Cute Baby Boy

Haven't posted pictures of the kiddo in a bit - so here are some cute ones. He's getting so big! He is 8 1/2 pounds now - and he'll be 2 months old on Wednesday. That is crazy - he's a tiny tot! That's what Rae always calls him - "Tiny Tot". We love the little bugger!

A Car Kelly Can't Take a Crow-Bar To

So the man finally bought a decent car. He is really appreciating it too - after spending many, many, many years driving more interesting cars. His Beeeemer will now allow him to look down his nose at everyone he drives by : ) Kinda fun for him to finally have a nice set of wheels! Let's see how long it takes him to lock himself out. Start timing now!

I'm IT

Okay Bekki - here goes.

10 years ago I was:
Living in our cute little house in Afton. I was pregnant with Brady - he was born on June 14th. So I guess I was pretty miserable (I remember that right now very well!) and chasing after a not quite 2 year old - Rae. I was really happy at this time in my life. I remember that for sure! Rae was cute and so much fun to listen to and play with. She was a non-stop talker! Didn't get over that aspect of her personality! I was excited for the arrival of Brady. Little did I know that I wouldn't be walking for a month after he was born - and that having 2 little kids is HARD work! The rest of that year was tough!

5 years ago I was:
Just barely living in our new house that Kelly built for us here in Grover. We moved in at Christmas time. Rae was 7, Brady 5 and Reese was 2! Wow! Time flies! Kids grow fast! Kelly was still enjoying teaching school. And I loved hanging out with Reese everyday while everyone else was at school. Two is a fun age. She was such a cutie. I was really enjoying being a stay at home mom.

5 things on my to-do list today:
Feed Brannen
Change Brannen
Do the Mommy-Mambo (you bet, Jen) with Brannen over and over again
Get Brannen to sleep (please, oh please - make it a long nap - I have lots to do!)
Try to feed and help take care of the rest of my family
Grocery shopping
Laundry
Sleep - hopefully
Oh - that's more than 5 - count the baby stuff for one --"Take Care of Brannen"


Snacks I enjoy:
All of 'em. Every single one. I enjoy 'em.

Places I've lived (naming a few)
Safford, AZ
Dolores, CO
Bedford, WY
Laramie, WY
Powell, WY
Lyman, WY

Jobs I've had:
Live-in Nanny
Cheese chopper and waitress at SV Cheese factory - wasn't it SO MUCH FUN, Sandy!?!
Wrangler (for far too many years! - I know you miss me, Jonesy)
Print Star Clerk
Reading Mastery Teacher
Mommy

5 things I want to learn or do:
Tap dance
Ski like a normal person
French braid very well
Make imovies as well as Rae
Be more soft-spoken (yea, well, I'll try- really hard)

That was fun - thanks Bek!
Get on the wagon Jenny Jen!

Brannen's Blessing

We had a wonderful weekend! Lots of family came this past weekend to help us celebrate Brannen. It was so nice to see everyone - we really appreciate everyone who came - and really miss those who live too far away! A big thanks to Corey and Drew for coming all the way from Mississippi! Those brothers are seriously connected. We love you guys!

Grandma Marge with Brannen. Happy Birthday Grandma! She is 89 today!

Not Another Bath!!

Bran is getting more used to the bathtub. He doesn't scream the entire time he is in it anymore! Reese helped me give him a bath one night. I thought he might do better if someone were holding him while he was in the tub. It worked - he did great! What a sister!

Happy Easter!

The bunny found our house! We had a great time looking for eggs - and finding what he left for us in our Easter baskets! Yahoo!
Rae had a great Easter - she has a new bunny! He is a male lop - just like Sofey. His name is Snickers. Jeff and Martha got him for Rae as a present for all the babysitting she has helped them out with. How nice of them! She LOVES her new pet.

Cutie Pie!

We kind-a-like him!

Kelly the Babysitter

So Kelly agreed to let me go to church and stay home and tend the baby. Impressive!?! Huh?!? He always has to have a plan though. He needs some fail safe device to make the baby happy in case of emergency and much crying. The device of choice now a days is the treadmill. Kelly says that it is baby drugs. You simply walk on it slowly while holding the infant - and the sound and gentle moving puts them instantly to sleep. They can't help but sleep.



But that alone wasn't good enough - he had to also devise a way to carry the baby easily - I'm not sure why really. They boy only weighs six pounds - not much of a load. Anyway, Kelly did a great job tending his son. I came home to a peaceful house!


The proof is in the puddin'! Brannen couldn't fight the calming forces Kelly planned for him!

Aunts and Cousins

We had a fun weekend with Bekki and Maura here - and Jen and her cuties visiting too. It was a real mom and kids weekend. Yea - Kelly hit the road and fled to Clint's house! Good job honey. We had a great time hugging babies and doing absolutely nothing for the weekend. It was awesome! So nice to see those cousins too.
Oh yea - I'm not trying to be cruel to the baby by dressing him the same everyday! He only has 3 outfits that fit! So we rotate - and happen to take the most pictures when he is wearing the blue outfit with the stars on it. Sorry! Looks like I only take pictures on one day. He did get weighed yesterday though, and is a whopping 6 lbs. 4 oz. now! Way to go Bran!

With Grandpa

Grandpa Barry came to visit this week, and I took a picture or two of Barry holding him - and I was struck by how tiny Brannen looked in his hands. So I told Barry to open his hand by Brannen. Now, I'm not sure if this picture makes Bran look tiny - or Barry's hand look freakishly large! Wow! Chris said Barry doesn't have unusually large hands. Who knows? Brannen has to get his long fingers from someone. Not from me!

