Introducing....

Since this blog is set up for the intent of documenting my kids lives I thought it would be a good idea to introduce the stars of the show..... (this may get a little lengthy)


TYLER JEFFREY

Tyler is four years old. He is our oldest child and plays the role perfectly. He is my sweet boy and loves to please everyone. He doesn't like to see anyone get hurt, especially his sisters, and would do anything to make you happy. He loves loves LOVES to get praised. You can't just give him a compliment once and be done with it. He has a way of getting you to repeat it over and over again. For example, he will say, "Mom...you love it when I am a good boy, do you?" Or, "Mom, did I do sooooo good at my soccer game?" Or, "Mom, I am such a good brother when I push Kate in the swing, am I?" You get the point....loves makin his mommy and daddy proud!

Some of his interests:

-soccer
-playing with his cousins and friends
-going to grandma and grandpa's (one of his favorites)
-going to pre-school
-playing PSP
-playing with Kate
-kissing and holding Brooke (sometimes more than she can handle!)
-and last but not least...playing with Lego's!
The Legos are a whole other story. Jeff introduced him to the world of legos about a year ago and they have slowly but surely taken over our entire house. In fact, the other day I said to Tyler, "Honey, you need to keep your legos picked up better. Everywhere I look I see them and it's driving me CRAZY!" His response, "Well mom, just look the other way then." Duh, why didn't I think of that?!! This is what I love about him. He is such a smart, innocent boy with just enough spunk to keep you laughing and loving him all day long.


KATE CHRISTINA
Wow...what can I say about our little two year old?? I guess I could just leave it at that...she's two, no more explanation needed. We LOVE this girl. She keeps our world interesting. When the day is over I'm always amazed at all the emotions I have felt toward her in the 12 or more waking hours we have spent together. She is STUBBORN (gets it from her dad ;), witty, very independent, emotional, sensitive, energetic, loving, confident and sweet...all bundled up in a little package!

Some of her interests:

-her PINK CareBear
-singing songs to anyone that will listen
-anything to do with princesses
-dancing like a ballerina in her tu-tu
-playing with Tyler
-reading books with grandma
-riding the 4-wheeler with papa
-anything that her mom is doing!! (she's kind of a mommy's girl)

The other day Kate was using the bathroom and I heard her in there talking. I just assumed it was to her CareBear because she talks to her ALL the time but nope, it was to her poop. Yep, you heard it right. She was in there asking her "stinky poop" how it got in her bum. WHAT?!!! This is the direct quote, "How did you get in there you stinky poop, how did you get in my bum?" It just keeps getting better, I tell ya. Just when you think you couldn't love them more...

BROOKE BAYLEE


Brooke is our newest little addition. She was born March 15th, 2009. I had a short 3 hour labor with one push at the end and she was here. Jeff looked at me and said, "that's it, that's all it took?" I think he was gearing up for at least an hour of pushing and me squeezing the life out of his hand but she surprised us and made a quick "exit." She weighed the exact same as Kate did: 7lbs. 10 oz and was 19 inches long. She came with the most kissable, squishy cheeks and they have only gotten bigger. You can imagine the love she gets all day long!

Some of her interests:
-sleeping
-eating
-pooping
-smiling (mostly just for her dad for some reason)
-starting to coo a little

I'm sure the list will grow but we are trying to keep it simple as long as possible. We are loving the newborn stage and enjoying the sweet spirit she has added to our family. We love you little Brookie!