Froggie Jammies

She has 4 teeth on bottom
She has 4 teeth on top. The 2 side ones are almost in. Excuse the sweet potatoes on her face. I didn't clean it up before I took the pictures.

Mommy and the girls

Daddy and the girls

I absolutely love these jammies. They are so cute. I was able to find matching ones for the girls.

Thoughts

The past week has been a time of much reflecting for me. I have thought about how much I love my family. My girls aren't perfect, but they are perfect for me. Bryn is one of the happiest, funniest, most cuddly babies I know. I can't stop kissing her. She is just so darn cute. Makenna is so smart, funny and fiesty. She says things every day that amaze me. I have had so much fun with them lately. Makenna is getting ready for her first soccer game this weekend. She has been in preschool one day a week and doing gymnastics. She is a social butterfly. I love to hear all the things she learns in school. She has been into wanting to talk on the phone and text. Yes...I know. She is 3 and she wants to text. I just love my girls. Tyler and I have been talking a lot more lately. He is making time to be with the family more. We enjoy spending time with girls. I love this fall weather we are having. I love the rain. I love cuddling in my bed in the morning with the girls, watching cartoons. I love the time I get to cuddle with Bryn before she goes to bed. I love how Kenna wants to grow up to be just like her mommy. I just can't express how much I really love my family! We aren't the perfect family...but we are perfect for each other!

More BYU Pictures

Me, Mom, Steven, Dad and Tyler
My little brother is #24 in there! After the BIG win!

Steven after he ran the return for 22 yards!

Steven is at the 17 yard line with the Oklahoma player trying to take him down...he made it all the way to the 22 before being brought all the way down.

Steven is on the "L". He caught the kick off

Tyler and I during the game. He was totally faking his smile :)

BYU/OU Game

My little bro is #24 on the far left
Steve-O before the game

Practicing running and catching before the game!

Before the game!
The 7 story tall jumbotron! The Mitsubshi letters on the bottom are 5 feet tall!

Waiting in line before the game!

The stadium

My parents at bro at the fireside

My Bro and I at the fireside

BYU beat OU 14-13!! GO COUGARS!!!!

Tyler and I were lucky enough to be able to go to the game! My little brother, Steven, is #24 for the Cougars. We were able to get tickets through him and meet my parents in Arlington for the game! The Cowboy Stadium is AMAZING! Our seats were not bad. It was so intimidating to be in the stadium with all those OU fans. Driving around the stadium before the game...all we saw were OU tents. I told my parents that if someone yells "Boomer" everyone yells "Sooner." So to prove it...as we drove around I would yell "Boomer" out the window and people would all yell "Sooner" back. It was hilarious! Going into the stadium was intimidating. There were only about 3 setions that were blue. The rest of the entire place was in crimson and cream! It was nuts. The crowd was going crazy. We sat in the family section for BYU! I had a blast. I was jumping up and down and screaming the whole time. I lost my voice! Steven was on the field a lot for punts and he even caught the kickoff and returned it for 22 yards! How cool is that! I was so proud of my little bro! Cougars deserved this win and probably would have won if Bradford wasn't injured! Bradford didn't get hurt until there were seconds left in the first half. BYU had held the Sooners to 7-0 at that point! Both teams weren't perfect...but BYU kept focused and was able to pull it off! After the game I was able to go see Steven. He was pretty excited about the game. The Sooner fans were pretty awesome though. We didn't hear anything bad after the game and they all said good game and were pretty nice! Very classy! Before the game...my parents and I went over to the hotel where the players were staying to see him. It was so cool to see little kids run up to him and ask him for his autograph because he was a BYU football player! I am so happy I was able to go to the game. The atomsphere was so much fun it was a great 1st time college football game experience. Thanks to my parents for a great weekend and to Jan for watching the girls!!!!

Kenna's First Day of School

We went to Sonic and she got tater tots and apples for breakfast. That is what she wanted!

