Proof

So I've mentioned a few times how Hadley is a bit of a wild child. I know it's hard to believe with that angelic face she has and all. Well now I have photographic proof of the little stinker.

A couple of weeks ago, we took a weekend trip to Mimi and Pop's and while we were there we went to the farm and got pumpkins.

When we got home, the kiddos wanted to paint them so we took them to the back porch and got to work. Check out Hadley patiently waiting at the small table.

Kinsley was in deep concentration.

Colby was so excited.

And Hadley...

well she had to taste the paint.

Check out her lips.

Yes, it's non-toxic, I checked.

She painted for a second....

Then she wanted to paint Mom.

Colby hard at work.

Kinsley finishing her design.

And sweet Hadley...

well this was about the point when she broke the paint brush off into the umbrella hole on the table.

Giving me the, "I can't believe you handed a 15 month old a paintbrush" look while downing some applesauce. 

The finished products.

Kinsley had a 1st grade program last week at school.

It was all about Alabama and she got to hold a poster of the state.

Always loving the spotlight :)

We had to get the sillies out before we went to school.

Hadley rocking one of the new outfits Nanny made for her.

And trying to ride the dog.

Reinforcing the fact that we definitely need to child-proof this house.

"I need to make a phone call."

This would be the stinker Sunday morning after she stole Kinsley's powdered doughnut.

And it was good!

She was a little ashamed though.

A few years ago, I remember posting a picture of my bed after Kinsley made it. I think she was 3 or 4 years old. Well this morning Colby told me he had a surprise for me and had "made" my bed. Which really did help me because I was  cleaning up the mess after Hadley had pulled my entire standing jewelry box over while I was in the shower.

Now please forgive the lack of bed linens, headboard, frame, anything. We put our old bed in the guest room and bought a king size bed for our new room and clearly I haven't done anything with it yet.

But Colby still did a great job I think!

Colby was Starfish Student at his preschool last week and I had the pleasure of getting to eat lunch with him and his class on Friday. I love getting special one-on-one time with each of the kiddos.

 Even if it's just chasing after this one!

Our Newest Addition

Meet Mr. Goldberg "Goldie" Brennan

Kinsley and Colby had summer goals that I had set for them and if they made their goals I told them I would get them a fish. Well Kinsley read her allotted amount of books and wrote her weekly stories so she got her goldfish. Colby not so much. With the move, the goldfish got put on hold until this week. The kids were so excited to get the new family pet. I tried to convince Kinsley to get several of the $.38 fish but of course she went for the $5 fatty goldfish. What I didn't realize until after the purchase was Mr. Goldberg's wound on his side. Kinsley was convinced he was in a "fish fight." Well today I found another sore on his nose. I think we may have a diseased fish! I'm kinda scared of what I find in the morning.

Why is it so hard to get pictures of the little man?

Well that's better I guess.

Hadley was actually having a lot of fun playing in her room.

Of course you would never know from this picture.

Here she is escaping to her bathroom.

Probably to play in toilet water.

Oh you haven't heard? It's her new hobby.

Both the girls rocking their jeggings.

Kinsley started her Theater class this week and she is hooked!

The first night they did improv and she loved it. Next week they learn stage makeup.

Did I ever doubt she would love some drama? Never.

Miss Hads is getting so big. 

Where is my baby?

This is a more accurate picture of the little stinker.

She keeps me on my toes more than my other two.

Combined.

Last Saturday morning, Hadley was promoted to pancake Saturdays with the rest of the crew.

Look at those skills with the spatula.

As a family, we have some wild hair in the a.m.

Meet Hadley's new friend blankie. 

Yes, now I have two blankie addicts and one "comfy pillow" addict.

Colby's practicing for when they ask him to be on Cribs.

When they call, he will be ready.

Here are a few pictures of the house.

I really haven't done much decorating yet.

We actually did buy blinds for the rest of the house because it came with basically none. However we bought all Lowe's had and our poor den missed the bus.

Please excuse the bathroom stool in the picture.

I was feeding my ModgePodge addiction.

This afternoon we made caramel apples. 

Tonight the kids licked off all the caramel and we threw the apples away.

Settling In

We are starting to get settled and getting into some sort of routine. The mountains of boxes are nearly gone! The older kids are loving school and hopefully soon Hadley will get onto some kind of nap schedule.  We're really enjoying the non-pool backyard and even made it to the park a couple of times last week. Having our friends the Trawick's here to show us the ropes has been a major blessing. My kids have even adopted their son Anderson in as a Brennan. I tried to take some pictures of the house but my camera was acting up but here are a few from the past few weeks.

London enjoying his new yard.

This one was on my camera from before the move.

Check out little Hads' pigtails!!!!

Kinsley's first day of 1st grade in Alabama.

Colby's first day of preschool.

So three days later, we decided to move Colby to a preschool closer to home.

I was spending 2 hours in the car trekking this little stinker to and from school.

So here is Colby's first day of his 2nd preschool. 

We lead a very complicated life.

The mountain air has made turned this child WILD!!!

That would be Hadley climbing into the toy ottoman.

If it looks like she's about to lose her diaper, it's because she is.

"What you talking bout Willis?"

We even checked out a new church today.

The kids have handled the move so well. But today after church Kinsley had her first breakdown. She said she was missing her old church and friends.  She got over it pretty quickly but it still broke my heart.

This afternoon we all hit the backyard to burn some energy.

So many rides, so little time.

Possible new hobby?

Bird watching.

Or maybe he's checking out his new neighbors.

Who says tractors are just for boys?

Good News and Bad News

Well the good news is that we finally made it to Birmingham! The bad news is there are no pictures of my beautiful children in this post, so if that's what you're wanting you may want to stop reading now. So far the transition has been pretty smooth with a few hiccups along the way. What's a move without a little drama, right? Luckily, there was no you're-not-closing-today-even-though-the-moving-truck-is-on-its-way drama. We have had to switch Colby's preschool from the original one that we had picked due to logistics. Also, it took me 10 days and 14,000 phone calls to AT&T to switch my cell to a local number. Probably the one of the most dramatic moments was last night when Justin informed me there was water all in the bathroom because our plumbing was backed up. Welcome to the neighborhood, right? But in true Brennan fashion we handled that with minimal whining and perseverance. Ha, who am I kidding?

And there has been some comic relief thrown in to help. Like this morning when Colby informed me his new teacher's name was Ms. D@$! It. Two thoughts went through my mind. First was that I was definitely getting a phone call from the preschool today. Second was that clearly Colby had been hanging with the men folk this weekend. Which leads to my next shout out to my parents for coming and working their tails off helping us unpack this weekend. Also my fabulous friend Lauren for being my GPS/Chamber of Commerce liaison and bringing all the delicious meals and goodies/extra lbs. In all reality, it's so nice to be finally getting settled. We are really excited to finally be here and be all together as a family.

I'm not even going to mention yesterday when we thought little Hadley had escaped......

Is that a light I see?

Oh yes it is! We are getting so close to actually moving. And while I am really sad to leave my wonderful friends and Kingwood, I am so ready for us to be settled and all under one roof. Next week the movers will be here and we FINALLY close on the 12th. I'm so thankful that Justin will be home this next week because being single-mommying it is tough. I haven't taken too many pictures these past few weeks but here are the ones I got.

Miss Diva ready for school

Who needs My Baby Can Read when you're as smart as Hadley?

Or Colby?

And this is what it's like at our house after school when it's 109 degrees outside.

We pretend there's a flood.

Or practice our golf swing.

Justin will be so proud!