My how fast time flies....

Here are some fun pics from the weekend. We celebrated Earth Day (early) with a fun festival with lots of animals and cool music and fun. It was a beautiful day out, mommy got sunburned a little. I have made a promise to myself that me and the kiddos are going to go "exploring" at least once a month around the area. There is just so much to do around us and it is great to get out of the house. And lots of stuff is free! Mr. B ran into a friend at the playground and had a good time reaking havoc, but he also lost his Spiderman (like we don't have enough!).

Check out the bath picture. Ms. C looks hysterical! I don't know if you can see it or not, but she loves hanging with her brother and was pretty pumped about taking a big girl bath.

Do you like this??? Really

I was so bummed when I saw that Starbucks changed its logo cups from green to brown. Honestly people, I can deal with the red holiday cups (ok, you all know how much I love the holiday cups...gets me all tingly), but changing my comfort cup from green to brown...I'm so sad...

Oh, and I stoled this image from le petite blog.

Read more here....

http://blogs.wsj.com/buzzwatch/2008/04/08/grande-logo-switch-is-starbucks’-new-cup-grabby-or-a-grind/

I just have to post this...

http://www.folduscandidate.com/

Enjoy!

Video and Photos from Phone

Apparantly she gets her love of "woo-woos/Daddy Go's" (that's how mr. B referred to them) and her head banging skills from her Daddy! She's quite the pip!

Thought(s) for the day...

Bryson is still saying some funny stuff...here is a nugget for your enjoyment:

Bryson told me that his friend J (older brother of C) told him that girls were hot. (Imagine my feeling: heart in throat...I look at MB panicked...I look back at Bryson...back at MB....back at Bryson...WHAT IS MY CHILD SAYING?). He calmly says "I told J that girls were cold, not hot, boys were hot so girls have to be cold." Well hallelujiah! I let the air out of my chest with a big sigh of relief!

Mr. B actually likes his sister, much to the surprise to those of you that know him, I understand. Many of you have made comments that he totally ignores her when she's around. OK by me, at least he's not stuffing blueberry muffins in her mouth while mommy is in the other room (ahem, yes, I speak from experience -- thanks older brother). So the other day
B says: "Mawm(because that is what MOM sounds like in Brysonspeak), Mr. J says that I can't marry my sister," again I begin to freak out inside wondering where this is going.
Mawm says: "Mr. J is right B, you can't marry her, you won't always get along with her anyway, you'll eventually find someone you love a whole lot more than her."
B says: "But MAWM, I love Carleigh." (alright everyone -- AHHHHHHHHH)
Upon telling that story to one of my friends, she calmly says: "Guess you're moving to West Virginia!" HA HA HA I for one think he'd fit in quite well here in TN.

OH, and by the "weigh".....I have joined Weight Watchers! Just got back from my first big weigh in and lost SIX pounds! YEA ME! Ok, it is the first week and I don't expect to get much farther next week....But I need support and encouragement, because with all the birthday parties we attend, it sure is hard to pass up the cake!! I LOVE ICING!

Have a great DAY!

B.G. Private Eye

So I was on the phone with one of my dearest friends in crisis...trying to be serious and helpful. I looked over and saw this...

just makes me want to laugh. She's definitely got a career in criminology someday....

Notice all of the drool....she's still only got two little chiclet teeth (which I think are adorable & i don't want her to get anymore). She's been drooling like Niagra Falls for several months now, ruining a perfectly good outfit most days...so when are the teeth gonna poke through and which ones are coming in? BEATS ME! We will let you know.

I go to many blogs to find new and unique items for the kids. Many of you have seen the adorable trumpette socks BG wears. So when I run across something I love love love, I may add it here just to share with you!

My new fave place is http://www.robeez.com/. I'm having a rough time finding sandals for the girl because we need closed toes for school this summer. So I went with these super soft leather booties:

We also have these gems....so darn cute!

I also finally got a pic of Mr. B for a change. He posed, but didn't smile...you'll see where I have been sneaking up on him trying to get something! I feel like he's got plenty of photos from his life, but since BG got here, he's in very few -- by his own choice.
Have a great week! Enjoy the beautiful spring weather! I pray it stays that way!!!

My new favorite website

I am so excited about this Scrapbooking website http://www.howfasttheygrow.com/. I am such a fan!!! I have done a few pages (remember Carleigh in Bloom, and the bath page). I thought I would revisit some of the others that may not have been posted. I love it! Such a great concept. The last time I scrapbooked on paper was Bryson's coming home pics! He's 4 1/2! THAT's TERRIBLE!!!! So here are a few! ENJOY.

Posting pics...

Hi guys, everyone asked to see pics of the kids from Easter, so I am posting some. I didn't realize how weird I am until I had a girl and Easter started creeping up on us. I remember as a kid, all of us got brand spanking new clothes and shoes, maybe even a hat to wear for Easter Sunday. I have pictures of myself on Easter as a baby in bonnets and handmade dresses. It was quite the deal at my house to dress up in "Sunday best" for the occasion to go to church.

