Dinner Grace

Aaron has always said our prayer before meals. I'm so thankful for the example he is setting by doing this. Although Aaron continues to say his prayer, the boys each want to say 'their' prayer now too. This is the prayer that our nieces have said for many years up at Aaron's parents house.

"I fold my hands, I bow my head, to thank you Lord, for this good bread. Amen."

Brecken's has evolved into including 'My Girls' (his cousins). Leighton's sometimes comes out as, "I fold my hands, I bump my head"...which is true a lot of time :) Here is a video of them both saying their prayer a few nights ago.

3 Months!

Happy 3 months Zoe!

*You have the most contagious little smile
*You laugh when mommy gets your sugar
*You clasp your hands like you're praying
*You attempt to roll over - grinding your face into the floor
*You get up once at night to eat, but sometimes sleep all night
*You still won't take a bottle
*You suck on your bottom lip when you are sleeping

You are such a sweet little thing. I can't imagine life without you :)

Bumbo Babes

I broke out the Bumbo for Zoe to start using. Here is a pic of all three kids in it at about the same age.

Preschool

Brecken started preschool a couple weeks ago. He is loving it & Leighton is adjusting pretty well to having big brother gone for a couple hours.

Eating breakfast...


First day of school pic...


Hanging up his backpack...

Chillin' in Chicago

Zoe, Aaron & I spent a wonderful weekend in Chicago with Aaron's high school/college buddies. All three couples have new babies, so the babies enjoyed each other while the older siblings stayed home & had fun with grandparents!

Day 1: Chicago Style pizza for lunch, followed by a mid-afternoon stroll down Michigan Avenue, followed by an evening of grilling on their terrace that overlooked Lake Michigan & the harbor.


Day 2: We slept until 10:00...don't remember the last time we did that! Our hostess fixed us a tasty breakfast & then the moms did a Segway Tour of Chicago while the dads & babies hung out. The moms took a turn with the babies, while the dads hit Millennium Park - played frisbee & relaxed at a sports bar.

Day 2 - Evening: We cleaned up & while the babies were well taken care of by sitters, we adults went to Rebar for a drink & tasty appetizer.

We then went to Topolobampo for dinner. The majority of us ordered this:



The whole crew: Kara, Chris & Isaac, Tiffany, Zoe & Aaron, Jill, Kali & Jace


Thanks for a wonderful weekend guys!!!

Gone Fishing

The boys enjoyed an evening of fishing at Uncle Brett's last week. Brecken told Uncle Brett that he was going to catch a swordfish or a humpback whale.

He's no dummy.

Leighton gets M&M's or tootsie rolls for going to the bathroom. Today he requested a tootsie roll for his reward. I unwrapped two tootsie rolls (one for each boy, since Brecken gets one for being a good supporter) & gave them to Leighton. One instantly went in his mouth & he held tight to the other one. Brecken was waiting patiently for his bounty & I reminded Leighton that he needed to give Brecken his candy. When Leighton didn't budge, I took the tootsie roll from his hand & gave it to Brecken. Leighton began crying & said, NO, THAT's mine! He pointed to his mouth and cried, "This is Brecken's." He's no dummy. He ate Brecken's first. I was laughing too hard to do much...