7 weeks and counting!

I cannot believe that our little baby Kyla will be 7 weeks old tomorrow!  Time sure does fly when you aren't pregnant!  We have loved having her in our home--she is such a good baby and brings such a wonderful spirit into our lives!  She is a really easy baby-for which I am very grateful!  She lets Parker crawl all over her and maul her with hugs and kisses.  She is a sleepy baby and can sleep through just about anything!  She even sleeps through the night already.  (I know--I am so blessed!)   She is growing so fast!  Here are a few pictures of the last little while.

Kyla's Blessing

We have such wonderful families!  I am constantly reminded of that fact anytime we get together with either my family or Curtis' family.  They are so good to us!  We were glad that most of them could make it to Kyla's blessing and support us in that.  The day turned out wonderful and it was good to get to visit with everyone.  Kyla has been such a HUGE blessing in our lives!  Here are a few pictures of the day.  I was hoping to get a couple of good family pictures, but Parker just wanted to be down running around and DID NOT want to get his picture taken.  Luckily I got 1 good picture where he is smiling.  

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween.  My favorite part was dressing the kids up!  My monkey and ballerina were the cutest!  (Although I think they are pretty cute even when they aren't dressed up!)  

 I tried so hard to get a picture of his tail, but he wouldn't cooperate for that.  

Cute ballerina baby!

WE LOVE FALL!

We love the fall time!  There are so many fun things to do!  We went to the pumpkin walk this year, although Parker's favorite part of that was riding the bus.  We also played in the leaves, carved pumpkins, went for walks, and played at the park.  

Parker's favorite part of playing in the leaves was throwing them.

Playing with Madison and Mikayla

Our carved pumpkins...Parker's had to be lightning McQueen.  

Helpful Brother

Parker LOVES his little sister Kyla.  I can't tell you how grateful that I am for this!  He is such a good helper.  He loves to help change her diaper and her clothes.  He is also wonderful about getting her binky to her when she is crying.  He also LOVES giving her hugs, kisses, and bear hugs.  The first thing he asks every morning is, "Where's Kyla?"  He is such a WONDERFUL big brother!

Also, I just have to say what a joy Parker is to have in our home.  He is learning so much and picks up on things so fast.  (Sometimes a little too fast for his mom's liking...)  However, he is still 2 and we have some rough days.  A few weeks ago after a rough day he asked me to come and lie down next to him in bed "for a few minutes."  So I did.  What a great blessing to me!  I asked him to sing me a song and he immediately picked "I am a child of God."  That was what I needed to end a hard day and remind me how blessed I am to have these wonderful children in my home.  That simple song was such a tender mercy for me.  I am so grateful for my children!