Happy 3rd Birthday Brielle!

Brielle Leigh,

3 years ago today we learned a love that we never knew of, the love a parent has for their child. For the last 3 years that love has grown so strong and so deep. The day you were born was one of the best days of our lives. We had NO idea we could love you as much as we did and still do. Becoming your parents was life changing, but it changed our lives for the better and we couldn't imagine life without you! You have been a true blessing from God and we are so thankful he gave you to us. We can't believe we have had you for 3 years. It seems like we blinked and our baby is now a little girl. You make us laugh everyday and we love that about you. Your smile is contagious and you have went from oh so cute to absolutely beautiful. We have made great memories over the last 3 years that will stay with us forever. We look forward to what this next year from 3-4 will bring and hope it is even better than the last. We are so lucky to be your parents and love you more than you will ever know. Happy 3rd birthday precious girl!

Love Daddy & Mommy

When we met you we

fell head over heels in love!
ONE

TWO

and now THREE

Brielle went to the dr today for her check up. She weighed in at 33lbs 6oz (75%) and is 38 1/4 (80%) inches tall. She gained 6 lbs and grew almost 2 inches in the last year. The dr said she is doing just great :)

FIRST & FOUR

Brielle got her very FIRST haircut yesterday. We went to this cute little kids salon here in town called "Cookie Cutters" and she did great! She got to pick out a movie to watch and pick out a chair to sit in, she picked the Firetruck. We just had her ends trimmed to even them all up, it took a total of about 5 min, which meant the movie she picked out was still in the previews..so much for that! It looks so nice and makes her look even more grown up. She wants to go do it again, but I don't think she will need another one for quite some time.

Before her haircut

The slide inside the salon
Driving the firetruck

" All done "

After...absolutely beautiful!Bryce turned FOUR months old yesterday..we can't believe it! He is still the sweetest baby and just melts our hearts with all his smiles! He went to the dr. today for his check up and she said he is perfect and growing beautifully. He now weighs 13lb 4oz (25th%) and is 25 1/4 inches (70th%). He is becoming more vocal with all his cooing and babbling and we can even get him to laugh now which is so darn cute! He smiles a ton and still has his eyes on his sissy. We couldn't have asked for an easier or happier little guy.

See how big I'm getting
So stinking cute and

full of smiles!

He LOVES his baths...can you tell?

Cousin Time

Aunt Shanni and the boys came to our house for a few days to play before she goes back to school. The big kids had a lot of fun playing together and we tried to get the little boys together as much as possible, but they are on completely different schedules. When one was up and done eating the other was going to sleep. We enjoyed having them and of course Brielle was sad when it was time for them to leave. We look forward to our next play date with our cousins!

The little guys

serious boys
Not sure what they see, but something caught their attention

Brielle really liked the splash park

Marching to the beat of her own drum!

thought she was big stuff

She is a mother hen to the boys...she loves her "Coco'

big kids hooked on a movie

little ones playing with their "guys"

big ones having fun with play-doh

love you Cammy, thanks for coming to play

Silly & Sweet

Brielle loves to help me fold the laundry, but mostly she loves to take pieces of clothing and go put them on. The other day she ran off with a few things and when I walked out to the other room this is what I found...

wearing Daddy's work socks. I love how they are pulled all the way up to her knees!

so silly!

Of course I had to add a couple pics of our sweet boy

oh how we love him

New Vacation House...

Jake and his Dad recently bought a new vacation home for our families in North Port, Florida. It is just south of Sarasota. They closed on it last Monday July 12th. We packed up our car and a U-Haul trailer and headed to our new home on Sat. July 11th with Jake's parents. We just got home yesterday after about 9 days there. Our kids were amazing both drives there and back...we were so proud of them :) Believe it or not I didn't take any pictures of the house. We were pretty busy getting it furnished so that next time we go we can relax and enjoy it. We did a lot of shopping, which my mother-in-law and I had fun doing! The house is awesome. I'm so mad I didn't take pictures...I will next time we go. We plan on going several times a year while we can before our kids are in school. There are 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas, an amazing kitchen (my favorite), a game room, and a screened in lanai with a pool and hot tub. Brielle had a blast and loved the pool. Bryce was his usual happy self. He had a huge first while we were there...he started sleeping through the night!! We are so happy to be home, but can't wait to go back! Here are a few of the pictures that I did take...

Our home away from home..North Port, FL

Daddy and his girl swimming
Loving on Daddy
Daddy/Daughter time in the hot tub

My boys

Brycey loved the pool too

Our HAPPY boy...could just eat him up!

and a close up...love this boy to pieces!

The loves of our lives

July 4, 2010

We stayed home this year for the 4th and had a very nice weekend. We relaxed and enjoyed our kids :) Holidays always make me want to look back at pictures of Brielle and remember the times with her as a baby. We have loved watching her grow into a little lady and we look forward to watching Bryce go through all the baby stages.

July 4th, 2008...10 months old

July 4, 2009...almost 2 yrs old
Brielle and cousin Camden

July 4, 2010..almost 3 yrs old (notice Bryce in the corner watching sissy)

CHEESE!!

Now we have little Bryce in our lives and it makes life that much sweeter :)

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend

2 Months!

Our baby boy is 2 months old...we can't believe it! He went for his 2 month checkup last week. He weighs 11 lbs 2 ounces (40th %) and 22 3/4 inches (50th %) He is still our little peanut :) He now sleeps in his crib in his room, but is still getting up once a night to eat. He is full of smiles, which just melts our hearts! He follows us walk in and out of the room and loves to watch his big sissy..she sure can make him smile. We love him to pieces and can't imagine life without our two beautiful children. I hope to do a "photo shoot" of the kiddos soon, once I do I will share them. Hope you all have a safe and happy July 4th weekend!

Just woke up

BIG Smile :)
Looks like he wants to say something

HI

Serious look...Like my mohawk?

Happy boy