Saturday, January 30, 2010

Birthdays Birthdays Birthdays

These are in no particular order because I did not think of putting them in order until it was to late. January is a busy birthday month for us Peyson, Reah and Bryant all have birthdays in January and Logan in February. So for the next two weeks I have 2 three year olds and yesterday I had 2 two year olds! Bryant turned 3 today! I cannot believe he is already 3 it seems to have gone so fast. He is a wonderful boy who is full of energy. He loves to laugh and giggle and is pretty ornery! He refuses to potty train or learn to use silverware. So he is also very stubborn! He makes me want to scream everyday! But more importantly he makes me laugh everyday and he gives great hugs and kisses! He makes us happy and we are so glad he is ours!
Reah turned 1 10 days ago and she is the happiest baby I have ever known. She cries very little, even when someone knocks her over or takes her toy she gives one quick scream and then shes over it. She is crawling everywhere and loves to explore. She has no desire to walk, but is getting around fine. She has a great laugh and cute squinty smile!
Adopting is a funny thing because they are my kids, always have been. Never loved them less or had favoritism, they are just our son and daughter, part of the crowd. Sometimes I really have to remember that I did not give birth to them. But on their birthdays I always wonder if their birth mom is remembering them today too. Anyway, just on my mind today.

Took Rosa, Logan, and Bryant to a hockey game last night for Bryant's birthday. The kids had a blast! Bryant and his daddy

Our sweet birthday boy!

Bryant got a dodge ball game today that he thought was great. We actually gave him permission to throw a ball at someone!
Until 2 hours before I made this cake he told me he wanted a clown cake. I said "mommy's going to make your clown cake now" and he said "I dont want a clown cake! I wanted a snowman cake!
Peyson and Reah play great together. Put them in a room and shut the door to keep older brothers out and they have a blast
Good Friends at a baby shower. Debra, Dianna and Tanya
Giao, Sarah and Kristin
These are the smallest icicles we have but I thought they looked pretty
"see my brain"
Gotta love cake
"I can just dig in?"
Lots of fun gifts

This was Hersheys way of helping. Gross I know, and yes I was finished with them!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

From Christmas and Beyond

Well I put these in backwards so we will start with the newest pics first. There is a ton going on but after adding all these pics, colby wants his computer back so we will let the pictures do the talking.

Rosa built this snowman by herself, oh the tears when he got knocked over...twice
Bryant is still very unsure about the snow
We were lucky enough to go to Lubbock to visit our friends the Becks. The kids had lots of fun. Here are our growing kids.
Rosa and Reah with my cousin Emma
Enjoying fudge...Thanks Lyneil!
Lets go for a ride!
Looking for trouble with those innocent faces
My sweet baby turned 2 on January 2nd. I cannot believe how big he has gotten. He is such a great boy. Ornery and a little naughty, but wonderful. We love you Peyson!
This is the anti-firework section
Cousins for the party
You want me to blow on that?
Rosa, Enoch and Noah made decorations for Peysons birthday while staying up on New Years Eve. Rosa made it all the way til midnight and was only a little grouchy the next day.
Noah and Rosa hard at work
Gotta love that Texas weather
Rosa really wants to be a tree climber so she spent a good amount of time in this tree. Look how beautiful she is
Cousin Noah being a little bit goofy about not wanting to play outside
Reah must have been very tired to have fallen asleep like this and take her breathing treatment without even waking up
Angela made these matching dresses for the girls
Matching Christmas P.J's
Our kids+the powers+ellison=11
Logan as Logan
Isnt she the cutest thing. I think with this hat she should be on a cover of a magazine
a $1 slinky, a highlight
What a fun morning
leaving cookies for santa

attempts at getting a good pic
Her first Christmas
Superheros
painting Christmas cookies

Rosa's Christmas program at school. She actually sang this year

Boys helping with their chores of loading the dishwasher
Peyson and Rosa cleaning the table
Decorating the tree
"helping"
Baby cake I made
Align Center
reahs adoption party, we had soup and cake to share with tons of friends
Grandma and Peyson celebrating reah
sisters