The Streeters

The Month of October

2008-12-11T13:40:00.000-08:00

Well in order to capture this HILARIOUS photo, it was necessary that I take on the role of the "Bad Mom" for a few seconds. (and I would totally do it again just so you all know! haha)
The boys were in the tub and I hear Brighton screaming for his dear life, so I run from the living room to see whats going on to find this scene: Brighton high centered on the tub trying to get the toy of his choice while Breckin sits there calm as can be ignoring his nuisance of a brother. I could barely stop laughing, and thought to myself "I HAVE to get a picture of this!" So I ran to get the camera before coming to his rescue. And of course, he survived it.
So judge me all you want. Give me the "Worst Mother of the year" award for all I care. Just get a good laugh at these pictures so I didn't ignore my screaming child in vain!! :)

Messy ketchup faces...

.....and chocolate faces...

...and cheesy faces!

Brighton's HEADER
Well, we went to a pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins and it was freezing! Once we had ours picked out I put Breckin and Brighton in Aunt Kaci's van (which was running) so they could warm up while I payed. Next thing I know Kaci is running in with Brighton in her arms and her head turned away (she couldn't stand to look) saying, "Theres a rock in his head, theres a rock in his head!" True enough. There was indeed a piece of gravel (two actully) embedded in my baby's forhead! He had fallen out of the van head first into the gravel. OUCH!
This involved a trip to the Express Care Clinic where he got one, yes ONE stitch. That may not sound like much, and really it's not, but believe me, to a 16 month old it was plenty traumitizing enough!
So ONE stitch and many screams later :( Brighton is once again a happy little camper.

Grandma's 4wheeler
I just love this picture of Brighton pushing Breckin on Grandma's 4wheeler! Usually the 4wheeler is a point of contention because they BOTH want it, so it was a pleasant surprise when they played together happily for a few brief moments.

Halloween
This is as good as it gets for Halloween pictures this year. This was at Emma's dress up birthday party for which Breckin flat out REFUSED to put on his doggy costume. By this I mean kicking, screaming, throwing fists, so on and so forth--the average 2 1/2 year old tantrum. So yeah. No pictures of Breckin.
So no, we did not celebrate Halloween this year, and to be honest I do feel a little guilty about it, but hopefully they don't remember!! *crosses fingers* I know, I know, BAD MOMMY!! I am by no means Mother of the Year or even somewhat close to that. But I wasn't about to put up a big fight with my 2 1/2 year old to force him to wear a costume that he made VERY clear he didn't want to wear to go out into the chill of the winter and trunk-or-treat for candy I didn't want to have in my house! So there. That is my excuse.
But after all that you have to admit, Bright does make an extremely adorable Zebra!

SEPTEMBER pictures

2008-11-17T15:09:00.001-08:00

MORE COWBOYS
Do we live in Wyoming or what?? So many IRRESISTABLE cowboys!!

IF YOU GIVE A BOY A SUCKER....

THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
...orrr something like unto it. Cookies of course!

AUGUST pictures

2008-11-14T10:50:00.001-08:00

COWBOY HAT
Thank you to my sister Monika for getting me this little cowboy hat ages ago...it has made for many hours of dress up at our house, not to mention the abundance of ADORABLE pictures!!

BIG BOY SLIDE
When we visited Utah this summer, Brighton discovered he could climb up the playland at the park and go down the slide all by himself. He did this over and over and over (probably at least 20 times). It was actually pretty amazing to watch! He was definately VERY proud of himself!

JULY pictures

2008-11-14T09:31:00.001-08:00

Brotherly Loves!

Silly Mommy

Summer day with our slide, a pool and cousins

Mohawk Brighton

Breckins all worn out

JUNE pictures

2008-11-14T08:24:00.000-08:00

Froggy Pond Fun!

Brighton's 1st Birthday

Happy little boys

Quick update of Pics

2008-11-14T08:16:00.000-08:00

I'm gonna do a quick update of pictures--I know you're all excited! Okay, so the last post was in July (uhg) but the pictures were actually from MAY! *wincing* I've really let this go this time. Let's start with June....

Toilet Tissue Issue!