Bath Time!

Yahoo! The nasty navel stump fell off - and we can take a real bath! Problem is - we hate baths! It scares us too bad! We hate being naked! (See - we even talk like Yoda!)



We are going to get more brave very soon!

Getting Bigger!

Brannen and I have had a great week at home. Time sure does fly! I can't believe that he is 10 days old! He changes everyday - so I'm making sure to enjoy every minute. I can spend lots of time just looking at the little guy. He is eating good, and sleeping good - so all is well. We are a happy bunch around here - and a little baby crazy!

Brannen Guy Fullmer

February 20, 2008
7:46 pm
5 lbs. 2 oz.
20 inches

We love you Brannen! We are so glad that you are the newest Fullmer!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy day of love everyone. We have the traditional "Red and Pink Breakfast" at our house on Valentines day - so I took a few pictures. My kids love it, and they always ask if I'm going to do it again this year. So I guess it is a tradition that is going to stick.

Why I love Rae:
She is so kind to everyone. Even those kids that others aren't very kind to. She doesn't leave anyone out. She has a lot of enthusiasum for everything! Way to be girl! She talks more than I do - you didn't think it was possible, did you?! Rae has a great attitude about life.


Why I love Brady:
He thinks of others before himself. He is fun to be around because he is always nice! He has a great sense of humor. He is so patient and helpful. Brady loves to have fun, and do anything with his family. He is so dang fun to hang out with.

Why I love Reese:
She is so silly and great! She is the sweetest girl the world has ever seen! She loves to be a girly girl - she prefers to wear a dress and look fancy. She really looks up to Rae and Brady and loves to play with them - either Madden football, or horses - Reese is into it. She gives the best hugs!

Rae & Brady

Thought I'd post some cute pictures of the kids. They were on my camera - so here they are.

Who knows just what Brady is doing here. Apparently Rae took this picture. I guess why not kick back on the kitchen floor while eating doritos? I mean - why not?!
Here is beautiful Rae skiing around the house after school. She sure does love being outside! She has been going to the neighbors lately and taking their big black lab on walks around the neighborhood. It wears both the dog and Rae out!

It's A Bird . . . It's A Plane . . .

NO - It's just Gina's VERY LARGE belly!

Okay, okay - you know it is WAAAAAYYYY out of my comfort zone to post prego pictures of myself on this blog. I just am feeling bad because I haven't seen Jennifer for so long - and she was asking me to post some pictures. And I was also thinking how I would love to see pictures of my mom when she was carrying me. Maybe I have seen some - I don't know. So these pics are totally for posterity sake. Try to ignore my chubby, pregnant face when you view these. Do you know any woman who enjoys being photographed when she is two weeks away from her due date? Yuck!
I don't know what is up with this top picture - I must be getting kicked as Reese took the picture, because that belly is surely a strange shape! I'm thinking it IS getting big enough! We'll be okay!


Getting more excited!!! And more uncomfortable!!! : )

Baby room again!

So I know you are all sick and tired of seeing "the baby room project" - but I had to post this for Bekki.
Before I had Rae, Grandpa Barry built me the best changing table in the world! I have loved that thing. It is a nice big cupboard with a soft, easily clean-able, wipe-able top - perfect for dressing and changing all the little ones that have grown up around here. I just recently gave it a face lift. You see-- the previous white and blue motif, with stenciled horses on the front - has gone WAY out of style. So I just updated it a bit. Bekki helped me to find some awesome colored vinyl to re-cover the top with (she has more than one store in which to look - mighty helpful!). Thanks Bek! Anyway, I thought I'd post a pic. or two to show her the outcome. Mighty nice! Now all we need is a little cutie to mess his pants - so we can use the thing!
Getting excited!!!!

Every day stuff

Just thought I'd post a picture of what the kids are usually doing while Kelly is blowing the snow. Yep - Rae's mean mom makes her practice the piano. The problem is - she is doing so well, I can't let her stop. All the kids are playing and doing well. It is definitely difficult to keep up the momentum and keep everyone practicing. It is paying off though. I think they enjoy it - a little bit. It is just such a darn good thing to know!

Brady the homework man!


Our kids are really good about getting their homework done. The moment they get in the door (after mad dashes to various bathrooms throughout the house - what?! do they not have bathrooms at school?! I can't figure that one out!) they all sit down and get their work done. I don't even have to remind or ask them. It is so nice to just get it all finished early! Great job kiddos!

Wintertime Fun!

The weather has been keeping Kelly really busy after school as of late. We have really needed the snow that we are getting this winter. It needs to keep it up! The last few winters have been so mild that Kelly hasn't had to blow around much snow. Not so now! The man has another full-time job. This is my usual view from my front window every evening.



Let's just hope the 'ole John Deere snowblower keeps a goin' for another few winters. It kind of makes loud, weird noises once in a while. Kelly's figuring out how to keep it going. At least he is remembering to put oil in it (Sorry - Grandpa Barry! ; ) ).

B-Ball Time!

Rae and Brady have had a great time playing basketball this winter. Both of their teams are doing really well.
Getting all ready for the big game!

Sorry - dark picture, but that's Brady driving the ball.

Another dark one - maybe I should actually stand up and walk closer to take a picture! Naaah - too much effort!

Rae is playing church ball - and Brady is playing on a "Jr. Jazz" team. His coach is one of his dad's friends that has coached high school for a long time. So Brady thinks that is totally awesome. They are both learning a lot and having a dandy time.