A better update...

Sorry about the short baptism update. I was in the middle of reading, Loving Frank. It an amazing love story between Frank Lloyd Wright (famous architect in Chicago) and Mamah Brothwick Cheney (a well educated writer). It was incredibly moving. I just couldn't put it down!

Here I go......

Me & Brian

Brian and I have been very busy for the past two weeks. It is good that it is rainy today because it is letting us relax and catch up on our sleep. After the weekend we had Reese baptized, Brian had to travel for work. Brian came back on Friday from his conference and I stepped onto a plane Saturday morning to attend a bachelorette party for two friends from high school. They are both getting married this summer so they had a joint party. It was a lot of fun. I got back on Monday (Memorial Day). Tonight Brian and I are going to dinner. We have been meaning to spend some time together, with out the kiddos, for a while now but just haven't had a chance.

Here are pictures from the bachelorette party.

Ange, Julia, Katie, Nuri, Mel & Me (all friends from high school)

Julia and me

Me and Mel

Braden

Braden is doing wonderful. Lately I have been working with him on using pronouns, which is going quite well. Reese is finally 'she'! He also doing more things, 'all by himself". I have been encouraging him to do tasks he asks for help with on his own with hopes that this encouragement of independence will lead to a little boy who will go the bathroom on the 'big potty'. He is NOT interested in it at all. Not one ounce of him wants to go anywhere but in his diaper. He is still our champion eater asking for snacks ALL day long! We have also recently bought our little pool for the summer and he is already asking to 'swim in the pool' every day!

Reese

All Reese wants to do is walk. She won't go with out holding on to you, but she wants to go. I thought she might be walking on her own by 10 months, but I am not sure anymore. She loves to play with her brother. He is patient with her, at times, and will share some of his toys with her. Her favorite stuffed animal is Braden's monkey. He is nice enough to let her play with it. She has been taking it to the gym with her which has made our visits much easier. She used to cry the entire time I worked out, but now she is fine. I have to look for her in the room when I get there to pick her up because you never know where she is playing. I used to just look for the daycare workers because she was always crying and they were trying to console her.

I hope you enjoyed the update and I will be back on sooner than later!