Fun at the Park

We have been hitting up the park quite a bit lately! It has been "glorious" as my mom would say! Ha! Brynn loves to swing and sit on the little bridge and go on the slides...it has been so much fun!!

























Love love love the park!!

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The Pink Bunny Helmet

Oh my gosh...I can't wait for you to see the pictures in this post! I just think they are the most hilarious, cutest pictures ever!  HA!  Ryan loves to ride his bike, so for Christmas this year my parents got Ryan a bike carrier so Brynn could ride with him.  They also know what a stickler Ryan is for "bike safety" so they got Brynn the cutest little bike helmet EVER!  I personally have never worn a bike helmet...I think they are NERDY!  (No offense if you wear one when you bike...I know that's a good thing to do!)  I told Ryan I understand that when Brynn starts really riding a bike, I can see how he would want her to wear a helmet, but right now it doesn't seem like a big deal...we are just riding about 2 miles an hour on our city bike trail...but he insists!  Think he's going to be an over protective daddy?? Anyway - the weather has been so gorgeous so yesterday we headed to the bike trail for Brynn's first bike ride.  It was so much fun and she LOVED IT!

Getting everything ready...

Bike helmets may be nerdy, but have you ever seen one THIS CUTE?? HAHA!

High-five for mama!
I'm sorry...but does this not just melt your heart? 

Daddy getting her all ready.

I was surprised she kept the helmet on the whole time...it was like she forgot it was there!
(Until the very last street when it fell forward and looked like
she was wearing a fencing mask...hilarious!)

What a GREAT bike ride!

I rode my bike next to them and tried to take some video on my phone...but I about wrecked everytime so I stopped!  HA!  And I also clearly need to get back in shape...after about 2 streets my thighs were on fire!  What a FUN time...I am loving loving loving this weather and all the things we can do outside!

Night Out and a Family Visit

This past weekend we went to the Heart for Africa fundraiser.  We had such a good time with our friends while supporting a great cause!  One of the funniest parts of the evening was when I accidentally almost bid at the oral auction!  They were auctioning off some table and I wasn't really paying attention...Jason got out a pack of gum and since he was across the table I guess I raised my arm and was like "Ooo...Jason can I have a piece?"  Jason didn't hear me so I continued to motion to Jason with my hand that I wanted a piece of gum.  The auctioneer guy is like "oo...do I have $600 over here?"  AHHHH!  It was so funny!   I'm like "no...I don't want that table!!!!!!!!!!!"  HAHA!  It was a great evening!

Heather, Brandi, Sarah (and baby bump), me, and Kristi (and baby bump!)

Matt, Ryan, Alex, Mike, Jason, and Mark

 Since Lindsey and Curt were here this weekend my grandparents came on Sunday for lunch.  We had a fun time hanging out and visiting with them.

This girl LOVES her some Uncle Curt!

Loving on Curt

She is so good at walking with her little walkers,
or in this case a toy shopping cart!

Showing Granny her shopping skills!
Notice the Mizzou outfit...she was celebrating the Tiger's BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
and excited to watch the NCAA Selection Show!

Random notes -

Nursing is still going well...Feb. 29 was the first day I didn't pump over lunch.  I'm just not making much milk anymore so we decided that we would just give her formula over lunch.  I'm still pumping in the mornings, but we add some formula to that bottle as well.  I'm still nursing at supper and before bed. 

She has been taking some STEPS!  Some days she doesn't take more than one, but the other day she took six little steps.  Walking is around the corner! 

Her two front teeth popped through about a week ago and are coming in more and more each day.  Her little smile is looking so grown up!  I think she might have a space between her two front teeth just like her mama did!

Erin's Gender-Reveal Party

This post should be more appropriately titled "Frankie and Brynn playing at the Gender Reveal Party, but that's okay.  Last night we went over to Erin and Trey's to find out what Baby Boyer # 2 is going to be...boy or girl.  She had the cutest little theme...the invites and cupcakes and cake all said "waddle it be...boy or girl?"  and there were little rubber ducks on everything!  She had a cake made with either blue or pink inside, and when they cut the cake they found out if they were having another boy or a girl. 

