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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog tails!

So I never figured that I would be this far outnumbered in the house. I always pictured myself with a couple of little girls in cute dresses, hair all done up nice, and dancing around! Now that I have three boys, I wouldn't trade it for a thing! I absolutely love my boys! I will just have to learn to deal with dirt, hats, bodily noises and everything else that comes along with these guys! Aren't they just the cutest??

A joke with Trevor's family is a thumb sucking one. Kolten never sucked his thumb, while his cousin Kennedie that is the same age did. We figure that a binky is easier to get rid of and so we tease them. This picture is Aunt Kristina trying to teach Bryton that his thumb tastes soooo good! Unfortunately he looks really content! As for now he only sucks his fingers in the bathtub so we will see if Kristina's influence will stick.

It is so easy to just watch babies sleep. Everything about them is such a miracle and it is so amazing to see.

Bryton

Bryton is such a wonderful baby! I can't even imagine our family without him. Although he doesn't do much, he adds so much happiness to our home.

5 Days old!

9 Days old
2 weeks old and not very happy that he is getting his picture taken instead of getting fed.

2 days old and Kolten is just so excited to hold him. Bryton doesn't look very comfortable, but he doesn't seem to mind either. Kolten thought that is was so neat that they were both in their baseball jammies from Grandma Bradshaw!

Trick or Treat

We had such a great Halloween this year! Kolten has been looking forward to dressing up as a rodeo clown since Spanish Forks Fiesta Days Rodeo in July. He loved "Boom Boom Johnson" from the rodeo and even has some of his acts memorized. Bryton didn't really care what was going on, he was in for the ride. We went to my parents ward Trunk or Treat, Spanish Fork's Main street trick or treating, then Salem park's, and then to Grandpa and Grandma Bradshaw's Trunk or Treat. Needless to say, Kolten received enough candy to last until he is 18!

Boom Boom Johnson!

Kolten was telling everyone his special joke

"What kind of dinosaur do you find at the rodeo?...........A Bronchosaurus! "

Our Ferocious Tiger!

I wish that I would have gotten more pictures of these kids! That little Minnie Mouse is my cute neice Kennedie and my nephew Dawson is Captain Hook. Kolten absolutely loves to play with his cousins and so he had a blast spending the whole day with them and so did we!

Kolten's stash of candy. Does anyone know a number to a good dentist??

Jaundice

Unfortunately we didn't escape jaundice again. Bryton's levels had raised since he was in the hospital and we had to do the bili lights for several days. Kolten had jaundice as well and we had a little suitcase looking thing that they brought over and we felt so bad putting him in it. He had to wear the little eye covers, but he did really well. Brytons lights were great! It was a unit that we could put right into his bassinet and lay him in it. It has a little sheet with arm hold that you are supposed to strap them in, but the cover just drowned Bryton. So we covered him up with a light blanket and let him get his tan! He didn't like the lights much and it was difficult to keep him in there all day. They also gave us a bili blanket that we could use when he was out of the bassinet so we were able to hold him a lot too. His levels are still pretty high but low enough that he doesn't need the lights anymore.

This is Kolten in his little suitcase.

Newborn Pictures

I am finally getting around to posting some pictures. Having two kids now is slowing me down a little. These are Bryton's newborn pictures that my wonderful, talented friend did. She is so wonderful! If you are in need of some pictures HERE is her website. She just did our family pictures too (which I will post one of these days) and they look just as fantastic!

Bryton has brought such a wonderful spirit into our home. It is so amazing how much you can love someone SO MUCH that just eats, sleeps, poops and takes away most of my sleep. He is so amazing and so perfect. I could sit and hold him all day long and just stare at him (oh wait, that is what I do and why my house is such a mess). Kolten is so precious with him. He loves to hold him and kiss his head. I love my little boys!