STAGES

My Favorite Stage

I love the 6 to 10 month stage. They are happy and content to sit and play with some toys but are not yet MOBILE. I love the never ending little smiles and cute little baby jabber. Landon is now eating baby food but smacks his lips when ever anyone around him has food or a cup! Every stage has it's good and bad points but I really think this is my fave. And might I stress again the not MOBILE point!

So Big all the Sudden

Brighton has always loved to swim, but this is the first year he is really doing it on his own. The first try was a little rough but after 2 or 3 times in the pool he has figured out how to balance with the life jacket on and kick. Last night he did not want me to hold on to him at all and did several laps around the pool all by himself.

A Little Side Note

Brighty is REALLY into princess right now. I think all my nephews went through this stage at this age. However Sean about had a heart attack the other night when Brighty wrapped a blanket around his waist, did a twirl and said " I belle". Sean kept saying over and over "no your the Beast!" Now he is worried our little man will grow up to be a cross-dressing freak. But I know it's just one of the many STAGES.

Brighton a.k.a. MOMENT KILLER

We went to the park today for my sweet little nieces 4th Birthday Party. During all the present opening, Brighty got bored and decided to break free from my grasp and run off(this happens quiet frequently by the way)! Sean was at work so I handed Landon to my mom and took off after him, in heels no less. I noticed a cute young couple sitting at a picnic table in the distance. Brighton ran right to them and jumped up next to the girl and started talking to her(something about Trains I'm sure.) When he saw me coming he jumped down, started laughing and running circles around the table just out of my reach. I looked up at the couple to apologize and noticed the guy down on one knee holding a Small Black Box with a Ring in it in his hand!!! AHHHH... all I could say was "I'm so sorry, I'M SOOOO SORRY. They were both red in the face and said"that's ok". Mordified, I quickly grabbed Brighton and walked away as fast as I could. I wanted to turn back around and say "this is what you have to look forward to - don't do it!!" I guess that will make a great story to tell their friends and family. The little stinker is lucky he is so cute, because I have a felling the next few years are going to be filled with stories like this and so far our little Landon is showing a lot of the same personality traits. I can only pray that I don't have more naughty little BOYS.

My dad is covering there mouths so they don't blow out her candles. We do not need Cinderella is tears for Heaven's sake!

Molly and Landon, just sucking there hands like Babies do!

Our Dad is #1

Okay, first off I know what your all thinking here comes another sappy post about how wonderful someones husband is! Well let me just say if you now Sean and I very well at all this is out of the normal for us. In fact we are not one of those mushy-gushy couples at all we actually prefer to use sarcism to show our affection, but I fell that once in a while it's good to do this sort of thing.(he is probably going to be mad at me for this) He really is the BEST dad!His skills a husband are sometimes questionable but never as a Dad. He loves having little boys and loves teaching them all the good boy stuff like.... how to wrestle, how to us a golf club, how to feed a horse, how to drive cars and atv's, how to hit and throw a ball, how to use a tool, he's willing to watch countless Disney Movies sometimes even the Princess ones, and how not to be afraid of getting dirty when your working hard. He is probably the hardest working guy I know, and often comes home totally worn out from work or school and still helps me clean up dinner and bath the kids. The Bourne men have a very strong work ethic(once you can tear them away from the T.V. that is) but I hope if my boys inherit one thing from there Dad it would be this. We love you Sean and appreciate all you do for us and our little family. I know I don't tell you this often enough but I'm trying to do better. Hope you have a wonderful Fathers Day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT NAY NEE!

She is going to love the picture I chose by the way, actually I think she will just be shocked that I figured out how to lift if from her Facebook account . Her Birthday is actually not till next week but I wanted to get this up early to be sure she see's it. This is my little sister Megan and by "little" I mean we are 11 1/2 months apart, seriously! I love being so close though, we have always been such good friends. She is such a cute, hard working, smart, ambitious girl, and even though I am older, I have always looked up to her! She has such a strong testimony and knowledge of the scriptures. She is a great example to me and to my kids, and they both love her so much. MEG, I LOVE YOU! Hope you have a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!