My 1 Month Old Baby!

Miss Jaycie turned one month old today! She is getting bigger and bigger everyday and trying to smile as well! It has been so fun seeing her grow and stay awake longer and longer even if lately it has been from 4:30 am and 6:30 am. She is a great baby girl and we wouldn't trade her for anything in the world. I can't wait till she is old enough to follow Mackenzie around like Parker did with Sterling. But for now I just want to savor every little moment with my little quite, non talking back, sweet baby girl.

How much air does it take to fill up the pool?

In our amazing thoughts as parents we decided it would be a great idea to bring the kids blow up pool to Great Grandma's house for something fun and cool to do. Well after opening the never used pool we discovered that it was huge and we had not brought the air pump. After about an hour of blowing the bottom half of the 8 ft x 5 ft pool was finally blown up. Just as Landon started on the top Grandma decided to call Grandpa and see if he had an air pump. Five minutes later she brought in a Craftsman air compressor and we blew the rest of the pool up in a little under three minutes. Poor daddy! We have now learned to call Grandpa for tools before doing anything but those kids sure did have fun swimming every afternoon!

Fruits, Nuts, and Great Grandparents!

Landon and I decided to pack up the kids and all the junk stuff they require and head to Redding California to visit the great grandparents and the rest of the Sharrett family living there... and believe me there is a lot of them! After a 12 hour drive which was surprisingly relaxing and had no melt downs which was amazing because Jaycie can not even ride to Walmart without screaming all the way but God took pity on us and put her to sleep for the entire car ride. We have discovered Redbox movies for the kids in the car because they are new, costa dollar, and can be returned anywhere! Talk about amazing! Poor Miss Mac was not excited that her brothers were in the back and therefore so was the movie. At one point after leaving a Mcy D's for breakfast and forgetting to buckle in Mac we found her standing in her car seat trying to steal the DVD player. Mind you it was 10 feet out of the parking lot so don't go calling CPS on us just yet wait for the rest of the blog post!

The kids had so much fun seeing all their grandparents and believe me there is about three sets there so to say the least it can be confusing for them. At one point we told Parker to give his bowl to Great Grandma Linda to put in the sink and he proceeded to give it to Great Great Grandma Burwell! She was definitely confused as to why this little child was giving her an empty bowl!

And of course there was the tradition baby bath by Great Grandma Linda. A baby cannot leave that house without a bath from grandma. She likes babies clean and smelling good!

It was a great trip all around and the kids had so much fun with Landon's cousins who were there while we were visiting. Lucas who is around 12 i believe was the kids play toy for the first two days we were there. Mackenzie followed him around and insisted on sitting on his lap all day long. He was a great sport and had probably just as much fun as my little ones did.

Now here is the part that you have been waiting on.. About 50 feet from the car on the way home about to get lunch we realized we only had three kids with us and that the baby was still asleep in the car. So no if children falling out of shopping carts, windows, and standing in their car seat hasn't made you think of calling CPS this might just push you over the edge.... Maybe just maybe but we doubt it!

Sisters! Sisters! There were never such devoted sisters!

Miss Mackenie is loving all over her sister everyday more and more. It reminds me of the song "Sister" from White Christmas my all time favorite movie (just ask my husband who has now seen it way too many times in only five years of marriage). Although now Mackenzie will not let Jaycie out of her site and will not let her be held by anyone unless she is in momma's arms with a watchful eye right next to the person I realize that one day they will be fighting over their brothers friends. Which only scares me more and more to think of my girls chasing after boys let alone thier crazy brothers friends. But for now it is only sweet kisses and over protectiveness which I can gladly say I am thankful for. But I'm sure that one day in the not so far away future their slogan will be "Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister, and Lord help the sister who comes between me and my man". All I can hope for is two singing men who will dress up in teal lacy and sing a song while the girls run from the police and help an old retired friend!

Too Much Camera Fun!

Mommy got out the camera, cute outfits, bows, flowers, and with way to much time on her hands held a photo shoot with Jaycie. She was giving some adorable faces and the only problem i had was she was soo awake i couldn't get a any cute sleeping pictures which is normally not the problem with a new born baby!

Just Some Pictures

Baptisms and Picnic at the River

On Sunday July 18th our church went down to Boyer Park on the Snake River and had a summer picnic and baptized 6 people! The kids had so much fun playing in the river and with all the sandy dirt. they are definitely fish and love the water. Mackenzie has no fear at all and just walks right in till she can't touch anymore and has to be rescued. At least this time she had a life jacket on so it just turned her on her back and she got to float which she found way to amazing. The boys had fun practicing the swimming skills that they had learned the previous two weeks at swim lessons. Daddy had fun getting everyone wet with the super soakers we brought for the boys. It was a great afternoon with great food and great people. We will definitely be bring the boys back soon!

Jaycie's First Bath with her Sissy

Jaycie and Kenzie got to take a bath together a few days after birth when her belly button healed. Mackenzie had so much fun and thought it was so amazing she could get a bath with her nice sissy and not those mean brothers. Jaycie liked her bath as long as someone was sprinkling water over her. I guess she didn't like her belly being cold.

Mac loves the color bath beads that make the water fun colors. Every time she gets a bath she gets them out and is so excited to throw them in. This time she got really excited and threw in two to make green.

I just love Jacyie's hair after a bath is it all fluffy and curly after it is washed. The only problem with babies with a lot of hair is that you have to wash it way to often and take care of it so it doesn't get tangled. So amazing to have to do to a newborn!

What a Wide Awake Baby!

Free Bowling Anyone?!?

For the last few summers some of the bowling alleys around the country have offered two free games a day for each of your children. Well this summer we decided we would take advantage of this wonderful deal. The boys have been having so much fun bowling a bunch of times a week. Sterling has gotten so good and has even learned to roll the ball without the help of the ramp roller. Parker has so much fun lining up the ramp so he can roll his ball down the lane. Mackenzie loves to run up and push the ball down the ramp. It has been so nice having something to do that doesn't cost us anything and on occasion its nice to be able to order a pizza for the kids to make it even more fun. This was Jaycie's first time coming with us and she slept almost the entire time and woke up right at the end hungry. After eating she even got to roll a few frames in daddies arms.

Learning to swim like Frogs and Tadpoles!

Sterling and Parker had so much fun during their swim lessons this summer. Sterling was part of the Frog group and learned how to float on his back and on his belly in the water with his face in the water. He also learned how to glide across the water on his back and belly. Parker was part of the Tadpole group which was basically an introduction to water skills. He learned to kick, float, hold his breath under the water. They had so much fun getting to swim every morning for 10 days. One the last day the lifeguards spent the entire 30 mins taking kids up and down the slides and catching them at the bottom. The kids had so much fun being able to ride the slides wince most of them are too small to ride them during normal pool hours. Both the boys have greatly improved in their water skills and will be swimming on their own in no time! Jaycie also got to get some sun during one lesson since she decided to have a blow out at the pool! lol

Jaycie Brooklyn

Jaycie Brooklyn was born on July 6th at 8:41 PM. She was 8 pounds 3 ounces and 20 inches long! she has a crazy full head of dark brown hair and beautiful eyes. She is our best sleeper and eater yet. Everyone is in love with their new baby sister fighting over who gets to hold her and kiss her.