Doctor Visits to Trunk or Treat

On Friday morning, I loaded up all 3 kiddos and headed over to the base hospital for a 7yr well check for Miss Shelby, a weight check for Brady along with a few of his 12 month shots that we weren't able to get this summer, and flu shots for all 4 of us! Going to see Daddy at work is always a favorite for all of us, but a crazy long wait in a cramped exam room with five people isn't exactly ideal...especially when one of them is a very busy 15 month old. Derek snuck over to his office & came back armed with Dum-Dums! We strapped Brady back in his stroller with a Dum-Dum & bib (this kid loves suckers, but he is so messy with them!!) while we waited, and all was right in the world again. ;)

{All smiles to get her flu shot from Daddy!}

{Hadley wasn't quite so sure about this!}

At 7 years old, Shelby weighed in at 59 pounds, which puts her in the 79th percentile for weight. She measured 50.9 inches, which is the 90th percentile. This is by far the lowest Shelby has ever been in the percentiles (she's typically off the charts high!), which was surprising to me b/c she is still heads and shoulders above her classmates.

Brady weighed in at 22 pounds & 10 ounces, which is the 22nd percentile. The reason we had to come back for a weight check was b/c his weight gain slowed down considerably after his 6 month visit, but that was right when his mobility took off! The girls were always off the charts as babies in their weight, but they weren't anywhere near as active as Brady. He measured 32 inches, which put him at the 75th percentile for height. Brady is all caught up on his shots, so now we're good to go until his 18month well visit after Christmas! That will be here before we know it!


Then that evening, we had Trunk or Treat at the girls' school. We were a little worried about how Brady might do at Trunk or Treat since he missed his morning nap while we were at the doctor, he'd had a flu shot on top of his 12 month immunizations, and we were keeping him up way past his bedtime...but he was his usual go-with-the-flow self! It was such a fun night!

Shelby is a witch, Hadley is a toothfairy, and Brady is a pumpkin. Hadley wanted to wear a costume we already had, and Brady is wearing the same costume Shelby wore as a baby...so it was a very economical year for us in the costume department! ;)

{With one of Shelby's classmates at Trunk or Treat}

 

And just for grins, here are a couple of pictures of Shelby in the pumpkin costume in 2011. She was wearing it at 13 months old, and Brady is wearing it at 15 months old.

 





{Please note how with Baby #1, we had a backyard photo shoot complete with props prior to Halloween. Those are days gone by, people! Days gone by!} 

{Shelby sneaking candy corn} 

{And this last one is Brady, I thought it was a good comparison to the one of Shelby eating the candy corn}

 

 

Hope you had a great weekend!!! I'll be back soon with a recap of our day trip to St. George, Utah on Saturday--we had sooooo much fun!



Life Lately

Sorry things have been a bit quiet on the blog lately. I figured it was time to play a little catch-up!

Hadley dressed up as a pig for Wear It Wednesday during their study of the farm! 

Crazy Hair Day!! 

Dark & grainy, but how cute is this sweet boy?! 

Hadley dressed up as a banana during their study of healthy foods :)

Brady is a fan of Cheetos :) 

This past weekend we took a trip to see the Seven Magic Mountains, which is an outdoor art exhibit just outside of Las Vegas. It was super windy when we went as you can tell in some of the pictures. When we lived in Biloxi, I remember thinking it had to be the windiest place ever...but there is NOTHING like Las Vegas wind storms!

First look from the parking lot off the highway.

 A windy attempt at a family selfie :)

 

 

The Seven Magic Mountains is about five minutes away from a lion sanctuary, so we decided to go check that out afterwards. Las Vegas doesn't have a zoo, but there are a handful of the most random places where you can see animals that we've visited. We've been to an old western town near Red Rock with a petting zoo, a nature sanctuary with exotic birds and other random animals, small aquariums & lion exhibits in casinos on the strip, and now this place. We have never before seen lions this up close and active, it was pretty crazy!

 

 

Watching the lion be fed by hand. The trainer even let the lion lick the meat juice off her gloved palm afterward!! 

And two more pictures for good measure that perfectly capture Hadley & Brady. Hadley loves to get cozy with her books, and Brady always has at least one of those little cars in his hands at all times. He is pure sweetness, except when he's teething or I walk out of sight. ;)

We are gearing up for a fun weekend. The girls' school is hosting their huge annual Trunk or Treat event on Friday night, and then we are making a day trip to St. George, Utah to check out a few cool places there!

Happy Hump Day to you!!

Running Laps

In each house we've lived in since having kids, we've had a "lap" course around the downstairs floor of the house where the kids ran and ran and ran in circles. We started doing this when Shelby was little in Biloxi, Hadley joined in the fun in our house in San Antonio, and the girls have still enjoyed doing it in our current house here in Las Vegas. Tonight, after dinner, Brady had his inaugural lap-running. Brady was randomly walking around the downstairs as we were cleaning up the kitchen, and I kept thinking he was drunk or lost or something going around in circles. I think I said something to the effect of "What is he doing?" and Derek shouted out: "HE'S DOING LAPS!" So of course the girls had to join him, and it was the first time we've had all 3 kiddos running laps together. It was a big night in our house, people!

Checking In

First of all, we are all safe & sound here in Las Vegas! Several people have texted or called to check in with us, and we were all sound asleep in our beds last night when Derek's phone started blowing up from the base recall. Because of the recall, we were {somewhat} aware of what was going on but didn't learn of the magnitude until we woke up this morning. The world can be such a scary place sometimes, but there is so much good happening in Las Vegas today. I love this quote from Mister Rogers: When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

With what it's in the news today, everything else seems so trivial. But here's some regular pictures of cute kids to cheer you up. :)

{This picture was taken on Shelby's belated birthday trip to Barnes & Noble where we split a cookie before perusing the children's section. This is always such a special birthday treat!}

{This cute little outfit was a hand-me-down from the Goins twins, so I was trying to snap a pic of Brady wearing it for Angela to see. Unfortunately, getting a picture of Brady actually looking at the camera {forget even smiling!} is practically impossible. I resorted to selfies, but even that wasn't working! This picture was a total accident, but I love the way he's looking at me in this one..love this sweet boy!}

 



{Brady's new thing is to lay down whenever he's looking at books, ha! Here he is making himself at home at the library last week.}

 



{Hadley dressed up as a farmer for "Wear It Wednesday"}

 



{this is still her happy place}

 

Happy Monday to you!