I also remember shopping for "school clothes." And no matter how freakin' hot it was on the first day of school, we always wore our favorite NEW school outfit, even if it was a sweater and jeans! IN AUGUST!

I have a friend who scoffed at the idea of BG wearing an Easter Bonnet this year...my response was "why? Didn't you??" So we spent the next hour laughing about the clothes that we wore growing up and comparing notes as to who had what. I remember my Dad had some jeans for me that I hated more than anything, they had hamburger and french fries embroidered on the pockets. It never failed, every time I wore them, I was called on to make a delivery to the office or go to the board or something...



Clothes were the common bond for my sister and I, and the common fight between us too...ask my sis about her infamous "white jeans." They caused quite the raucous one day. But we also shared a lot of clothes in harmony.....here's a trip down memory lane KTM -- remember Outback Red. The one sweater that we had in like twelve colors, with the matchy matchy mock turtleneck (also in 12 colors) and the pegged riding pants, all coordinating of course. Too much! And who made those striped button downs that we had that were sewn inside out? We were quite the fashionistas!!!! Oh, oh oh!!! Do you remember the red dress that the three of us wore for Christmas? We really looked pretty, but were we really big dorks? ;) That's what memories and families are for right? And it made a memory!



So hopefully my kids will fondly remember someday the experiences that their mother put them through. One day, they will sit around during the days leading up to Easter Sunday and crack up at the fact that mom put BG in a Bonnet and Mr. B in seersucker shorts!!! I DON'T CARE!!!

Happy Easter!

Hope everyone is doing well! I've been fighting a computer virus for several weeks and haven't been able to post...I do have some new pics today for you....hopefully they will work because the last time I tried to post pics, something wigged out with the website and they wouldn't upload.

BG will be 8 months tomorrow...wow how time flies! I can't believe what a big girl she is. She's growing leaps and bounds .... She waves bye bye now....she looks like she's screwing in a lightbulb. Very cute, if I do say so myself.

Mr. B is doing well too. Enjoying the spring and getting to play outside a lot. He loves to dig in the flowerbeds. Now if you know me, you know that our flowerbeds are empty, so he's not bothering anything at all, he's probably helping!!!! He's growing so much too!

We are all great. Just trying to keep our heads afloat and make it through each day one at a time. We do our best! This is MB's busiest time of year (although it seems all year he's busier and busier), so he's been out of town a bunch. I've had friends and family in during that time, so it has been great to have help, have adult conversation from time to time and welcome them all into our home!

Enjoy the pics...we dyed eggs yesterday morning...BG wanted to help too. We always have to have one Brown egg, dipped in every color! Mr. B loved that...lots of fun for him to start understanding some of the holidays and bringing in family traditions.

Carleigh is 7 months old now.....love the teeth

Random Brysonism....

When asked if "someone" was a little grumpy this morning, Mr. B quickly responded...

"NO....I'm a lot grumpy!"

Will post more later! Everyone have a great day!

Katy

VOTE FOR CARLEIGH! shameless plug....

Hi everyone!!!! I entered a scrapbook page into a contest to win a $300 gift certificate from the sponsoring website. CARLEIGH IN BLOOM made the top TEN out of 600 entries!!!! I am so excited....please visit the link and scroll down the page. The page is the fifth one down. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see a pink box and vote there... YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE!!! So please pass this along to all of your friends to vote! The top four get great prizes! I would love to just be in the top four!


REMEMBER PASS IT ON!!!!!!!

Check out this great article at The Celebrity Baby Blog: http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/02/hftg-finalists.html

At the time of posting I was at #1! But who knows how long that will last...you can vote until FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT!

THANKS!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Hope you all have a Valentine to share the day with...I feel lucky, I have THREE! I'm going to post lots more pics here, because I have taken so many and can't seem to log on often enough....So bear with me through this....I have also tried to update the site with some new background...& can't really figure out what I did to it.....expect changes soon.....

OH! And congrats to my friends S & J and their newest addition Aimee, visit http://www.ourlittlesurprise.blogspot.com. I am sure they will have cutie pics soon of the new addition and her darling brother and sis.

Bathtime for Carleigh

Everything tastes good when I'm teething
Wrapped up & toasty

Sometimes Mr. B feels slighted by all the commotion with BG....

Sweet sleeping babyMommy's new haircut...cute, but I look so tired..yikes!
Can't leave the boy out....he needs his own screen time....we reshot this several times to accommodate his silliness....

2nd post of the night....

So, again, I love my new phone that is not so new anymore! But it provides me with some great opportunities to get videos of the kids without a lot of effort!

