Such fun stages

So today marks Brayden's 4 months and Cami's 20 months of blessing our lives. They have both been such blessings to us and we love them with all our hearts. We spent the day at the doctor getting Brayden's shots and Cami's flu shot. So needless to say we had 2 very cranky, teething kids today. Yes it does appear Brayden is starting to teeth and is 100% different then Cami has been with teething. Up until molars you pretty much never knew she was teething other then the drool. Not so much with Brayden... We were up at 1 am, 3 am, and 5 am last night. Hoping this teething thing gets a little easier with him, but if not I guess we will be in for a long 2 years of teething! At least I get extra cuddles with him since that seems to be all he wants to do :) We also this past week had a big accomplishment for Brayden. He isn't consistant yet, but is starting to roll from his back to front sometimes. He is also able to sit all by himself for a couple seconds. Such a big boy!

4 Months



20 months



She got into the pantry and pulled out the Goldfish box. She then closed the door behind her and tried to get into it.



she wanted to wear my socks and push the baby doll around. funny girl.

he LOVES to look at himself and talk and then giggle

List

Here you go:

1. Why is it that once I start working out, eating healthier, I am hungry ALL the time. I am trying to drink more water to get me through, but sometimes its hard. Any suggestions on better snacks to get me through and fill me up?

2. Enchiladas casserole. AMAZING! Devin decided to try a recipe last night that our friend Kelsey makes and it was absolutely amazing. Here is what was in it and how we cooked it...
             - Corn Tortillas
             - Mexican Rice
             - Black Beans
             - Low fat onion chive cream cheese
             - Light Sour Cream
             - Shredded cheese
             - Green Enchiladas sauce
             - Mexican seasoned steak (or you can do chicken)
             - Green Chilis
             - Corn
    Directions: Step 1- Do a layer at the bottom of corn tortillas. Step 2- put sour cream over that. Step 3- Do a mixture of the seasoned meat, bleack beans, green chilis, mexican rice, and corn. Step 4- do little blobs of Light onion chive cream cheese. Step 5-Green Enchiladas sauce on top of that. Step 6- shredded cheese on top. Step 7- Repeat steps 1-6 for another lay Step 9- Put in oven and bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes

3. Things I treasure right now: Cami laying her head on my shoulder every night before bed and everytime we pray she says "Amen" at the end. Cami getting so excited when I go to pick her up after work and she yells "Mammmma". Then when Devin comes home she yells "Daddddy." Brayden getting so excited when he sees me that he scrunches up his whole body and smiles and laughs. Watching how excited he gets in the bath tub learning to splash around. We absolutely love our kiddos and feel so blessed with 2 healthy kids!

Quick.Cheap.Easy meal

So last night I was completely exhausted and really didn't feel like cooking dinner for Cami. So I decided to try something new that was quick and easy. Here is what I put in it, but obviously you can do more or less depending on how much you want to cook. The portions below made enough to fill a medium size storage container. Cami loved it and gobbled it right up which made me happy because she has been Ms.Picky eater lately. Enjoy!

Italian chicken pasta salad:
2 Cans of canned chunked chicken
1/2 box of Barilla Rotini pasta
Italian Seasoning
Garlic Pepper Seasoning
Italian Dressing
Peas (or any other veggie you want to add)

Surrounded by prayer

So to be honest, today was the day I had dreaded for the past 4 months.... leaving my babies and going back to work. Last time I went back to work after having Cami I had horrible anxiety and it was not an easy transition at all for me.  But thanks to my friends and family, your prayers surrounded me and gave me a great sense of peace this time and felt arms wrapped around me today. I don't think I could of made it through without all the prayers and support of family and friends. So, I say all this to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

On another note.... the kids did great today! Knowing they are safe in the arms of someone we trust and love to death, it brings us great comfort. Thank you Susan for loving our precious angels like they are your own! There is also nothing better showing up to pick up your kids and them getting so excited to see you. I love my little family :-)

Brayden... our young old man

So anyone who has met Brayden knows about his beautiful hairdo. Well, as cute as our little munchkin was with it we finally shaved it off last night. I will try to post another picture of him from the front side because you can see it does look better. Love this little guy and all his personality. He truly has shown his personality so much more the past couple weeks and we love him to death!



Before



After



Last day in San Diego

Last day in San Diego was bitter sweet. We had a blast and were sad to leave Devin's family, but were very happy to be coming home to our own beds. Lot's of memories were made this trip and can't wait to go back again!

Day 6

We spent another lovely day at the beach. That night John, Marilyn, and Chelsea volunteered to keep the kids and Devin and I got to go on a wonderful date. It was a lot of fun and so thankful we were able to do it!

Cami absolutely loved the ocean

Brayden and Grandma

Cami and Aunt Chelsea

So close to rolling over