Playing Outside!

We played outside for a little while this morning, so of course I took some pictures. Enjoy. :-)

Just a pretty tulip! Tulips are one of my favorite flowers so I love that we have them in our yard.


My dandelions that Brenna picked for me! I think we all remember picking dandelions for our parents, so it's cute that B picks them for me.


Back in our "jungle"!


Yes...Collier was outside in his pjs with no shoes....yes...I am "that mom"...haha!


We haven't got Collier a baby swing yet, but this works well.


Whwn Wyatt got up Collier would still his chair...lol! It was cute!


Riding the 4-wheeler! He was able to push the button a couple times by himself.


On of our lilac bush. I LOVE that we have 2 lilac bushes. My parents have 1 and it just reminds me of my childhood. I remember picking my Mom lilacs, and now my little girl is picking them for me. :-)


The other lilac bush.


Brenna with her lilacs! She said they were for Aunt Katie's wedding. Aunt Katie's wedding is in October....lol!


She kept posing and tell me to take another picture.


Another pose....lol!

Some fun pictures!

The weather has been so wonderful the past couple days. It feels more like summer than spring! The kiddos have been enjoying outside time and we're trying to play outside a lot! The kids have really adjusted wonderfully to Wyatt's crazy work schedule. Bubby is a HANDFUL! Grandma Fisher and Krista watched him the other day for a couple hours and they both couldn't believe how "wild" he is! Debbie actually said she "praises" me and doesn't know how I do it! LOL! He definetely wears me out! He has another bottom tooth and another one is getting ready to come though. So he has almost 6 teeth. Brenna is doing really well! She is constantly talking about Aunt Katie's wedding. She is always finding one of her dresses and saying that she's wearing it to the wedding. The other day she picked flowers and said they were for Aunt Katie's wedding...lol! She's a little obsessed! She's also recently really into her barbie dolls. She LOVES her princess barbie dolls (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Tinkerbell, Mariposa, and Ariel) and even took them to show and tell. Her teacher, Connie, told Wyatt that she is the best behaved kid in the class and hates to see her go home. That is a HUGE compliment for a parent. Makes me very proud of her! Wyatt is also doing really good. He's been working at GPC for a month now. The changing schedule is a little hard for him to get used to it, but I think he likes it. I'm also doing really well. I'm in my second class of the MBA program, and I got an "A" in the first class. I'm trying to really focus on being a better "wife" to Wyatt. He works hard I want him to know he's appreciated. Sometimes I get a too caught up in how tired I am or how much stuff I have too do. I'm trying to realize that he's just as tired, busy, etc. I also started doing the HCG diet. I've lost over 5lbs in 4 days, and I'm really excited. I'm trying to find the "old" me!

Brenna got this for her 1st birthday and never played with it. Looks like Collier likes it!


My spaghetti-faced little model. Love her!


Carly! So cute.


Posing while blowing bubbles!


Bren and Bubs!


Bubby getting ready to ride his dump truck.


Bubby eating corn on the cob.

Bubby's Birthday Party!

Collier's party went really well and we had a lot fun. Little guy was tired though! The party started at 10:30 and he was out by 11:30! We were a little disappointed that our good friends Jim and Kristen, and their kids Evan and Jemma, and Jim's sister Sam and her daughter Maddy couldn't come. Their grandpa was rushed to the ER that morning. Luckily, he is doing okay now. But we still had a lot of fun!

Eating his brunch.


His banner!


His cake that I made!! :) The inside was a rainbow cake!


This looks like he's opening up the present, but he was just getting ready to climb on it. He didn't care at all about his presents. Brenna enjoyed "helping" open them.


His wagon that Grandma and Grandpa Fisher got him. I LOVE it!


Brenna and Ray playing while Collier napped.


Fell asleep eating his cake! Cute..huh?!?


What is this, Mommy? You should feed it to me more often!


YUMMY!


Blowing out his candle (Sissy actually blew it out).


He looks EXACTLY like Wyatt in this picture!


Hey Mom!

Easter!

We had an awesome Easter! It probably would have been the best Easter ever, bought Wyatt had to work. :( The kiddos still had a really great time and my Mom made a fabulous meal! Everyone came over and we all had a lot of fun! Great family, delicious food, and adorable kiddos laughing and playing...what more can a girl ask for!

Easter basket time! The kid were definitely spoiled!





Time to hunt eggs! Brenna and Ray with all their loot!





Mimi and Poppy bought Bubby a sand and water table and we decide to break it out! The kids LOVED it!





Grandma and Grandpa bought the kids fishing poles! They were a huge hit! The kids absolutely loved them and were really good at casting them.



