Big Baby

Paxton had his 2 month appointment yesterday. And he is HUGE! He was 14 lb 1 oz and 24 inches long. He is in about the 85th percentile for both. Plus, he has the huge Kress head and he was in the 87th percentile for that. But he is so cute. I actually love it when babies get nice and chubby. I wouldn't know what to do with a skinny baby since all of my kids are usually chunks until they turn 1 and start running around. Then they turn into sticks :-)

Here is my sweet litte chubs. He is such a good baby and is so happy all the time. He is starting to smile and coo. Both Taylee and Bryns love to sit by him and try to get him to smile. They love their little brother so much and are such good big sisters. Taylee is always willing to grab me a burp cloth (since Paxton spits up ALL the time) and Brynlee likes to give him his pacifier (though I have to make sure that she doesn't get too enthusiastic and shove it down his throat :-)

Just a sweetie! He is already such a part of our family that I don't know what we did without him!

My three musketeers: Taylee-rella, Brynzilla, and Pac-Attack

New Scooter

Taylee has been earning a 'big prize' for the past 7 months. She has struggled with listening and so I started a listening chart in which she could earn stickers when she did "big listens" (this is when she was given a list of about 3 things to do). Her chart had spaces for over 150 stickers so she has really had to work hard on listening to get to the end. Over the past month she decided that she wanted a scooter as her big prize. She finally made it and has been so excited about her new scooter.

Riding on the 4-Wheeler

I was in Pocatello yesterday and wasn't able to head home until close to 5. I really did not want my girls to fall asleep on the way home or else they would have been up until at least 10 so I stopped in Blackfoot to let the kids play. My parents were so great in helping me to entertain them for a couple hours. My mom stood at the end of her driveway while my kids rode on bikes and scooters and blocked them from going onto the road, and then my dad got out his 4-wheeler and took them on rides. They were so excited and fell fast asleep on the drive home (which was heavenly!!). Thank-you Mom and Dad!

Silly Kids

Here are some random pictures that I had taken on my phone over the last couple weeks. They are just so cute that I have to add them in.

We found a park behind the Idaho Falls Zoo that my kids really love. It has the coolest toys and has definitely become a family favorite. Here is Taylee spinning on one of the toys.
Brynlee is my crazy little cutie who just seems to go and go and go until she basically passes out on the floor :-)

My poor nephew Asher is already being brainwashed by his Uncle Sean

Golf Tournament with Grandpa

Last weekend, Sean played in a golf tournament with his Grandpa Johnson. It was a member- guest tournament at the Pocatello Country Club. Sean was able to win the longest drive competition. And believe it or not, they actually took 1st place in their flight as a team. This is the third tournament they have played together in and every time they have won something. I'm so glad that Sean has been able to do this. It is good family time that he gets to spend with his grandfather. Plus, I think it means a lot to Sean since his Grandpa Johnson is the person who introduced him to golf.

Paxton's Blessing

Paxton was blessed on July 5th. Sean did such a great job with the blessing. This probably sounds pretty stupid, but I am absolutely amazed by Sean and how much he has changed and grown during our 8 years of marriage. As I listenend to him bless our son, I felt so lucky to not only have him as my husband but also as the father of my kids.
We has so much family support too, including both sets of grandparents and all three sets of great-grandparents. Thank-you everyone who was able to come!

Pictures

Kress Kids

Taylee Lynn

Brynlee May

Paxton Randy

Thinking "Outside the Box"

This is one of Sean's favorite sayings and we have had more than one conversation about employees and people who can't "think outside the box." Sean is definitely an "outside" thinker. He can come up with the most creative ways to solve problems that I would have sworn were unsolvable. And I am finding out quickly that Brynlee is just like him!

Bryns is my child that does not accept "no" as an answer. Taylee can be upset when she is told no, but she rarely disobeys us. Brynlee on the other hand thinks that a "no" means to do what she wants to faster, or to think of another way to get what she wants. Here is a story to illustrate:

I was at my grandparents house a couple days ago in Blackfoot. These are my dad's parents, so my kids great-grandparents. We went to visit while my aunt and uncle and their kids were in from Arkansas. Taylee and Brynlee love visiting my grandparents house. Not only are there horses, cows, and a real barn, but my grandmother has collected various toys for her great grandkids to play with and always has candy for them. The object that my kids love the most is the antique candy-machine in the corner of the living room similar to this one that I found a picture of, except their's always has M&Ms in it.

Brynlee was determined to have some M&Ms. I was determined that she was not. Beside the obvious reasons of the excess of sugar in the M&Ms that Brynlee does not need, she looked so darn cute and I did not want her to have multi-color drool all down her shirt. I tried to make her happy with watermelon and chips, but it did not work. Every time she could she headed over to the corner with the candy machine, even though all the seats around it were filled with people that she did not know (Have I mentioned that she is not shy either?). She stood in the corner and kept spinning the lever back and forth before bending down to lift the door and peek in to see if any candy had come out. I was keeping an eye on her from my seat but I was not too worried about her getting into it unless someone helped her to find the pennies that my grandparents keep handy on one of the tables.

Suddenly I hear lots of laughter from the corner where the candy machine is. I look over to see Bryns standing on her tiptoes, arm hooked over the top of the now topless machine, with her little hand buried in M&Ms. The cute little stinker had spun off the lid of the machine in order to get to the M&Ms. Needless to say, I let her keep some of the M&Ms (which did result in multi-color drool) and I screwed that top back on as tight as I could so she couldn't get back into it...for now :-)