Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday Daddy!! We had a great time celebrating with Daddy. The kids sang him Happy Birthday with him being a Rhinoceros and a Cougar. It was great. I made his favorite dinner and dessert. Thai noodle Salad and Peanut Butter Brownies. Sydney wanted to do the Lady and the Tramp scene with the noodles. Then we carved a pumpkin and opened presents. He got exactly what he wanted - a new kindle and two balloons and two cards from the kids. We love you Daddy! Thanks for all you do!!

New Family Pictures

We have had a busy few weeks with family visiting and getting ready for Halloween. It has been a fun month. The kids are keeping us especially busy. Sydney started gymnastics and LOVES it. She loves going and doing all the "tricks." She continually jumps around at home and practices.

Tyler finished a soccer class and on his last class he scored a goal! It was a bunch of 3 year olds, but that doesn't stop a Mom from thinking he is the next David Beckham, without the tattoos and lifestyle. :) He learned to throw the ball in, kick it to the goal, dribble, and to stop the ball from making a goal. His coach was Coach Denny and he enjoyed taking the class.


Brady continues to get bigger and bigger. He is almost 5 months old and I can't believe how fast the time has gone. Just today he rolled over for the first time! He loves his swing and is such a happy baby. He loves when Sydney and Tyler play with him - which is all the time. His favorite thing to do is blow bubbles and play peek-a-boo. He also likes to watch himself in the mirror. We did finally cut his hair so the side wings are gone. I can't say I miss them. But either way I think he is the cutest baby!

I can't believe how big they are all getting and Ryan and I just love them to pieces!!

Family Visits

My parents and brother came to visit recently. It was SO much fun to have them here. We did quite a bit of sight-seeing. First we took them to the Tillamook Cheese Factory. The kids loved seeing all the machinery and the cheese samples. Sydney's favorite cheese was the squeaky cheese and Tyler's was the Cheddar. After Tillamook we continued the drive up the coast and ended in Seaside for dinner. My parents treated everyone to a nice seafood dinner. Then we headed home. It was a beautiful drive.

The next day we hung out at home with the kids. They loved having all the attention and watching lots of fun movies with Grandma and Grandpa. Especially Beauty and the Beast and How to Train Your Dragon. They absolutely LOVE those two movies. Saturday we headed to Mount Saint Helens and the Ape Caves. It is fascinating how big they are. Tyler had a great time after about half way through when he realized that Mom was right and there were no monsters living there. There were even other cougar fans visiting the same day.

Sunday morning we went to church. Of course Jeff made an impact on the Young Women in our ward for how cute he is. Too bad he is WAY to old for them! We spent Sunday at home enjoying each others company. Off it was to the airport. This always makes me sad. A little while later Jeff called and had chosen to be bumped to another flight because they overbooked the flight. It was a wonderful surprise. So he came home and Monday we went shopping down in Woodburn. Tyler loved picking out tennis shoes and basketball shorts with Jeff. That night we went and saw the last Shrek at the theater. It was great to have him an extra day with him. Thanks for Mom, Dad, and Jeff for coming to visit. We always look forward to our next visit together!

Brady is 4 Months Old

Brady went to the doctor for his four month check-up. He weighs 14 pounds 2 ounces and is 26 inches tall. That puts him in the 50th percentile for his weight and 90th for his height. He is strong and healthy. Some things I want to remember about Brady at this age are:

You are so loved!
You love your swing. You swing in it every night while I make dinner.
You are such a happy baby and you love smiling.
You sleep with your head against a blue soft blanket.
You love to have your arms up in the air.
You love when people talk to you, especially Sydney and Tyler.
You are a Mommas Boy. You cried and cried one night when Daddy had you, and as soon as I took you, you stopped.
You love to have your binkie in your mouth. If the binkie is not around, you love your fist. You can almost put the whole thing in your mouth.
I love holding you at night when the house is quiet.
You drink 5 ounces every 3-4 hours. You love your bottle and get excited when you see it.
You have a HUGE burp. When you burp the whole house can hear you.
You are adorable and we LOVE having you in our family.