My Boys

I found Carter reading a book and singing to Gavin this morning and had to capture it on video to remind me how sweet they are on those crazy days when they're driving me a bit bonkers!:)

Brighton's First Piano Recital

I realize this post may be mostly for grandparents, but had to do it anyway. I have been waiting for the day to have my children start piano lessons, and I finally started Brighton this summer. They had their Winter recital on Sunday and played fun, easier songs for this, but I loved seeing her perform. And she was even excited about it! Yea Brighton!

Ice Skating and Cross Dressers...

Chris took Brighton on a date this weekend and she chose to go ice skating, something she's always wanted to do. She really wanted to get all dressed up in a skirt and wear all white (it's all about the outfit, right?) but being the overprotective mom I am, I didn't want her to get cold so we opted for jeans instead. But had to have her hair in a bun, just like real ice skaters!



And as for Carter, well, the picture says it all. The kids were all being awfully good and quiet upstairs one morning last week, then came down and presented their "creation" to me. But Chris would be proud because within 5 seconds of my seeing him, he started ripping his wig and dress off and said "I'm a boy, I don't want to be a girl!". That's my boy.

2 months old

My, what big kids you have, Karina! My baby weighed in at 13 1/2 lbs. at 2 months. He's in the 90th percentile for length and height. At least he's on the charts, something Carter never was! I guess I won't have to worry if my boys will be tall!

Blessing Day

We blessed Gavin today at church and that always makes for such a special day. I love having a righteous husband who is able to give such a sweet blessing to such a sweet little boy. And Gavin didn't even cry - I was so happy! It was fun to have so much family there, and we especially loved having Mike fly in from AZ to be there. The kids have loved having him around this week! He and Chris even took the older 3 kids camping at Tyler State Park this past weekend while I enjoyed some quiet time with Gavin, and spent the night with my parents.

Gavin's Happy Place

All of our kids have LOVED to lay on the changing table! Gavin continues that tradition, as you can see in the video below.

And just a side note on Sydney. Today we were at the grocery store and she made a few innocent/curious kid comments, a couple of which I'm sure the checker overheard. Anyway, first she asked "Mom, is that a boy or a girl?" to which I quietly responded a girl. Then she said "no, the one with the brown face." Honey, it's still a girl. A minute or two later she commented "Well, she talks wierd." Hmmmm...I think we need some guidance in this area.

Happy Halloween!

No blog would be complete without a Halloween/Pumpkin Patch entry, so here you go! Halloween was awesome as always. I still can't imagine any neighborhood I would love more than ours. It goes above and beyond on Halloween night - there are kids everyone you turn! We kept our same tradition by starting off with the neighborhood parade, followed by neighborhood cider, punch and cookies, then trick or treating with friends, followed by a very festive dinner at our dear friend Connie's house with more friends. We finally got to bed close to 11:00, and loved every minute of it. Carter was the best - my totally "un-shy" little boy had no reservations with trick or treating at all, but did run from a few vampires yelling "It's too scary!". I love the 2's with him!




And I took the 3 younger kids to a Pumpkin Patch in Flower Mound on Wednesday where they had a blast. I couldn't have asked for more perfect weather!