Bryn's Dedication

This past weekend was Bryn's dedication at our church. It was a really special day for us to focus on Brynlee and remind ourselves of what is really important! It was a simple day but full of meaning. Jason and I wrote letters to Brynlee telling her our hopes and dreams for her and to let her know how grateful we are for her and for the honor God has given us to be her parents!

The Little Queen

Ashley and Bebe made the trip over to celebrate this day for Brynlee...it was so special to us that they would come and Reese and Hadley were sooo excited to have them. (Please notice Hadley's face...I took this picture 4 times...she did that face in all of them)

Bebe and Brynlee, Bryn is wearing the same gown that all the girls have worn...the gown my sister and I wore and the gown my mom wore...so special...and barely holding together!

All the girls

Daddy and his Bryn...like always I am so grateful for this man. He truly is an amazing father...especially for girls...he loves them and builds them up. I loved hearing the words he wrote to Bryn.

We are so blessed to have Brynlee in our family and we are so excited to see how God molds and shapes her!

The flower girls...The progression of Hadley...Dancing

Here come the pictures...sorry there are so many but they are funny and cute...

The flower girls and ring bearer...Reese was so cute...she had her arm around Hadley the whole time

It begins...the progression of the littlest flower girl...

Sweet and tired

Tired...or mischievous?

She dumped the petals and is asking for Bebe...Bebe is rubbing her leg trying to make her feel better

Curious George trying to see what Bebe is doing

Momentarily got her wish...Bebe!

Can you find the missing flower girl?

Daddy found her

Back to Judy...ready for cupcakes

Little Miss Bryn with Nina

Hadley dancing with Miles

Reese and Miles playing around

Seriously one of my favorite pics of Reese...she was loving twirling in her dress

She looks like a little princess on her tiptoes!

So much fun!

Mealtime Excitement!

I just had to post these...Brynlee gets so excited sometimes when I am feeding her and her faces are hysterical!

Best Wedding...Best Weekend

I am biased..I know...he's my brother...but it was the best wedding and the best weekend celebration ever!

The New Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Woodlief

I have loved Caitlin since I met her...but this weekend took it to a new level. I adore my new sister and I could not be happier for Jonathan and Caitlin! They had an incredible wedding, at a beautiful place with an incredilby beautiful bride and handsome groom. They had planned to get married outside...but weather changed plans so we got a few shots outside after the wedding...but having it inside was incredible! I have been to more weddings than I can count...and I have been a lot too...but this by far tops them all! It was to me a true picture of marriage and how God intended it to be. A wedding that was about HIM...not about only the bride and groom but about God...and it was amazing...I will say that over and over...but it was...I have never been a part of anything like it!

It was a huge honor that Jason and I were in the wedding party and then that these two were the beautiful flower girls! They did so great...Reese was incredible you would have thought she was 10 years old the way she sat and watched the whole ceremony without making a peep. Hadley was so cute...but quiet...not so much (she may or may not have said "I want some cake" multiple times...oops). Not surprising that before the ceremony this is where I found them!
Giving my brother a little love and tears before the walk down the aisle! He brought me to tears here...and the whole ceremony...I could not hold it together (be glad you missed that )!

This weekend we had so many people helping out with the girls. Having both Jason and I in the wedding proved to be challenging having the three girls there. The McBrayers took charge of Brynlee during the wedding, the flower girls were with the Eubanks (well Reese was...Hadley was doing her own thing) and before and during Ashley and everyone else was lending a helping hand! WE are so grateful to have so many people who love our girls like we do!

Trying to get energy out before the ceremony...a lot of energy!

The cakes were sooo good...and of course we had to have a big G! The girls kept asking the whole night when we were going to have cake!

Speaking of some of the helping hands...seriously all of these people have played such huge roles in the lives of our family especially in Jonathan's and my moms! It was amazing that they would take a whole weekend to make the long trip to Dallas, TX to not only come to the wedding...but to help with the entire weekend...including a little babysitting!

This scene...empty chairs...empty tables....because EVERYONE was dancing!

These girls danced and loved it...I did not do a good job of taking lots of dancing pictures.

Trying to get daddy on the dance floor! Poor Jason's arms were getting quite the workout holding his girls!

These two...tore it UP...They can dance!

Dancing with her BEBE...Hadley wanted Bebe to be with her the whole weekend!

I am serious they were incredible!

They had the coolest photo booth...it had some really fun props to use, and then it printed out a sheet of four pics for you and four for them to keep...like a real photo booth but a little cooler!

Guess Who?

LOVE THEM

The Happy Couple making their exit...I am so excited for them to start their lives together...and even more excited to see what they are going to do together...seriously they are amazing and their hearts for God are incredible!

And after all of the excitement...this was the scene in our hotel room at almost 9 am this morning....seriously we are all beat!
We headed home this morning (without Jason...he stayed in TX to do some work) and let me just tell you that getting through the airport and through a flight with 3 little ones...not a task I would like to do again! We all made it...with very little crying and screaming...but wow...when we got home I was sooo happy! (more to come on that)

Eight

So, I am a little early...but better than late. This little bug will be eight months on the 10th...but we have a busy weekend so I am getting this out early! Brynlee, Bryn, Bryna or Bryna B...she has so many nicknames around this house is such a joy and she is growing up so much! Brynlee is sitting by herself all the time now...still with the occasional push to tumble by her loving sisters! She rolls around...but really still does not love being on her stomach. She does not sleep on her stomach which blows my mind since Reese and Hadley started that so early and have never changed!

Bryn's favorite entertainment is still that of watching her sisters all day long. I will say that the dogs (Ellie and Bailey) have started to come a close second...when we are outside she LOVES watching them. She laughs when they jump around and she loves to pull on their ears (they are sweet puppies). She still just has her two bottom teeth and she is getting more hair...red hair of course!
Bryn is very ticklish like her sisters. She laughs a lot and is "trying" to talk. When I try to get her to say "da da" she says "di di" and when I say "ma ma" she says "ga ga" so we are getting there! I am trying to get her talking soon...if not I am afraid she might be mute forever because her sisters won't let her get a word in!
Brynlee loves being outside and she has really started enjoying the swing in the backyard! She cracks me up because she holds onto the ropes when I swing her! She loves going for walks and she is still so great in the car! I am so grateful that each of my girls have really loved being in their car seats...especially Hadley and Brynlee...because those poor 2nd and 3rd children...they just have to go.go. go.! We are starting to see little Bryn's personality develop and it is so fun! Reese and Hadley are so different and I am sure Bryn will be as well! Everywhere we go people love to talk about her cheeks...I think they are so darn cute and kissable! We are so blessed to have this little princess and of course I can't believe she is almost 8 months!