Erin getting ready to cut into the cake...

It's BLUE...Colton is going to be his name.

Cute banner! Frankie is going to have a little brother!

Brynn and Frankie playing on his little car/train table.
Uncle Kyle, if you are reading, thanks for my stylish UGG boots!

Brynn loves Erin's dad, Mr. Dave.

Frankie was showing some affection last night! 
He even gave her a little hug and kiss when we left.

What?  Is Brynn actually trying to share a toy?
No...I think she is taking it away!

I can only imagine what these two are going to look like in 10 years!

Erin and Trey...we can't wait to meet little Colton in July!  Brynn is going to have 2 Boyer boyfriends!

What we've been up to lately...

The weather has been unseasonably warm lately, and we LOVE it!! We've been able to take Brynn on walks at least 2 to 3 times a week!! There is a park close to our house that we love to walk to...it has the perfect sized swing for Brynn and she loves to swing so much!! She gets the biggest smiles on her face! We also see quite a few dogs there and she loves to point at them and watch them!














I know we don't have a good smiling one but those are harder to capture with a phone!

On another crazy note she has been taking a step here and there for awhile but tonight she took like four in a row!!! She took one, then took another to catch her feet back together, then did that again!!! Oh my gosh!!!

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Cousins in the Bath

Saturday night we hung out at Jason and Sarah's and watched some basketball on TV...the game wasn't very good so we decided to go ahead and give the girls their bath...together! They had a blast and Ansley was so excited!!



Good daddies!!



They were splashing around and Ansley loved pouring water on Brynn and helping rinse her off...Brynn didn't mind one bit!



Big girls!!



Lots of fun in the bathtub!!

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Indoor Triathlon

This morning we went to St. Francis (the hospital where Ryan works) for the Fitness Plus (that's the gym that's at the hospital) Indoor Triathlon.  The guys had to swim 300 yards in the Fitness Plus pool, bike 5 miles on stationary bikes, and then run 2 miles on the indoor track.  It was so fun watching the guys and cheering them on!

Warming up in the pool...Ryan's heat was first.
They could only let like 5 people start at one time.

Watching the swimmers!

Biking away...they had a bunch of stationary bikes set up in this room.

GO RYAN!

The last part of the triathlon...running!

Good thing Ryan didn't need any water during the running part...
Brynn kept wanting to drink out of his water bottle!

Great job Daddy!
We are proud of you!

Ryan works as a physical therapist at St. Francis.
The gym (Fitness Plus) is right near the physical therapy area,
so Ryan had a key and let Brynn play in the pediatric physical therapy rooms. 
She had a blast!

Who is that cute baby in the mirror?

She kept trying to touch her reflection and was laughing and smiling at "her." 
It was so funny!

FUN SATURDAY MORNING!  Later today I am helping host a baby shower for a friend, who also happens to work in the nursery at church and had Brynn in her newborn class.  It will be so fun!

On a random note...yesterday the weather was really bad here.  There were really high winds and it was pretty scary!  For the first time EVER at school, we had to take all the students into our tornado safety spots (which for my class is one of the boys bathrooms...gross! HA!)  Luckily everything was fine and we didn't have to stay in there too long (about 30 minutes).  It was an interesting day...

On another random note...February 29 was my first day to NOT pump over lunch at school!  YAHOO!  I didn't know what to do with myself with over 30 minutes to EAT lunch!  My frozen supply is all gone, so I'm still pumping in the morning (and adding formula to make it a 5 oz. bottle).  Then for lunch her bottle is all formula (or a little breast milk if we split my morning "pumping" session).  Then I'm still nursing at 5 and before bed.  It's the first step I guess.  A little sad, but also exciting because Brynn is growing up!