Brooks

Cute little Brooksie! Him and Hallie fight like cats and dogs and I'm always yelling, "Stop touching her." Or "Just ignore him." But at the times they do play well together it is nice. He torments Rosie and squeezes her head and struggles with sharing his cars with Stockton. He says some of the funniest things. Like the other day while rubbing Rosie's belly and feeling her nipples he said, "Mom. Rosie has a lot of belly buttons." Haha! He is so sweet at times and will randomly thank Russ and I for things like, "Thanks mom for going to the store and getting yogurt." Or "Thanks Dad for mowing the lawn." He will start Upstart soon and I'm excited to watch his growth during this program. He is terrified to go to Preschool, however. He is phasing out of naps during the day which has him being very tired in the evenings. He is still my snuggliest kid and I love his love language. I'm so glad Brooks is a part of our family! 

Tibble Fork

Russ and Hallie woke up early to go paddle board Tibble Fork. You have to get to this reservoir super early in the morning or you won't find a parking spot. It gets packed quick! Brooks would have been invited as well but he is terrified of water. Haha!

Kids

 My heart is full of love for my kids! They are everything I've ever wanted and more!

Being babysat by Grandpa Joe and Grandma Becky while mom and dad went on a date

Rosie

How did we ever do life without Rosie?! I love this pup so much. I am by far her favorite human and she is the best. She literally is everything I ever wanted in a dog. She never barks, never has accidents in the house, doesn't bite or chew on things I don't want her to, she is SO great with my kids poking and prodding her all day AND she is the best snuggler. I'm convinced there isn't a better dog out there! 

Russ took this picture of Rosie as I left one day. Little girl sad that her mom left! So cute. 

Russ Work Party

Russ' company had a family work party this evening. It was at a trampoline park and Hallie had a blast climbing and jumping everywhere. There was a little kid area that Brooks and Stockton loved too. It was fun to have the whole place to ourselves. There aren't very many people at Russ' work that have kids so literally we had the place to ourselves. It was a blast! So grateful for Russ' job that provides such a wonderful life for me and the kids!

Swim Lessons

Brooks is getting braver and braver in the water. I am proud of him for facing his fears! He didn't cry once this week for swim lessons. Hallie is learning how to do certain strokes and it is so cute to watch her little body try so hard. I sure love these kids of mine!

Stockton

Oh my cute little Stocko taco! I am so in love with this boy of mine! He hasn't started talking yet. He also doesn't seem to understand all that much either. So, we scheduled with an audiologist to check his hearing. He passed his hearing test without problems and so we are now on the waiting list for speech therapy through the school district. He really seems like such a smart boy. Once we get him talking I don't think he will be delayed in speech for very long. Physically he is all over the place. Climbing onto everything, including the countertop. He loves his burp cloth and hedgehog Ollie. It is funny because all of my kids have a hedgehog stuffed animal that they sleep with, which just seems like such a random thing they all have in common. He naps for a few hours every day in the afternoon. He's got some stubbornness to his personality and some rage that he uses on Brooks or Rosie. He loves nutella toast for breakfast. He got sick for a few days this month and it was sad when he wasn't feeling well. He is so loved in our household and I just can't imagine our family without him. 

Got into Hallie's markers

Poor sickie baby!

Gosh he is precious!

Snuggling my sick boy and of course Rosie isn't ever too far from me!