You can thank me later...

This past weekend some sweet friends threw a baby brunch for Grayson and me. It was a wonderful time to celebrate Grayson with friends.

As I was reading cards and opening gifts I came across a gift with a little card that was about the size of a business card. On it was the name of the family who gave the gift. I thought this was the best idea...no need to spend $3 on a card that will most likely get thrown away. Buy these...
and make your own!! Now, this was the brand I bought...any brand will do. But what is so great is that this company has templates online. For free. No downloading. I just made some of my own...
and it was so easy! And fun! Now I just need to be invited to some parties so I can give gifts with my new cards!

Now, go out and give it a try. You can thank me later!

3 Peas in a Pod

The other night we were putting Kennan and Brayden to bed and it was the perfect photo opp!

I called them 3 peas in a pod and they thought that was the funniest thing!

Random Pictures

My 3 cuties...

Uncle Kyle and Grayson
(I think Grayson was telling Uncle Kyle stories about his crazy big brother and sister.)

At the hotel, I told Brayden to color at this little table. And she did.

Grayson and Uncle Chris meeting for the first time!

And, I am pleased to introduce you to Gilligan meets Nightgown Ballerina...
(not to sure what she is pretending to be here).

Okay blog friends. That is 3 posts in one day...comment please! Is anyone still reading this?

The Big 3-0!!

My sweet husband turned the big 3-0 on Monday. We celebrated Sunday night with both sets of families at Saltgrass. Yummy!!

On his actual birthday we had a 6 hour car ride and Preschool graduation, but I think he had a great day anyway!

Happy Birthday to the love of my life! I am thankful that you are my partner through the ups and downs of this life. You are an amazing daddy, a loving husband and a compassionate pastor. Thank you for all you do for our family!

Graduation!!

Over the past few days we have celebrated some pretty important graduations!

Kennan graduated from Preschool on Monday evening.
He didn't smile much...this was the best I could get!

After receiving his diploma...

After the graduation, it is tradition to ring the bell on the playground...
High school graduate Class of 2023, here he comes!!!

Happy family with a preschool graduate!
I can't believe I have a kid old enough for kindergarten!!!

On Saturday, my brother graduated from college. The kids made some posters for him. This one says "We are your BIGGEST fans! We love you!"

Happy Graduate before getting his diploma!

We are so proud of you Kyle! (Wish someone would have told me I was standing in front of Kennan!!!)

2 Months Old!

How could you not LOVE this face??

Grayson Benjamin turned 2 months old on Sunday, May 9.
He is such a joy...an easy and laid back baby! I tell everyone that I think he knows he is #3...he has to be good!!!

We took him to the doctor today for his 2 month check up. He is as healthy as can be! The doctor said to keep doing what we are doing...cause we are doing it right!!!!
He weighs 11 lbs 6 oz and is 23 3/8 inches.

And I think we can say that he officially found his fingers today!!

Fun facts:
Kennan at 2 months: 10 lbs, 23 1/2 inches
Brayden at 2 months: 9 lbs 12 oz, 21 3/4 inches

I think it is safe to say that Grayson is our biggest baby yet!!

Oh, and I got a new camera today. I got a Nikon CoolPix P100. The pictures above were taken with it. I am pretty happy so far!!!

Spending Some Time in the Great Outdoors!

The weather in these parts has been pretty great this week. We have had LOTS of time outdoors...evidence being coughs, snotty noses, sore throats...oh, and the pretty yard and sunburned kids.

Kennan playing soccer...we are still working on it!
(He's on the far right doing a new soccer move...)

Playing the pitcher position in t-ball...

Playing in the backyard!

This is what happens when I ask her to smile...oh the drama!

Sweet baby boy also loves to be outside!

Yummy (and completely unhealthy) cheeto snack...

Last year we planted vegetables and were completely unsuccessful. We are trying container gardening this year. Here we have cucumbers and tomatoes. We also planted squash, red and yellow peppers and strawberries.

These are some the irises I planted last spring. I was so proud that they bloomed this year!!

We also planted some geraniums and dianthus.