Love life and lovin' my family!

Fun, Busy.....we're all tired!

Today was Collier's first birthday. It definitely didn't happen as I imagined. I had planned on us going to the church's Easter egg hunt, then to lunch and a little shopping, visiting with Aunt Katie, a nice supper with my parents, followed by opening presents when Daddy got home, and eating some cake. But when a 1 yr old is involved then you really don't have a say in what happens..lol!

First of all, we didn't wake up until 9am! The kids are almost always up before 7am so I didn't think I needed to set an alarm. So...we missed the Easter egg hunt. :( We decided to go for a late breakfast and Mimi and Poppy joined us. Then we did a little Easter shopping. We got the kiddos some really cute summer outfits!

Then we came home and Aunt Katie came over to visit with the kids. She brought Collier a bubble mower and Brenna some Tinkerbell bubbles. We dyed Easter eggs and Brenna had a blast with this! She must of spent an hour dying the eggs over and over again. Somehow the pictures didn't transfer over right so I lost all those pics. :(

Then we had supper....chicken sandwiches. So much for our "nice" meal...lol! Collier fell asleep in the high chair, and was not in the mood to open up presents with Daddy got home. Poppy and I were working on putting together his Cozy Coupe car and this really caught his attention. He popped right up and wanted to play with the car. Krista, Ray, Grandma and Grandpa also came over briefly too see him. We all enjoyed him playing with his car. The he....aka...his big sister opened up his presents. He didn't really care much about the presents...he wanted the car! He loves the car!

We never did make it to the cake. :( Not a big deal, but I thought he should get some cake on his b-day. We'll just eat it tomorrow! :)

Now both kiddos are sleeping and dreaming about the Easter bunny coming. ;-)

All in all, it was a great day! Just didn't go quite as planned.

Some pictures:

Tomorrow....

my baby boy turns ONE! Technically he will turn 1 at 5:05 pm! It was love at first sight, and he makes my heart melt everyday. Part of me can't believe that my son is ONE, but part of me also feels like he has always been a part of our family! People always say cliche things like, "I knew when x-child was born our family was complete", and I always thinks that's kind of silly...but it's so true! I really do feel like our little family is exactly how is supposed to be....AMAZING!

Some new things this month:

He is saying Thank you! He constantly says it!

He can get up on the furniture now by himself. This is not so fun, it means we can "hide" things from him on the furniture!

The swing is finally done. His chubby little butt is to heavy for it.

He is done breastfeeding completely. He hasn't nursed in probably 2 weeks. Which was fine with me!

He also says quiet! This makes me laugh, since he's usually yelling at the dogs.

He is constantly dancing! The minute he hears music the head starts bopping and the arms and legs start moving! You know how to break it down!

His stats are: 21 lbs...I know I said 22 before but he got weighed yesterday and it was 21 lbs.

28.5 inches

Wearing some 12months, 18 months, and some 24 months. Just depends!

Collier,

You have been such an amazing blessing to our family. You love to laugh and smile, and you have the most mischievous grin! You love to get into things, and if you think you're in trouble you enjoy it so much more! You love keeping Mommy on her toes. You love to cuddle and obviously Mommy has no problem with this. You love to wrestle with your sister, steal her food and toys, and pull her hair! You two have an amazing bond, and I hope you always do. You're sister is very protective over you...you are HER bubby. You are also so very ornery and stubborn. I can pull you away from the dog water (which is another one of your favorites) 20 times and you still go right back to it. You don't give up!

You also make your Daddy extremely proud. I think he's counting down the days until you can play baseball or go to Cub's games with him. He LOVES when you dance. He's proud that you got some "moves"! hahah! He also loves that you look just like him. His little twin. You're definitely a Momma's boy, but Daddy has a special place in your heart. You guys are buds.

Thinking about how much you have grown brings tears to my eyes...happy tears. You have grown into such a wonderful little boy and I never could have imagined how amazing you would be. I love you with all my being and I'm so excited to watch you grow. I hope you know that Mommy and Daddy will always love you, our love is unconditional. You are my baby boy....and you always will be.

I hope you have an amazing birthday tomorrow!






Such a beautiful baby boy! One year pictures to come tomorrow! :)

Sleepy babies......

On the way back home from shopping today B fell asleep in the car. She had her leg up on Bubby's seat! So cute!



Bubby was asleep too! I think its funny that you can see B's foot and she's holding onto the strap on her shoe! Yes...I realize Collier's straps are too lose. Shame on me (I'm serious)! Wyatt strapped him in and I didn't check it. :(