Thanksgiving Break

We have had a nice, but busy Thanksgiving break. Bryan had 3 days off from work and I am having a mini vacation with 6 days off from work. It has been sooo NICE being home with B and B. I am going down to 4 days a week at work soon, so I am looking forward to being home with them a day during the week. We spent Thanksgiving at the Farnan's this year with Grandma Farnan, Fred, John, Mike, Bryce, and Taryn. We have been enjoying Grandma Farnan's leftovers:) On Saturday, we went to the MU vs. KU football game. Bryan and I had a great time just getting away for a while. A big thank you to Grandma Farnan, Fred, and John for watching B and B. That night we took B and B to Christmas in the Park at Longview. It was a big hit with them! Brody was so quiet while watching all the lights and the only thing he kept saying was, "pretty." We may have to go again! We are hoping to get our tree soon so we can start decorating for Christmas. I'm sure B and B will be a lot of help decorating:)

2 Year Doctor's Appointment

Last Tuesday, B and B had their 2 year doctor's appointment. Brody weighed 29.6 lbs and was 36.4 inches tall (90%, 75%). Brynn weighed 31.4 lbs and was 36.1 inches tall (>95%, 93%). I was very surprised at how tall they were! However, I know those lengths aren't completely accurate because Brynn is a little taller than Brody. Brynn was also diagnosed with a bilateral ear infection. She had been pretty fussy lately, but it didn't even cross my mind that she might have an ear infection:( Dr Gilmer put both of them on antibiotics and Brody on steroids. She also told me that she was impressed that I had never had to hospitalize Brody since his asthma has been so bad. B and B also got shots and both of them cried:( Yesterday, we went for family pictures and B and B were awful! Our appointment was at 2, which is typically in the middle of nap time, but I had put them down early that day, so I am not for sure what happened. We finally just gave up on getting pictures. Our photographer thought she might have 2-3 pictures that might be okay. B and B wouldn't hold still or smile for anything. Guess who were all in a good mood and playful when we got home?

It's All About Fashion

B and B have had a lot of fun lately playing in our closet, especially Brynn. You never quite know what she is going to come out wearing! She loves to wear my shoes, scarves, and now my jewelry. I have to laugh because she rarely puts on "one" of anything. B and B have been mimicking us a lot lately and most of the time it is funny to see the things they imitate and catch on to, but sometimes it's scary and I think to myself, "Is that really what we look like/act like to them?" B and B have their 2 year doctor's appointment this week. As usual, we are looking forward to seeing how they compare to other kids their age.

Halloween '10

Brody and Brynn had a lot of fun dressing up this year for Halloween! Brody was a vampire and Brynn was a spider. We took them trick-or-treating in our old neighborhood in Lee's Summit. Brody was a natural trick-or-treater! It took him a few houses to get warmed up and then he would attempt to say, "trick-or-treat", grab a handful of candy, say, "thanks, ok, BYE!" and was ready to go to the next house. I think he would have trick-or-treated all night if we would have let him:) Brynn got tired of trick-or-treating after only a few houses and wanted me to carry her around. Brynn and Truman liked seeing all the trick-or-treaters come to our house instead:) It was quite the task keeping them out of all the candy that night!