SANTA!

We went to the rec center in Courtland today to see Santa Claus.

Claire and Everett were there, too.

Brody decorated a cookie.

Brenley ate one.

Then, it was time for the big moment!

Brody has been really excited to go see Santa, but I was thinking he would change his mind when we got there. He didn't! He climbed right up, and sat for quite a while. He even stayed for a while after we took Brenley down. He told Santa he wanted more boats for Christmas.

Brody and Ryan went on a ride.

When we left there was quite a line to see Santa, but Brody called out loudly, "Bye, Santa", and Santa answered, "Bye, Brody". Pretty successful day!

ONE YEAR STATS

Brenley had a great check-up today, minus the 3 shots and 1 finger prick. She turned a lovely shade of purple from holding her breath while crying so hard! She weighed in at 18lbs 12 oz (15th percentile) and measured 27.75 inches (13th percentile). The Dr. said she is staying right in the range she has always been which means she is growing the way she should be! Hope we have another great check-up at Childrens Hospital tomorrow.

What a Difference a Year Makes!

                        Brody has changed as much as Brenley!

                          One more cupcake on her real birthday!

                          A little after-bath escape! She does love her Cozy Coupe.

Brenley's Birthday Party!

We had a great time celebrating Brenley's 1st Birthday on Saturday. She will turn 1 on Tuesday. Lots of family watched Brenley devour a whole cupcake all by herself. She loved the frosting but surprised us all by continuing to eat the cupcake after the frosting was gone. She got lots of great presents including toys, dolls, clothes, a new cell phone and a cozy coupe car! She is a very lucky girl to be so loved by family and friends. Her birthday week will be filled with daycare party on Tuesday, 1 year Dr appt. on Thursday and Children's Hospital check-up on Friday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mmmmm.....looks good.

Gathering to sing the blessing. It's a family tradition going back decades, and involves the sweaty hands part of the family standing together. Heidi is rocking the bump:)!

Didn't try to get a picture of the kids until the end of the day when they were pretty much over it. Brody would not take a picture with Brenley, so this is what we got. Hope everyone had a great holiday!

Playing at Grandma's

Grandma got a new floor mat (watch for it, you will see it again!). Brody thought it made a great place to line up all of his vehicles and play.

First Steps

Brenley's been pretty steady on her feet for a couple of weeks now. She stands up anywhere and can stand for quite a while. It's just in the last couple of days that she has been starting to take her first steps though. I think it was just so fast for her to drop down and crawl. She has gotten as far as three steps today.

She also loves telephones and really puts almost anything to her ear to talk, including her socks today. While she will say mamama and dada, we are not sure if she is really saying them to mean us, but we are sure she says "hello" to her phones.