Tuesday, July 06, 2010

July and Hot!

Kylie Reese is almost 3 months old (on July 15th). She went a couple of weeks ago for her two month checkup...yes, a little late because I missed her appointment! She weighed 11 pounds 9 ounces which is 75th percentile and she was 65th percentile for length. She is a growing girl. I love to call her "Chubbers" because of her chubby little face. I know that I cannot call her this when she gets older but it is too cute right now. She is a very good baby and loves all of the noise that the boys provide for her!
The boys were planning an attack on daddy and he had no idea:-) Ryan encourages them to wrestle with him when he gets home from work. I am sure there will come a time when I am having to break up wrestling matches between Reed and Braden. I know that when my brothers would fight or should I say wrestle growing up that my mom would tell them to take it outside so I guess Ryan and I should move to the country so we can do the same!
Well, the Reedster had his first incidence with our hardwood stairs a week ago. The boys had been going up and down the stairs all day with no problems. I was holding Kylie while watching them come down the stairs. The first mistake is that Reed was coming down with a toy in his hand which he dropped. Well, needless to say, he turned around for the toy and lost his balance and fell down about 6 stairs. I felt so helpless because I couldn't catch him in time. I quickly put Kylie down to get Reed who was crying with blood coming down his face. It was complete chaos because I was holding a bleeding kid who had a huge knot on his head while Braden was trying to mess with Kylie while I was "telling" him to quit. All three kids were bawling by this time and we all had blood on us from Reed. I called Ryan and he came straight home from work to help. Ryan ended up calling my dad to come over to see if Reed needed stitches but my dad butterfly bandaged his cut and it has healed very nicely. He will have a nice scar to show for it though!
Cousin Colin came to visit us one afternoon and the boys all had a good time playing with each other.
Ryan and I went to Wes Mayes' wedding which was absolutely beautiful at Scarritt Bennett. It is very seldom that we get dressed up to go somewhere besides church!
The boys giving Kylie or as they call her "KyKy" a kiss.
Braden and Reed love to say "big truck" when we get to nanna and papa's house. If you ask them who drives the big trucks they will say Craig so Uncle Craig cannot help but take them out in one of his trucks. You obviously cannot miss one of these trucks if you are on the road...I have no idea who chose that color!
We spent the 4th of July weekend with some friends at Centerhill lake and had a great time. We were going to take the boys but decided that they should not go their first time when it is one of the busiest weekends...so we decided to take Kylie:-) Kylie and Maddi Terry did great on the boat and slept for a lot of the ride.
Ryan and I spent Monday with my brother, Tina, Charley and my mom and dad at the farm. The boys played in the pool for a long time but really loved riding the 4-wheeler. They are definitely learning how to share because neither one of them wants to get off when their turn is up!
Braden was going to do some yard work while Reed took it easy in the lounge chair! Reed enjoyed watching his brother do the work:-)
Reed with his two best friends, his paci and Nanna! My mom brainwashed him while we were gone because she will say "Whose boy are you" and he will reply with "Nanna!" Braden was lovin' him some watermelon while Kylie was just hanging out with her cute little beach hat on!
Braden playing peek-a-boo with Ellie!
The boys played nonstop all afternoon, but Braden crashed when pappa took him on a ride. The absolutely adore pappa but can't you see why?! He takes them on big truck rides, golf cart rides, 4-wheeler rides and rides in his truck...what boy wouldn't love that!!!
Yesterday, we went to Natalie's house for lunch and playtime. The kids all behaved themselves and had a great time. Little Tori was so sweet to Kylie and she was such a big girl holding Kylie all by herself. We tried to get a picture with all the kids but its impossible to get them all to look at the same time!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Lots of Pictures!

I didn't realize that it had been two weeks since I updated last so I have a ton of pictures. Sorry!!
The boys acknowledge Kylie every now and then. Braden pays a little bit more attention to her than Reed does. Braden runs to her if she is crying to see what is going on and he tries to put her paci in her mouth, with the wrong side in! BW and RW love to play with anything that has wheels on it so my parent's house is like heaven to them. Here they are trying to start the tiller.
They have learned how to pull the starter but don't worry, they cannot pull it hard enough!
Kylie really isn't "safe" anywhere except on a table that the boys can't reach. Braden and Reed love to get in her bouncer and swing...I guess it reminds them of the good ol' days when they were little
Their great grannies came to visit last week. Here is granny holding Kylie. I think by the expression on her face that she was glad granny was in town!
Nanny had the touch with her great grand-daughters. Charley is on the left and Kylie on the right.
Its been really hot here in Nashville but the boys still love to be outside. I cannot imagine what August is going to be like if June is this hot!
RW and BW had walked back to the barn so thats why the look like they have been tanning
Every time that Braden wears white, his eyes look crystal blue. Thats one good thing he got from his daddy:-)
The process of Braden trying to steal Reed's cup of ice...
...and Reed lost the battle!
The pink paci is a cute look for Braden don't you think!
Look at those big cheeks on her
The boys don't realize when they are tired outside until they are forced to stop for more than a minute. Mom and granny took them on a golf cart ride and one minute later this is how I found the boys.
Reed is ticklish and this is me torturing him.
Nanny, Reed, Granny and Braden playing with the big trucks at the barn.
This is our neighborhood pet that has been around for more than 4 years. I cannot believe that it has survived that long and that no one has bothered it. This was the peacock in our next door neighbor's yard one morning.
Braden helping daddy start his weedeater
Do you think she is eating enough?!?
There is something about seeing a picture of your kids that really reinforces the fact that Ryan and I have 3 kids. How things change in 5 years of marriage!!!
Reed
Braden
Kylie
Braden learning how to fix a tiller with pappa. Braden is one of the most curious 18 month olds that I know.
I love this picture of the boys watching my dad.
The boys trying to stay cool in this 94 degree weather!
Is this white trash looking or what!
Nana and Kylie
Having fun with the storm door...