February Update...

Well it's been over 2 weeks since I last posted anything. Guess that's what happens when you have 3 boys that keep you very busy. I wouldn't have it any other way as they all know just how to wrap themselves around my little finger. Here are a some pictures of what the boys have been up to the last month.

Craig and I took the 2 older boys out sledding, on what seemed to be a warm day, however it ended up being pretty chilly out in the open. It was a pretty big hill so they only made the trip down and back up a few times. Craig even thought he needed to try it out. It's the little things like this that bring back all the memories of being a child and sledding down (what seemed to be gigantic hills). While out walking around Payton spotted a deer horn... one that had recently been shedded. Brooks is holding onto it in his picture. Payton was pretty darn proud and couldn't wait to show Gma Bev and Gpa Doug.

Payton has now lost tooth #5. It's funny to see how they eat and chew their food. The tooth fairy has been pretty generous ($1.00 per tooth). As the days, weeks, and years go on it's still hard to believe how fast time goes. I can still remember almost 6 years ago to the day when Payton got his first 2 bottom teeth as well as his first double ear infection. Last Friday when Payton came home from school he told me he was making a card for Dad for Valentine's Day... he tricked me and I found this letter in an envelope on Sunday. He sure knows how to melt my heart. He is a very loving boy and is into writing notes to both Craig and I.

The note says: From Payton... To Mom... I hope you have a good valintine tell all the fun you have. I hope you have a good valinitine. I LOVE YOU!
Leave it to Brooks... he is our ONE AND ONLY. You just never know what you are going to get out of him. Last Saturday, let's just say he was frustrating me so I brought him downstairs to go to the bathroom and left it up to him to put his pj's and diaper (only at bed time) on. He wasn't too impressed with me as he was crying so I went back upstairs. It got awful quiet so in a couple minutes I went back downstairs and this is what I saw. Brooks - lying on the floor in the hallway with powder from his neck to his knees and he looks up at me and says "I have powder all over the place". How does a person not laugh? I turned around and yelled for Craig to come see this. He had to walk around the corner so Brooks wouldn't see him laughing. In case you are wondering we used the nearest toy to cover his 'privates'... in fear that Walmart wouldn't develop this much needed picture. Ahhhh.... you will never have a boring day with Brooks. Here is my CHUBBY BABY... He is so loving and squeezable. He is a very very happy baby and I couldn't get any luckier. He will give smiles, hugs, and laughs any time of the day and I just love him for that. He weighed just over 18 pounds at 5 1/2 months... YIKES!!! He has been an awesome sleeper since about 6 weeks of age sleeping from 8pm until 7am. Along with the awesome sleeper comes an awesome eater... he sees his bottle and he goes crazy. It's too funny. We have not started him on cereal as he seems to be perfectly content with just the formula so we will see what they say at his 6 month well check. We cross our fingers when saying this but he has been super super healthy even though the rest of us have all battled some kind of colds or flu at some time.
His shirt is so right... His Heart belongs to his Mommy... after all he is my chubby baby. I love all of my boys to pieces... but it's so fun to get a "new" love from another child. It's awesome to see the different feelings of trust, love, and security you get from each of your children.
Braxton is so content in whatever it is that he is doing that he won't even fuss when he is getting tired... he just lays his head forward and falls asleep. This has happened more than a handful of times and it's just so darn cute.