that time of year...

well, unfortunately, the time has come for brian to return to work!!! so sad, makes me shed a tear! bryce and i have been so completely spoiled having him home with us everyday for the past few months, that i don't know what we'll do. i'm sure there will be some whining, pouting, stomping and crying somewhere along the way...hope bryce can be strong for her poor ol' mom!!!! we decided to make brian a present just to let him know we love and miss him already!

are you not just dying at those curls!!!??? they kill me! it was extremely humid today, and those curls were out of control! i love it!!! i can't believe my kid has curly hair, where did they come from!!! :)

i love this picture! bryce has been busting a move here lately, and it is about the cutest thing i have ever seen. anytime music is on, she will bounce to the beat and move her arms. here she is dancing to some song that was on the tv! ADORABLE! she is so cute, i can't get enough of her!

miss you daddy! love you!!

love, brycie
(and mommy!)

10 months...

bryce is now 10 months, and i can't believe it!!! time is really flying by, and she is changing so much! she is almost a year, WHAT!!!! i never thought we would get to this, but here we are!!! at her nine month appointment she weighed 23lbs 4oz and was 29in long...we got ourselves a growing, healthy little girl!!!

each day brian and i crack up at her, she has such a silly personality!!! i hope she keeps this silly side and goes through life laughing!!!!

sweet, precious baby!!

love her!

love those hands!

the comb, a favorite toy!!!

what she's doing these days...

*into absolutely anything and everything...she tries to open cabinets, she can get into the pantry, open doors (if they're cracked), she climbed up on the fire place the other day...definitely keeps us on our toes...we take turns chasing after her...great workout-up, down, up, down!!

*loves books and magazines...likes to look at the pictures and turn the pages

*loving table food...we can't eat in front of her without her wanting a bite!!

*pulls up on everything and now she is "creeping" while holding onto a piece of furniture

*waves

*screams using her 'outside' voice in a new high pitch that she loves...i find this so precious, and somewhat egg it on...wonder if i'll love it as much at dinner in a nice restaurant!!!

*is obsessed with our bed...we have to shut our door or she will spend all day in there trying to climb her way up!

*plays "fetch" with RBI...she will hold up his toy, he will come and take it out of her hand, then he'll come back, and she will pull it out of his mouth...so cute!

*loves all food! taking 3 bottles a day

*2 naps a day

*extremely social, loves to be around people...has a starring problem like her mother!

*totally teething, i think she will get several teeth at once...been somewhat fussy b/c of this

*loves to be outside

*her hair is getting longer and soooo curly, especially on really humid days!!!

*still loves her bath

Each day we love her more and more...love her so much we just want to hug her, squeeze her and kiss her to death!!!! she's our big lady!!!!

christmas & other random pics...

we had a nice quiet christmas at the house, where bryce opened her gifts from us. she was already completely spoiled by all the grandparents and great grandparents before the big day!!! here's a few pics from christmas day, and some other random ones i thought were just cute...

our pretty tree, i was sad to put it up...

oooh, which one to open first....

yum! she was more interested in the bows than the actual gifts :)...

silly girl...

mommy and me...

this is one of my all time favorite pics!!! i was getting her ready for the bath and had to sit her down for like 2 seconds, and this is where she decided to make her big escape , and nothing was going to slow her down!!!! love that toosh!!!

this picture shows off my great parenting skills!!!

this is her new favorite spot...the windows look out into the front yard, such a big lady!!!

best friends for life!!

bryce and santa!

9 months....

bryce is 9 months, and we can't believe it!!! she is only 3 months from being one, crazy!!! the girl is definitely on the go and has changed so much...here's what's new with the big lady...

*my favorite, and of course the most important of all, her first official word was "MAMA," it absolutely melted my heart and was the best thing in the world (she said it for the first time today)!!!! loved it!!! can't wait to hear it more! (and now i can quit annoying everyone around me by saying "mama" nonstop, but see it paid off, ha!!!)

*she is crawling EVERYWHERE and pulling up on EVERYTHING, we had to begin the hard core baby proofing b/c she is into absolutely everything and if she can get her hands on it, it goes in her mouth!

*she can open cabinets, crawl up & down a small step we have in the house, pull up on window sills, pull up on the fire place, run away from us and many other big girl things!

*she smiles constantly, such a happy baby!!!

*becoming extremely social...loves to be around people, especially other kids, she smiles and babbles at them, pretty cute!

