cuties

I LOVE these kiddos SOOO much!! I love to get my kids jammies for the summer, Halloween and Christmas!
I'm so thrilled I found Bryanna and Cali matching ones....with their size difference this might be the last year I can buy them without having to make them myself!

Mark has a class twice a week, so its two nights I am doing the bedtime routine solo! They were so good for me, I let them watch a bit of TV after their bath.

oh and Beau...our new adopted dog!! we love him...although not completely house trained, he is a very even-tempered, sweet puppy with lots of spunk and energy to keep Putter going to hours!

A funny I have to write down so that we won't forgot!

Maddox was driving in the car with my sister as she was on her way to pick up her kids from school. He was sleepy and was in the state of falling asleep when he broke out this funny stuff:

Maddox: Jemfer, if you stop driving bumpy, I'll give you a great, big kiss!

Jennifer: Oh, ok Maddox. I'll try!

He repeated it a few times....I thought he was so cute and clever using the age-old tactic....something for something!

28

Mark turned 28. Finally...he's 28. Haha! I have to laugh because 28 came and gone for me a few years ago! We had a fun day with him...with two kids in school, Mark and I went out to lunch and it was fantastic just the two (and a half) of us! :)

Also, as another awesome thing that I totally love about him is his motivation to help us stay organized around the house. We have been working on building our food storage for the last few years...you know, a little bit every month or so...with no place to put it!! Until now.... ya...check that out...lots and lots of storage for our dehydrated and canned food...that should last us til we've been married for 36 years!

Except Putter...he won't live that long, but he was sure cute climbing between shelves checking it out!

And Mark's cake request this year was a piece of yellow cake with chocolate frosting *and the Halloween sprinkles* were not his idea, but the kids...of course!

I love all 28 years of you, Mark...for the wonderful husband, provider, protector and daddy that you are. Happy Birthday, again!

I can't believe sweet baby Cali Kaye is already 6 months!!
She is sitting up!
Loves her Rice cereal and Oatmeal!
Loves our Putter Doggy.
And Lights up with coos and giggles when her big brother and sister play with her!

No teeth yet!!

She is sleeping like a champ...12 hours at night and two naps during the day!
She is sooooo good...I seem to have easy babies...what a blessing!

Bryanna just LOVES Cali...we all do for that matter!

Its amazing how much Cali looks like Bryanna's baby pictures...they could pass for twins!

first day of school!

The kids got a Father's Blessing on Sunday to prepare for the big day!

And little miss Cali as happy as ever!!

We are sooo excited for Bryanna!

So, the whole family came for her very first day of school!!!

It was pretty crazy...seriously, there were people EVERYWHERE!

Bryanna LOVES school...of course she didn't love school the first week.

She cried the first two days, and it got much better from there. She is so happy to be there, her teacher loves her and she loves her teacher. The kids in her class are so cute, too! I've gone in twice already to help out and the teacher has done a fantastic job keeping the kids busy and learning. I'm so proud of Bryanna, she is doing a wonderful job in school!