Gettin' DIRTY!!

So...after school Brayton and Kylee found a mud hole in the woods behind the house.  They spent the entire afternoon playing and getting dirty!

It wasn't reallly THAT warm to have on a Tshirt and shorts, but he insisted.

He is really, really ready for Spring to get here (so am I)!

Kylee got her haircut..isn't it adorable??

They were pretending to be hunting for alligators ;-)

And Ms. Brinlee found herself a little bit of mud, too :-)

she wasn't really sure what to think of it at first...

then, of course...like everything else- it went her mouth!

YUM!

Weekend Review...on Wednesday ;-)

We had a great time this past weekend visiting with my grandma (Brayton and Brinlee's "Nanny").  I can't believe I didn't take the first picture!!  Sometimes it's nice just to lay the camera down ;-)  We relaxed, talked and ate a lot!  She's so much fun and we miss her so much when she leaves us!  While Nanny was here she was able to make Chase's birthday party and Brayton's wrestling match!
Chase's 3rd birthday party was at Celebration Town...which was a big hit.  I really thought Brinlee would be all over the place and climbing on everything.  She had a good time, but she mostlly ran around and danced!

Brin and Suzi dancing with the bubbles

She did have a good time sliding with Ge Ge

....and daddy!

this  is the only picture I got of Brayton...

he was literally running around the entire time!

He had a blast!

I've got to remember to bring them here more often.

Oh look...I did manage to take one picture of her....

Sharon and Nanny on the couch!

Happy Birthday, sweet Chase!

We love you!!!

Brayton's match was on Sunday and he had quite the crowd cheering him on...Mommy, Daddy, Ge Ge, Pa Pa, Nana, Grandpa, Mrs. Suzan, Sharon, Suzi, Nanny, Uncle David, Aunt Debbie.  We were loud, too. ha! ha!  He wrestled the same child that beat him the first time at the tournament...I was so nervous for him.  I could tell he recognized the little boy right away, too.  He did great.  I purposely left my video and camera in the car...and I wish I wouldn't have.  He won 12-6!  It was GREAT!  And the funny thing is he kept referring to himself as the "Hurricane"..ha! ha!  Except he pronounces it "HAIR-E-CANE".  He said he kept thinking in his head "who's the hurricane now??"

THAT BOY!!!

Career Week and Lipstick

It's career week at school and today the students were asked to dress up.

Meet Dr. Killiri, D.V.M.

For some reason this sounds very natural and fitting for Brayton! 

He wants to be either an animal researcher or a vet.  I can totally see this happening!

He told his class all about his Uncle Tony working for NASA, too. 

Daddy made a phone call and Uncle Tony made some arrangements....his class will hopefully be receiving a little packet from NASA this week.  Brayton is going to be very excited :-)

And just for fun...here is a picture of Brinlee getting into mischief. 

She found my lipstick in her diaper bag...she had it all over herself!

She wasn't too happy when I took it from her, ha! ha!

And here she is today sportin' around in my shoes. 

Her little eye is looking much better.  The scab is ready to come off, but the stitches are keeping it in place.

We're hoping it won't leave a scar!!

My Poor Baby...

Oh what a day!   Brinlee and I were on the way out the door to pick Brayton and Kylee up from school.  Today was the 100th day of school and ERD (Early Release Day)...so we planned on doing something FUN.
 Brinlee walks to the van now, carrying her sippy cup, baby and whatever else she's interested in at the time.
 All I can remember is opening the van door and Brinlee falling into the door frame.  She started screaming and when I picked her up all I could see was blood pouring from her eye.  I could see that it was split open pretty good.  As soon as I picked her up, she stopped crying.
 I'm still not sure how or why...but I managed to remain very calm.  Unbelievalbe, right? 

I made a couple phone calls and mom met me to get the car rider #'s and picked the kids up.

I drove straight to Doctor's Care and Frank met me there.

Brinlee did not shed  a tear the entire way there. 

All I can say was that it was H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E!!

 My poor baby was in a straight jacket!  They had everything tied down, even her pretty little head. 

They first tried to put steri stips on it, but that wasn't working.  So they had to give her stitches. OUCH!

 I was so hoping I was wrong and it wouldn't need anything, but I just had that gut feeling as soon as I saw it.  She screamed until she was purple, "MOMMY, DADDY, LET ME GO...MOMMY, DADDY....UH-OH, UH-OH, UH-OH!!!" Bless her little heart, it was so pitiful. 

I felt so horrible...all I could do was rub her little leg and look away..  It seemed like it took FOREVER, too.

 I couldn't wait to get her in my arms and comfort her and kiss and hold her. 

She ended up getting 3 dissolvable stitches.  The good news is they will dissolve, so she will not have to be put through that again.  The bad news is that they are suppose to stay covered and dry.  Because of where it is located, we couldn't bandage it without putting a patch over her eye...so we just have to do our best. 

before

after

Once we got all that behind us, we had a pretty good day.  We ended up going to Olive Garden for lunch with Daddy.  Then we all went to Just Like Home PlayHouse. 

It's a cute little house that basically has a themed playroom in every room.  The kids really love it. 

Oh, and as soon as we got home Frank started cleaning out the garage.

 He swears his baby fell because of all the clutter...sadly, I'm sure he's right :-( 

I still feel so guilty and HATE that my precious baby had to go through all of that.

 I know it was only 3 stitches, and I am so thankful for that. 

We are so blessed to have healthy, thriving children.

