Easter 2009!!!

Easter was so much fun this year! Rylee is old enough now to enjoy everything about Easter and camping. Also, it was Dax's 1st Easter. For Easter weekend we went camping at Cainesville with Brett's parents, Rick & Judi, and our nephew Cruz and niece Savanah was also there. We headed to Salina on Thursday, visited some family and then headed for camping Friday morning. The weather turned out great the entire weekend. The only rain we got was a sprinkle Saturday evening and the rest the weekend was warm enough that Brett and Rylee both got sun burnt.
Another really nice thing is that there is a hotel right before the turn off to camp, so we got a room at the hotel for nighttime since Dax is still so young. Brett's parents have a trailor, so we could have Dax indoors at all times. It worked out perfect.
Rylee had so much fun this year. She absolutely adores Savanah and loved playing with her all weekend long. Not only that, but they both had their own 4 wheelers to ride around camp on. Rylee was SO proud of herself....and she should be. I know Brett & I couldn't be more proud of her. Its amazing to me to watch a 3 year old ride around on a 4 wheeler like she does. She is extremely coordinated.
Even I had my own 4 wheeler this year, so that was a ton of fun. I have had this bad cough, so I didn't get to ride as much as I would have liked too, but it was still lots of fun. Brett, Cruz, & Rick got to go on some good rides. Cruz loves to ride both Rick & Brett's bikes and he does so good. I swear, that kid is good at everything he does.







Brett is such a good daddy. He took Rylee on rides, showed her how to ride the 4 wheeler, flew kites with her, and really helped to keep an eye on her while I was inside with Dax. Rick & Judi also helped a ton by staying inside with Dax so I could play with Rylee and also by watching both kids so I could get in a few rides on my bike.
Rylee & Savanah played in the dirt, built sand castles, and rolled eggs down the hills. Rylee loved what she got from the Easter bunny and they all had lots of fun finding their hidden easter eggs with prizes and candy in them.
Rylee wasn't too happy when it was time to leave. The baby rides so good in the car, which we were very thankful for. He is such a good boy.
When we got back to Salina we made some stops to see more family and headed back home.
Easter weekend couldn't have been any better. We were able to spend time with the family and make sure Rylee had a fun-filled weekend. I couldn't have asked for more....I love my little family!!!

My Little Dancer...

Recently I decided that it was time to put Rylee in some activities. She has been asking for a very long time when she can dance like her cousin Savanah. She loves to go watch Savanah cheer and then come home and try out her own moves. I decided to wait until she is at least 4 or 5 to put her in cheer, but for now I have put her in tumbling and dance.
Her first tumbling class was March 26th and she absolutely loved it. She did so well listening to her teachers and following instruction. I was so proud of her. This was the first thing she has been in that she really had to listen and take instruction, and I was amazed at how well she did.

Here is a picture of her before her first tumbling class and doing a front roll....



Then on April 1st she started her dance class. She was so cute to watch. Again she did so great at following her teachers instructions and had so much fun. She looks so cute in her little "practice" dance outfit.






Rylee loves dance so much! I cannot believe my little girl is getting so big...she is almost 3 1/2 now and I cannot believe how proud it makes me to watch her go out there and have so much fun. She is so dang cute to watch. I am really excited about her dance class because they have the cutest dance costumes and they will be performing in May and twice in June. I cannot wait to watch her perform. I am not sure she will do much once she is up in front of a huge audience, but it will still be cute to watch. Her cousin Savanah also takes hip hop at the same dance studio, so it will be fun to be able to watch both of them perform. I cannot wait and I am SO proud of my little girl.

Daxon Brett....

I found this really cute site and wanted to share one of my creations. Enjoy!!!

Make a Smilebox photobook

Just an Update...

I really wanted to post a few recent pics of Rylee and Daxon. It has been so much fun having the two of them. A lot of work at times, but fun. Rylee just loves to help me and watch me do everything with the baby. She loves watching him bath, even though he cries and she says when he cries it hurts her ears. She loves helping hold his bottle and getting his binky when it falls out. She is a great big sister.




The first few days after we got home Rylee was being pretty naughty. She was being very mean, talking back, and very, very bossy. I thought I had lost my sweet girl forever. I thought she had turned into a mean child for good. After two days she was back to herself again. So that was a relief. Now I am not saying she isn't still bossy and mean sometimes, but she is at least sweet and loving too.





Daxon has also done really good. He only wakes me about once a night. He usually wakes to eat around 1:30am and then again at 5:30 or 6am. I guess you could call that twice since I do go back to sleep after the 6am feeding. But once I go back to work, I would be getting up by then anyways. I know its early, but so far he is a very content baby. He is such a cutie and we are so glad to finally have our family complete.




Brett has been so great to help me. He has been cooking dinner every night, which I absolutely LOVE. He also is and always has been awesome at entertaining Rylee. Once he gets home, them two play and play until bed time. And of course he holds and feeds Daxon every chance he gets. He is a great husband and an awesome daddy! We couldn't do it without him.

Our Sweet Boy has Arrived...

Baby Dax is finally here! On March 17, we had our beautiful baby boy. The day we had all been waiting for finally arrived. We are all so anxious and excited...and he couldn't be more perfect.
Daxon Brett was born on St. Patrick's Day, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20.5 inches long.



Rylee was so excited to see him. When she walked in the room, the first thing she said was "my baby brother is out?" And when she looked at him she said "ooooh" with a big smile on her face. She couldn't wait to hold him.
Our family is finally complete and we couldn't be more proud!!!

It's Almost Time....

As of now there is still no baby. I am patiently waiting. I was hoping to go into labor on my own this time, but I am not so sure that will happen. Especially since I only have one week from tomorrow and they are starting my labor. I cannot believe that the longest I have to wait to see our cute bundle of joy is just one week away. Its amazing that its finally here and I am so anxious and excited. Brett is getting just as anxious as me and keeps hoping I will have him any day now. Rylee just keeps saying she wants her baby brother to come out. Even if I go into labor only a few days before I get started, that is ok, I will take a few days.

For those of you that know me, you know I am one that likes to know what is going on and when. I also have to have everything in a row and ready to go. I want everything prepared in advance. So, this weekend I got his car seat base buckled in the car, and we put the swing together. I also figured I might as well get bags packed. So for the most part, both my bag and the babies are ready to go....now its just waiting time.

My sister-in-law Lennette is sure that I will be going into labor on the 14th. She is set on that date. That would be great...except for the fact that she will be in Florida during that time and that means nowhere for us to take Rylee if I do go into labor. That could be scary!

So for now, there is still no baby Daxon. I am keeping my fingers crossed that he comes any day now. Hopefully before the 17th, but if not, that is ok too. Its only a week away and I know he is well worth waiting for.