Sick Day

A few weeks ago Brynlee got really sick with a fever and horrible cough! So sick she just wanted to sleep all day and all night. Here are a few picks I took of her the first really bad day!

Waiting for toast.......

Still waiting.......

Finally got the toast and within minutes she was fast asleep!

This is how she spent most of the time she was awake. Poor little thing:(

Happy Birthday Jaxon Bug!!!

Jaxon turned 4 this last month! I can't believe it! I still remember being pregnant with him and loving it. And then when he was born it was just so amazing! He was such a stud muffin! And he had a ton of hair! He is still the little stud muffin with tons of hair but now he says things that make me laugh everyday and I just love him to pieces! Who would have known you love your kids more and more everyday! Anyhow, here are a few pics from his special day!

Jaxon 4 days old. (His ear looks funny but that is really just my moms thumb.)

Jaxon opening his presents from mom and dad and Brynlee
At our house you can't just open your presents by yourself. You ALWAYS have little helpers!

My cute little stinkers:)

He was sooooooooooooo excited about getting his motorcycle! Can you tell??!



Talking to Uncle Andy. I had told him he had to close his eyes so I could bring out another present that was too big to wrap and so he just kept his eyes closed through the whole conversation. It was so funny!

Playing with one of the many toys he got from grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Thanks to all of you for coming to celebrate with us. Jaxon LOVED it!

Jaxon with his "McQueen" cake






Definately not the easiest cake I have made but it was all worth it when I saw (and heard) the excitement on this little boys face. He was in heaven!

Four candles for my "big" 4 year old

Blowing out the candles

He loves being for and he thinks he is so big. He tells me all the time that he is tall and strong now that he is 4. My very favorite thing that he says to me everyday (multiple times a day) is "you're my best mommy ever!" I love this little guy. He will always be my little stud muffin for the rest of his life! Happy birthday Jaxon!

Keeping ourselves busy!

So the last few weeks have been somewhat busy for us around here. We had Jaxon's b-day, I went to Denver with my mom and sister, Valentines Day, and Bunco. And a lot of cleaning in between. We went to the Living Aquarium a few weeks ago and I bought a year pass. I only had to pay for me and Jaxon cause Brynlee is free, and they are so cheap! All you have to do is go twice and you have paid for it. Such a great deal! Anyhow, my kids LOVE it there and so here are just a few pics of them having a great time!

While Jaxon is in school I try to spend quality time with Brynlee. Alot of that time I'm trying to clean and run errands but when I'm not doing that Brynlee and I have a great time together. I decided a photo shoot was necessary after doing her hair so cute and she was in such a good mood. These are the results.

I guess it's a good thing I'm not trying to be a photographer huh?! I think I'll stick with my awesome sister-in-law Lindsay! She's great!

Brynlee's 2nd Birthday!

Brynlee Boo about 12 hours old. My favorite pic of daddy and Brynlee. She had him wrapped at first sight:)

Brynlee turned 2 this past month! It's crazy how time flies by. I still remember the night my water broke! When she came out I was so surprised to see that it was a girl! I thought for sure she was going to be a boy. I was so happy and she was so beautiful! She is getting to be such a little person and I love it! Yes there are days that she pushes my buttons but I wouldn't trade her for the world. She loves to play with Jaxon and she's a great teaser. All she has to do is call Jaxon a baby and she has got him going:) She is very stubborn but she is quick to say please and thank you. She is starting to talk some more so it's making it easier for me to know what she wants. We went to the doctors for her 2 year check up and here are her stats:

Weight: 21 lbs. (that was fully dressed with full diaper. At home she is 20 lbs. even)

Height: 31 inches

She is still not on the charts but she is on an up-curve from where she was last time we went in, so that's good:) She is healthy and right on track. She may be small but she's adorable so I guess that's all that matters:) Happy Birthday Brynlee!

Jaxon couldn't help but open some of her presents with her. Brynlee is obsessed with cats so this was my attempt at a kitty for her.

My cute little 2 year old!

Christmas Day!

Christmas Day always is a crazy day for us. We have lots of houses to hit but we wouldn't have it any other way:) We had to wake the kids up at 6:00 am on Christmas morning. I took 5 pics of the kids on the stairs and this is the best one. Jaxon's pile

Brynlee's pile

Jaxon LOVED his remote control car and Brynlee couldn't get enough of her 4-wheeler.

She couldn't ride without her dog in her purse and her kitty house full of kitties:)



Jaxon playing with the new fire engine he got

Daddy hangin' out




Jaxon, Brynlee, Jordan, and Jenny getting ready to see what G-ma and G-pa Crowther got them!

The whole crew! Tylor, Casey, Jordan, Jenny, Jaxon, and Brynlee

These were the only pics that I got of that day. Sorry but I wasn't really thinking about taking pics after the morning. Hope you all had a great holiday!

Christmas Eve Festivities!

So every year for Christmas Eve we go over to Josh's parents house and have an awesome dinner and then play games, read the story of Christ's birth, and get PJ's. It's always a great time spending time with family. This year was no different. We all had a great time. Jaxon got Hungry Hungry Hippos for winning Bingo and you would have thought he won the lottery. He was hillarious!! And Brynlee got a little kitty. She ofcourse loves it and has to sleep with it every night! Here are a few pics of the family! Kirsten in her PJ's that were big enough to fit 3 of her. A word of advice, if you normally wear a size 5 pants don't go buying yourself a large in PJ's!:)

Jaxon having a great time playing with Casey!

The kids in their jammies! Jaxon's have little dogs with different christmas hats/antler's on and Brynlee's have kittens coming out of christmas boxes. I thought they were too cute!


Josh got me some PJ's too. What a sweet hubby!

Oh Christmas Tree!

Ok so I know that I've been a total slacker on this blog so I'm going to try to get caught up in the next few days. For Christmas every year we go as a family and pick out a tree. (I am not a fan of the whole fake tree thing.) We went to Lowes this year since that's where we went last year and our tree lasted forever! And our tree this year didn't disappoint! It looked so great and stayed alive even though I forgot to water it one day:) oops Anyhow, Lowes had a great selection and it was hard to find just the right one, but we finally found it. We brought it home and decorated it that night as well. The kids loved it!
A few days later I had the kids decorate a small little tree that I have for decoration for the downstairs. Since this is the first year I have a finished basement we now need to go buy a fake tree to go down there. As I mentioned before I don't really like fake trees but I don't want to have to mess with the mess that a real tree makes downstairs as well as up stairs so a fake one will have to suffice:) Anyhow, that's on our list of things to buy next! Here are a few pics of all the activities!

Sorry all my pics are in the wrong order:(
Jaxon and Brynlee in front of their tree

Decorating a tree just their size

Helping mom decorate the real tree

This is the one!

Just some of the many trees to choose from