Big Sister

When we had Jenna I wasn't quit sure how Katelyn was going to react. Katelyn didn't want much to do with Jenna. We couldn't even get Katelyn to touch her, I think she was a little afraid, but Katelyn was very protective of Jenna and would yell at the nurses if they did anything with her. Well now it has been almost 3 months and Katelyn has had I guess a change of heart and has been quit the big sister.

The other day I was getting a bottle ready for Jenna and Katelyn told me that she wanted to feed her, so I had her sit on the chair and I gave her Jenna and the bottle and she knew exactly what to do. After Jenna had a few swallows Katelyn puts down the bottle and tries to sit Jenna up I asked her what she was doing and she said she needed to burp Jenna. It was really cute and after about a minute she would informed me that it was my turn and she went off to play but she feeds Jenna at least once a day now. Oh and while she is sitting there feeding Jenna she likes to tell me that Jenna is her sister and that she loves her very much, melts my heart every time.

Also one day I told Katelyn I needed to change Jenna's diaper so she told me "just a sec" and ran off to her room. She came out with a diaper and told me that she would change her diaper, so I let her take Jenna's diaper off and wipe her bum but I had to put the new diaper on 'cause Katelyn couldn't quit figure it out. Pretty darn cute.

Katelyn also likes to tell me that she loves being a big sister. I hoping in the future my girls will be best friends.

The Things My Two Year Old Says...

Katelyn amazes me everyday with her vocabulary use. She says things I have no idea where she got it from but she'll say it with great feeling you just can't help but laugh. So I decided to list Katelyn's little phrases word for word and I will probably add to it every time I hear a new one.

"Its my life leave lone me"(says all the time)
"My gracious my hair I need to brush it" (said after looking in a mirror)
"No problem" ( said when I thanked her for helping Jenna)
"Oh sure, sure, sure"(says all the time)
"Whats going on here?"(said when we took her out of nursery to visit our Sunbeam class)
"I'M BACK" (Yelled when we took her back to the nursery)
"Get out of here I take a nap me"(said when I went in her room to get a diaper for Jenna)
"Oh cute, thank you so much" (said whenever you give her something)
"I'm Katelyn" (said to anyone that talks to her several times or she'll just randomly say it as she walks around the house)
"I hate you mommy" (said when I told her just a minute)
"I hate you daddy" (said when daddy was teasing her on the potty)
"No, please no" (said whenever she doesn't want you to do something)
"No thanks I'd rather not"
I can't think of any more at the moment but with Katelyn I'm sure there will be more.

Our Valentines Day

I had started the day off by going to the gym up at the school with a friend. When I got home I set out the girls Valentine gifts and waited for them to wake up. I didn't have to wait to long before Katelyn came wondering out of her room. We opened her gift and she was very excited to find a Valentine shirt, a heart pillow, a toy puppy named Pixie and a small box of chocolates (which she quickly ate, good thing there was only four pieces :0)) Jenna then woke up and Katelyn opened her gift for her and showed her what she got, which was a Valentine shirt and a monkey rattle. Yesterday Katelyn had made a Valentine card for daddy and we had gotten him a small box of chocolates too so we decided to go wake daddy up and give it to him. Ben was so tired he had a hard time opening his eyes so we left him alone. While we waited for daddy to finally get up which was around 10am Katelyn and I did some Valentine crafts. First we decorated our hats with hearts as you can see in our picture, (Katelyn is cross eyed because she was trying to look up at her hat) and then we put together a heart lady bug, Katelyn glued it together and I colored.

Later on in the afternoon I planned on taking the girls grocery shopping with me while daddy did his on errands. We went over to my parents and dropped of some Valentine goodies for the kids and then went to my aunts to drop of some pictures. My aunt wanted to watch Jenna so my grocery shopping would be a little easier so I let her. Katelyn and I went out to lunch and then got our groceries. It is quit the adventure trying to shop with a 2 year old that doesn't want to sit in the cart and wants to put everyting in the cart. When we were all done we picked up Jenna and went home. I wasn't home for very long before Ben told me I had to leave and get dinner so he and Katelyn could set up his surprise. So I went and got a happy meal from Wendy's for Katelyn and then nachos from Bajio.

