My Favorite!!!

Braydon 3.11 and Brooks 21 months

It took me nearly two years to get this sweet picture of our boys smiling and looking the same direction. I love this picture and I know I will have it in our house always!!! Speaking of houses, we recently sold ours and we will be building a new house near by with a much bigger yard! I am excited, but sad to leave this house. It is our first home and Rowdy built it.... Not to mention the thought of bringing our babies home...was to this cozy home of ours. So new memories to be made and the thought of the boys playing outside while I cook dinner makes me a little less sad.

Anyway, Braydon and Brooks are at a fun stage and they play together lots. I love when Braydon asks Brooks to play with him. Brooks plays like a 4 year old. It cracks me up to listen to him play bad guys with action figures and act so boy when he just a baby :) Braydon was playing with balls and books and fisher price at 21 months...so is life as a baby brother.

Braydon has been praying for a baby sister lately and he is very sure that he wants a sister and not another brother. This was instigated when he held Daniels new baby sister Claire and he told me he wanted one....So we pray for a baby sister :) But for now we are content with two boys and I am looking forward to enjoying them for now!

Da baby!!!

Aww the baby! 20 months

His excitement to see all the bounce houses out front!!

Precious Brooks is 20 months!!! Yay!! Brooksie is chatty and snuggly and sweet and has about the best scream of any child I have ever met. Really, I challenge!!! ;) He has a big personality and makes me laugh all the time. He has by far the cutest/fastest run of any little guy his size. He kicks his little feet out to the sides and takes off...he kind of looks like a cartoon running. I giggle every time I see it. He has lots of words and I forget how cute it is to hear him say things like "Alligator" or "Apple Jacks" I think I have him figured out a little better as of..yesterday. He just really wants me to talk him through everything and let him help with everything. It has made life a little less noisy and it makes me so happy that he is happy! I catch him hugging Braydon all the time and in those moments I just thank God for blessing us with 2 babies!!! Its such a joy to my heart to see them really love one another. Rowdy and I fight for who gets to pick him up at the church nursery because he might makes us feel like the MOST loved parents ever. He runs and squeals with such excitement he nearly looses his breath. He just can't wait to get his Mama or Dada!!! We are super thankful for the life Brooks West brings to our home. I love this baby like crazy!!!! Happy 20 months Brooks Bear!!!

Happy Halloween!

Braydon's dream came true!!! He has super hero parents and brother..at least for a day!!! Poor Brooks had about 102 in this picture so he went straight to the couch to watch Tom & Jerry after we got a quick family picture. We already know what Braydon wants to be next year....Spiderman....Shock ;)

Braydon Lately 3.9

Sweet Braydon is 3 years and 9 months old I just can't believe he will be four in 3 short months!!! I feel like he grows taller, smarter and sweeter every. single. day. So this post is for the sweetness that is our Braydon Michael! Just a few of the reasons my heart is complete putty for this boy!

Me: "Hey B, how come you are so sweet?"

B: "Mama I love you sooo much bigger than the whole wide word"

Dad drives home from work while we are out front playing and the 1st thing Braydon says to Rowdy is, "Hi Daddy! How was your day at work today?"

In the middle of dinner he always says, "Mama I want to give you a hug and a big kiss" (so it may be a diversion to actually eating, but it's the sweetest!)

I was down with the stomach bug and he came to check on me...he checked my head and told me I had a fever asked if I needed some medicine and blew me kisses and let me "get some rest"

He has been creeping into our bedroom almost every night for at least a month and he always comes to my side of the bed and crawls up in btwn Rowdy and I and one night while I was almost back to sleep he held my cheeks and kissed my lips and said in a whisper, "Love you so much Mama!" My heart about exploded out of my chest. In the morning if he has crawled into bed w us he will always ask me if it's ok to wake up yet and time to open our eyes.

I could type for hours about the dialog I have with this tender hearted boy, but I just wanted to remember some of the sweet things he does when I look back on this age. While I love having babies in the house I sure am crazy about this big boy!!!

Fall Please!

Friday Fun day!

Brooks almost 19 months!

My favorite!

Splash park? Why Not!

Dream day in Dallas with my boys!

Well it looks like Fall at the Arboretum. Who would know since it was 100 today! We made it to the Arboretum last Friday and from 10am to 2pm there was not one single fit thrown, no tears, not even a whimper with all 4 kids! What a fabulous day! Frisco needs an arboretum! I need more days like this...no doubt about it! Except that a day like this should promise a great nap by at least one if not both babies and we went napless. For the 1st time in Brooks life he took no nap. I guess Braydon let him on his little secret ;) It's ok, he was an angel ( partly b/c he was delirious I am sure) Treasuring the memories and moments with my loves!!!!

FIRE!!!

why do we even try??? next years Christmas card?

Loved climbing around the fire truck!

Brothers!

Nervous smile! But he was the 1st to go up to the suited up fireman!

Brave B!

Cute Brooks getting in the mix :)

School Daze!!!

1st day at MDO: The 3's Ms. Catherine!

Please note: Braydon picked out his outfit ;) at least it matched!

Brooks 1st day of MDO!

My babies are getting so big.

The boys have been in school for almost 1 month. They go Tues/Thursday to a MDO program. I am so pleased to report that we have literally had zero tears at drop off since day 1!!!! For both kids!!! I was amazed! Braydon maybe runs to give me 2 or 3 or 4 extra hugs before I leave but just bc he's a love bug! Brooks doesn't even look for me after I leave...my lil independent boy! The other day I asked Braydon what he learned about at school that day and he told me, "Jesus." My heart melted. I love to have teachers praying over my babies...it just feels so right! Here's to a great school year for Braydon and Brooks.