Great Grandpa's 95th and Priest Lake, Idaho

We went to Spokane, Washington to celebrate Great Grandpa's 95th birthday.  The Elmers were there as well as Amy and Kent and their family, The Greens, The Steele's and Mimi and Grampy.  We stayed at a hotel the first two nights in Spokane.  Braydon had a blast playing with his cousins Dylan, Jake & Jesse.  Robbie Elmer had a two year old named Liv that he played with also.  The Elmers have the perfect house for kids with a huge trampoline, a playground and a pond with a sandy beach for the kids to splash around in.   We celebrated Grandpa's birthday there and Braydon & Dylan helped blow out the birthday candles.

After the birthday celebration we all headed out for a 2 hour drive to Priest Lake, Idaho.  We got a huge cabin there where we all stayed.  It was a great time!  We played games, BBQed, fished, played on the beach, went on a Pontoon boat and spend a lot of quality time together.  Braydon and Dylan play so well together.  They love each other!  And Jake and Jesse are so sweet with them, playing hide and seek and watching them all the time.

Siena's first plane flight

We flew up to Spokane, Washington for Great Grandpa's 95th birthday and a family reunion in Priest Lake, Idaho.  It was Siena's very first plane flight and she did great!  She loved people watching and being held by Mommy.  It was a 5 hour flight with a layover so it was a bit tiring for Mommy and Daddy but the kids did great.  Braydon was full of energy and was doing headstands in the terminal.  He was soooo excited to go on an airplane, we also bought him a toy airplane that looked exactly like the plane we rode on.  While we were waiting for our plane to arrive we watched one load.  Braydon asked where it was going and we said "Milwaukee", then a bit later when the plan took off Braydon yelled "Bye bye!  Have fun in Milwaukee!"

Brady is 2 1/2 years old

Our little guy is 2 1/2 years old!  He is so much fun.  He talks a ton and completely understands everything now.  He's like a little sponge, taking in everything and repeating whatever we say or do.  He loves Daddy and has turned into his little shadow lately.  He will call him at work and tell him he needs to come home now.  He loves to make people laugh and be the center of attention.  He recently obtained a pet worm from our driveway who now lives in a box filled with dirt that Braydon tries to take inside.  I looked over at him and he's sitting on our family room floor with a worm in one hand and a handful of dirt in the other.  He also loves legos.   He's been into imaginary play a lot lately too.  He loves his Mommy and Daddy and baby sister and tells us how much he loves us all he time.  He loves playing with his friends and laugh a lot.  He's the best little man we could have ever asked for, he's sweet and polite and loving and funny.

Siena is 3 months old

Our baby girl is 3 months old already!  Time flies so fast!  She is the sweetest little thing, she LOVES company and being held as much as possible.  She smiles a ton and looks you directly in the eye.  She shrieks and kicks her little legs when excited.  She is practically rolling over.  She will roll over from a pillow or if slightly on her side.  She doesn't cry in baths anymore, she actually likes them and smiles while taking them now :)  She still wakes up about three times a night to eat but goes right back to sleep.  We love her soooo much.  I never thought my love could be as deep for another child as it was for Braydon but like they say the love of your children is a multiplier, not a divider.

Siena's 2 month old Professional photos

My 32nd birthday and Fathers Day

Craig got us a room at the Pacific Edge Hotel in Laguna Beach for the weekend.  The hotel was perfect!  Out room was right on the beach with a big balcony.  There was a mini kitchen in the room and plenty of space.  We got there on Friday and Jan and Jerry came to get the kids to watch them for the night so Craig and I could go out for my birthday just the two of us.  On Saturday Jan and Jerry came back with the kids and we had a fun beach day in front of our hotel.  Kim and Jake and Jesse came as well as the Chandlers and their three kiddos and Nicole and Loren and Baby Ella who is just a month older than Siena.  The weather was perfect.  Braydon made sand castles and played ball and Siena just napped and lounged on the lounge chair under an umbrella.  Braydon has a new found love for the beach now and ever since keeps asking to go.  He associates the water with his daddy surfing, dolphins and sharks.

Jan & Jerry took the kids again on Saturday night and we went to a Happy Hour at a place called the Deck (an outside bar on the beach at our hotel) for my birthday celebration with friends.  There were about 20 of us.  I had the best time!!  We slept in on Sunday (Father's Day), Craig surfed and we met Grandma & Grandpa Schwarz, Aunt Cristin and the kids for lunch at the Beach House.  We had a great lunch and Braydon entertained us all with his funny remarks.

Jan & Jerry said they had a great time with the kids, Siena was an angel and Braydon made them laugh a lot.  He would take showers every morning with Grandpa.  Also, Roscoe ate Braydon's pacifier.  We've been trying to break him of the habit so Grandma and Grandpa told him to throw it away and that Roscoe ate it and to say bye bye to it.   He asked for it when he got home and we told him Roscoe ate his last one.  He said "Oh no!  I'm going to go to Grandma and Grandpa's to get it!  You coming?" and I said "I think the trash man took it honey"  and he said "oh no!  Get another one!"  He's a crack up.