Bronco Love

This picture just melts my heart. The boys just love each other so much (and the Broncos of course, although Mommy had absolutely NOTHING to do with that... wink, wink), and I really liked this angle on it... Actually, I was trying to get a cute pic of the boys in their Bronco jerseys last weekend, and Leyton pooped all over his as I was getting ready to take the picture. So I was left with one cute mini-Bronco and one in a diaper. I didn't really expect anything good out of the remaining pics, but I just love this one.

Here's another - this is from this past weekend, when both boys actually had their jerseys on long enough for a picture together!

Paging Daddy

In the last week, Leyton's learned several new tricks; the biggest being his first word! Drumroll please.............. Yes folks, he says "Dada." And no, he's not just babbling, he directs it at PJ and only says it to PJ. It's pretty darn cute, and I LOVE that he's talking. But someone please explain to me, WHY OH WHY have both of my children chosen to say "Dada" before "Mama?" Have they forgotten who carried them (very uncomfortably, I might add) for 9 months and endured child birth? Seriously. Here's a video of Leyton talking to PJ... It's not the best, but you can hear me trying to get him to say it, then you hear PJ walk up behind me and say "boo" (he's making faces at him from behind the camera) and then Leyton starts in with the "dada dada dada." He then moves on to the gibberish, but you get the idea.

His second trick is a little funnier - he imitates Mimi (ok, not really, but it sure looks that way). I was almost on the floor laughing when I saw this one. He just looks at her and laughs, all the while holding his feet.

Go Fish

It's been a while since I've posted and I'm a little behind! Britton has been sick recently with Croup, so we've had to keep him home for days now - he's getting a little stir-crazy! So, on Saturday, since he was no longer running a fever or coughing, PJ decided to take him fishing for the first time. Britton was way excited to go to the store with Dad to get the necessary equipment... New CARS fishing pole, net, worms, lure, etc. He practiced casting in the house (Leyton and I were running for cover - but don't worry, no hooks!), and off they went. PJ called within an hour to report Britton had caught his first fish! He had a wonderful time, and begged PJ to take him again on Sunday... Here's a few pics from their adventure. Note the look on BK's face, he's a little concerned about holding the fish, but still trying to smile. Hysterical.

Let's ride the Power Lines!

Yep, that's a direct quote from my son at the Fair this year, referring to the Sky Ride. We spent the better part of Wednesday afternoon taking the boys to the Tulsa State Fair and they absolutely loved it. This was Leyton's first experience in the Snugli, and it went over great. He was thrilled to be on Daddy's chest, watching all the people, bright colors, rides, etc. We didn't hear so much as a fuss out of him for 3 hours! We purchased a Ride Bracelet for Britton and headed straight for Kiddie Land. He rode a ton of rides including the Carousel, Flintstones Train, Giant Slide (with Mommy - we had a blast) and even his first roller coaster. Ok, the roller coaster was not exactly a thriller, but bigger than the normal kiddie roller coasters you find at amusement parks. And the best part - Mommy rode it with him (anyone that knows me at all knows I DON'T do rides - just ask Crystal and Brian, who drug me onto the Texas Cliffhanger years ago. I think there's evidence on someones camera showing the absolute fear of God in my eyes on that thing)! And of course we didn't pass up the food... We shared a Turkey Leg, Funnel Cake, Apple Fries and several fresh squeezed Lemonades! We also walked around inside and enjoyed watching the Kenyan Acrobats perform. All in all, a wonderful experience for the whole family!!!


Oh, I guess I should say why Britton wanted to ride the "power lines." In recent months, he's noticed the power/phone lines all around town and has been asking about them quite a bit. We talk a lot about why there are there, what they do, who's house they go to, etc. So when he saw the cables that the Sky Ride operates on, he was just certain they were power lines! We of course got some funny looks when he yelled "let's ride the power lines" on the midway. :)

Leyton enjoying the view on the midway...

Britton and Mommy about to ride the "roller coaster:"

On the carousel:

The whole family: