Fun Times With Daddy

Most Saturday afternoons, I run errands while Brian gets some Daddy time with the kiddos. Below are some pics Brian took last Saturday with the fab four!

Connor mid-jump down the stairs

The whole crew (Love the girls hair. No matter how I fix it in the morning, it always looks like this after nap.)

Dylan

I am Dylan, hear me roar!

LOVE Hailey's hair.

Brookie and Dylan

Homecoming Parade

Brittney is the Activities Coordinator on ASB this year at school. Her first activity was the Homecoming Parade and Dance. She worked really hard and got out into the community to invite various city departments to be participants in the parade. Brittney works at The Lakes, an assisted living community. She works on the wait staff and has good relationships with the people who live there. She had the idea to invite the Vietnam Veterans from her work and they were thrilled to be invited and involved. She also found a man who loaned some classis cars for the vets to ride in. It was a good first experience for her and she did an AWSOME job.

Brittney walking the parade route before the parade.

Getting set before the parade.

"Are they coming yet, Mom? Where's the marching band?" - Connor

The kiddos loved the band! If only they would have played their music in front of us. :( Boo Hoo.

Here comes the candy!!!

Brookie couldn't wait for the wrapper to be taken off!

We joined up with Gramma Nancy and Grandpa Walt. We all live just a few blocks away from the parade route and walked down to watch it.

The boys and Mama

My vote goes for the freshman float. The theme was boardgames and they did the game of CLUE.

Uncle Steve driving the Vietnam Vets.

Brittney, after a successful parade heading off to prepare for the Homecoming Game half-time activities.
A Job Well Done Brittney!!!!Yay for you!!!!

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

I thought I would just jot down a few of the kids "favorites" and a little about them at the moment to go along with these cute pics.

Connor loves the ABC song and I hear him often singing himself to sleep. He has been very disagreeable lately and answers me with a "no" quite often. Testing, Testing. It's funny though, he is also the one that I can reason with most and talk to about what he is doing and correcting it. Connor was the first to ask me that dreaded question at two years old. On our trip up to the mountains, we were 15 minutes into the drive and he asked, "Are we there yet?"

Time for a hair cut!!!!

Haileys favorite song is "Twinkle, Twinkle Litte Star" and walks around the house singing. She just loves to sing, period, and will make up little songs with nonsense words. It is sooo cute. She is very much into doing everything herself (they all are, but Hailey even more so) and forcefully tells me, "I do it Mama." Hailey loves to draw and color and will sit with the magna-doodle, draw something and then tell me all about it.

Brooklyn is our resident dress-up girl. She loves to put on the play shoes, hats and clothes. She is very much into saying "I love you" right now as well as "Thank You, Youre Welcome", one right after the other. Brooklyn has re-named our dog Roxie. She will follow Roxie around with a ribbon and say "Here Kitty, Kitty." (I'm pretty sure she got that from a T.V. show)

Dylan's favorite song at the moment is "The Wiseman Built His House Upon The Rock". He loves to do the hand motions and laughs and gets everyone else laughing as well. It sounds much cuter than I can tell it, but when the part of the song goes, "the house on the rock stood firm", Dylan repeats in his little boy voice, "firm". I wont go into the whole story, but the kids get stickers as a reward system, and Dylan loves to tease me when its his turn to pick a sticker. He taps his finger on his chin, says "hmmm", and points to a sticker thats already gone. He then gives me this cute, teasing look and waits for me to tickle him and say "Thats not a sticker." This repeats a few times before I have to tell him to pick a real sticker.

A Fond Farewell To Summer

We had our Jarrett Family (minus Auntie Beth, who moved to England a few weeks ago, boo hoo for us, yay for her. And big sis Brittney, who had school and work) vacation up in Big Bear last week. We spent the week boatin', jeepin', feeding ducks, playing on the playground and just enjoying being away with family. I loved the two room layout we had, it was more like a little home than a timeshare.
This was the second year having the kids out on the boat and they did much better. I must say that may totally have to do with their life-jackets actually fitting them. They are still big and bulky, but last year they were just swallowed alive. Brooklyn was by far the best boater, seemed the most comfortable on the boat and loved driving. Hailey was fine as long as she was in someones arms. Dylan loved being anywhere someone else wanted to be. If asked if he wanted to drive the boat, he only wanted to if someone else was already there. Otherwise he wasnt interested. (It was just one of those weeks for Dylan) Connor liked the boat just fine and even better when best bud and cousin, Devin, was with him, making him laugh. Brian even took 3/4 of the kiddos out on the jet ski. Hailey looked a little dazed, Connor liked it for a little while, Dylan refused to go and Brooklyn, our little dare-devil screeched and laughed the faster Brian went. I had to tell him to slow down a little, it was making me nervous. (I dont have pictures yet, but hope to get them from Mom and Dads camera soon)

Brooklyn's in control of the wheel, look out!
Connor, Brook, Daddy, Gramma and cousin Hunter

Dylan, Hailey, Mommy, little cousin Logan, Auntie Heidi and cousin Devin

Hunter braved the cold, cold water for a long, long time. He was usually a little blue when he finally came in.

Dylan taking a turn at the wheel. He loves driving. Anything.

Best buds Devin and Connor watching Hunter on the tube.

Out on the boat with Gramma and Grandpa - Hailey, Mommy, Connor and Dylan

"I cant look, I cant look." - Gramma Nancy and Brooklyn

Brian getting some air on the jet ski.

Uncle Stephen and cousin Logan

One of the days we took the kids on a little walk around the lake. They loved finding pinecones, lizards, wild flowers and walking sticks.

Dylan

Give four 2 year olds walking sticks and some bushes to whack and they will be entertained for quite a while.

There are a whole lot of pictures here that look somewhat the same, but in each one a different look has been captured in a different kiddos face. Soooo, I, of course had to put them all in!

Hailey, Brooklyn, Dylan and Connor

This place we stay, Loganita Lodge, is great for the kids. It has a playground and a huge rec room we can run around in when we need to get out a little bit. A big bonus is the ducks that are all over the place. The kids love them.

Brooky didnt want to get off the swing to feed the ducks.

Connor and Brooklyn hanging out with little Loggie-Bear.

Hailey and Mommy catchin' some ZZZZ's.

Daddy reading the kiddos a book.

Breakfast on the patio. Brooklyn needing her hands wiped. This girl cannot stand to have crumbs on her hands while eating.

Four-wheelin' Brian

Grandpa Walt, Uncle Steve and Hunter in Steve's jeep.