The Weekend in Review

This was a busy weekend.
First off...we finished celebrating Brady's big 6th birthday.
On his actual birthday, we celebrated with his favorite home cooked meal and this:

(the hottie reminds me of brett...he's always "stealing" the picture!)

On Saturday - we celebrated with his class and a few cousins at Bounce Jungle. Oh boy - did they all have fun. 1 hour of bouncing, followed by pizza and cake...and of course lots of presents. It's a good thing we really didn't get him anything - because he got waaaaaaay too much!


Luckily, Bryan's boss at the Diamondbacks came through and got 2 tickets to the Monster Truck Show. Seriously, they said the seats were awesome. We are SOOOOO thankful that Josh was able to help us out!! We surprised Brady Saturday night and Bryan took him for a boys night out at the show. He was completely surprised and L-O-V-E-D, loved it!! He kept telling us thank you and how awesome it was. What a cutie. Sometimes...he is just the sweetest....


Saturday night, Lil and I had girls night...and we really did nothing special. But...we did find a couple new little things for Baby Girl Campbell (yep, still no official name).

Sunday was filled with a bit of cleaning, me prepping for my early Monday flight, and a "date afternoon" with the Hottie and me. We caught a movie while my parents watched the kids. Sunday night dinner followed...and now I'm doing laundry, packing, and waiting for the Hottie to get home to watch the Grammys.


We took about a bajillion photos of the birthday party and the Monster Truck Show...but, here are a few.

(pretty much the whole crew at Bounce Jungle)

(Brady and his friend Cole...pulling Jake up the BIG slide)

(the birthday boy in the "coveted" birthday chair)

(Me...eating cake)

(boys night at the monster truck show)

(Grave Digger - Brady's favorite. It crashed...and he just about cried.)

Our First Born is 6

Happy 6th Birthday Brady!!

As I write this, I am reflecting back to 6 years ago...

Bryan and I were SO excited to become parents. It was almost time.

We waited all day for the call to come in for the induction.

It never came.

Finally, around 4pm they called and told us to come in at 7:30pm

We cleaned house. (It was already clean)

We made sure everything is ready. (because he soooo needed his room immediately)

We went to Applebees for our last childless meal.

We arrived at the hospital at 7:30pm.

They told us they left us a message not to come.

But, since we were already there...we could stay.

Thank goodness.

I wasn't going home.

It took all night.

And part of the next day.

He was finally born at 1:36pm.

It was overwhelming.

And, exciting.

And, super exhausting.

6 years ago today.

Unbelievable...

Brady Facts:

You are super tall - and I have no idea how that happened!

You are very curious and intelligent - you definitely take after me :)

You have great manners...now please teach them to your sister.

You are (most of the time) very sweet and gentle with Lily.

You have a favorite color - it's red.

You love Tony Hawk shirts - thank you Kohl's!

You want to be a professional baseball player - and daddy hopes so, too.

You listen to your teacher...THANK YOU!

You love school and hate when there are breaks because you can't wait to go back.

You are excitedly waiting for your littlest sister and you give her kisses every night.

You are just a little OCD and thrive on organization.

You have a secret handshake with daddy and think it is so cool.

You are very excited for your birthday and can't wait for your first "class" party!!

Oh, Brades - you really are the best. We could not ask for a better son and are SO thankful to have you in our lives everyday. You're our buddy and we can't believe you're 6!!

Happy Birthday, Brady!!

We love you LOTS and LOTS!

She's Been Brainwashed

I Feel Beautiful

Not really...
but, Lily sure made me feel that way.
Yesterday as I was cleaning.
Picture me....pregnant.in jammies.hair in a messy pony.no makeup.
Lily runs up to me with this picture:

She says "Mom, you so beautiful. Your shirt is so pretty. I wanna be pretty like you."
Umm....TEAR!
Thanks Lil...but, you are BEAUTIFUL!


p.s...in that July 4th beauty of a picture. I'm sweating profusely because I'm hanging out outside at the Babcock home and it's about a gazillion degrees. And...this is the very same picture that the Hottie laughs at because I've got these bug eyes. But...if Lil thinks I'm beautiful...I'll take it!

Our One Night Guest

We got to keep Aidyn overnight.

The Cuties l-o-v-e-d, LOVED it!

Today...Lil struggled with sharing her toys.

But, they seemed to work it out.

We watched Dora, played dress up, used the strollers as race cars around the house, made cupcakes, ate said cupcakes...and lots more.

We love you Aidyn!!

********Baby Name Poll********

Remember this little girl?

Yes...the one that surprised us and made a home in my belly to grow and grow and grow???

Well, she needs a name. And, we're struggling with this task.

Names are important. It is the first thing that you tend to learn about someone. They are a big part of our identity. Names make a lasting impression. For instance, there are several names I will NOT use solely because of bad experiences I've had with people with that same name. Can you think of any names that fit in that category for you? If you're a teacher...I'm sure you can think of a ton!!

This idea of the name being SO very important just stinks!! I mean...it's not like she even gets to pick it out herself. We, as her parents, have to pick it out for her...and we need help deciding. So, this is where you all come in.

Here are our favorites:

1. Charlotte Grace Campbell

2. Piper Grace Campbell

3. Violet Grace Campbell

How you can help:

1. Please, Please, Please comment with which one you like best. OR

2. If you don't like any of these (Mom here is where you can help) comment with a new suggestion.

We will seriously consider every single comment that we receive. The Hottie, Brady, Lily and I each have our favorite and we just need some help on deciding on one that we can all be happy with. Our goal is to finally decide on a name...before we leave the hospital with Baby Girl Campbell on the birth certificate.

Thanks To You ALL!!

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