I love these kids!

See the car by Laney's head? Brooks put it there for her to play with. What a sweet brother.


Like I said in a previous post: if Laney is laying on the ground, Brooks is laying next to her. He loves to talk to her and read her books.

The Countdown to Christmas

For Christmas this year I found an advent calendar at Target. I absolutely LOVE it! I'm excited to start this tradition with Brooks (Delaney will join in eventually). This year I filled the boxes with items from the dollar bin, mixed in with some left-over Halloween candy, and some special coupons (for example, a train ride at the park, making cookies, etc.). As Brooks grows I'd like to mix in some bible verses with each prize to tell the story of Christmas. I haven't decided what to put in the last two days...I'm still searching for something kind of special but small enough to fit in the boxes. When Brooks gets home from school everyday he walks in and asks, "I open my box, mom!" He LOVES it.




I just thought I'd throw in this Santa pic as well. Brooks and I went up to school the other day to watch the first graders perform and Santa was there as well.

So cozzy

My friend from Colorado knit Brooks a sweater when he was born. It's so adorable and I couldn't wait to put it on Laney. So looked so sweet that I couldn't resist some pictures. Plus - I figure I should post as many pictures as I can before I go back to work in January (since I think I'll be too busy to post by then).




I think Brooks got a little jealous because I was taking so many pictures of Laney. He's not a big picture taker, but he crawled up by Laney and said, "Take a picture of me, Mom." He found it difficult to stop eating his raisins long enough to smile...but we did mention to get one cute picture.

This is where you can find Brooks...

...next to his sister.



In case you're wondering where Laney got that HUGE yellow on her shirt, Brooks gave it to her.

Brooks even made her a "tent" while she was in her bouncy seat.

Ready or Not...Christmas is Coming!

Brooks helped Daddy put up the tree:

This is Laney helping:

Brooks was showing some of the decorations to Laney:

And...it doesn't get much better than this:

Thanksgiving

We ended up staying local this Thanksgiving and meeting up with Chad's family. It was a great weekend of eating food and hanging out with the family.

Laney hardly had a minute go by without someone holding her...spoiled?! No...just completely loved.


Brooks had a fun time hanging out with Brodie and being silly.

The girls got out and shopped a bit. And we all watched lots of football (tear...for The Horns). It was perfect! (well, despite the UT loss) Laney was completely wiped from all the excitement.

One Month

Stats: 5 lbs 11 oz and 19.5 inches long (That's 3% for both)
Favorite Things: Eating and Sleeping
Schedule: Eating every 3 hours days during the day...bath and bottle before bed...and sleeping 4-5 hours at night.


Our little girl is one month old! It's crazy to think that she hasn't even reached her due date yet. We had her doctor's appointment today and the doctor was very impressed with all her accomplishments. She has gained plenty of weight. In the NICU she dropped down to 4 lbs 1 oz (that was her lowest). So technically she's gained over a pound and a half in a month! She is eating well but it takes quite a bit of work to keep her awake through a meal. After eating she pretty much just crashes. Brooks is still very much in love with his sister. Every time he hears her cry he says, "It's okay, Laney!" And sometimes he'll even shhh her. He smothers her with hugs and kisses and gentle pats. I love my family!