6..... I mean 7 month pictures

I finally got around to getting Lyla's pictures taken again... obviously I didn't buy all these poses.. but I have the disk, so I went a little overboard uploading them. It was just too hard to decide!!

She really gets me with that "grampa face". I love it!

Parent Teacher Conference

I went to Brodey's school a couple of weeks ago for his parent teacher conference and keep forgetting to post about it!
It went very well. His teacher had a folder full of work Brodey had done for us to over together. He did excellent! Matching numbers, writing his name, knowing big and little, tracing, cutting, matching colors, sorting, etc. She said he has not good, but GREAT social and motor skills, oral and listening skills, and reading and math readiness skills. She said he does especially well "in the visual-spatial intelligence". I didn't tell her I didn't know what that meant!
She also said he was strong in these two areas:
1. Logical/Mathematical: These children think logically. They like experiments, puzzles, sorting, collections, and figuring out things.
2. Spatial: These children like pictures. They enjoy art, drawing, and creatively using their imaginations.
She also observed him being afraid of heights. I already knew this. And I'm afraid too... we understand each other.
I am very proud of my Brodey! It felt a little weird that I have a kid old enough to need a parent/teacher conference.... but it was fun, I look forward to more! (Unless I start getting bad reports... in which case I'll be sending Jeff!)

The movers

Grandpa got a new job in South Georgia and hired these three to help him move...

7 months!!

Baby girl is 7 months old! Not much new going on.... still no teeth, but her gums aren't puffy anymore and she's doesn't seem to be teething so we are all happy!

She has been trying some new foods... puffs, cheerios, even some black beans and rice from her Uncle Travis. So far she's not too picky!

Unfortunately she has a few favorite toys.... a blue helicopter and a ninja turtle. I have been so excited about buying girl toys and she just wants what the boys have!

She is little miss independent.... drinking from her sippy cup....

This is her "grandpa" smile... he makes this face at her a lot
She eats (plays with) cheerios...
No attempts at crawling yet... although I used to wonder how she managed to move all around her crib at night and gather all the dolls and teddy bears into one corner. We painted her crib over the weekend and had her sleep in our bed while it dried.... and we discovered her secret. It seems she has a little playtime every night from about 1am to 2am. She kicks her feet around and can move herself anywhere she wants to. In her bed she gathers toys, in our bed she pulls hair and grabs noses. Fortunately for her she is very cute and snugly and can get away with such nonsense.

Preschool Easter Party

Jeff surprised Brodey today at school and came for his Easter party. Brodey was so excited to see him! He turned around and said "Hi mom" to me, but when he saw Jeff he got a huge smile on his face and yelled "daddy's here!!!" It was so cute. Daddy's get all the excitement!!

That kid next to Brodey at the table, the one with all the hair... that's Brock. He held back at this party... not his normal wild man self. (of course... when I finally have an extra set of hands around to help me at one of these parties Brock suddenly turns into the most laid back, well mannered kid in the group!)

Brodey's classmates

Ms. Patty helped Brock make a craft.

I heard Brodey say to one of his friends, "Hudson, come see my baby sista!!"

One of Brodey's favorite buddies at school is "Joey". I asked him once what Joey looked like and he said, (with hand motions and lots of expression) "He has BBBBIIIIIGGGG yellow hair" Then one day Joey must have had a hair cut because now Brodey says, "Joey doesn't have big yellow hair anymore.... now it's just twirly."

Of course I had to take a video....

Mr. Independent

Not only did he potty train himself... he won't even let me come help anymore! Even washing his hands he has to do it himself. (except wiping... I insist on doing the wiping. I don't even want to think about how it would go if I let him do that part)

Have you ever seen such a cute hiney in boxer briefs????

Fun Facts

According to Brodey, all you need to do to have a baby is drink some milk. Last week he told me, "Mom... why don't you go in the kitchen and drink some milk so you can have another baby in your tummy."

Brodey also thinks Jeff goes to work to eat crackers. He's been asking to go to work with daddy so he can eat crackers too.

Brock went to work with daddy this morning and when I asked what they did he told me they ate donuts and looked at a deck. Brodey may be on to something with his cracker theory.

The boys both had ring pops after lunch today. Lyla was fussing on the floor and the next thing I knew Brock had stuck his ring pop in her mouth like it was a passy. She of course loved it! First candy, not even 7 months old.... oops!