Kenna was so excited for her first day of preschool today. Before school, I took her to get breakfast. I asked her what she wanted and she said tater-tots. So we went to Sonic. We sat in the car and ate. Then I took her into school. I walked her in and tried to kiss and hug her goodbye and she pushed me away and said, "oh mom!" So I told her to have a good day and be good and I left. I picked her up at 2:30 and she was too busy playing playdough to say hello. I asked the teacher if she was good and she said yes...but also very talkative. So since Kenna was good, I took her for a treat. She asked to go to Braums for cookies and cream ice cream. She looked so cute today. I can't believe I have a child that is old enough to be in preschool!

My Little Big Girl

Bryn had her 9-month well-child appt today. She weighs 16lbs. 5oz. (10%), is 27 inches tall (31%) and her head is in the (25%). She is getting so big, but she is still so small for her age. My friend Jen's son, Cash, is 4 months old...and he had is well-child appt today too. He weighed 16lbs. 4oz. haha! He is big and she is small. There were no shots today...so that was good! Dr. said she looks great and he is excited for her hand surgery. So the next time we go back to him his for her 1 year well-child, unless she gets sick in between!

9-Month Pictures

Yesterday we took Bryn's 9-month pictures. Oh how cute they are! There is one of her smiling with her hands in the air. I love it! Please check them out!!

http://kristens-pics.blogspot.com

Kristen did a wonderful job with the pictures. She was so good with Bryn. Please check out her website

Boysnberriesphotography.com

My Brother

Check this out...my brother made it onto OU's forum! haha

http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133252

Eating

Bryn loves to twist her tongue around

Bryn was eating some baby food. She loves to smile and is such a happy baby now. She can be a goober sometimes too!

Peek-A-Boo

Bryn was playing peek-a-boo with me in her crib. She has been starting to pull herself up in her crib.

Bath Time

Bryn in the bath tub. She sure loves to splash in the bath. She is becoming such a happy baby! She looks like such a hillbilly with her 1 top tooth. She has a second top one that is coming in and she has 3 bottom ones in with another 1 on its way!

My Little Piano Player

Bryn had fun pounding away on the keys!

#6

Yes... that is right. Tyler and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary last Sunday. I can't believe it has already been 6 years. We sure have been through a lot together. I am so thankful to have found such a wonderful husband. He works so hard for our family. He is a great dad to the girls. I am so glad he only has 1 year left of school! 8.5 months to be exact. And 10.5 months until he takes the bar! Tyler is one of the best things that ever happened to me and I am so lucky to be his wife. For our anniversary we didn't do too much because we are traveling down to Dallas in 2 weeks. Last Sunday we just went to church and then over to Tyler's parents house for dinner. I gave him a card that said "6 years...then to Eternity and Beyond!" I look forward to spending eternity with Tyler and working together to raise our girls!

I have to Brag

I am so proud of my hubby. I sure did miss him though this summer. He worked really hard. He worked for a judge here in the city for about 20-25 hours a week and took 2 MBA classes and 1 law class. He finally got his grades back and he made straight A's. Getting an A in a law class is pretty hard. I am so happy for him and his hard work and dedication. I love you Tyler!

Get That Out of Your Mouth

Makenna has this fixation with putting things in her mouth. She puts everything/anything in her mouth. The other day we were at Tyler's mom's house and Kenna was in the hall. Jan saw her in the hall with the plug-in air freshener in her hand. Jan took it away from her, but then noticed Kenna was holding her mouth funny. Jan asked her if she had put it in her mouth and she said yes. She had gotten to hot fragance oil in her mouth. We took her in the kitchen and rinsed out her mouth with soap. She is such a crazy nut.
A few weeks ago I bought her these cute Ariel flip flops from the Disney store. They were cute and on sale for cheap so I got them. Kenna wore them one day in the car and when I went to get her out of the car there was blue foam all over the floor. Kenna had bitten holes in the bottom of her flip flop. I swear...this kid puts everything in her mouth. I thought that stage ended when they hit about 18 months.