*has been on an airplane a few times as we made our way to Texas!!!

*still a good eater, hasn't turned anything down yet...taking 3 bottles a day, 7oz. each, dining on baby food for lunch and dinner, with a snack thrown in there somewhere, about to begin introducing some table food

* her two top teeth have broken through

*insanely in love with mickey mouse...she loves the mickey mouse clubhouse and when the 'hot dog dance' starts going, she grunts and groans and is locked in, complete concentration...stalker :)!!!

*is now clapping

*crazy about books, loves to be read to and also likes to just sit and rummage through one by herself

*loves tv, totally my fault, it's on all the time, oops!!

*celebrated her first christmas and hanukkah...was totally spoiled by all the family, she is definitely loved by many

*taking two naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, anywhere between an hour and two hours each...everyday is different

*wearing size 4 huggies, 12 month clothes

*definitely has some sass to her, we're a little worried what lays ahead for us!!!! :)...she is quickly learning the words "no," "soft," "be nice with mommy's hair, necklace, glasses, etc," "sweet with the puppy, bryce, don't grab his hair!!"

*has the BEST laugh, goodness, it is the best thing and it's so loud!

*so cuddly at nighttime right before bed, she just lays her head on your shoulder and snuggles in for some lovin'....

absolutely crazy about this girl!!!! love her so much, it hurts!!! love you, brycie!!!

oklahoma/texas visit...

we recently returned from our oklahoma/texas visit where we visited with friends and family. we had SOOOOO much fun, and i was sad to leave. here are some pictures from our trip, unfortunately, i didn't get any pictures with bryce and all her new friends she made when a group of us got together, plus some family was left out...sorry guys...our camera is no good and pretty much every picture comes out blurry, so i quit on it!!!

here's brian getting on to me for taking a picture on the plane, he said it "wasn't allowed!!"

as you can see, i didn't listen, and continued to shoot pics :)...i love this one! so sweet with the two of them looking out the window. bryce is now an avid flyer!!

here's bryce with her aunt patti and cousin matthew!!

GG and bryce!!

Aunt Molly!!!

aunt molly and cousins austin, madison and colton!!

colton and bryce!

bryce, madison and austin!!

absolutely love this one!!! precious!!

bryce and austin!

so sweet!

having a blast!!

madison was so great with bryce! she's happy there's another girl in the family!

zooming around the hotel, checking everything out, so nosy :)!!!

here we are back in texas opening ALL of bryce's gifts! she was spoiled on this trip!!!

(sorry the picture is blurry, but i wanted you to see how well bryce came out on the trip, she is loved, that's for sure!!! thanks guys for all the goods!!!)

miss and love everyone!!!!!

Go Fish!

here's bryce supporting her daddy and representing the marlins!

kindermusik...

well, kindermusik came a little earlier than we thought. we signed bryce up for classes starting in february, but they had an opening, so we jumped at the chance to start earlier. here are some pics from bryce's first day of class.

i'm sure you'll be able to tell by the pictures, but bryce had a blast! she absolutely loved the class and was into everything and EVERYBODY. i was excited to see how she would react to the music and instruments, being that at home she is a HUGE fan of music, and no surprise here, she loved every bit of it!!

on her way to make a new friend! poor lydia, she didn't know what to think!

she loved her new friend, and tried to go up to her the ENTIRE class! lydia was a little shy and didn't know what to do with this baby all up in her business!!

this instrument was a favorite of hers!

checking things out, making sure she's not missing out on anything!

bryce trying to attack the book...we read a lot at home and she loves to tap the pages with her hands and feet, so i guess it's safe to say, she felt right at home!

beating the drum like a big lady!!

keepin' a steady beat!

havin' a blast!! what a mess this girl is!!!

lovin' her some drums!

this is us doing the charleston...she was laughing SO hard...in fact, her laughing drowned out the other babies who were crying...

so silly...

do it again...

oooh, mama's tired!

pretty typical, everyting straight into the mouth...

lovin' on her teacher, mrs. debbie!

another favorite...

what a great time for the three of us! brian and i are amazed each day at the personality on this girl and how much FUN she is. we laugh each day at the silly things she does and just can't get enough of her. we are loving being able to sit back and watch her take in new experiences and LEARN daily. i seriously could not ask for a better baby...she is absolutely everything i ever wanted and exactly what i imagined during those long 9 months!! it makes my heart melt when i see her smile and know that we are a part of her happiness! love you brycie girl!!