The Others From March

Here's some random pictures from March: 

It was about 2 am when I took this picture, and this little stink bug was still awake. 

It was a really long day the next day, but don't you worry, Brynnli slept great during her naps. I didn't get a nap that day, but thanks for asking. 

 Makayla's preschool had Thilly Thursday to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday. She got to go to school dressed all silly and wacky. She wore her clothes backwards, different shoes on each foot, and we did her hair all cra-cray.

 Caden cracks me up. He is seriously so funny. Here is is feeding his baby on the boobie.

 Brynnli still enjoys oatmeal cereal. In fact she likes it better than her veggies.

 We had another fun three weeks at the trap shoot this year. The weather was so nice and we could be outside the whole time. Tyler's team was really good this year, but they didn't win any prizes. The last week he shot a 71/75! Of course that was the only week I didn't make it in time to see him shoot... maybe I'm not his good luck charm.

 This may be inappropriate, but seriously, how cute are those thunder thighs and her fat rolls? I could just eat her up!

 Grandma Kathy went with us to the zoo one day. They have a new baby orangutan that is so cute. He reminds me a lot of Brynnli.

 And to end this month's posts, I would just like to remind Tyler why I don't make the bed some days. Brynnli likes our bed so much more than her crib.

Only a few funny sayings of the kids this month that I can remember. I need to be better at writing down the funny things they say.

The kids were teasing each other one morning, so I told them they should just stop talking to each other. Makayla responded with, "okay mom, save your batteries!" After she said that I realized we need to stop watching Toy Story so much.

Caden told me the other day: "Ma Ma, you look stinky." At least he's honest.

I must be stinky a lot in Caden's opinion because we had the following conversation:

Caden: "What's that stinky smell? Did you toodle?"
Me: "No, but I just got done working out."
Caden: "Oh... did you poo?"
Thanks Buddy.

As soon as Caden wakes up, he runs to see if Tyler left for work. If he did leave already, Caden says, "Did Daddy give me a wuv and a kiss before he went to work?"

Brynnli Likes Carrots

Seriously, could she be more photogenic? 

 Brynnli turned 6 months old, and that means she got to try her very first taste of carrots. Good news again, she liked them. 

Since then she has expanded her veggie diet to include green beans. She didn't know quite what to think of those, but we forced them down her anyway. Brynnli even splurged one day and had apple sauce. In the future we'll go a little wild and crazy and let her have some sweet potatoes. Hang on to your hats, folks, we have some exciting times ahead!

6 Months Old

How is this stinkin adorable little girl already 6 months? I swear the last six months have gone by faster than I can believe! At 6 months Brynnli: 

• Weighs 14.5 lbs (25%) and is 26 inches tall (50%).
• Is pretty much crawling. She gets up on all fours, rocks back and forth and plops down on her belly. It is an odd crawl, but she can get where she wants to go. 
• Because she plops down on her belly she has a nasty rash on her chin that won't go away. 
• Loves oatmeal cereal. We'll be starting veggies in the next day or two. 
• Still not consistently sleeping through the night.  I may have to get mean with her here in the next month and let her cry it out. 
• Still is just so happy! My mom comments every time we see her, "Does she ever cry? I don't think I've ever heard her cry!" I told my mom to come over to our house at 2 am, and she could her Brynnli cry a lot! :)
• Likes to play with toys, but mostly just loves to watch Makayla and Caden play with their toys. 
• Still nursing and loves it. 
• Still the sweetest baby girl around! We just love her so much!

Luck O' the Irish

Another successful St. Patrick's day to add to the books! 

When the kids woke up Lucky the Leprechaun visited again to play some tricks and leave some treats. 

"Lucky, lucky, lucky me, I am green, but you can't see.

Leprechauns are so much fun; we play tricks on everyone. 

Look around the house to find tricks and treats of every kind

for Makayla, Caden, and Brynnie-goo. Oh my heck, the milk's green too. 

Don't forget to wear green all day, so you don't get pinched when you play. 

Love, Lucky the Leprechaun. 

Lucky used the kids' bathroom again and forgot to flush. 

 and he turned our milk green.

 He brought the kids some treats and green beans for Brynnli.

Later that day Makayla had a magician come to her preschool. He asked for volunteers to help him onstage and Makayla got picked to go up there. 

 He magically made a rabbit come out of his hat and Makayla got to hold it. She was pretty scared.

 Then he played some other silly tricks on her and made her a balloon animal.