Landon and Bryn

Today my friend Amy came over to visit. Bryn loved having him to play with. She tried holding his hand and kept trying to roll over him! Poor Landon. He is such a cute baby! Landon is 6 weeks old and Bryn is 8.5 months old.

First Biter Bisquit

Bryn thought Makenna's popsicle looked better

The other day we gave Bryn her first Biter Bisquit. She seemed to like it okay. She at a little bit of it and then quit. So we got her a popsicle and she seemed to enjoy that much more. She loves to eat these infant rice cakes. Today she had her first ritz cracker and loved it. She also ate a breadstick. She is moving up in the world! :)

The Funniest Story I Have Heard In a Long Time

Yesterday, Tyler's grandma was robbed. The guy kicked in her carport door and came into the house. She was in the bathroom and he told her to stay in there.  She came out tried to make a call and he broke the phone. He had told her that she had a gun. She asked to see it. He pointed it to her head. Then she asked to see the bullets. He took them out of the gun and showed her. Then he took the cash out of her purse, went and grabbed and ice cream from the freezer and grabbed her purse and started leaving.  As he was leaving with her purse she said, you already took my cash please leave my purse. My drivers license is in there and they will catch you with it so you better leave...and guess what!! He left her purse! Apparently he was totally stoned. But can you imagine...Tyler's little old grandma thinking so quick on her feet!! I would have stayed in the bathroom crying hoping he would leave. We are so glad she is okay! She is so stinking hilarious!!!

Bryn Eating Her Fruit Puffs

Bryn picking up her fruit puff

Bryn using both hands

Sorry for the poor quality of the videos. Hopefully you can see that Bryn is learning to use her hands pretty well.

SYTYCD

Tonight was the finale of So You Think You Can Dance. It is one of my favorite shows. I love dancing and used to be an okay dancer. I haven't danced in years and I miss it so much. I love watching all the fun routines. There were quite a few routines this year that were amazing to me and there is one from last year that will probably always be my favorite. I marvel at how amazing these dancers are. I wish that I could be as good as they are. Even when I was at my best I still couldn't compete with them. There is just something about dance that I can't get enough of. It is so fun. I am so happy with who won tonight. It was who I was rooting for. I have wanted to start taking dance classes again, but since it has been so long I would probably die! haha. But, I absolutely love dancing!

They are growing Up!

A few cool things have happened this week. Kenna has been in swimming lessons for the past few weeks. On Monday we were swimming with some friends.  Up until this point she was only working on floats and could swim with floaties. She had never swam without floaties. Well Kenna ventured off the step in the pool with no floaties. My friend Jen was ready to get in the pool to save Kenna and then she started swimming back to the step. So I got in with Kenna and let her practice with no floaties. She does really well for a beginner. She doesn't like to swim above the water. She is like a mermaid swimming under the water. Her swim teacher was pretty proud of her today. Makenna also got signed up for soccer last week. She won't be starting until Sept., but we went out today and got her jersey, shorts, socks, shin guards and ball. She is so excited. We have to keep looking for shoes because they didn't have any small enough for her. She also starts gymnastics next week!

For Bryn....she ate her first "cheerio" type food today. She ate some fruit puffs today and did so well. It was so cool to watch her pick them up with her hands and put them in her mouth. She is working really hard on holding bottle by herself. She is such a fast crawler now too! You put her on the floor and she is gone. She takes after her uncle Brandon and has a BIG shoe fetish. She loves to eat shoes. Doesn't matter whose they are....she just wants them. She has been sleeping all night long. She is talking like crazy and is overall a pretty happy baby!

Getting Fit

So Tyler and I finally got a pass to the YMCA. We have looked in the mirror recently and realized we need to get a pass quick...haha! So we started going this week. Tuesday was okay and then Tyler and I went together yesterday to work out. I was sore this morning, but there is this class called Zumba that my friends said is a lot of fun. So I wanted to go with them. Umm Yea...I felt so dumb. It was a lot of fun, but I am so out of shape. Tyler and I hope to show our girls that exercise is fun and is a good thing. I also signed Kenna up for Soccer as well. She will be in soccer and gymnastics this fall.