Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Two Months

On Saturday Brighton turned two months old! It has been the most tiring and most wonderful two months of my life. He is such a joy to have in our home and brings a beautiful spirit into the chaos. It has been fun watching another little baby get stronger and stronger. At two months he:

holds his head up REALLY well and has been able to for a while
rolled over, but just once at 6 weeks, I guess it was just a fluke
gotten way better at focusing
has the best bed head
strangely enough, usually loves tummy time
takes a pacifier
has had no trouble taking a bottle and the breast
loves to be cuddled
loves his swing
loves when his big sister gives him kisses
loves to be walked around
and loves food from Mommy :)

On Friday we have his two month appointment and hope to get rid of his apnea monitor then. I really don't think he needs it anymore. I can't wait to see how he's grown! We love our little Brighton boy!
(I'll add a picture later when I find my camera cord.)



Thursday, July 18, 2013

Brighton's Baby Pictures

My wonderful sister-in-law took Brighton's baby pictures for me. I love how they turned out. Thanks Tracee!

This one kind of makes me laugh. :)













Sunday, July 14, 2013

Curious Lila

On Saturday, Lila finally got to have her 2nd birthday party. It was Curious George themed and a lot of fun. It was so great to have all of the family together to celebrate our little girl. Lila had a great time and really loved her presents. Surprisingly, she didn't really care about the food. She only ate half of her special cupcake and gummy bears from her banana split. Oh well, it's her party and she'll do what she wants to.

I'll let you know now that there are a lot of pictures, and they are in no particular order because it would take forever to put them in order :). 


Lila's red-velvet cupcakes. They were SO good. I love finding recipes on Pinterest. :)


 The set-up before everyone was there, and before I remembered the syrup. I also forgot the whipped cream until after almost everybody had already eaten. Oh well. 



 If you can't read it, it says "Write a birthday wish for Curious Lila." I've decided I'm going to have a book at each of her birthdays that has to do with the theme and have the guests sign it. I think she'll love it when she's older. 



The cupcakes with all of the toppers on it.




The beautiful birthday girl. Right now she thinks that she has to duck down when I take a picture of her. I'm not sure why...


Cousin Sydney enjoying her banana split.


Lila's invitation.





Emma modeling her banana split WITH the whipped cream. 




Lila loved all of her gifts. She has already had so much fun with them. 



Funnily she got two of the same dolls and strollers but in different colors. We aren't taking anything back though because she LOVES her babies. 



Trying to carry them at the same time.


The front cover of the book. People signed the back cover, too. 

I had so much fun creating decorations, getting ready for the party, and spending time with my family. I   know Lila had a great time with her family around her. Thanks everyone for coming and helping us celebrate "Curious Lila"!

(Oh and can I say I love having such a nice backyard. The grass is so soft. We'll actually spend time outside our own home now.)

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Hipster

Lila loves to wear things on her head; cupcake pans, shirts, pants, and actual hats. Her favorite accessory right now is an Exxon Mobile beanie from Micah's childhood. She usually gets it sitting on her head in all sorts of crazy ways, as you can see...



... but every once in a while she gets it on JUST right. She is totally stylin' right now. ;) Oh the joys of having a little girl. 




And here is one photo of Brighton, just because he's so cute.








Wednesday, July 3, 2013

A Quarter of a Century

Today I am 25 years old. I feel old and young at the same time. It has been a great 25 years and I look forward to what the future holds. I'm also WAY excited about my gift! It's the triathlon (the easiest one I could find, if I'm honest... I'm a terrible swimmer) I have posted on my sidebar. :) Yay to a new adventure!