wonderful!
i look forward to routine again, and schedule...but for now, i am just enjoying my littlest peanut and the joys of having a newborn around..as she is most likely our last child.....they grow so fast, and when i really stop to look at braydon and brielle..i am reminded of how fast they grow!  braydon is such a boy.....it is hard to believe he was once as small as beckett, & brielle talks non-stop...could it really be that at one time she depended on me the way her little sister did.....truly amazing!   as i sit here, my baby is sleeping on my bed as she had a very hard evening and i am just watching her sleep (the bed is still made, otherwise....i may be laying there next to her sleeping myself)....it is truly amazing to me that she (and her siblings) are here with us.....awesome! 

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Mother's Day 2009...a trip to the Baltimore Zoo

me and my kids :)

she has found her hands....let the drool begin..

so sweetly helping his sister across the lily pads

my little peanut. :)

happy mothers day
a girl and her heels, purse and sunglasses.....

Saturday, May 02, 2009

good morning!

can you see the red in her hair?
smiles, smiles, and more smiles...
we love each other :)
he absolutely adores her....and is a very good helper.
watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on TV.....look at Beckett's blue eyes!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

star wars....a BIG theme in our house right now..
forces unite..
eye contact, smiles....it starts to get more fun. :)
One Month Old

Friday, April 24, 2009

another week passes....

daddy with his girls!
who knows what they were doing..but it was funny!
picture out of order..her cheese after her first haircut!
brielle's first haircut...she loved the experience!
my crazy boy!
serious Beckett... :)
silly Beckett...  :)
loving on my little girl
in the playgym for the first time.....brielle had to join her....

Monday, April 13, 2009

random.....



Sunday, April 12, 2009

another week passes.....

we continue to adjust, and make our way as a family of five.  the kids are still enamored with beckett and like to be around her.  grandma leaves on monday, so the real adjustment will start when they realize that mommy has her hands tied at different times, but we will make it!  Happy Easter....enjoy your day.
easter morning, 2009
our final product after a unique dyeing experience
dyeing easter eggs
the easter bunny visited our house!
our littlest easter bunny!
reading books to herself in her room one morning....
a first attempt at a picture of all three kids! (my christmas card is going to be impossible)
playing together at the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt
braydon and zach
cheese!!! daddy!
cool kid!
me and my sister!