4 Years Old and the Start of Pre-K

It has been a big week for Brynn – she started Pre-K and turned 4!  The week began with Brynn starting Pre-K in Ms. Jenny’s class.  Going into the day she was very excited.  She was skipping a classroom and was going to get to play on the “big kids” playground now.  But by the time we arrived at school the nerves kicked in.  After a hug from her previous teacher she was ready to venture into her new classroom.  In the end, Brynn was happy and Ms. Jenny is now her ‘favorite’ teacher.  Every day when I pick her up from school she gives me a tour of her classroom and tells me about all the cool things she learned.  Too cute.

Yesterday, Brynn turned 4!!!  She had a wonderful day.  She celebrated at school with her friends by bring treats and wearing a birthday crown.  They played a fun birthday game and sang songs.  On our way home we picked up her favorite dinner and a birthday cake.  The day was complete when she got to blow out the candles on her ‘Frozen’ cake and try on her Elsa dress.  I am sure there will be some singing to come next.    

Next we are capping off our week with a trip to LEGOLAND to celebrate the fact we made it through the week!!   Stay tuned….

7 Months Old

Burke is all boy.  He likes cars, trucks, balls, and getting into everything.  He is a quick little guy who can manage his way across the room without you noticing.  We can no longer have anything in sight.  He has mastered crawling, pulling himself up and grabbing for items.  We have to keep all doors shut and put up a barricade to keep Burke out of trouble.  He remains our sweet little snuggle bunny who loves to cuddle.  But the poor little guy has been waking up at night because he cut two teeth this past week with one more trying to break through.

That book must be really funny.

Burke loves:

• Books
• Cars, trucks, and balls
• To play
• Pulling himself up

Burke is working on:

• Cutting more teeth
• Trying to walk

Cannonball!!

As most people know, Brynn is a fish.  She loves the water and goes swimming every chance she gets.  She has been begging us to take Burke swimming in the pool (most days he just hangs poolside with Mom).  So this past weekend Brynn was so happy that Burke got to go swimming with her and loved it!!  Of course he did, his big sister loves it!!  At first Cam tried to ease him into the water until a big splash came from Brynn.  A wet face and a delightful smile from Burke and the three of them were cruising around the pool.  Not long after that Brynn was asking Burke if he wanted to learn how to do “Cannonballs”.  What a good big sister, making sure her brother gets to experience the finer things in life.  She held his hand tightly and counted down until she yelled “Cannonball” at the top of her lungs.  The two jumped in.  Brynn barely made it up above the water and she was asking Burke if he wanted to do it again.  Burke squealed with delight and the two of them would be setting up to do it AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.  I think we might have another water baby on our hands.          

Perfect "Angels"

For Father’s Day the kids had gotten Cameron tickets to an Angels baseball game for the entire family.  Brynn looked forward to going to the game and had been counting down the days till we got to go.  The day of the game finally arrived but she had gotten sick and had to go to urgent care instead.  She was bummed and was doing everything she could to convince us she felt fine.  You could just see it in her eyes – she felt terrible. 

From that day forward, Brynn was constantly asking when we were going to get to go to a game.  After rearranging some schedules we found a home game that would work.  It was a Friday night game against the Detroit Tigers.  Brynn was thrilled.  She made sure everyone had their Angels shirts and a jacket so they would not get cold.  It was a great game!!  The kids were perfect “Angels” and had a blast.  Brynn intently watched the game while Burke giggled at everyone in the stands.  The kids surprisingly made it through the entire game and the game concluded with fireworks as the Angels beat the Tigers 1-2.  A victory for all!!

Family Fun

Angels Biggest Fan

6 Months Old

Burke is six months old going on 10 months.  He never ceases to amaze me.  He is growing up so quickly and progressing faster than I remember with Brynn.  Since last month he is now crawling.  The army crawl still comes out every once in awhile but for the most part is full on crawling.  He is sitting up tall like a big boy.  And can get to the seated position all by himself.  He is pulling himself up.  And just the other day when we went to get him out of his crib in the morning he was standing up giggling and bouncing.  He was pretty much looking at me saying “mommy look at me”. Let’s just say we were very quick to drop his crib down after that.  More importantly after a break-through at Grandmas, Burke is eating solid foods.  It started off a little rough but now he is eating it with no problems.  He loves it all!!  But he does like to do it himself.  Luckily he will now eat from a spoon and let me guide him.

Stats:

• Weight – 17 pounds 14 ounces (30^th percentile)
• Height – 28 inches (95^th percentile)  
• Head Circumference – 43 cm (50^th percentile)

 

Burke loves:

• His big sister
• Cars and trucks
• Pears
• Holding his own bottle

 

Burke is working on:

• Getting a tooth
• Growing into 12 month clothes
• Keeping up with his big sister

4th of July

The 4^th of July was bitter sweet for us this year.  We had to suddenly go home to say goodbye to Cameron’s grandmother.  She had been ill for a little while.  We did not know how much time we would have with her so we had been trying to make a point to see her the past few times we had been home.  The service was beautiful everything from the flowers, the weather, the service, and the burial.  People traveled from everywhere to say goodbye to a lovely woman.  

Cameron’s entire family came together in Mitchell for the service.  The kids’ spent hours together laughing, playing and swimming.  Brynn shocked me when she even went down the big water slide at the hotel.  I think I have a little daredevil on my hands.  Next, we headed to Sioux Falls for the night to spend time with Grandma Sharon.  After a quick stop at the fireworks stand, Brynn was grinning from ear to ear.  Hours later, after snaps, smoke balls, parachutes, and ladybugs, Brynn was tuckered out.  Here we learned that Burke likes solid foods but wants to feed himself.  He had no problem eating avocado and bananas as long as we put it on the end of a toy that was large enough for him to hold himself.  What a silly boy!    

Lastly we headed to Lake Madison to spend the 4^th of July with Cameron’s family.  Here Brynn spent 2 days following Aiden and Cooper around, playing with Kinley and getting love from Grandma Nancy.  It was cute to watch Brynn develop relationships with her cousins.  She idolizes Aiden and wants to do everything he does.  Kinley and her played so well together.  They rarely fought over toys and were always right next to each other.  During nap time we could hear them talk and giggle – it was so cute.  The weather was beautiful and not too hot.   Burke enjoyed the fresh air and took long naps.

Despite having to say goodbye to a wonderful women, it was great to be together and spend the weekend celebrating Grandma Weber’s life and the 4^th of July with family.