2008-07-07T15:13:00.000-07:00

On the rare occasion that Heath or I forget to put up the baby gate or shut the bathroom door, Bright seems to be quick on our heels (and quite sneaky might I add) I have decided that one of his joys in life (aside from eating) is sneaking into the bathroom to unroll an entire roll of toilet paper. This has happened a couple of times now and I am pretty sure you wouldn't want me to post a picture of my reaction! The only reason I had any sense to grab the camera this time was because my Mom was visiting and she Q'd me in.

Brighton is a very hands on boy--more so than Breckin ever was at this age!

Tonka Rides

2008-07-07T15:04:00.000-07:00

Giving Brighton Tonka Truck rides has become a favorite activity for both of the boys lately. I love it when I can just stand back and watch them play together NICELY. Yanno, without any hitting, screaming, crying or fighting over toys involved! Although I do have to monitor Breckin's Speed during this activity, constantly reminding him to "SLOW DOWN BRECKIN!"

Brighton and Breckin's Bike

2008-07-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

We put Brighton on Breckin's bike (yes, I am aware that it is pink and purple....another wonderful yardsale find!)...so anyway, he absolutely loved it! He was grinning from ear to ear and you could tell he felt like such a big boy!

And believe me, he IS indeed growing into a big boy--weighing in at over 20 lbs, crawling like a baby with a mission, opening any and every cupboard to empty its contents and pulling himself up on every object possible. Bright definately keeps me busy. :)

All those Smiles...

2008-07-07T14:46:00.000-07:00

It is usually hard to catch Breckin on camera these days, so the fact that I captured this many smiles in one month is amazing!! He's so Handsome! He is growing so fast....almost 2 1/2!

Bye Bye Elmo Car

2008-06-23T15:08:00.000-07:00

This happened a LONG time ago, like at the end of April, but I told you all I'd share, so heres the story:

One day I heard screams, equally as loud coming from both of my boys. So I ran out to the living room to discover each of them pulling at opposite ends of our toy ELMO car and each had a death grip on their end. Bright had the front wheels and Breckin had the steering wheel, both tugging, pulling, clutching, screaming, grunting....Well you get the point. And needless to say, the ELMO car did not survive the tug-of-war incident.

So here is Bright wih his portion...

...And Breckin with his.

I think I was almost more torn up about it than either of the two boys were! It had become Breckin's favorite toy (he got it on his 1st Birthday) and I could barely stand the thought of having to throw it out. I think I was hoping that by some miracle it was fixable, because I let that thing sit by our back door broken apart for weeks (literally) before I finally had the heart to just toss it. So farewell ELMO car, we already miss you!

He's Got the Beat!

2008-05-28T22:08:00.000-07:00

Brighton has got quite the beat. Whenever he hears up-beat music he just feels it from the inside out! It is Sooooo cute and I had to share!! Enjoy!

Breckin's turn with the NERD Glasses

2008-05-28T21:54:00.000-07:00

I posted some pictures of Bright wearing this HOT accesory, so now its Breckin's turn to sport the Look. I think he looks quite....oh I dunno, adorable. Gotta love my boys!

Those Smiles

2008-05-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

Brighton has those smiles that just make you wanna nibble on his cheeks!! It has gone by so fast....we can't believe he will be 1 Year old in less than a month! But just because he's getting older, in no way means I want another baby anytime soon. Nopers. Not for a good'n long while.

(We're still in pictures from April just in case you're wondering)

Brotherly Loves

2008-05-28T21:04:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd share some brotherly loves from April...

Bonding Boys

2008-05-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

One Mid-April day I just sat back with a camera and enjoyed watching my boys bond with each other. It is moments like this that bring such joy to me and make me so grateful for my boys and grateful to be a MOM.

I just love this video. Every time I watch it I just laugh because I can't believe how well Breckin manouvers them BOTH around on that car!.....The car which is no longer :( I will post more about that at a later date though!

Outdoor Fun in April

2008-05-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

It was finally nice enough outside for Breckin to take his Firetruck for it's first spin in early April! Dad was home and got it out for him, I don't think I would've been as ambitious! Breckin loved it, but after about 15 minutes of frustation (it is pretty big and bulky) he decided he'd rather ride his bike. :) We also took the boys for the first wagon ride of the season with many more to come!

Breckin and the Jump-A-Roo

2008-05-14T15:22:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of April I got out the jumper for Brighton. Well needless to say, Brighton wasn't too thrilled, but Breckin was!

Here is a little video clip for your viewing pleasures! I found Breckin quite commical.