Here's miss BG sampling a new dinner...spinach. You make the call on whether she likes it or not...ENJOY!

Here's another of my girl talking to you...

Goofing Around

OK people, your guess is as good as mine! What happened to the

brown eyed babies I was expecting????

Carleigh:

Bryson:

I wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley ....rrrrrrr

Showing off mad raspberry skills.....

Why is it that the babies change but subject matter doesn't.....

Carleigh:

Bryson:

Marking a moment in time...

Carleigh, 6 mos:

Bryson, 5 mos:

Half a YEAR ALREADY!

Hey Everyone! BG is 6 months old now! WOW! I can't believe that! It has been such a great 6 months with her. She is doing wonderfully. We went to the doctor today: She weighs 16 lbs 15 oz! and is 26.5 inches long. Her shots went well and she's resting after not much of a nap today. Here are some pics we took! My how she's grown....She's eating like crazy...all kinds of great, fresh fruits and veggies. She even had some beans off my plate the other day and really seemed to enjoy them. She's moving along.

BG is also sitting up with some assistance, although today she sat up unassisted for quite some time, very entertained by the toy in front of her. She got her finger pricked without much of a cry and laughed and laughed as she held her hand out for me to kiss it! Super cute. She's also learned to roll back and forth every now and then in her bed at night. She got a wonderful aquarium for her crib from Santa and we had to move it so that her head wouldn't get stuck between it and the mattress-- that was causing us a little bit o' stress and lack of sleep.

She's also saying DaDa. OK so Dad thinks she's saying it to him, but as we all know these little ones usually babble for a while before they know what they are really referring to. But hey, if it makes MB feel loved then fine.

Mr. B is doing great too. He's really changing so much and learning all kinds of new things. He told us the other day that he thought his sis was really pretty. But he's also discovered that she likes to pull his hair, scratch his arm, or just touch him...and that is starting to get on his nerves a bit too. Recently he discovered his "comty" jammies...these are his feety pjs that he thinks are really COMFY. He couldn't believe his sis had comties too.
















MB seems to really love his job and is gearing up for another crazy season for his production company. I'm very busy with work and starting to travel a little bit too. We are trying to keep up with each other, the kids and our lives at work....and boy am I TIRED! So tired....in fact I live for the minute that Mr. B hits the sack! Time for me. So sorry that I haven't been updating very much, haven't been the best at returning calls and getting to see everyone, but I am POOPED! And sometimes sleep can't come soon enough.

Everyone take care! I hope the year is off to a wonderful start for everyone!

Our Christmas Vacation!

The first gut wrenching injury....

Yes people, I am sure you are expecting Bryson to be the roughhouser, bone breaker, scabby little boy around our house.....well, Carleigh has him BEAT! Does this cutie look like she takes any crap from anyone???????

ANYWAY! Miss C had to go to the doc yesterday because this little thing called Mommy's Intuition told me something was just NOT RIGHT about my sweet little girl. Yeah, sit back and hold your breathe for a sec.....she had a dislocated elbow....yes, you read right....a D I S L O C A T E D E L B O W.

Didn't I feel like a guilty, horrible mother at that exact moment that Dr. spilled out the diagnosis. Yeah, yeah, I hear all of you at your seats making jokes about me being the abusive mommy and all....well trust me, I don't beat her or her brother, although sometimes Bryson may feel like his mommy is so abusive, and if you listen to him talk to his friends/family/stuffed animals...Mommy is already on Santa's naughty list for this year!

Here's the lo down....doc says it is a very subtle injury that can happen a number of ways...changing her clothes, big brother pulling a toy away from her, quickly reacting to something that causes her (or mommy) to jerk quickly, and for those of you who have older kids/nephews/nieces etc. swinging older children around in circles by their arms or picking them up over pudddles in the parking lot, etc etc you see where I am going with this.

So while I sat there physically sick, Dr. P popped her tiny elbow back into place and after being in shock for a moment (C not me) she reached right up with that previously limp arm and grabbed fiercely for her cute little sparkly personalized paci!!! So, she's all better now. You wouldn't have known that this kid couldn't move her right arm without assistance a few moments before.

Looks like I have been disqualified for the 2008 Mommy of the Year Award already, just 3 days in...After the 2007 incident of locking the kids in the car, do you think I am on the Bad Mommy "Watch List"?????

2nd post of the day....NEW YEAR's RESOLUTIONS 2008

Here are our New Year's Resolutions:

Mr. B - learn to tie his shoes; dress himself everyday (so far so good on that one!)
BG - learn to crawl (ok, had to do one that I knew we could reach).
Family - Simplify, Simplify, Simplify - I am determined to de-clutter our life, home and minds this year! And start our family on the healthy track towards eating!

I guess getting this out in plain view makes it much more real and makes us accoutable! Share your NY Resolutions in the comment section if you want!!! Love to hear them.

Take care!
KB