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!

Kyla Rae Crockett

Kyla Rae Crockett was born on September 25, 2012 at 7:55 AM.  She came in weighing 8 lbs 3 oz and was 20 inches long.  (It's a good thing that they took her a week early!)  She is such a good baby so far!  Mostly she just eats and sleeps, she hasn't really cried much at all.  (Let's keep our fingers crossed that this pattern continues!!!)  We are so in love with her and are so glad she is part of our family!!!

Kyla right after she was born

Kyla and Daddy

Kyla and Mommy

Parker and Kyla

Grandpa Crockett

Grandma Crockett

Aunt Jan

Grandma Falslev

Our Family

Parker loves baby sister Kyla

Grandma and Grandpa Falslev