Playing Outside

Last week the weather was perfect to play outside. So, after Brynn and I picked up Meg from preschool, we took our mats outside to play. It was so fun and a nice break from the heat!

Brynn Bradley LOVES being outside!!!!!!

And, one of her new favorite things is riding around with Megan in the Mustang! Seriously, they could do this all day! They rode it this day until the battery ran out!!!!

Loves Brynn's arm hanging on the side!!! When Megan would get out, Brynn would scream at her until she got back in and starting driving!

If Laci and Megan are outside and Brynn spots them, she goes straight to the door or window and yells at them and slaps the glass! She will eventually start to cry until I take her outside!

Loving this time of year!!!

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While we were in Northwest Arkansas the big girls got to go to the Springdale Aquatic Center. You have to pass a swim test to get to do some of the bigger slides and things and this time Meg took the test and passed. So, she got to jump off of the high dive! She was so excited!

Brynn has gotten pretty fiesty in the last couple of months. Here we were playing chase and she turned around and knocked the phone out of my hand!

Preschool!!!

Megan has started back to preschool...4 year old Preschool, that is! She is going to preschool 2 mornings a week at our church and has the precious Mrs. Helen again this year and she (and I) could not be more excited! She loved preschool last year and was so excited to get started this year!

Her first morning...Brad was leaving to take Laci to school so she had to get in her bye hug!!

Telling Laci bye!!

Her First Day of Preschool Sassy Pose

One of the neat things about preschool this year is that it starts at 8:15. So, Brad can drop off Laci and then take Megan. It's kind of their thing! Here is Megan this morning before she headed to preschool on her Daddy's "bus."

After I fixed Laci's hair, Megan brought me a ribbon and ponytail holder and said to do hers the same! She is pretty independent, so I thought it was sweet that she wanted to be like Laci.

Megan waiting on Daddy's "bus."

Funny Story:

Brad goes out the garage to start the "bus," and I wait on the front porch with the girls. This morning Brynn was in the house and Laci went back in to get her so she could wait with us. Laci came back to the door with a look of panic and said she couldn't find her!! I heard the "bus" pull up and when we looked at the truck, this is what we saw...

Busdriver Brynn

And they're off!!!!!

Desperately trying to get Brynn to wave and say Bye Bye!

What I learned at the Razorback Game...

This past weekend I observed several things that brought me to one conclusion...I have crossed over into being "old." I experienced 3 things that brought me to this conclusion!

First, I quickly realized that the comment, "you look good, FOR HAVING 3 KIDS," is meant to be a compliment!

Second, I remember in college I thought the athletes on campus were so cute (so cute that I ended up marrying one, hehe). Well, Saturday when the football players came over to the sidelines and took off their helments I looked in amazement! They looked like they were barely old enough to drive! They were big, but they had baby faces (don't get me wrong, some looked like grown men). But, they looked so young and I immediately realized I was getting older!!!!

Lastly, I realized I was still in style...kind of. I saw several of the college girls wearing 3 specific articles of clothing that I own!!!!!!!! The only difference is....I bought them to be shirts and they WERE WEARING THEM AS DRESSES!!!!! They did not take into account the wind, or bending over!!! I could not believe how short some these dresses/shorts/skirts were!!! I'm pretty sure the cheerleaders skirts were longer than some of these dresses!! I wanted to pass out Monkey Bar Buddies while tailgating!!! ...getting older!!!

As a mom to 3 daughters, these observations were a little overwhelming. And, it was even more overwhelming....to Brad!!!!!! I saw him watch a girl walk across the parking lot and he turned to me with big eyes, shaking his head and said, "our girls are not coming here. They will live at home and commute." I'm sure all parents have said that at one time or another!!! I know this is all quite a ways away, but we hear all too often that it will be here before you know it.

I say all this to be funny, but it was a reality check and a reminder of the world we live in!!!!

I just keep repeating to myself, "Train up a child in way they should go..." And, we cling to the fact that Laci, Megan and Brynn are first the Lord's and He can watch over them and protect them better than Brad and I ever could!

And, yes, I have invested in Monkey Bar Buddies for Laci and Megan!

Fun Weekend in Northwest Arkansas

We went to Springdale this weekend to celebrate Brad's birthday and go to the Razorback. We had a great time!!!

The girls ready to cheer on the Hogs, even though they decided not to go to the game!

Three girls from Benton are cheerleaders!! I found Jacie (didn't see Carly or Jenny in The Pit)!!!

We had super close seats!!!!

Brad's birthday cupcakes from the night before we left at Mom and Dad's.

Friday was the Salt Bowl (Benton/Bryant game). The girls dressed in their Benton gear to show support, but we headed up to NWA before the game to eat with Brad's mom and step-dad!

Instead of going to the game, Laci and Megan got to go swimming. They had a great time and got one more swim in just before the temperature change!!

We had a great weekend and I am looking forward to sharing tomorrow a few things I learned from this Hog game!!

Clunker Car Night

We have had the privilege of going to the Arkansas Traveler Clunker Car night the last 2 years. It is so fun to watch all the adults buy lots of programs (that is where the number is to win a clunker car) and write down all of our numbers in hopes of winning a very old car that may or may not work!!! It is very fun, but so far, unsuccessful.

This year when we arrived there was a wedding happening!!! The girls were very impressed! haha

It was a very fun night and Megan even talked someone into getting her some cotton candy!

Brynn Bradley - 9 months

Another month has past and again I look back and think where did it go!?!?

Brynn is 9 months old today and this time I was chasing her trying to get her picture. Thankfully, Meg was here to keep her attention for a second!

She is crawling all over the place and pulling up on anything and everything. She can walk around the furniture and will go from one piece of furniture to another (only if it's super close). She still prefers to crawl and boy is she fast! She has learned her way to the potty and we have had to start keeping the door shut or she will be in bathroom going to the toilet!!! She will stand for a few seconds without holding on to anything, but then she will drop and crawl when it's time to move!

She still only says dada and variations of that. She is very curious and nosey. She watches everything and takes it all in! She is very happy and smiles all the time! She does not want baby food, she wants what is on our plate and does pretty well eating whatever we give her! She likes graham crackers and sweet peas. I have a cute video of her picking up peas and eating them that I will download later!

Her dark hair continue to grow and eyes are staying blue. She is so little, yet acts so big!

She wakes up once in the night, which is a bad habit that I should have broken a long time ago, but we are working on it. She only has water now instead of milk (which is where I went wrong with Laci), so I'm hoping we will drop that soon!

She has learned to give kisses and she still loves to clap her hands.

Gotta love her bedhead!!! She already needs product...haha!

I put the next two pictures in here for 2 reasons. First, you can see her one and only tooth that has finally broken through. It caused her some pain and fever, but it made it's way through last week and she is very proud of it!

Also, you can see a little yellow spot on her cheek and a little puffy spot above her left eye. She has started walking behind her toy that she can push. She will walk across the house pushing and all of a sudden it gets going too fast and she falls. The two little spots are where her toy bumped her face. But, she doesn't mind. She gets back up and goes again.

Happy 9 months, Brynn Bradley! You are a joy and precious little girl!!!!