When I walked into the house the lights were off and there were several tea candles lit and scattered everywhere and there were roses on the table. Now if you know Ben he doesn't do flowers so I was quit surprised. Katelyn was really excited and yelled out "Surprise mommy". I tell you there is nothing like having a candlelit dinner with a 2 year old, it was fun and really cute. Ben had bought three different movies which were Robin Hood Men in Tights, Sleepless in Seattle and Series of Unfortunate Events. We let Katelyn pick the movie and of coarse she picked the fun looking one, Series of Unfortunate Events, she fell asleep with in the first 5 mins and Jenna was already asleep so Ben and I finished the movie together. I loved spending Valentines with my family and this one will be one I will always remember.

Playing With Daddy

Ben has a pretty busy schedule he has classes from 9am to 12pm and then he tries to do his homework till he has to go to work at 3pm and by the time he comes home at 11:30pm Katelyn is already in bed. So whenever she gets the chance to play with daddy she takes full advantage of it. Katelyn and her daddy like to play a game where daddy hides and Katelyn comes and finds him, when she does find him (which can take quit some time to do so) he runs after her to tickle her, Katelyn LOVES it. Daddy is pretty creative on where to hide, the other day he decided to empty out the bottom cupboard and try to fit inside of it ( I should have taken a picture). Well he was a little to big so Katelyn thought it would be fun to give it a try. She loved it so much that it took awhile to get her out of the cupboard to eat her lunch. It's always fun to watch them play together.

Lucky Nap Time.

So the last couple of weeks I have considered myself pretty lucky when it comes to nap time. Katelyn has taken to putting herself down for a nap. She will eat her lunch and then just sit there staring off into space. So I'll ask her if she is tired and she'll reply "Yes, I need to take a nap". I'll then get her down from the table and she will go around collecting the stuff animals that she wants to sleep with, (a pink sheep, blue cow, black Wells Fargo horse and a white teddy bear). She then will tell me that she needs to put sheep (or one of the other animals) to sleep so she'll see me in awhile and off to bed she goes. Now while she's in there if I go in her room to get a diaper or something else for Jenna, Katelyn will tell me "GET OUT OF HERE I'M TAKING A NAP" Its quit funny to me but I sure enjoy the peace and quiet when Katelyn takes a nap.

Jenna's Blessing

February 1st 2009 we blessed our little Jenna. It was a wonderful day and a little crazy one for some of my family members. Jenna was able to have both her grandpa's and her Uncle's Josh and Isaac stand in the circle while her daddy blessed her. Ben gave her a beautiful blessing and he was all smiles, he loves being a daddy. I was able to have my sweet Grandpa Dye come from Utah to see the blessing. I don't get to see him very often so I felt pretty special to have him there.

However my family had an interesting time getting to the church. Their van broke down so my dad had to catch a ride with my Uncle Ted so he could get there in time, my mom and siblings ended up having to catch a ride with someone else. Unfortunately they missed the blessing.

Afterwards Ben and I needed to teach our Sunbeams and then we had an interview with the bishop after church so we didn't have a family get together but it would have been fun. All in all it was a wonderful day for our little girl.

Meet the Brunson's

Ben and I were married June 12th 2004. January 1st 2005 we had a beautiful baby boy who was born 3 months early, he lived but for a short time. We named him Tyler Benjamin and we are very grateful to have had him born to us and to have him part of our family. September 23rd 2006 we were blessed with our daughter Katelyn Dawn. She is now two and is quit the character. She is always full of energy and you never know what cute and funny phrases are going to come from her. She loves her family very much and is always excited to see them. November 28th 2008 we again were blessed with another little girl whom we named Jenna Brooke. She is 2 months now and is really growing. She loves to smile whenever someone is talking to her and she is starting to coo and make all sorts of noises.
Ben currently is going to school and is studying to be a mechanical engineer. He is doing very well so far and is loving his engineer classes. He has been working at Melaleuca for almost 5 years in maintenance. He loves fixing things and being busy. He still is a big time hunter and because of that has gotten himself a bird dog. Our dog is a German Short-hair named Copper who is currently at Ben's parents because we simple just don't have the room for him.
I am a stay at home mom and which I love. It is quit rewarding to be with your children all the time and to see them grow and develop. I love doing crafts and going for walks.
Ben and I teach the Sunbeams in our ward which is quit fun but can also be very stressful. We love our kids and look forward to seeing them every Sunday.
Well that is us in a nut shell, hope you will read our blogs and get to know us a little bit more each time.