Here's to many more summery days, vegetables and strawberries from our garden and no more sunburns!!!

Smile

A smile can brighten the darkest day.
~Author Unknown

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~Mother Teresa

The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.
~Author Unknown

If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine.
~Author Unknown

Just for Fun!

So after being Debbie Downer in my last post...I thought this would be fun!
(Today I am feeling thankful for Snapfish and being able to recover 600+ pictures from it last night!!!!)

Kennan Joshua at 6 weeks...

Brayden Lynn at 8 weeks...

Grayson Benjamin at 6 weeks...

Do you see a family resemblance???

When it Rains it Pours...

Updated:
After posting this I went to Snapfish and found some old albums I had uploaded to their site. That will help a lot! And I am aware that we can find someone to recover our files (maybe) but it will probably cost an arm and a leg. And we don't have any spare arm and legs around here...see below! :)

Original Post:

In the last 3 weeks...

Our Nikon D50 was stolen.

Hubby misplaced his 6 week old iPhone.

Our external hard drive with 4 years of pictures crashed.

And this is the least of our worries...hubby just walked in after mowing and said our weed eater/edger broke.

I'm not sure if it could get much worse. I have to remind myself these are all material things...some of which can be replaced.

It just isn't that easy.

3, 2, 1...Blast Off!!

Kennan's Birthday party request this year was for a space party...not sure where he got the idea because he really isn't that into space. But, we took it and ran with it. I think he had a "blast" and it was "out of this world"!!

Kennan and the rocket ship cake that him and Kenny created...

Opening presents...

Pinata time!

Pinata candy chaos!

6 Weeks Old!

Grayson Benjamin is 6 weeks old today!

We've said goodbye to newborn clothes and diapers...
hello 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers!

Grayson is such a laid back and easy going little man. He hardly ever cries...he has to be pretty upset! If you were to come to our house at pretty much any time of the day you would find him in his bouncy seat asleep or keeping his eye on Kennan and Brayden. He sleeps pretty well at night, only waking up once to eat. He likes his pacifier sometimes but isn't dependent on it like his big brother and sister were at this age.

At this point I am thinking he looks a lot like Kennan did at this age. But he also has some of his sister's characteristics. Not sure about his weight and length as he doesn't go to the doctor until he is 8 weeks old. If I had to guess, I would say he is about 9 lbs.

We love our little man!!

Things I am Thinking...

(This post has been edited from its original version. Thanks to Gretchen who so kindly pointed out that I had aged my son by a few months. Thanks friend!! I really do need some sleep!)

*I am super tired. I need sleep. Waking up to feed a beautiful, precious baby boy twice a night is rough for me.

*Kenny took a week of vacation last week so we went to the metroplex to visit family and friends. It was a great trip. However, I feel like I need another vacation to recoup from the vacation.

*While on that trip my one and only $700-ish camera was taken while we were staying at a very nice hotel in the town where my in-laws live. (How is that for being non-descriptive as to not give away where my in-laws live or the name of the very nice hotel we were at??) Needless to say, I am extremely sad and disturbed that someone could and would do that. I have a very special family member who has let us borrow a camera until we can buy a new one...so hopefully some pictures will be coming soon.

*Grayson is precious. I can't imagine life without him! He is sleeping well, eating well (except for the occasional projectile vomit...sorry if TMI), he is starting to smile and coo at us as well. He was 5 weeks yesterday!

*Kennan and Brayden are fantastic big siblings. They adore their little brother and can't keep their hands off him. Kennan always wants to hold him...usually at inconvenient times, like when he is eating. Brayden rushes to his side and announces "I right here! I right here!" whenever he makes a peep.

*Kennan turned 5 a month ago, but we are having his party this weekend. He has requested a space party so that is what he is getting, although I am still not too sure what it will entail. Because we have been talking about Kennan's party so much, Brayden has decided she is going to have a princess and Max&Ruby party (yes, her birthday is still 4 months away...try explaining that to a 2 year old).

*Hopefully I will start blogging more soon. I need to convince myself that it is okay to not have big, detailed, picture-filled posts all the time...

The End.

Happy Easter!