Happy Birthday Daddy! (bretton)

Happy Birthday Daddy! 42!

The kids were really excited to try his cake this year, we made an Angel Food cake from scratch with everyone's help. We enjoyed pizza for dinner from J & P to help support Braydon's elementary school, and the PTA program. We celebrated as a family the night before his birthday because Brett and I were going to New York City for the weekend just the two of us!

and yes....Brielle is in a robe, underneath is her bathing suit....this has been the outfit of choice for about a week. :)

her first really good set of pigtails!

the kids all made their own cards for Brett for his birthday, and Brielle was excited that she wrote her name herself on the card. :)

We spent the weekend in New York City! Angela and Abbie had the kids for the weekend, and we enjoyed some adult time just the two of us. Friday night we had dinner at Suyra (and Indian restaurant in Soho), and Saturday night we saw the broadway show Wicked. It was excellent! We entire weekend we also shopped, walked around, and just enjoyed being together!

the kids with Abbie during the weekend (doesn't look like they miss us much:))

love you babe!

standing in front of the Kardashian sisters store

the streets of Soho

our fun saturday afternoon find, "the cupping room" we sat

and had coffee, omelets, and a chocolate filled croisant.

have to take the token picture infront of Rockefellar center

A Bunch of Random......

I always find that we take so many pictures at Christmas, that when January rolls around we forget about the camera for about a month. This year has started no different as I feel like days are going by before I even turn the camera on. Oh well, life is busy...what can I say. Today is Martin Luther King day, schools are closed and all three kids and I are home.

2010 Christmas Comic (by Brett)

Brielle's preschool class took a trip the Gamber Firehouse. Daddy took her on this field trip which made the day extra special.

Braydon had the opportunity to go to the Raven's Football game with Brett....had a GREAT time!

cheese!

little ladybug. :)

making cookies with mommy! (and yes, they did enjoy eating the batter just like their mommy likes to do.....yummy!)

how she got herself in here, I have no idea?

new little outfits that mommy bought after finding out that our flight was cancelled and we would be staying in Michigan for 2 additional days at Christmas. They are becoming better friends every day. Beckett really looks up to her sister. :)

our little sleeping angel....

Beckett's first playdate without her siblings, Bella and Beckett had a great time!

just too cute not to take a picture! sleeping literally on her pillow. :)

the first snow day of 2011!

We had our first official snow day on Jan.12th.....we got less than 4 inches but it was still enough for a little fun in the snow! It was really the first time that Beckett had been bundled up to enjoy the white fluffy stuff. We were able to sled, throw a few snowballs, and swing on the swings. It was really cold, and windy so we did not last long but just enough to deserve a little hot chocolate with marshmallows. :)

the kids with Aunt Angela

all bundled!

Bex took a little longer than the rest of us to get all her gear on. :)

such buddies! getting so big....

snow angels

from the minute she saw them, she said, "swing, swing, swing"....so, why not swing in the

middle of January, what is it going to hurt.....very cold but still fun.

snow chat with Aunt Angela after tackling each other

the three kiddos! (getting so big, so fast....)

he absolutely adores her. :)

eating snow. yummy!

fun with BECKETT

having fun making breakfast with daddy! his famous

french toast sticks! :)

rocking out!

NEW YEARS EVE 2010!

we spent New Years Eve day at home, mainly cleaning and packing up to go home the next day. The kids got to hang out with Grandpa and Grandma Kidder at night which gave Brett and I the chance to go to dinner with Burt and Leslie. It was a quiet and enjoyable new years, and we were home in bed by 10:30 pm. think we are getting old? Here is to the New Year!

hello there!! :)

a visit with friends (12/30/2010)

a visit with friends, The Childers!

my girl!!!!

this is what I get when I ask them to say "cheese" nice!

spending time on frozen Lake Macatawa (holland, MI)

We took the kids onto Lake Macatawa one day because it was frozen and they had never done this before. Braydon and Brielle were both very excited to put on those snowpants, boots, etc. Beckett had never been bundled so tightly and quite frankly, was not a fan. It was fun though!

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Brett and the kids

running on the frozen lake.....

daddy showing them to crawl...how slippery..

just relaxing

making snow (ice) angels

not as much a fan as her older siblings, but Beckett managed to experience the frozen lake too!