Briggs-11 months

I cant believe my little Briggs man is almost one!! I am such a failure and feel so bad I havent kept up on his monthly status and new things. He is the sweetest little boy I have ever known. He really is the BEST baby in the world and our family is so blessed to  have him in our family. I really don't even know where to start with him. He definetly is my special boy and want to cry every time I think about it. The Lord really answered my prayers with him. He knew I needed a mellow, calm, no-drama kid.

He is really active in a laid back kind of way. His smile brightens up any rooms and will smile at anyone. I always am gettin comments on how cute his lips and eyes are and how he is the cutest little boy ever. Our routine goes somethine like this.. Wakes up (a very happy boy) and has breakfast with sister.. gets cleaned up and dressed and plays for a couple hours.. has a bottle and goes down for a nap which consists on average of 3 hours.. wakes up (happy again) and eats- of course- and then plays for a few hours again.. has dinner.. has a bath,, has a bottle and is down for the night. Such a good sleeper and has been since he was about 5 months old. He is the fastest little crawler and man when he is on a mission he really is after it! He has been standing up to things and pulling himself up for about 2 months now and I have practiced walking with him and he is getting better and better.. he will probably be walking within the month. He says momma (sounds like nananana though) and dadda.. and it almost like he knows who we are instead of just saying those sounds he calls us that .. which is so so different than Pais.. She still wont call us mom or dad and she is just shy of being 3.. I can take briggs anywhere and he is just so pleasant everywhere we go.. so happy go lucky... Sometimes i wander what i did to get such a good baby. I am definetly now complaining. I have struggled alot with Pais so it is really nice to get a break with him.. but i guess will see what the future holds:)

He is really into climbing stairs right now and is really good at it.. He has been pretty good lately to go backwards when he wants to go down or get off of a bed. He LOVES  i mean LOVES remotes! He loves our phones to but he gets so so excited when a remote is in site... and he will be miserable until he gets his way and gets to play with it. He hates getting his diaper changed and its pretty much a battle trying to change it every.single.day.  He just barely within the last 2 weeks has had 2 teeth come up and its so cute to see them come down. We had a little scare a couple weeks ago where he had a little seizure and his temp was 104 and we had to take him to instacare. Everything ended up being fine he just had an ear infection and a cold and nothing more. He loves his sister and watches anything and everything she does and he loves to just follow her around like her little shadow.. I am loving this stage right now for both my kids and I honestly feel like things could not be better right now. Love this kiddo so dang much and I cant wait to see what he will become and the things he will do in his life. He brings such a peace to our home and were so greatful for that. Love you bud!!

Southern Caribbean Cruise

Island tour of St. Lucia

First try of coconut water-- nasty!!

Ready to be home and see the kiddos!

Gonna miss these 3 amigos!

Every night at dinner it got better and better! We all celebrated our birthdays and laughed the night away! I pretty much had 3 desserts every night.. Made some really great life long friends! At our table was Mary,Linda, Juan Carlos, gary&shirley( not pictured), Efron, Jorge, and jake and I !

Went to the beach and snorkeled. Saw all sorts of fishes, turtles, and a sunken ship wreck! 

Last stop in Barbados! 

More of sugar beach.. I hope this is what my heaven looks like!

The most beautiful place I have ever seen! SUGAR BEACH 

Went to this waterfall in st. Lucia!

Rented a vehicle and took a tour of the island! This was one of my favorite places! Although the roads were so windy and I was so car sick it was worth the drive!

St. Lucia

Pineapple plant... Did you know the plants only good for 1 pineapple then its worthless and it takes 14 months to grow!

Nasty coconut water I talked bout below;)

Took a tour of the island in st. Thomas.. Saw lots of neat buildings and drank nasty coconut water, and saw how pineapples and bananas are grown..  

Heshee and Werner Berger got married! This was a pretty big deal and not to mention he is the oldest man to climb mt. Everest in the west! Such awesome and loving people!

On our walk back to the boat in st. Marten

Beach at st. Marten 

St. Marten ... Went to the beach and laid out and swam.. FYI - saw lots of topless saggy women! Not a pretty site! My body got fried and I drank lots of salty, ocean water... Barf!

Formal wear night

 

First stop.. St.croix.. Mostly did interviews today and went and visited the slavery museum ! Went to the beach and swam in the bath like water... It was beautiful! 

Easter

This year for Easter we were fun haters and just stayed home! It was hard being away from both our families festivities but it was also fun to stay home and enjoy the weekend here. On Saturday we went to navy Monroe's birthday party and they had an egg hunt there and pais was loving gettin the eggs and seeing what was in them 💰🍬🍭🐰. When we got home from there then we colored eggs and then she went on another hunt in our house to find her basket. She was so happy! She got a dump truck and net from nanna and pappa Dyreng and the some chalk, bubbles, necklace,chalk holder, new dress and shoes, and a wiggle car that hasn't arrived yet😢 Briggs got a book, new church shirt, toys for the beach and yard, and a hat from nanna and pappa. They both looked so cute in there new outfits for church!
On Sunday we went over to my Hoyt cousins house and had a nice Easter dinner there. We took grandma knott with us and she is just the greatest! It's been such a blessing living so close to her and being able to help her out with anything and really just get to know her better before its to late.. Hope everyone had a happy, enjoyable Easter !

Springtime

We have been loving this weather lately! It's so nice to have all the snow melted and to be able to work on our yard finally! I love doin yard work and I can't wait to get everything done...

Briggs man is 7 months old today! Time has passed by so quickly with him👎 but I am loving every second of this stage though.. He is the HAPPIEST baby ever! His smile literally melts me every time and I feel so so blessed to be his momma.. He has been eatin solids for about a month now and was skeptical at first but he loves it now.. His favorites are sweet potatoes, corn, peas, applesauce, and peaches. Bananas .... Not so much! He loves to be outside and entertains himself really well! He rolls around everywhere on the floor and it amazes me how fast he can roll from one place to the other.. I still get soooo many compliments on his eyes and lips.. His hair is really starting to fill in and is coming in quite blonde... The end of the summer he will most likely be a toe head.. He loves his sister to no end and gets the biggest smile and giggle when ever he sees her.. They are already the best of friends .. He takes good naps and sleeps for the majority of the night and only wakes up once to eat. I am still nursing him but just in the morning and at night and sometimes during the day mostly to get him down for his nap.. Love him so much!

As for miss pais.. Oh man I love this stage to.. Even though her whining and throwing fits get very old, jake and I are always laughin at her. She does and says some of the funniest things lately😜 she loves the movie pitch perfect.. Just the singing parts and she knows a lot of the dancing parts and songs.. So glad I have a million videos of her doin it. I started potty training today and its goin so so... Will see if she can really stick with it prof we will have to wait til she is a little older.. Maybe Briggs will be potty trained before her haha and he will to ably talk before her also lol.. She says more and more everyday and I know it's just a matter of time. She has been giving me lots of tight hugs lately and I love it.. She is so sweet and I love it when she gives me these big cheesy grins ... Both her and Briggs are growing up before our very eyes! We love them both so much and can't think of a more perfect place to be at in our Lives then where we are!