You lookn at me?

Seriously can't get enough of this little guy.  He is such a great baby!!! He never cries and is just content to sit a watch all the kids play, and entertain his mom.

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt

I started watching my nieces (Emma and Ellie) for the summer and here is a glimpse of how we spend our time in the mornings.  I work on my tan and the kids.....



spend their time pulling their bikes up the hills that surround my house

Then in true kid style they come down super fast and a little reckless and I let them and take pictures to document what a fun mom and aunt I am:)

But then this happens and we go inside until tomorrow and do it all over again!!!

Just Dance 2

Just strike a pose. ( I told her I wanted to take her picture and she did the rest.)

The yearly dance recital...Let's be honest, I'm not a dance mom.  I really try to be because Kynlee LOVES dance.  This year it was on  Tuesday night and she had to be there at 5 she doesn't even get off the bus until 4:30.  I know, I know what you are thinking dance mom's out there.  "Why didn't you go and check her out?"  The thought did cross my mind but that would be to easy.  I like to do things the hard way.  No really I was going to then I thought we could do it if I had everything set out and to my defence we did make it on time her hair just wasn't as curly as I would have liked.  (See I do care) 

She got to do both her dances and they were both really good.  It's fun when they actually start moving instead of waving their arms.  She practiced really hard and it certainly paid off.

Good Job Kynlee Babe.  We love you!!

In true Krayden fashion

We live in an area that has a TON of hills.  It's kinda tricky to learn how to ride a bike.  We took him to the church parking a lot and....

he hasn't looked back since.  He got the pedalling down and the most important thing, how to stop!!

Trevin had to have his bike too

Dad heard the ice cream truck down in the neighborhood. 

He jumped in the car and hunted him down

Today was a good day

Just Dance

Kynlee had her annual dance at Lagoon day.  Nana came this time and fun was had by all!!  Braylund was a trooper and hung out in the stroller all day hardly ever making a peep.  We only knew he was there when he had to eat.  I guess taking a 8 week old isn't that bad.  I admit I was a little nervous that we would have to cut the day short but I was proven wrong by the little guy.

Kynlee did awesome.  She was super cute and super excited.  She rode all the "big" rides including Wicked and the "roller coaster that went upside down".  It helps when you have a friend that like all those rides too.

Thanks Kynlee Babe for giving us an excuse to get out of the house and go have some fun.  I even got to get my dippin dots.

Braylund 2 months

Weight 11.11 lbs 49%

Height 23.5 inches 68%

Cuteness 500%

Loved 1000000000000%

Punch Anyone?

Before

After

Jon is seriously the best dad EVER.  He called me one afternoon and asked if I could bring my car down to his office because he found the "Perfect" lemonade stand.  At the beginning it was just the base and I thought that was how it was going to stay but oh no Jon had other plans.  He built the upper part and my sister painted the words.  The kids had great success and want to do it often.  I am the mean mom and say we need to give our neighbors a break.  But I have to say from the comments we get from the customers we have the BEST punch ever.  One even asked for the recipe.  Now if I could just do my part and find some cute material and make a table cloth to add the finishing touch:)

" I Get to Ride the Bus Now!!"

Krayden graduated from pre-school.  He learned a ton and made some new friends.  He is super excited that he gets to go to kindergarten more excited that he gets to ride the bus.  Good job Kray boy!!!

My Second Mom

Most people that say they have a second mom it is usually a friends mom that gets the title.  Not me...my second mom is my Aunt Becky.  She is my mom's sister and she really is my mom.  From the time that I was very little. She loves me like a mom loves her child.  She has even gotten mad at me like a mom gets mad at her own child:).  I remember that she would come and watch us when my parents would go out of town.  She would pull my loose teeth and give me a treasure chest from her office.  Once when I had braces we went to her office and she changed my colors on my braces too two colors on every bracket.  I loved it.  She would take me to six flags and ride all the crazy rides with me.  

She has come to help me with my last two babies, Trevin and Braylund.  It has been so fun. 

All the pictures I have are of Becky and my kids but the same love you see in these pictures is the same love that she shows me.  She is known around here as Nana Becky.  I love her too pieces.

Thanks Beck

Becky came for a WHOLE week when Trevin was born.  It was so nice.  My recovery was really long and hard with him and she helped make it better.  I just felt sorry for her with all my crying that went on.

Helping me with Trevin

It got to the point where only Nana Becky could help Krayden

Becky took over story time while she was here.  She bought them interactive books and she is helping Kynlee with hers

Being Super Hero's

Playing around in Texas

Becky staying up SUPER late to make me a TON of ear rings and she made Kynlee a cute bracelet and necklace to match.

Just having fun

Becky is LOVED by ALL my kids!!!  And she is a good sport for letting them climb all over her.

She came to help me with Braylund too.  She did this A LOT.  He was fussy from 7 pm until midnight and she would take him for most of the time.  Love her!!!

Becky came back for Mother's Day.  She gave me a really pretty bracelet that she made.  I'm glad she was here for Mother's Day weekend, I was able to spend time with both my moms.

Bouncing Braylund

My two moms.  I couldn't live without them!!
Love you
Photo taken by Krayden:)

Just One of Those Days

Just trying to keep things real.

I worked out, got in the shower and pulled my hair up today.  No make up, but i did brush my teeth.

The boys both dressed themselves.  Krayden is wearing black and white camo pants with his camo sweatshirt.  Trevin has on a cute shirt but the pants he chose are pj's that have polar bears on them. And you got to love the hair on both of them.  I blame it on all the rain.

What you see behind me is a HUGE pile of laundry that needs to be folded.  Yes, I can wash laundry with the best of them, but when it comes to folding it that is another story.  Before I had Braylund I had a system that worked.  I would do a load a day all the way from start to finish.  So that is my goal, but I have to start with it all being done first.

 I got a lot of this in though.  Krayden is turning into a great photographer.  He loves to take pictures and he snapped some of me and Braylund.

 Notice the laundry has moved from the chair to the bed.  At least it's all separated

I got in a lot of love from my boys today.  And I was able to enjoy every minute.  Maybe this stinky weather should stick around. 

P.S I have made a goal with myself that I will be in more pictures.  As I was looking through our pictures I noticed that I was hardly in any of them for two reasons 1) I usually have the camera and I am taking the pictures and 2) I don't like to be in pictures.  I don't think I take good pictures but I have decided that my kids probably won't care when they go back and look at them years down the road.  Hopefully they will just be happy to have pictures of me.

P.P.S The laundry is now folded and MOSTLY put away.  The funny thing is I don't know why I dread folding it and putting it away so much. It really doesn't take that much time.