Elmo Live: Healthy Heroes

Last night, we took B and B to see Elmo Live: Healthy Heroes at the Sprint Center. It was a really cute show and B and B had a good time! At the beginning of the show, when Bert and Ernie came out on stage, Brody starting yelling, "Elmo, Elmo, Elmo!" It was really cute:) He did really well at the beginning, but then his attention span got the best of him. Brynn did pretty good, as usual. Several times throughout the show, they would ask the children to get up and do the "Fab Five" dance and by then end of the show, she was really getting the hang of it! We caught her dancing several other times throughout the show to the music. It always makes me smile to watch her dance:) The entire show lasted about 1.5 hours and we were happy that B and B seemed to enjoy it!

2 Year 2 1/2 Month Update

B and B are sailing through their "2s" and time is flying by faster than ever! B and B seem to have really changed and "grown up" a lot since their birthday. Brody is a typical little boy who loves all things "boy". His favorite toys are his trains, cars, and balls. He still finds little "treasures" (tiny balls, dice, old cell phone battery, etc.) around the house and carries them around for hours and sometimes days. He is the first to repeat something he hears, whether it be good or bad. He has a wonderful sense of humor and often starts laughing for no apparent reason to the rest of us. He particularly finds burping and tooting to be hilarous:) He has been in a bit of trouble lately for throwing tantrums, hitting, and screaming (ear piercing screaming). We hope he passes through this phase as fast as it seemed to hit. He is a very sweet little boy that gives the most amazing hugs:) Brynn is a typical little girl that loves all things "girly". Her favorite toys are her dolls and any of my clothes/accessories. She continues to love her dvds and has taken a real interest in what is on tv. We love to hear her sing and watch her dance. She has a big heart and is the first to console someone in need:) This weekend, she has decided to start potty training herself. We will often find her sitting on the toilet. She doesn't tell us she has to go to the bathroom, she will just go do it by herself. I found her on the toilet today and she told me to leave and to shut the door:) She has even went poop on the potty a couple of times. She still hasn't quite figured out how to make it to the bathroom before she starts going poop in her diaper though. We are very proud of her for being such a "big girl". She is very independent and definitely doesn't want help in doing anything and does things on her own time frame. She is a very sweet little girl and gives the best kisses:) Bryan and I feel very blessed to be their parents!

Merry Christmas-Part 2

On Christmas Eve, we celebrated Christmas with the Maddens and then we had our family Christmas on Christmas morning. Santa was very good to B and B this year and they have been having lots of fun playing with all their new stuff! Brody's favorite presents have been his matchbox cars and his Thomas the Train toys. Brynn's favorite presents have been her sing-a-long dvds (she frequently asks to watch a "movie") and her doll accessories. We hope everyone had a great holiday season and we wish everyone health, wealth, and happiness in 2011!

Merry Christmas-Part 1

Last week, we took B and B to see Santa. We had a little bit of a wait in line, which I thought was a good thing so they could see the other boys and girls sit on Santa's lap. Well, I think the pictures speak for themselves on how their meeting with Santa went. Here is attempt #1 and attempt #2...

Farnan Christmas

Yesterday, we went to Maryville to celebrate Christmas with the Farnans. We had a great Christmas, eventhough none of my siblings or sister-in-law decided to come. It was nice to get to see all of our nephews and neice that we don't get to see nearly often enough. I actually felt short next to all my nephews! B and B had a great time seeing everyone and enjoyed opening their presents! We are looking forward this week to celebrating Christmas with the Maddens and to starting our own family Christmas traditions.

Family Picture

This is our family picture for 2010. B and B achieved the look they were going for; somber. However, we are ALL sitting in the picture and looking at the camera, so we atleast achieved that! B and B have been something else lately! They are constantly in everything, especially the fridge. Brody has become really attached to Brynn lately. If he doesn't know where she is or what she is doing, he will go around the house looking for her, yelling, "Brynne, Brynne!" He has become the "punishment police" and often scolds her for doing something she isn't supposed to be doing. He will say, "no, no!" and will try to send her to the corner. Surprisingly, Brynn usually will go, reluctantly, while whimpering or crying. He also has been quite the little tattler on her too. He loves to horse collar her or wrestle with her and pin her down. Bryan and I are suprised that she takes all this from him, especially since she has a couple pounds on him! Unfortunately, she is not as coordinated as him and hasn't figured out how to out maneuver him yet. Brynn continues to love playing with my clothes/accessories and her dolls. She is becoming quite good at walking in my high heel boots! She still jabbers a lot and we would love to be able understand more of her stories. She loves to listen to country music and has some pretty interesting dance moves! We are not quite sure where she picked up some of her moves:) Yesterday was Bryan's 33rd birthday. Happy Birthday, Daddy! We love you!

Tis The Season

This weekend, we finally decided to go and get our Christmas tree. B and B were very excited about our tree! We attempted to decorate it with their help and that was a disaster! Brody kept taking all the balls and putting them in piles in different corners of the kitchen. Brynn had stuff everywhere and broke an ornament, so we decorated it after they went to bed. They are quite obsessed with the tree today. We have found Brynn just hanging out by the tree staring at it. Brody has came walking out of the kitchen numerous times today with ornaments that he picked off the tree. We are hoping that the "newness" of the tree wears off real soon! We took B and B to see Santa today at Bass Pro Shop and the line was a mile long. We decided not to wait in line and let B and B walk around and look at all the animals. Hopefully, next time they will actually get to see Santa!