Cute Pics from March

2008-05-07T15:24:00.001-07:00

This one is a little fuzzy, but that goofy expression is too adorable not to post!

The little doggy Bright is playing with was one of his favorite toys when he was learning to crawl. I think it was a big motivator (it is what he was trying to get in the "Crawling" video).

These pictures were taken the day we went to get professional pictures in Utah. Now THAT was an experience that I can only HOPE will never happen again! So after getting home from the dreadful trip for pictures, Breckin was quite cheerful. Imagine that. He's a fit throwing, arm flailing, leg kicking ball of screaming rage when you want a picture, and when we get home, he's Cheerful! Hmmph. Love the whole Two year old thing already. Anyway, in this picture Breckin is trying to "pose" just like Grammy showed him before I took the shot.

This is the "pose" of Grammy that Breckin is mimicking.

Brighton is happy as usual!

Brighton Crawling

2008-05-07T14:47:00.000-07:00

Brighton Started crawling March 18th. Okay, so maybe this is old news. But old to us might be sort of new to you as none of you have seen it! :) Here is a little clip for ya! I am going to try to really focus on getting caught up here in the next few days, so stay posted!

Just so you know, he has gotten MUCH FASTER!

Pizza Party

2008-04-22T21:05:00.001-07:00

While we were visiting Utah in early March the boys had their own little Pizza Party in the play room at Grammy Sue's house. Look at Brighton sitting at the table like such a big boy!

MMMM, good pizza!

This is my friend Corrie who I met at Beauty School. She drove up to see us while we were

in Utah.

Everybody take a big Bite!!

This picture of Brighton just makes me laugh. He hasn't quite grown into his head yet--I am determined that the day will come. I can't even see his face and I am still smiling. He is just soo darn cute! I love it!

Nudey Nudey Brighton

2008-04-21T14:34:00.000-07:00

These are the first Nudey pics I took of Brighton, and they are too incredibley cute not to share! It is okay to post nudey babies, right? I sure hope so cuz I am! It made me so sad that I waited till he was 8+ months to do this, but at least I've got some right?! Oh I love this baby! These pictures just make me want to eat his cheeks!!

(his FACE cheeks, you perv) haha

And yes, this is the LAST post of pics from February. Yay!

Breckin's 2nd Birthday

2008-04-20T17:44:00.002-07:00

Yes, I am still posting pictures from February.....

Breckin had a great 2nd Birthday with lots of presents, cousins and Grandma's! I think he's posed quite cutely here. The expression on his face actually really reminds me of his Uncle Sean. And he actually blew his candle out all by himself! What a big boy.

I just love this picture of Breckin. He's eating a bananna that came with his play food Aunt Kaci got him. Look at those Eyes!! AHH! Beautiful. Can we say heartbreaker??

Brighton's favorite part was definately the paper.

On to February...

2008-03-27T11:42:00.000-07:00

Early in February I made the mistake of putting Brighton in the doll stroller, and I thought Breckin was never going to let him out! They had a good time, and to be honest it was quite hilarious to watch.

Grandpa Tedrow came out for a visit in February also. Even though we didn't do anything exciting, it was still awesome to have that time with him, especially since we didn't see him at Christmas. Breckin finally REALLY warmed up to Grandpa the morning of the day he was leaving. They shared a bowl of Frosted Shredded Wheat at breakfast and Breckin thought the sugary milk left in the bowl was delicious. It was really fun to stand back as a mother and watch your little boy interacting with his Grandpa.

Grandpa Tedrow holding Brighton. As you can see, Brighton is quite an oral baby. He wants to put EVERYTHING in his mouth.

Grandpa John

2008-03-26T14:27:00.000-07:00

These pictures, (also from January) are priceless to me. Pictures with Grandparents are few and far between and I've made it a goal to try to take more pictures of my kids with their Grandpa's and Grandma's. I just love these shots!!

Favorites Of Bright

2008-03-15T08:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I am behind on Blogging by A LOT....but who is surprised? NOT ME. These pictures are from (do I dare even say???) Ummm...JANUARY! But the point is that I am posting them, not when they were taken and they are a few of my absolute favorites, so I couldn't leave them out. Hope you enjoy, and hope I get better at this.

