Dressing up (kind of)

We had a costume party at Stroller Strides this morning and here are the very poor pics I got of the boys! A mom came up and was asking about Stroller Strides when I was taking pics, so I snapped a few quick ones so I could talk to her.
Brighton was supposed to be dressed as Handy Manny, but would not put on the hat or tool belt - you can see his toolbox sitting on the stroller, though! So, without the hat & tool belt, he looks like he's dressed as a little boy.


Rigley was a frog. The costume actually fit over his casts. I didn't realize how bad this pic was, though, until this evening. While the costume does fit over the casts, it is a bit of an ordeal to put it on and I'm not putting him through it again just for a pic.
We were going to go to our church party this evening, but Mommy & Daddy are super tired and Brighton doesn't want to go or put on his costume. So, these poor pictures above are the high point of our day! :)

First casts

Rigley got his first set of casts on yesterday for his bi-lateral club feet. This is the first of probably 5 casts that he will get changed weekly. It is the Ponseti method of treatment - you can find more info about it by clicking here. They are doing it at University Children's Hospital in Columbia. He's doing much better this morning, he has actually started smiling again - which makes Mommy VERY happy to see!

Three Months Old!

October 27, 2008

Rigley turned 3 months old today! He's getting so big - he's 17 lbs now and 25 inches long!
Here are some pictures from his "photo shoot."





He did okay in the diaper portion of the photo shoot, but was done with pictures when I tried to move to the next segment!

Before

Here are the "before" pictures of Rigley's feet.


Here is a pic of Rigley smiling - no reason, just thought it was cute!




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Sittin' Pretty

Rigley tried out the Bumbo the other day. He liked it for about 10 minutes! It wasn't a total waste, though, Brighton has decided that he really likes to sit in it, too!

Chuck E Cheese

Today was Brighton & Rigley's first trip to Chuck E. Cheese. We went there for playgroup. Brighton had a blast - we blew through all of our tokens. He won tickets on some of the games and had fun picking out his prizes. He got an activity book, a rubber frog, a clapper, a mini frisbee, and some stickers.

Pumpkin Patch

October 19, 2008

After church, we went to the pumpkin patch. Brighton had so much fun in the straw maze! Rigley slept the whole time on Daddy in his Moby.

Zoom, Zoom!

October 18, 2008

Brighton was riding his Diego bike with Daddy outside and he told me to come watch him go "Zoom, zoom!" In the video, it is hard to hear him, but he says. "I'm going to go zoom, zoom. I go like this."

I was trying to catch Rigley "talking", but he won't do it when I get the camera. So, here he is smiling and you can hear Brighton talking in the background!

My own Stretch

October 18, 2008

Brighton went to Lowe's with Daddy and got his very own, real, Stretch. (Stretch is the tape measure's name on Handy Manny) He was so excited about it, he slept with it that night!

My little artist

October 17, 2008

Brighton was coloring today and I am amazed at how well he is doing now. Here is one of the pictures he colored. Everywhere he colored was an object. It is kind of hard to see on here, but there are little clouds where he colored red in the sky.

SDC with Mimi & Papa

October 16, 2008
We met Mimi & Papa at Silver Dollar City - along with the rest of the free world! Seriously, we have never been there when it had been that busy. Even in the middle of summer it wasn't as bad as it was on this Thursday in October.
We had a good time anyway. Brighton played in the balls, of course, and rode a few rides. Mimi & Papa's friends, Jerry & Etta, were with them, too and they enjoyed some of the music shows with Papa.

Too cool!

October 15, 2008

Brighton is too cool in his shades, or as he calls them, his "wobble goggles" (he's into Imagination Movers right now)!

Lunch with Mimi & Papa

October 13, 2008

Mimi & Papa Don stopped for lunch at Mr. Yen's on their way to Branson. Brighton told the waitress, "Ni Hao." :)

Apple Butter Makin' Days

We took the boys to Mt. Vernon on Saturday (10/11) to Apple Butter Makin' Days (isn't that just fun to say!). It's a fall festival where they make homemade apple butter and have hundreds of craft booths. It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed just being out. However, when Brighton sees a picture of an apple now he says, "That's Apple Butter Makin' Days!" (There were banners all over town that had an apple and said Apple Butter Makin' Days.)

Playgroup goes to the Pumpkin Patch

October 10, 2008
Okay, so if you were expecting lots of great pictures of Brighton and his little playgroup friends at the pumpkin patch, I'm going to have to disappoint you. I forgot to take my camera! He had a good time, though. There was a bounce house that I think he would have stayed in all day if I would have let him. We went through the corn maze - it was quite a site, a bunch of moms pushing strollers through a corn field! We didn't actually make it to the pumpkin patch, though. To get to the pumpkins, you had to ride a hay wagon pulled by a tractor. Brighton was not interested in that, so we stayed behind and had a picnic while the other moms and kids went to the pumpkins. They very kindly brought a pumpkin back for Brighton, though. Here are Brighton and Rigley at home after the pumpkin patch outing.

10 Weeks

Rigley turned 10 weeks old on October 5. Here he is snoozing away.

I don't need my helmet!

Brighton is not too fond of his bike helmet and really doesn't like it if it's not his idea to put it on. We went outside to enjoy the lovely weather and ride his Diego bike, but that didn't happen. He ran around saying, "I don't need my helmet!"



He was much happier when we took his helmet off. No bike riding, but he had fun none the less.

Brighton and Thomas

September 28, 2008

Brighton got a Thomas the Tank Engine tent for his birthday. He likes taking all of his toys and his snacks inside just to hang out.






Rigley is 9 weeks old now. He really enjoys bathtime - I think it relaxes him because he is very mellow during it.

Two Months

September 27, 2008

Rigley is 2 months old! He is 15 lbs. 1 oz. and 22 3/4 in. long!
He is smiling alot more and laughing a bit. He has started to talk to us and really enjoys gnawing on his fingers.

Good smiles

September 22, 2008

Rigley turned 8 weeks on Sept. 21. I didn't get a pic, but here are some from the next day. He was all smiles and I was trying to catch it.



Brighton couldn't stand the thought of not getting his picture taken, too! All the time I was taking Rigley's picture, he kept saying, "Mommy, take my picture. Take my picture!"

At the zoo

September 19, 2008

We went to the zoo with our playgroup today. It was Rigley's first trip to the zoo and he slept through 99% of it!

Here is Brighton with all of his little friends!