Wednesday, January 14, 2009

update...lots of pictures

just relaxing outside on mommy's lap. what a warm nice day.ahh... how nice.
today was such a beautiful day we had to take advantage and go outside! Briggs was so cozy and loved being in the fresh air and sunlight.


my sleeping little guy. he is such a great baby sleeps eats and is happy. just how i like 'em.
baby briggs laying in the sun on gampi's bed. sorry buddy but we have too.

we have to put baby Briggs in the sun without clothes on so the kids were making sure he was okay. how sweet they are with him.

Payton is so amazing at putting puzzles together by himself. he did this one at gami's house. good job buddy you're so smart!

bath time at gami's new house in her nice big tub!

Lexi's first real hair cut. Gami cut it for her. she was so good!

we went to Rhodzio Grill with grandma and grandpa Metcalfe & mommy and daddy before Briggs was born.
payton's first time roller skating! he did great. mom had to help a little bit.

lexi wasn't too sure about santa but after she saw payt with him, she had to see santa.

payton does like santa this year he wasn't scared at all!

3 of my adorable sister-in-laws and baby braxton at classic skating.

mommy and payt playing around taking pictures of themselves. say cheese!
christmas day can really make you sleepy! tuckered out lexi.

daddy was out of town in Denver for our christmas eve party so we called him on the phone to tell him we love him and missed him. payt looks so grown up talking on the phone.

cousin izzy. she was born in Sept. she was the last baby born before Briggs. she made it 16 grand kids. isn't she so stinkin cute. what a butterball. we love her.

opening presents from grandma metcalfe.

opening presents from grandma metcalfe.

christmas eve jammies made by aunt staci. ya you try and get all 16 kids to look at you at once and smile!
poor little girl she got a big bump on her head. it really hurt her. look how sad.

we went to Gardner village to see the elve displays and Christmas decorations. brrr... it was cold
playing dress ups princess and dragon
payton & lexi after our crazy attack mommy snowball fight
payton and mommy playing in the snow

mommy and lexi playing in the snow
eating oreo's and building our fort under the table while daddy is gone.
hey everyone sorry it has been SO LONG sense i last updated. as you might already know i have been super busy with our new little angel Briggs. he was born only 5 days ago and has changed so much. he just gets cuter and cuter every day. i was really hurting in pain for the last 2 months and so i would do things and get super tired and hurt and not want to do anything. that is my reasoning for not updating. i know simple, get on the computer, but really i was too lazy to even do that. we did have a fabulous Christmas and new years and can't complain about any of it. I did have to go to the hospital Christmas night but it all was good and i was sent home on morphine. yes a fun and spacey evening. ;0) on Christmas eve we did the Hayes family tradition and went to classic skating and roller skated and played on the big blow up toys. that was so much fun for the kids and for us. Santa even stopped by! Payton roller skated for his very first time and did great. and I being just about 9 months prego did the HOKI POKI with the whole family! it was so great and very embarrassing but fun. we also did a Metcalfe family picture of all the grand kids. Crazy, try getting 16 kids to all smile and behave at the same time. hmmm... impossible. but it sure was neat to see all the kids together. (Briggs made 17) 12 of the grand kids are all under the age of 3! and we have at least one more on the way that we know of. wow we have sure grown the family in the last 3 years!
well lets see what have we been doing sense last i wrote. the kids and I try to stay busy each day with Brandon gone we try and find fun things to do to keep us occupied. we have had snow ball fights, built forts under our table,played dress-ups, played make-up and just got the house ready for the new little guy. Lexi did get a few bumps and bruises. but all in all we had fun.
oh ya i also finally quit spankys after 9 years. it's official i am no longer an employee of my favorite and very first job. it is sad, but i made so many wonderful friends there.
i have felt like I've been a bum of a mom cuz of the stinkin' pain i had, so i tried to at least do one thing here and there to entertain the kids. other than that i was a lazy couch mommy. but i do have to tell you i have had so much love and support from my family and ward. wow how everyone pulled through. i can't thank everyone enough. the meals, the phone calls, just the love i have felt from all of you, thanks.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow! Briggs is adorable and Payton and Lexi...oh so cute! I am so happy for you that you are not pregnant and that Briggs is a good little baby! Congratualtions on it all!

Loni said...

Wonderful pictures. so glad you are feeling up to blogging again. I've missed it.

I missed the reason that Briggs needs to be unclothed in the sun. Please explain.

clintandmicah said...

I love the pictures. The baby is gorgeously handsome! Clint's mom has that same barn puzzle and Grace LOVES it. That is so funny that Payt did the same one!

Megan said...

Congrats!!! I hope our sicknesses pass quickly so we can come meet the little guy. Hope you guys are all doing well. We'll talk to you soon.

Tim, Jennie, Paisley, Claire and Moose said...

Maren
Biggs is so, so darn cute. Congrats!
Hope everything else is going well. It would be fun to see everyone again
Love you lots
Cousin Jennie

Montana Brandts said...

Oh Briggs is so cute!! I can't wait to see the little man! He looks a lot like Peyton and you I think!! And, of course Peyton and Lexi are adorable! You guys make the cutest kids!! Congrats again!!