Breckin's Firetruck

2008-02-03T10:06:00.000-08:00

This one is sort of an interesting story. Heath's boss, Mike (who is also in our ward) orders a new one of these old style cars collectors items to put in his shop every year. Mike was thumbing through the catalog at work and Heath saw this Fire Truck in it and casually said, "Breckin would Love that Fire Truck". Well to make a long story short, the first day Heath got back to work from his Christmas vacation, This was in the back of his truck. Mike had gotten it for Breckin! Now it is pretty cool, but as his mother, I think its a bit over the top. Ok, like, A LOT over the top! It has as little bell that you can ring and the light on the front turns on and flashes.

We kept it in its box for a week before we finally decided to let him play with it. Our dilemma was that we don't have room for him to really ride it in our house (let alone store it), but it's too cold to ride outside and we didn't want to deal with giving it to him just to turn around and take it away to store out in the shed. (because we all know he throws huge tantrums) So anyway, we decided to give it to him one Saturday morning. (You should've seen Heath! I think he was more excited about it that Breckin--he's such a KID at heart) It turned out good. He played with it for about an hour, but he did get a little frustrated because it was hard for him to maneuver and the space for driving was cramped. An hour was enough, and when we put it away he was fine. We took it out to the shed while he was sleeping, and he hasn't mentioned it since. I think he will really enjoy it this summer. So, Thank you Mike!!

Christmas Day 2007

2008-02-03T09:25:00.000-08:00

I know that Christmas is long past, but I thought it would be nice if I at least posted a few pictures of our Christmas Day. We woke up and Breckin opened a few gifts at home, then we loaded everything up and went out to John & Vicki's for the rest of the day. We opened all of our presents out there with them and Heath's sister Dani, her husband Jared and kids Claire & Jacob.

We had to distract the kids for a while with a movie, so that they could wind down and the adults could get some opening done. They didn't seem to mind!

This isn't even one of Breckin's presents....I think it is Toby's actually. But it has wheels, so of course he's playing with it.

I didn't really get Brighton anything...is that rude or what? I figured he doesn't know the difference. The one thing I did get him was a plush blanky that I fell in love with so he HAD to have it of course. It's Sooooooo soft and comfy! I wish they made them for adults! hahaha

Brighton loved crinkling the paper and you guessed it, eating it! YUM!

Heath's Favorite Hat

2008-02-03T09:08:00.000-08:00

Heath got these adorable pics of Bright awhile back--that hat has been through the ringer, but he would KILL me if I threw it out! It was covered in oil, so I ran it through the washer and it frayed up the bill pretty bad....yeah, he wasn't real thrilled with it, but I said it was either that or the garbage and we obviously still have the hat. *so thrilled* But I do have to say, Bright looks quite cute in it.

Cousin Tyler

2008-01-23T20:58:00.000-08:00

Tyler is every bit of 4 now, and the inherent motherly instincts girls have are definitely present. Every time she sees Bright, she loves loving on him! She is quite the little helper, and it is so fun to watch her play with him, give him his bottle, and best of all--make him laugh.
The other day we were over at Kaci's house...it was shortly after Tyler's birthday party--one gift she received was a Little Mermaid doll with some accessories, one of which was a hairbrush... sorry, but that's a tidbit of pertinent info. So back to the story...we're over at Kaci's house, I'm upstairs attempting to scrapbook (ATTEMPTING--key word here) and Brighton is downstairs playing with a pluthera of baby toys. I hear him start fussing, so I get up to go check on him. No sooner had I stood up from my chair, he calmed right down. I figure I should still see if he's okay, so I walk out the craft room door and look down the stairs. What I saw next is a memory that will be engraved in my puny little brain forever! There is Tyler, sitting behind Brighton with her "Little Mermaid hairbrush" gently stroking the back of his BALD head repeatedly. Brighton is just gazing up at me with a big grin and Tyler looks at me and says, "I'm brushin' Brighton's hair"! It was all I could do not to laugh! I was of course laughing on the inside--in fact, I'm STILL laughing on the inside! It was the cutest thing ever, I wish you ALL could've been there.

Heath the Baker

2008-01-22T16:28:00.001-08:00

Heath got in the Christmas spirit this season by baking cookies for all of his home teaching families and our neighbors. I helped him make the dough, but he did EVERYTHING else! Don't I have the cutest hubby ever?!

Here I made Heath pose with the finished product of just ONE of the types of cookies he made. Such a good Baker!!

