2 months to catch up on!

GEEZ - time moves waaaay too fast! I can't believe how far behind I have fallen on posting - nothing for May or June?! No worries, I will be catching up on everything in the next few days!

Backyard Shoot

3 Years

I can't believe it has been 3 years since Caden was born. So much has happened, so much has changed. I still wonder what my little boy would be like, what he would be up to if he were here with us. I imagine him playing with trucks and trains and fighting those battles with us that 3 year olds do. Looking at him in amazement and wonder where he came up with the clever things he would say. Playing with his big brother. And of course blowing out the candles every year on his birthday cake.

He had monster trucks this year.

Jayce writing a special message to Caden on his birthday balloons.

Caden's balloon floating to heaven.

mmm, cake - Brylee really enjoyed his cake!

We love you Caden!

One

Just one picture for this post. Daddy took Jayce up camping and 4-wheeling for the weekend. Looks like they had fun!

Taking the ATVs Out

We sold our boat and got a camper and ATVs. This was our first time out as a family. We went up to Rampart for a night and took he kiddos out on the trails.
Brylee was loving it! Love the intense look on her face here. She was so comfortable that at one point she fell asleep while riding with daddy!

Jayce rides like a champ! he did great on some tough trails!

Taking a little break on the mountain...

We have a 1st grader!

I can't believe my baby boy is a big 1st grader now! Jayce had a wonderful year in Kindergarten and it went by so fast! He made lots of great friends and became such a big boy.

The whole class...

They sang a little song about their Kindergarten experience.

Jayce's favorite Kindergarten memories: Art and Gym

Good choices!

Jayce receiving his certificate. He looks so proud!

Jayce and his teacher Miss Coniff... Jayce loved his teacher!

Brylee's 1st Haircut

So I don't know if the amount of hair Brylee had actually required a haircut, but I took her to my salon anyway. Probably more for me and picture memories than anything else.

Doesn't she look enthused?

She did so good - totally enjoyed getting prettied up! I'm a proud mom.

Look mom, I can see! And best of all I get a sucker!

Kindergarten Field Day

We had a great time at Jayce's very first field day. It was a chilly day, but the kids didn't seem to notice.


Brylee enjoyed watching her big brother play all the different games.

Tug-of-War was a big hit! The kids loved pulling eachother into the ball pool. At least there was one semi-competitive game. I really miss the days when competition was allowed.

I do exist! haha... Brian grabed the camera for a couple shots.

Trip to the park

As a "momographer" or a "mom with a camera", I try to findany excuse to get photos of the kids. Although the conditions weren't ideal, I tried my best to capture some memories a the park.

I love this picture of Brylee picking dandelions. Too bad there's a big hot spot on her forehead...


Just over 15 months and she can't get enough of the slides. She climbed up the stairs and slid all on her own over and over again.

Slide races!

Last game of the season...

Silly faces getting ready for their team photos...

Photo of the team I snuck in.

A little action from the game.

The kids love running through the gauntlet of parents and loved ones.

Miss Independent

Brylee decided she is done with letting others feed her today. I tried to feed her breakfast (oatmeal & peaches) and she was having no part of it- insisted on doing it herself. She had a hard time getting the goop on her spoon so she allowed me to help her with that, but overall she did pretty well.

The finished product... And finally a pic of her showing her toofies! You can see her eye tooth coming in as well.

And here's a video of dinner - please be patient and ignore my annoying voice! I *think* Brylee is trying to say, "pasta"...

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c206/tifferdawns/?action=view&current=MOV021_mpeg4.flv

Easter Sunday

Family photo sans Brylee! Oops, we forgot to get a photo with her in it after she finished napping! Bad parents :(

So Brian *thinks* he is funny and told Jayce the Easter Bunny lost his job due to the bad economy - haha very funny. I told Jayce that daddy was just messing with him, but I guess he still believed him. He was soooo excited to see that they got baskets the next morning. Even said, "I guess the Easter Bunny still has his job!"

Brylee loves this princess ball she got. Jayce and I chuck it at each other and say, "Oowwwe." She cracks up!

And Jayce loves his movie. He has already watched it 5 times. (It's really cute). We even took it to bed one night with popcorn and soda - shh, don't tell anyone.

So it was cold, as it usually is for Easter in Colorado. Thankfully the rain held off just long enough for the kids to do a little outdoor egg hunting at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Brylee hated her dress. She got into a mood as soon as I put it on her. She kept trying to rip it off! She looked so pretty.

Daddy showing Brylee what to do...
She got the hang of it really quickly...
Of course, Jayce was a superstar!

The Easter Bunny even made it over there.

We took my parents out for Easter lunch at Bloom. Oh, Wow! They had a few specials for the day and the halibut was AMAZING! And the dessert - Bars of Sin - I highly recommend if you go!

Oh, and here's a favorite from the day. Brylee loved her bunny!