Family Pics

I have been wanting to get family pics done since Brightyn was born, and we finally got them done! Thanks Misty for doing these for me! Kinlee and Brightyn both were being difficult so there were only a few keepers :) I just wanted one pic by "the truck" and I got it! You are always so much more critical when looking at pics of yourself. I think these turned out great...

Where to start...

We have been a little busy lately and I have not taken the time to blog for awhile, so here is whats been up...

Derks mom got tickets to Disney Princesses on Ice. So last night the three of us went (Brightyn stayed home with daddy). I have never seen so many little princesses running around in my life! Kinlee absolutely loved the show, even though there are several princesses we have never watched (due to the dvd's being in the Disney vault).

Kinlee was Cinderella. This is her new favorite show.

She wanted a 20.00 light up Tinkerbell thing that they were selling. I said NO :( This picture looks JUST like a pic of Derk crying when he was about this age.



Kinlee and Grandma Kathy

Noodle and Chubba Bubba

Brightyn has recently been so interested in looking at everything. She loves the birds on her swing, and this little playmat.

My two pretty ladies.

Halloween at Derks aunts. This is the first year since we have been together (9 years) that we have not dresesed up. To hectic with the kids, and we did not want to spend the money on costumes.

Trick or Treat, Smell My feet!

Kinlee and cousin Dawson.

Party at Jamie and Marty's. Pin the hat on the witch.

Musical Chairs. Notice Kinlee is the ONLY girl?

Lil miss smiley. Such a happy chubba! She talks to us and smiles all the time.

Freezing cold at the pumpkin patch 2 days before Halloween.

All you need is love...

Kinlee's Idol - Cousin Dawson (she absolutely adores him)

Freezing our ace's off at the game!

Busy times! Went to take pics of "the grandkids" for grandma to have an updated pic with all of them. Let me say it is NOT easy figuring out how to pose a 2 month old and a 3 month old in pics! They were so well behaved, and the babies did awesome! We were a little rushed on time, and it was cold out, so we did the best we could, here are my 3 favs!

Saturday (today) was the Utes game. We go every year as a tradition, Derks parents buy tickets for all of us to go. It started to rain not long after getting to the game, and I was chilled to the bone, and could not warm back up! The kids had such a fun time, I think they were to busy having fun to realize they were cold. Brightyn slept most of the time and baby Jagger was just chillin. The game went in to overtime and we won 23 to 16. Thanks for the fun time grandpa and grandma!

"I like em' HUGE, I like em CHUNKY"

"I like em' HUGE, I like em CHUNKY" (anyone ever seen Madagascar 2 :)-

Today was Brightyns 2 month well check. Here are a few fun facts.

Brightyn at 2 months
11 pounds 7 oz. (75%)
23 inches (85%)

Kinlee at 2 months
10 lb. 10.8 oz.
23 1/4 inches

Also, Brightyn has had a lump on the top back portion of her head about the size of a marble that I had noticed recently (not sure how long it had been there), I noticed it was mushy but did not seem to bother her when I pushed on it... We asked the pediatrician about it and he said it was called a "Hemangioma" Hemangiomas, although referred to as tumors, are not malignant and do not become cancerous. Hemangiomas are four to six times more common in women than in men. He took an xray to make sure that it was not attached to her brain. He basically said it is like a gathering or collection of blood vessels below the surface of the skin. He wants to keep an eye on it to make sure it does not grow, and says it should go away on its own (there is no time frame as to how long that could take). So at least now I know what it is, and don't have to worry anymore...

I also attached a pic of Kinlee at 2 months. Everyone asks me if I think they look alike, and I do not think they do at all. Then again, everyone says they both look like Derk, but I think Brightyn has my chin and my lips... So it's always interesting to hear what everyone thinks!

By the way, Kinlee's 2 month pics were done at Kiddie Kandids (yes I paid a fortune for them) and Brightyns were free. I think I did the better job :)

Two Months Already!!!

Tomorrow will mark the day that Brightyn will be two months old! She is smiling ALL the time (and when she is not smiling, she is either eating, sleeping or being grumpy! She has started to sleep for longer stretches at night. She will go about 6 hours the first stretch but then every 3 after. So we can't complain. She is getting huge. She is easily 12 pounds (we will see at her 2 month well check visit on Monday). She is almost half of what Kinlee weighs (a whopping 26 -27 pounds). Her head is still full of hair, Kinlee had lost most of hers by this age. It will be interesting to see how Brightyn changes. She may be the chubby baby with brunette hair while Kinlee is the skinny noodle with blonde hair:) We got Brightyns ears pierced last week, who could resist? It's part of the fun of being a girly girl. Fun times are ahead with this girly and her big sis! I can't wait. And in regards to a previous post about "does it get easier?" let me tell you it does. Though some days are harder and more challenging than others, it DOES get easier.