First and foremost, I'd like to introduce the newest babies in our life.
The first one I'll show you is Noah James Stewart. He was born on March 18th to my wonderful friends Mattie and Jamie. Paige is a very happy big sis! I got the pleasure of taking care of him a couple Monday's ago - SO NICE! I'm so glad that I can help them out - it's nice to take care of a baby again. Braedn thinks that he was named after him (the James part), so he's very proud as well.
The next one is a beautiful girl named Ruby. She was born on May 12 to my friend Jess and her husband Scott in Colorado. Naturally, I'm upset because at this rate I won't meet her until AFTER she's walking! But since Jess has been good about dropping pics of her from time to time, I guess I'll live.
Last, but not least, this is Mia. Her mom, Tera, and I are good friends enduring nursing school together. I'll tell you though, if you have to have your first child in the middle of college, being in nursing school and having all the Labor&Delivery info weeks before you give birth is pretty good timing. She didn't behave herself (Mia) for a couple weeks - she decided to be a bit colicky, just so I would finally have someone to emphathize with!
Tera let me send out this announcement to everyone. It was so nice to scrap for a girl for once!
We've spent our summer watching Braedn ride around the neighborhood, going swimming with my nursing friends and their kids, and trying to stay cool. I've been lucky to be able to spend time with Mattie and her kids and most important of all, Chris and I have had a "date night" every 3 weeks. Braedn's currently going to a basketball camp every Monday at the Y, and next week he starts swimming lessons. He really wants to do Karate, but everyone says he's got to wait until he's five.
We found a preschool/daycare for Braedn and Thayne for the fall. The building is shaped like a castle, which is probably why Braedn liked it so much. Of course, it's a lot more expensive than what we've been doing (in-home) but Braedn especially needs the preschool curriculum so that he'll be ready for kindergarten next year.
Here are some pics:
This is especially for my mother. I used to sit on the potty backwards and I guess it runs in the family...
Buckethead??
That's trouble if I've ever seen it (I was soaked RIGHT AFTER this photo)
A little young to be chasing girls? (Nah, he's been kissing Paige for years!)
We spent the 4th of July doing the same thing as last year - at the local park, playing in the water. (Only I had to go to work this year.)
-Kary