Thank You, Jesus!

100th Day of School

Today was the 100th day of school.  It's hard to believe that, isn't it?  Seems like just yesterday I was having anxiety attacks about him going into kindergarten, now it's just a part of life.  The school makes a pretty big deal of this.  His classroom had a "100 Day Party".  They had snacks and activites that revolved around 100.

He also had a project to do.  He had to find a group or make something out of 100 items.  You could do just about anything...straws, paperclips, pennies..whatever!  The teachers want this on poster board so they can hang them throughout the halls.  Brayton first chose legos, but he soon changed his mind because that was just too boring.  We decided on something a little more FUN :-)

We did 100 fingers!

Uh-Oh...SORRY!!

Everything that comes out of Brinlee's mouth is cute...but one of my favorite things is "uh-oh sorry!"

 I hear in 100 times a day.  She uses it for EVERYTHING.

 Everything she does, everything I do...it's so darn cute and sweet :-)

20 months

Brinlee Cate is 20 months old today!

It's sad that my baby is now closer to 2 than 1!!

Brinlee is learning more and more everyday.  She is starting to say more.  She talks A LOT, we don't always understand her, but she has plenty to say.  She sings, she screams, she dances and she pretends.

She ALWAYS says "thank you" and sometimes says "please".

  If you give her an ink pin, lap top and cell phone...she'll stay busy for a long time. 
She loves having her hair played with and her nails done.  Ge Ge gave her her first pedicure a few weeks ago.  She says "no" with a sassy voice.  She likes to stick her fingers in her nose just to get a reaction, ha! ha! 
She sings "Dora the Explorer" with the correct tune.  She does the  same with the ABC song. 
She LOVES necklaces, rings, shoes and handbags.  She likes to walk around in my shoes.

 She likes playing video games with her big brother

.  She calls for her daddy all day long.  She is definitely becoming a daddys girl!  No matter what it is or when it is...if he is eating something, she wants to be right on his lap eating it with him!!

She is the best little cuddle bear EVER!  When it's time for her to go to sleep she wants my arms wrapped around her.  She gives the best hugs and sweetest kisses.  She's still waking up a few times during the night for milk...but we'll work on that...oneday ;-)
 She is still crazy about her mama and doesn't want me out of her sight.
She needs me to go to sleep...bless her heart...we'll work on that, too...oneday ;-)

She LOVES to write and color.  I think she's going to be creative!

And I do believe her cousin, Kylee is her hero!

This little girl has brought so much joy to our lives...

we love her so much and couldn't imagine our life without her!!!

Love you Brinny Win :-)

1st HAIRCUT

I finally gave in and got Brinlee's hair cut. I knew it needed to be done, but it was hard to let go of the baby hair..I know, I'm wierd. She had a little rat tail going on, so it definitely needed a good cut. We took her to a little boutique place in Mt Pleasant, Bangs N' Bows. We had to make it special for my girl :-)

(Going forward I'm sure Nana will keep Brinlee's haircut, but we wanted her first time to be special.)

 before

After

She did soooo good.  She sat so still and I think she loved every minute of it.

 I tell y'all, she is my little priss pot :-)  She is going to empty her daddy's wallet when she gets a little older!

 ha! ha!

waiting patiently for her cut

 

She got this cute little certificate...

It was just a little bit of hair, but it makes the BIGGEST difference.

 And just like I thought it would...it makes her look older :-(

After Brinlee's haircut adventure, we went and had a delicious lunch at Queen Anne's Revenge.

What a wonderful day!!!

POTTY TIME!!

Brinlee got a pink potty chair and a potty doll for Christmas.  I don't want to rush things, but figured it'd be nice to have in the house...just in case ;-)  Well, low and behold my girl went PEE PEE and POO POO on the potty...twice!!  She hasn't been consistant with it, but you gotta start somewhere, right? 

First Poo Poo 12/27

First Pee Pee 01/01

She was so proud of herself, she wanted everyone (Frank and Brayton) to come in and look at her. We clapped and made a big fuss about it all.  And of course she cheesed for the camera.  She also wanted to dump the goods in the big potty and wave bye-bye to it!  This is gross...but I took a picture of the poop and ALMOST posted it on here...Frank told me not to...ha! ha!  I'm sure you're thankful I didn't ;-)

In other potty news...when she does goes #2 in her diaper, she'll say "ewww gwoss...tink"....she'll also go grab the wipes and just lie down.  She makes me smile...A LOT ;-)

19 months

Again, this was suppose to be in December...the 22nd to be exact :-)

My little sweet pea is 19 months already!  I can't believe how big she is getting.  She is somthing else.  She loves shoes and hair bows (yay for me!) and anything girly.

Her favorite thing to do right now is go into my closet and get into my jewerly box. She has a habit of saying "HUH?!?" everytime you speak directly to her. It's pretty cute at first, but it gets old! HA! I'm pretty sure it's just a habit. She also says "UH-OH" a lot. She loves playing with baby dolls and LOOKING at dog-dogs (she doesn't want them too close). She likes music and loves to dance and sing. She gives the biggest, sweetest hugs ever! You can feel the love coming from her. She still sleeps with her mommy and she doessn't want me out of her sight...unless she's with Daddy.

  She wants to follow her brother around EVERYWHERE!!  She loves him sooooo much!

 She also loves her big cousin, Kylee.  She likes to have her picture taken, too (YAY for me again!).  She means the world to me and I love her to pieces!