Halloween

 Painting their little pumpkins they picked out at the pumpkin patch.

 Jayda was "Tangled" this year for Halloween. I made a long braided wig out of yellow yarn and put flowers in it, but it was too heavy and she did not want to wear it. Miss Kim painted a crown on her forehead earlier in the day at daycare so I guess that was good enough.

 Bentley was appropriately a monster. 

 Ringing the doorbell at Nanny's house. They did great trick or treating. Jayda said it at every house and had it all figured out. The highlight of the night was when she threw up in someone's back yard because she had eaten to much junk. It wasn't embarrassing at all, but I am glad she wasn't sick.  Bentley did the same thing the following morning. We are great parents.

Dance Dance

  July 12th was Jayda's first day of dance. She was so excited and has loved every day of it. 

 The real test was her first performance at the Rec Center the weekend before Halloween. I had my fingers crossed that she wouldn't get out there in front of 100's of people and freeze up. It was a success and she LOVED it. She didn't quite get all of the dance moves and at the end all of the other girls walked off the stage with their arms out like zombies and she just stood there smiling at everyone for a minute until she realized they were all gone and she skipped off the stage. So adorable. She has been asking when she can perform there again ever since. Her big year end performance will be in June!

Cutest scarecrow ever!

Keep it going

Some of my faves from our photo shoot in September.

Bentley Bear is 1!

 August 7th was Bentley's 1st birthday. We had a monster bash which we thought was appropriate because this kid is loud and wild yet adorable and a lot of fun!

 

This is a pinata we filled with candy and let the kids swing at. The 3 year olds were too little to do any damage so Brittney had to do the dirty work and bust it open. We let her keep the head as a prize. Aren't we nice? Actually, I really am nice because I didn't post the pictures we took of her doing a pinata with the little kids. You're welcome Brit :)

 

 This is the cute smash cake. There was so much frosting that even with Jayda and Melia's help he didn't even get to the cake.

A few things we want to remember about Bentley:
Loves blankets. He won't leave his crib without grabbing them. His favorite is a blue quilt that came with his bedding.
He can say mama, uh oh, ball, bye bye.
He can point out anything and everything that even remotely resembles a ball. Has a great throw already.
He is loud! He growls and grunts and yells. Everything is loud, there is no low volume with this kid. Just ask the ornery old fart we sat behind in church who asked us if we could stick a sock in his mouth. He wasn't kidding, he was dead serious.
Gives great kisses and is a good cuddler when he's tired.
He would pick his papa over anyone else.
Can't help but do a jello jiggly kind of dance when he hears music.

3 year old diva

 Miss Jayda had her 3rd birthday on July 28th at my parents house. We just invited a few of her friends and had a little swimming party which was perfect for her. We also celebrated a few days later at Chuck e Cheese with her uncles. The boys get more excited about going there than she does.

A few things about Jayda:
She started dance and absolutely loves it.
She loves to play with her friends and can find one wherever she goes
She is great at brushing her teeth every night
She loves her brother but does not love him to touch any toys. Anything he touches, she takes away
She likes to braid mommy's hair (this is really just sticking a million bobby pins in it) and put on makeup in the bathroom with mom in the morning
She likes to water the lawn with daddy and jump in puddles
She talks about her cousins "Kayla-Kell" on almost a daily basis

Say cheese!

 It's time for updated pictures of our two monkeys. Ashley with Miles of Memories photography took their pictures again and I was so happy with how many amazing shots she got. Here is just a sample.