10.01.2015

~The Name Draft~

Mike and I had talked about a few names before she was born, but we never settled on a name.  So the best way to choose a name is to have a name draft.

Our favorite names, just not sure which one we loved the most!

Every time I looked at that sweet baby and called her Brinley, I got all giddy inside and it just warmed my heart.  Mike liked the name as well so we decided on Brinley.  We have lots of nicknames in our family so a good name for a nickname was important and that is how we came up with her middle name!  Brinley Claire Bear!

~2 Days Old~

Brinley did great at the hospital and we loved being spoiled, but we were definitely ready to come home! Of course we couldn't leave the hospital without taking a few pictures of this sweet sweet baby!







Her little feet are pretty long!


~The Next Day~






~Baby Brinley's Arrival~

Baby Brinley had a due date of October 7, 2015, so when I went in to labor 10 days early, we were all quite surprised!  It's actually a beautiful story though, of how God answered our prayers and allowed us to have a natural delivery.  He revealed so many blessings to us this past weekend, it was so amazing to see the sovereignty and awesomeness of Him!  

Little Miss Brinley came so unexpectedly and so quickly, we didn't even have our camera ready, so we don't have many pictures of her birth.  My labor started around 4 am, but I was in denial.  Around 5 am, I woke Mike up and said "I think it's time".  I very quickly was convinced it was real when I couldn't even walk to the bathroom, so we headed to the hospital around 80 mph!  Mike did a great job driving quickly!  30 minutes later, Brinley was born!

These are pictures a few hours later when the kiddo's came to visit and meet their sister for the first time!  

We didn't know if Brinley was a girl or a boy, so the kids were really excited when they found out it was a girl.  Grandma told them early that morning and they all giggled, Aylah's eyes were even filled with tears!

Our first family of 6 photo.

The beginning of true love!  Aylah won't let her out of her sight!

Grace loves holding her.

Caleb thinks this is pretty cool!  He is so gentle with her.  The first thing he said when he came to the hospital was, "Mommy's big tummy go bye bye now"!

~Happy 3rd Birthday Caleb~

Caleb is truly all boy and loves dump trucks and firetrucks!  He also is all about destroying anything that is in his way.  He will spend hours driving his dump truck up and down the hall running over any and everything he can find!  Caleb also loves eating, probably even more than his mommy!  He is always on the prowl for food or something to drink!  

For his birthday he wanted a firetruck birthday party, so what else there to do than go to the firestation!


















Happy Birthday sweet Caleb.

~4th of July~

Happy 4th of July




Saying "BOOM"

Sparkler Fun



Watching daddy and the firework show!  The anticipation was out of control!


Caleb drinking Cream Soda like a champ!