Oh Christmas Tree

2008-01-22T15:24:00.001-08:00

2007

A little update

2008-01-17T07:51:00.000-08:00

Sorry All! I've gotten somewhat distracted with the goings on of Christmas/New Years etc! Brighton has reached a new milestone: he's been sitting up by himself since the 2nd week in January. I call him my little frog, because when you lye him down, he kicks both legs and flails his arms over and over and over! This is especially overwhelming in the bathtub because he just won't stop and sit still! He is the most squirmy baby EVER. Changing his diaper has shown to be quite the challenge lately, and he is SOOO Grabby. If you have him in your lap and there is anything within eye range, he WILL find a way to grab it. I can tell he is going to be a very busy boy, much like his little cousin, Toby. AAAHHHH!! On a lighter note, he is the most smiley, happy baby...such a pleasure to have around and quite good at cheering up Mom on a rough day.

Breckin continues to grow and talk, talk, talk. You would never know he's not two yet. He is at the "repeat everything you hear" stage, so Mom and Dad have to be especially carefull with what they say! He has quite the range of vocabulary and is talking in full sentances more and more everyday. His favorite toys are of course, his cars and trucks. Heath has been teaching him the names of all of his HOTWHEELS and it hasn't taken Breckin long to memorize and identify them. He knows his Charger, Mustang, Cobra, and Chevy so far. With his Birthday coming up, I'm sure he'll get a few more.

I am going to try to get some pics up of Christmas and more in the next few days. *cross fingers*

Sunday Afternoon Nap

2007-12-16T16:34:00.000-08:00

ALL THE BOYS

Brighton---Almost 6 Months!

2007-12-16T16:23:00.000-08:00

What?! Where's Breckin?? Probably napping, because I assure you, if he were awake he'd be all but on top of Brighton!

Bright getting a little chunky and ALL smiles!

Is it just me, or does Brighton's hair look absolutely orange in this picture?

ALL EARS

2007-12-16T16:21:00.000-08:00

When I see this picture, ALL I see is EARS!

Heath was home from work and I was carrying Bright around in my handy dandy new "Moby Wrap" and he simply couldn't resist capturing the goofy moment. I have to say, it's quite comical.

Breckin The Cowboy

2007-12-16T16:13:00.000-08:00

Lately Breckin has been REALLY into his cowboy hat. (Thank you Aunt Monika & Uncle Dusty!) He absolutely WON'T ride his horse without it, and thinks he needs to wear it down over his eyes while he drives his car.

Mom bought this laundry basket with wheels awhile back thinking it would be nice to store some of her Scrapbooking stuff in. Well, that never happened because it evidently makes an EXCELLENT Trailor for Breckin's Car. He is actually the one that figured it out...Dad just helped attatch it. He rides around saying, "Uh pullin MY Twaylow!" Its pretty cute.

Breckin hasn't quite learned the art of sharing yet. And by that I mean, you better get your hands off of HIS toys and run or he'll scream your head off or beat you to death. Sorry Toby!! Yeah, we need to work on that.

Aunt Dori

2007-12-16T16:10:00.000-08:00

Aunt Dori moved to Powell a few months ago and we love when she comes to visit and play with the boys! She has been living in a Motel for the past TWO MONTHS, (yuck, I know) but the good news is they just sold their house so Janice will be moving here shortly (Christmas Eve). YAY!! They think they've found a house, so hopefully it all works out.

Brotherly Love

2007-12-16T15:49:00.000-08:00

Bright looks so handsome in his new "Ranger" shirt from Old Navy. I love Old Navy's clothes!!

All I can say is, HOLY EYELASHES!!

Breckin loves being a big brother and holding baby Brighton--mostly when it is convenient for him. And lucky for me, today it was convenient!

He even gave a few smooches!

The Saucer

2007-12-16T15:42:00.000-08:00

Brighton is at the perfect age to play in his saucer. He loves playing in it, and Mom loves it even MORE because it usually gives her a good 20-30 minutes to get something done, uninterrupted! (if Breckin is entertained anyway) This saucer has been a saving grace lately. Highly recommended!

Did I mention Breckin likes the saucer too?? Especially if Bright is already in it??

I have to say, Bright is VERY tolerable of his older brother....

Breckin just about gave baby Brother a black eye here...

