Happy Holidays

We've been having lots of fun. Rusty is 8 months old now and Broden is 22 months old. They are starting to play together and it's sweet to watch. Time seems to be flying bye!

Where have we been????

Well it's been a while. These pictures are totally out of order but I don't have time to fix it all. So to recap we have been camping twice, road trip to Vancouver to visit Pops, trip to the fair and once to the zoo. Fun times. Rusty is 5 months old now and Broden is 19 months old. They are so fun!

Rusty's 2 months old!

Time is flying. I can't believe Rusty is 2 months old already! He is a great baby and we love him so much! I think he and Brody are going to be great friends.

What?!?! There was something on my nose that I was trying to see!

Mom! Not a huge fan of the ice water on the toes!

Sorry Brode, I'm not exactly enjoying our love sandwich either.

Bath time is so much fun!

Daddy's shoulder is a great place to rest.

Can I help you?

Mommy you make funny faces to get me to smile.

Puff puff give Daddy!

Summertime Fun!

This is my first sprinkler run!

Rusty dreaming of formula.

Papa asked Daddy to take him for a ride on the tractor, so I decided to come along too.

My first motorcycle. Not fast enough for my taste but I am sure I'll get an upgrade someday.

Ruston enjoying a bath.

What? Doesn't everyone sit in the grass in their underwear?

Our first picture together as a family of four and Rusty had nerve to spit up right in the middle of it!

Papa taking me through the Willy Waterbug. Mommy played with this same sprinkler when she was a kid. I wondered why it was all cracked and aged looking.

My friends Amina and Ashley came over to play. They are a lot of fun!

Our mini pool.

Mommy and her boys.

One of my favorite spots at Nana and Papa's house.

Daddy took me for a spin around Nana and Papa's pool.

Can't do this in our kiddie pool!

Cousin Ella and Papa.

Cousin Addy stops for a grin at the camera.

Baby Ruston is born!

Well baby Ruston is finally here. We went in on Friday @ 2:00 and he was born at 10:05 Not wanting to miss a thing he decided to come into this world face up. Which caused a bit of trouble for his mama, but I was finally able to get him out!!! He is a wonderful baby and we are having fun getting to know him. Brody loves him and is adjusting well to the new "sounds" a baby makes. He weighed 8.10 and was 21 inches long. Pretty big boy just like his brother.

Before
After

Brothers meeting for the first time. Brody just LOVES his baby.

Broden Turns 1

Happy Birthday to me! I am sure that I will regret letting Mom pick out my birthday hat!!! Where exactly was Dad in all this?!?

Come to think of it, I don't think they actually let me see it first. They just quickly placed it on my head. This is the first time I am seeing that big candle sticking out of the top of my head. How ridiculous!My first taste of cake. DIVINE!!!!

OK Starting to feel the effects of sugar! What did they put in this frosting?

Must......Have.......Water........ and maybe a Tums while your at it.

Here is Mommy and Great Grammie playing the Wii. Did somebody forget to tell them that Mommy is 8 months pregnant and Grammie has had several surgeries on her back?!?!

It didn't last to long. After a game of Fishing, Baseball, Bowling and a few other I heard them both say something about their sciatica's acting up and that was the end of that!

Family photo time. Including baby Ruston. In this picture Mommy is 31 weeks pregnant. Only 9 more to go til I get to meet my baby brother.

These are my neighbors John and Lisa. They came to visit me and brought me this cute jacket and a cool dump truck. They are the best neighbors.

Great Grammie with cousin Addie. Mommy told them both to smile and they did!

Grammie and her gang!

My first piano from Daddy and Mommy. Daddy has started to call me Elton for some reason and Mommy is quick to say, "he IS NOT like Elton John" Daddy just laughs and says "I mean his piano skills are like Elton!"

First thing I did on my birthday was go wake up Daddy. Mommy then blinded us with the flash. I couldn't see for about a 1/2 hour!

All in all it was a great birthday. Lots of family and friends to celebrate with. Can't wait for next year!

OK so this was the morning I lost my beloved binkies FOREVER! Now when I say lost I mean Mommy and Daddy threw them away forever! Ya, perfectly good binks thrown out with the REAL trash, like dirty diapers and left over brocolli from the night before. REAL trash! How was I supposed to know that they would freak out if I showed them my stash of binks. One for my mouth and one for each hand. What's so wrong with that?!? Just trying to be prepared. You never know which end of the crib I might flop to in the middle of the night. Those binks come in handy. Oh well, I have adjusted I suppose but I do miss them from time to time. Here's me with my chip off the ol' block shirt on. I've never heard Mommy call Daddy a Block before but whatever!

Here are 3 of my sweet cousins Mackenzie, Erin and Gina.

Taking a stroll in the Radio Flyer!

Well Mommy learned a lesson this day now didn't she?!?!?

You never know when you are going to get your next meal so I was stocking up just in case. I swear some of the food I get tastes similar to this feast I was so thoroughly enjoying!

Someone please tell me why Daddy thought it would be a good idea to give me a lime?!?!? And why did Mommy grab the camera instead of the lime from my hand!!! These two really are a team huh?