From Mama to Mommy

In the past week my wonderful first born, Brenna who is 2 1/2 began calling me "Mommy"! It is strange to hear after being called "mama" for the past 2.5 years. I feel like she is all grown up and I don't know what to do. It is so adorable listening to her because she says "mommy" with such enthusiasm and purpose. Brenna seems to end every sentence when she is talking to me with "mommy" for instance she will say "I love chocolate, Mommy" or "I am going to color, Mommy" it is so cute. When did your kids start calling you Mommy like a big kid???

Disney on Ice: Princess Classics

On Thursday night my mom and I took Miss Brenna to see the Disney Princesses on ice. Wow was it amazing, or at least that is what Brenna thought. I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more had I not been trying to get good pictures, which I failed miserably at. When we walked into the arena Brenna's face just lit up and she almost shook with joy and amazement. The look on her face for two hours was well worth everything. She was amazed, scared, happy, surprised and filled with pure joy throughout the show. I just love watching my daughter light up when she sees something that makes her so happy and at 2 and 1/2 years old it is anything Disney Princess, especially Cinderella. So please enjoy the pictures of our wonderful time together.

9 Months

Jacob you are 9 months old today. So what have you been up to lately???

• You now weigh 20lbs 5oz (55%) and you are 30 1/4 in. tall (97%)



• You eat 5 bottles a day totaling around 24 oz



• You still love your sister and everything she does you want to do



• You can pull up using Mommy for support



• You can now get into a sitting position by yourself, if you want to, but you are usually too busy to sit still



• You love taking baths



• You love eating solids, especially being able to feed yourself "puffs"



• You love to give hugs

You are just a wonderful little boy, I can't wait to see what God has planned for your life!

The Dragon and the Bumble Bee

For Halloween Jake was a handsome little dragon and Brenna was a bumble bee. We had a fun filled halloween day. We started out our day going to a cousin's house so that we could take pictures of all the great-grandchildren with great-grandma and grandpa. Then all the grandkids (except for the newest one and her mommy, she is only 12 days old) and their mommies, grandmas, and great grandparents went to eat lunch at Burger King, I know this is all too exciting for you! The kids all played in the play place, which come to find out, after one of the mommies had to go in to retrieve a kid, it was really disgusting inside. But fun was had by all. After lunch we came home for some much needed naps. Brenna needed one so badly that I eventually had to wake her up so we could attend our evening festivities, and she wasn't too happy with me when I did so. At 5 pm our church hosted a Trunk or Treat, which was great for us since our kids are still small. We had a wonderful time getting to visit with fellow church members and we got so many wonderful treats, Mommy is going to have to go on an extra strict diet after the candy is all gone, Ha! Here are some pictures of our wonderful day!