Joy School Halloween Party

Somehow when I posted these, they got all out of order and mixed up but my computer is too slow to fix them right now. Brynlee loved the joy school Halloween party, when we left she told Becca it was the best party ever!

Playin' Together

Nash and Brynlee love to play together...Bryn is lucky to have such a patient brother who lets her be the boss and Nash is lucky his big sister likes to share!

On Saturday Brady wanted to take the kids stergeon fishing for the first time, he was so excited and couldn't wait to catch one for them...unfortunately it didn't go quite like he had planned. We didn't catch any fish, but we still had fun being together and outside on such a beautiful autumn day.
I wanted to post this picture because it makes me laugh...Brynlee's favorite blanket that she just loves has two gigantic holes in it, she put the holes over she and Nash while they were watching Dora together...its kind of like a poncho blanky I guess!

Halloween Mommy

As we were leaving the store where we bought Halloween costumes for Brynlee and Nash, Brynlee said, "Mom you need a costume too!" I said, "Oh really? What would I dress up as?" Without hesitation she replied, "A mommy." (It's hard to imagine your mother as anything but your mother isn't it?!) Playing along I said,"That's a good idea, what would I wear to dress up as a mommy?" She had to think for a second about this but then she said, "How 'bout pink lipstick?!" I'm not sure whose mother she has seen wearing pink lipstick, but I better get some!

Lil' Fingerprints

Brady invited some of his co-workers, their wives and families over on Friday night for a little BBQ so the kids and I spent most of the afternoon cleaning and getting things ready. The cake was the last thing we had to do...I took it out of the oven and set it on the counter to cool while I went to change my clothes. When I came back out to kitchen the top picture is what I found. Brynlee must have sensed she was in trouble because before I could even say anything she said, "Don't worry mom I'm just tasting it, its good." And she gave me her infamous "I love you mom!" that she does so well when she knows she's in trouble. It was pretty funny so I snapped a picture and put some extra thick frosting on it. Then I decided to take a picture of the sweet little lotion love notes Brynlee likes to leave on the mirror after I clean it. And just for good measure I took a couple more pictures to explain the little fingerprints all over the sliding glass doors. Sometimes I think it would be nice not to have little messes everywhere, but that would mean no little people and that would be so sad! I really do love all the little messes and fingerprints I find all over, and I even love finding a big pair of socks on the floor by the side of my bed every morning!

Here Buggy Buggy

At Brynlees request, we spent the entire afternoon searching the neighborhood for a butterfly...they must have moved south for the winter?! However we were lucky enough to find a beautiful green caterpillar that Brynlee adoringly named Cynde. I told her that maybe someday it would turn into a beautiful butterfly....
She waited and watched....
And waited and watched some more...eventually Cynde ended up on Brynlee's nightstand where she is still waiting to be reunited with her family, maybe I shouldn't have told her about the butterfly thing!

Go Aggies...I mean Broncos?!

Last Friday we thought we would go to the Broncos first home game of the season. It turns out that things are a little different here in Bronco country than we're used to. We noticed Bronco flags flying on every other car the entire day. When got near the stadium we realized we would be parking a couple miles away...I had never seen so many fans at a college game before! The entire parking lot around the stadium and the entire park nearby where full of tailgaters...everyone had their blue and orange Bronco tents set up with big screen TVs and chairs all around. I thought it was weird that so many people were sitting outside of the stadium watching but we soon found out that it was impossible to get tickets to get in! We didn't get to see the game in person, but that's okay because really we are still Aggie fans. We miss the quaint little stadium nestled in the foothills where they can't give the tickets away for a full house! Go Aggies! We hope this year goes better than last!

Super Powers

Just as I was making myself comfortable next to Brynlee on her bed last night, she realized we had forgotten her most favorite "soft blankey" on the couch downstairs. I knew she wouldn't sleep without it but feeling exhausted I didn't want to move so I told her to go get it. Happy for another opportunity to get out of bed, she bounced down and out the door. Half way down the stairs I heard her foot steps stop...there was a pause then "Mommy come help me be brave." I went to the top of the stairs. She saw me, smiled, turned around, and proceeded to make her way in the still dark downstairs to fetch her precious blanket. We climbed back in her bed with me grinning ear to ear. I love the super powers of motherhood! It's amazing how a mothers presence can make you feel brave, her kiss can heal, her touch soothes, her words give confidence, most days she has more strength and endurance than Heman, and let's not forget those secret eyes she grows in the back of her head! I know because I have a super hero mother. Thanks Brynlee and Nash for teaching me how a mother can have super powers!