Halloween Monkeys

2007-11-02T21:03:00.000-07:00

To start off our Halloween extravoganza we went downtown with Aunt Kaci, Ramona and all the kiddos to Trick-or-Treat at the stores on main street. Breckin pretty well refused to participate in the festivities...every time I would take him into a store he'd begin kicking and screaming, "Home! home!" The only reason I can think of that he might do this is because at some point on our trips to the store, I say we will go home. Anyhow, he was very reluctant to participate, but was quite willing to accept any form of a Sucker from anyone who was willing to hand it over. I think he ate 3 or 4 suckers on our downtown Trick-or-Treating trip alone. I thought this would be a happy time, but it wasn't so much. Maybe next year?

Monkeys have Binkys, right?!

Our crazy little driver. Everything in Breckin's world now revolves around driving and "Krucks". Heath made the mistake of letting Breckin sit on his lap in his truck and let him help "drive" when he was 14 months old, and Breckin hasn't ever forgotten. One of Breckin's favorite things to do is sit behind the wheel in the truck and pretend he's driving. Pretty scary seeing as he's not even 2 years old yet! (Thanks Heath)

This was sucker number 298 for Breckin. Just kidding. But seriously, this kid had sooo many suckers that night! If he didn't have a sucker in hand, he was crying. And sometimes even if he did have one in hand he was still crying.

This was pretty much the best I was gonna get with the two of them in the same picture. They really did surprisingly well for how long they were in costume. I thought they'd be pulling at their hoods and trying to get out of their suits, but neither one of them ever did. What good boys!

I think they were getting a little tired of pictures at this point.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're tired of pictures.

Okay. So they're exhausted. They're done with pictures, done with Mom, pretty much done with everything! My two incredibley adorable, completely exhausted Monkeys.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Boys, Boys, Boys

2007-10-28T16:54:00.000-07:00

Brighton is such a happy boy and an all around good baby. He is constantly smiling and cooing, and loves to be talked to. He looks so grown up in these pictures. I can't believe he's already 4 months old! It has gone by so fast for us.

Look at the mischief in those eyes! Can't imagine what they'll be doing years from now--especially since I think our little Bright is gonna be a red head! eeks!

The Stroller

2007-10-28T16:25:00.000-07:00

Breckin discovered baby brother would fit in his stroller and insisted I put him in so he could push him. It took me a while to convince him to let me take Brighton out. Every time I would start picking him up, Breckin would grab onto Brighton and push him back into the stroller!

The boys had to take a brief moment to watch some TV!

Big Boy

2007-10-28T16:15:00.000-07:00

Breckin is growing so fast and looks like such a BIG BOY with his new hair-do!

Brighton's Blessing Day

2007-09-22T13:26:00.000-07:00

Look at those Big Blues!

Just lookin' Handsome in his church attire.

Grandpa Tedrow holding Brighton...we had to make a trip to the hopsital to get blood drawn right after we got home from his baby blessing. He was so tough, I could barely keep myself from crying when they were digging around in his itty bitty arm with that needle. Poor guy!

I had to get a close up of his war wound!

Brighton's Smile

2007-09-21T20:57:00.000-07:00

2007-09-08T19:39:00.000-07:00

Mommy bought this umbrella stroller at a yard sale to give to Grammy Sue. But soon after getting it home, Breckin decided it would make a great new TV chair. He would push it from wherever it was in the house over to the TV and climb in, making himself cozy. As you can see, one morning he made himself a little tooo cozy and dozed himself right into sleep!! Needless to say, Grammy Sue didn't get the stroller for a while.

When cousin Drew was visiting, he found himself a seat to watch TV too.

Can we say, zoned in?!

Baby's Stuff

2007-09-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

Brighton Scott at 3 days old

Breckin already being a big helper!

As you can see it didn't take Breckin long to discover all of the new baby stuff around the house and get well aquainted with it. He enjoys lounging in the baby hammock just as much or MORE than Brigthon does.

Breckin also knows how to add a little music and vibration to make his experience that much more relaxing.

Stuck in a Box. Need I say more?

2007-09-01T21:50:00.000-07:00

The idea of sitting in this quaint little box seemed like a good idea until the world turned on Breckin, making this an obviously traumatizing experience!

