Branson vacation #2

I may have cracked one or two comments that Branson was an old people trip..I think the proof was right here in our shower..a bench and hand held shower head..um, screams elderly!!  But, was super nice for shaving your legs!!

Three cuties out for a walk!

These three sure do love each other:)

The good life...naps with ipads..love that smirk!

Papa, Charlie and Tutti

Tutti and Easton

Tutti and Papa and all the grand kids (sans Jaxon) racing!

Charlie and Libby were taking this serious!

Hotel treat..ice cream sundaes!!

Charlie opted for a root beer float!

Someone LOVES ice cream!!

I love this picture Bradley and my father in law..they were sitting there discussing the new iphone..so they were actually talking!

The boys shared a room that week and they did great!  They had a TV in their and we set the sleep timer and they thought that was the coolest thing to have a TV in their room!

Still sucking his thumb to fall asleep, but only to fall asleep and not all night so I am not worrying about it.  I'll fight that battle again some day, but not any time soon!  Besides..he so rarely looks young to me anymore..and when he curls up with a blanket and sucks his thumb..he is my baby all over again:)

Goodness my boys can steal my heart with their sweet smiles!  This little one melts me about once a day!

Branson vacation #1

We headed out for vacation with the Way family and this year we headed to Branson:)  It was a fun week with family, but traveling with three kids sure can be tiring!!

No vacation is complete without a cracker barrel stop!!  On the way down we drove half way, ate dinner and stayed in a hotel for the night.  We had a lazy morning and drove the second half the next day...two 4.5 hr days in car are better then one long 9hr day!!

Aunt Laura and Harper Jane at Cracker Barrel:)

This was as soon as we got to the hotel the first day....YAY for getting out of the car!!  Everyone did great, but its always nice to get out!

Tutti playing with the kids while we bathed Harper!

Charlie interrupting Aunt Laura and Jaxon time!

Someone discovered the joys of playing with toilet paper at this hotel..and since we were not at home and it kept her entertained..I let her!!

Love this sweet chubby girl!

Most of the crew ready to leave OK and head to Branson!

Papa and Easton saying "bye, now get it in the car so we can leave!!"

I love road trips like this!!!!!!

On the porch at Tutti and Laura's place...they let Papa and Derrick stay there too!

Um, is she sneaking into my purse for my phone..shut up!!!  Even at this age they want that stupid phone!!!!!

Harper and Jaxon hanging out..talking..spitting up...pooping in their pants, you know, the good stuff!!

We stayed at a hotel about 5 min away and our hotel did fun activities each night..the first night we got there we had smores!  I love to make them, but you wont catch me eating a marshmallow!  Somehow I can always find some one to take it off my hands!!

All my family was so good about taking pictures on this trip!!  Props to my boys for their great smiles this week!!

They all look great and I have that sleepy eye thing going on...HEY, at least I am in a picture, right!

Tutti and her boys..minus Jaxon and add Harper:)

Seriously, I am the weak link again in this picture??  Well, Harper wasn't on her A game here either:)

Morning swim in the indoor pool...and what do you know..no one is there at 8am....but we were....thanks to our 6:30am wake up call courtesy of Easton each morning:)  I was here too, but unfortunately I didn't manage to get a picture of me and the kids..in my bathing suite..in October.  It's a shame really...

This kid and his red cheeks!! 

More to come..I think I have broken this down in like 5 post...so excited aren't you!!

Chuck Wagon

Chuck wagon..a nickname given to Charlie by my oldest brother...and now I often hear sweet easton saying "hey chuck wagon!". Makes me smile!!;)

This was a the lab place..we had lab work drawn to recheck Charlie's peanut and tree nut allergies...still has a peanut allergy, but it's still not the super severe kind. His tree nut numbers, all high. Poor kid...no nuts ever...bummer;(. At least he does not seem to care yet!
He entertained himself in this mirror for a while!!


Funny kid!


This was from when his Tutti took him to see whinnie the pooh! He loves going to plays with Tutti!


Charlie wants a pet so bad..sad for him that his mama no longer likes animals;(. He found these turtles over at Tuttis house and played with them all day...his daddy even let them swim in the pool with them!!


Um, attitude much..


This mama is in trouble...


The pets I do allow in my house..fish! We started with three..2 down, 1 to go;)


Holy cow I love this kid!! He is such a fun kid! I have been very happy with my decision to keep him out of school till next year...he is LOVING his new pre school and just making so many great improvements each month!


TROUBLE!!!

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Harper Jane

Oh my! This girl is getting some personality!;). I asked Bradley today if the boys were this sensitive or if I was projecting girly stereotypes on her...he assured me that I was not projecting..she is that sensitive and that dramatic. Heaven help us when she's 13!!

Early morning cuddle time...what is it with my kids and wake up times in the 5 and 6 o'clock hours;(. I guess they all just want more one on one time;). And yes, I photoshopped the crap out of this..and I still look rough;)



I LOVE this outfit on her...unfortunately I ordered it so close to our version of fall she may not get a lot of wears out of it. But isn't she cute;)







I have found her sleeping like this more then a few times...weirdo!! She's my first baby that I had to take out the bumper pads...she was crawling/pulling/and bunching the heck out of them. The first night of removing them I discovered my mistake...I was up all night finding her pacifier as it fell through the cracks;(. Some random blankets ran through the cracks solved that problem...and left us with classy bedding;)



We are now up to 5 teeth...and despite my worrying...her smile is still ridiculously cute with teeth!!



And apparently we love swings;)..us and every other 11 month old.



2 eat infections so far...that's so awesome compared to my boys!



Even girls get mohawks in this house!!


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East;)

My mystery baby!! There is always something going on with Easton to keep me on my toes...last week it was his six day fever run. We have a new personal record of 105.7 in our house;). Don't you love how those ridiculous temps always occur in the middle of the night!! No clue what was going on, but he's back to normal! Here is some of my favorites of him from the last few weeks!

At church a few weeks ago...love those big smiles that close his eyes!



3am..fever 105.7...doesn't stop him from demanding the phone.


Boys and their hands in their pants...silly boys.


This was the next day at the dr....poor kid finally turned the corner THANKGOODNESS!


After Easton gets out of the shower and bath his hair is curly, but no matter what I put in it I cannot make it stay curly when it dries...any thoughts?


Easton is constantly changing his "comfort item" that he sleeps with. Last week it was his train then truck and now this week...his hat! I got home after Easton was asleep last night and when I went to kiss him goodnight I found him still in his hat! I love this kid!!!!!!!!

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