The Britnell Blog: 2008

Friday, December 12, 2008

Cookie Exchange, Izzy's 4 month appt & Eli's appearance

I hosted a cookie exchange last night...so, today, I am all jacked up on caffeine and sugar and decided to update our blog. We had a great time last night...I just wish I had taken more pictures. I only got two, and they are not that great. I am going to hijack Caroline's pictures so I can post some on our blog. I still cannot believe we crammed 17 (well, 18 including me) in my living room!

Izzy had her 4 month check up yesterday (yeah, great planning, Suzy...cookie exchange started at 6 and her appt was at 4). Everything is rocking on with the little one. She is 13 lbs and 5.5 oz, and her head is 16 1/4 inches around. Both put her in the 50th percentile. The biggest shock to me was how tall she was. I kind of thought she was short and squatty (is that a word?). Apparently, in my quest to uber-clean (okay, I am pretty sure that is not a word) the house, she grew tall. She is 24 7/8 inches tall which puts her in the 75th percentile. What?? Anyway, she got her shots...cried while she was getting them and all out grinned and laughed when it was over (the nurse was great!). She is now allowed solids (we actually cheated and started them a week ago) and some juice...Oh, and she got kicked out of our room...sob. It started last night although she got to get in the big bed with mommy this morning after daddy left for work :)

Our last news item of the day: We have a new nephew/cousin. Eli was born on Wednesday (the 10th). He is 19 inches long and 8 pounds! Congratulations to Jamie & Emily on #3 :)

Mama's sweet girl doing her gangsta lean in the Bumbo

Sweet Potato Queen

She digs applesauce but carrots are a BIG negative...she actually managed an insulted look when I kept feeding them to her

Me holding Eli

Mr. Eli

Monday, November 24, 2008

Will and Summer's First Game

It has been a long time since my last post so I have a lot of catching up to do! These pictures are from Will and Summer's first ballgame of the year. They are my twin cousins from Belgreen. Will played on the varsity basketball team, Summer is on the varsity cheerleading squad.

Will (#42) waiting to get a rebound

Will helping another player up :)

Summer cheering in between quarters

Will and the coach discussing something

Okay, so some of the pics I took (all almost 200 of 'em) ended up blurry. I am not a sports photographer :)

Izzy did really good at the game!

These are the sweet girls I sat next to at the game

This is Mollie with 2 of her friends...she is in the orange shirt

Friends :)

Miss Mollie

I was trying to tell her to stand still and smile...but I was too far away and she didn't hear!

Summer dancing

Waiting for the music to start!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Hunting Woodpecker, A Halloween Party, and The Great Pumpkin

It took a while to carve this pumpkin!

We have a woodpecker that loves our chimney. He has been pecking at our house for at least a year. We have had this hole fixed before, but the little guy keeps coming back...

SO, be vewy, vewy quiet...we're hunting wabbit....I mean woodpecker.

Random picture of the dogs, Maggie & Jarad.

My big, strong hunter man (armed with a bb gun) never did get that wascally woodpecker.

The Noble's had their Halloween party on Saturday night. This is Emily Anne with Izzy the Pirate.

Mommy and the little pirate

I think I did okay on her costume. Jason said that most people dressed their daughter's like princesses. Well, Mommy cannot sew a princess dress, but I can baste together a pirate costume using old t-shirts and pillowcases!