BOOTS

2007-09-01T21:37:00.001-07:00

One night Breckin discovered his new boots Mom had so thriftilly gotten at a yard sale for 50 cents (imagine that). Anyway, he kept on saying "Shew! Shew!" and insistently pushing them in Mom's face. So we put them on and he was a happy little camper.

Rocking Chair

2007-09-01T21:15:00.000-07:00

Breckin loves to get the rocking chair going back and forth and fast as he can. Sometimes he gets rocking so hard we think he might tip it over--luckily that hasn't happened yet.

This pictures just screams out "UNCLE SEAN" to both Heath and I--Breckin the little mischevious stinker!

Our New Streeter Boy

2007-06-24T18:25:00.000-07:00

Well, We now have our second little Streeter Boy.

He was Born on Saturday, June, 23rd 2007 at 2:17 PM

In Powell Wyoming. His Name:

Brighton Scott Streeter.

He Was 18 1/2 inches Long

Weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz.

His Mother Woke Up With Contractions at about 5:00 am

At 6:30am She decided to go to Yard Sales.

At 8:00am She Came Home and woke up his daddy to go

to the Hospital.

Aunt Kaci Came to our house and stayed with Breckin Until He woke Up.

As You Can see, Bri Made it to the hospital in enough time to get her epidural.

She stayed really chipper throughout most of the Process.

Breckin Got to hold his Little Brother For a few minutes but is still not sure what

to think about him. I am afraid it is going to take a long time for him to get

used to the idea of having another little person in our house.

He Also needs to learn how to be SOFT with the baby brother.

MORE TO COME

Haircut

2007-05-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

We Recetly decided that it was time for Breckin's First haircut. Niether one of us really wanted to do it because we really liked the curls, but people were starting to ask if he was a boy or a girl.

It was getting rather long.

We Decided that the Bathtub was the best place to give him his haircut because it is about the only place he will sit relatively still. He really likes the bathtub and doesn't care about anything else while he is there.

It was Quite a difference from before to after. His mother said that he didn't look like a baby anymore, that he looked like a little boy now.

Maybe next time he can have his haicut in mommy's Haircut chair. He has decided that he really likes to sit in it. He just needs to learn that it is not safe to stand up in it.

His Mom and Aunt Kaci also Recently took Breckin and his cousin Toby to the park. I think Breckin enjoyed the swings a little bit more than Toby did. Toby just isn't quite big enough yet.

We Tried to get a family photo but this was about the best we could get, so we decided to take one of Breckin and Mom and one of Breckin and Dad.

Grandma Vicki told us that she didn't have enough pictures of Breckin,....So, Hope this helps.

We hope to hear from you all in the comments.

little swimmer

2007-04-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

Breckin Recntly took a trip to Utah with his Mommy. His Uncle Sean has a swimming pool at his new house. Breckin Really likes to get in the pool. He Especially Likes to ride on the float tube. He Just chills out on it.

His Mommy is getting a little anxious to not be pregnant anymore. We have just over two months left before little boy number two comes.

Breckin is really starting to learn a lot of new words. He thinks every animal on four legs with fur is a doggie. He learned that word when he met his uncle Sean's dog Xander. he also says Dada, cracker, cheese, and most recently said grandpa. We are having a lot of fun watching him learn and grow. sometimes it all seems too fast.

Little Helper

2007-03-27T11:26:00.000-07:00

As you can see, Breckin is getting close to needing a haircut. His Mom and Dad are just having a hard time with the idea of the little curls being gone. It reall curls when he first gets out of the bath tub.

He has also become quite the little helper after his mother cuts hair. He Likes to get the broom and help sweep. He thinks he is big stuff.

He is Learning a lot really fast. He Loves being outside. He throws a fit if the door gets opened and he doesn't get to go out. We are having a lot of fun watching him learn and grow, and are looking forward tho the arrival of his new baby brother in July.

First Time

2007-03-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

For Those of you that don't know, Breckin Just turned one year old on Feb. 21st. He is a happy little boy with a lot of energy. We really have started to have a hrd time keeping up with him.

He Would rather have climbed on his presents than open them. But after they were open he wouldn't let anyone else touch them. His Mom and his Grandma Susan..."Grammy Sue" Made him a race car cake. I don't think he cared one way or the other waht the cake looked like.

I am New at this Blog stuff. I hope it works the way I want it to and I hope I will take the time to update it regularly. For now we will try this much and see how it works. We hope to hear from you all soon and let us know if you read our blog.