WANTED

Husband for Football Season

Duties include:Attending family functions, Not flaking on date-nights, the occasional best-friends'-kids'-first birthday party, Saying "uh-huh" when you've actually heard what i've said, Wearing something other than the "lucky team hat" which is dirty and stinks, Never yelling at the TV or using the phrase "right in the kisser".

Qualifications: Must either hate or have a strong sense of boredom when watching anything football. ie: pre-game show, "the big game" (which, i guess, they all are) , half-time show, post-game highlights/discussion.
Must love to: hike, swim, bowl, spend time with good friends, have all-around fun.

Compensation: A strong feeling of fulfilment and well being, the chance to play with some fun people!

If you have any inquiries or interests in this exciting job opportunity, come on over! I will be the one wearing this--

Holy raspberries Batman we're in a jam!!

Kenley did the funniest thing today and made us cry with laughter!

Babies are gross

They put everything in thier mouths

They spew rivers of spit-up

And when they're done doing this ^ they don't smell like roses.

But they still manage to be adorable in the process, so its ok :)

Girls Trip!

We had an impromptu girls trip to visit family in washington. It was so much fun!
On one day we went to dash point beach and it was such a beautiful day I couldn't help but take a bunch of shots.

Got to see my favorite Lindsey again!

Cousin Danelle loves the water

Sister Kari is so photogenic don't you think?

Kenley loved watching everyone at the beach but didn't like the water or the sand, but i'm holding out hope she will when she's older!

She loves her auntie Lindsey

This is a painting my cousin Danelle did for her last year at girls camp. She is so talented!

On another day we went to the fair

Kari found her favorite flowers, daisies!

The food at the fair is super-sized. Thats no donut, thats an onion ring

Kenley loved when we shared our mountain sized shaved ice

Cutest thing ever, Kenley was giggling and trying to grab the alpacas

We got to meet up at the park with family I haven't seen in years and I finally got to meet my new cousin Daphne, isn't she beautiful? I also finally met my 2 new aunts Amanda and Rachel, my uncles did good with these two!

Grandma oblivious to Kenley tearing up the table cloth :)

We spent a ton of time on the road and my sister was saying some pretty hilarious things, here are a few of my favorite:

The tanker truck advertising coffee and Kari Saying "is that truck carrying coffee?"
"Have you ever seen your reflection in a window or mirror and thought 'hey that person looks a lot like me!'?"

"You know which place I mean, the place where the dead people live?"

I'm glad we were able to go and spend some time together before everyone moves on; Kari and I going to school and my mom moving to west virginia.

Such a fun trip with some of my favorite girls!

Seriously

How adorable is this little girl?!

She snorts when she laughs really hard and cries

She wakes up with a big goofy grin

She'll stick her tongue back out at you

She's fascinated by her toes

She sucks on all four fingers because one thumb is just not enough

She blabs on and on in her baby talk raspy voice

She always makes her eyebrows jump before a smile

She hates her car seat but loves watching things pass by the window

She gets bigger and chunkier by the day

And she was well worth the wait

Tonight

I'm exhausted. It was a long busy day. One that makes me feel good and productive. But still exhausted.

It started with a trip to the doctors. It was Kenley's 4 month appointment, which means shots :(

She gave me this face on and off all day: It broke my heart. These weren't her normal cries with easy comforting, these were soft pathetic raspy cries that had me holding, singing and rocking her all day. The tears she has now make it 10 times worse! (if you've never notived, newborns dont have tears)

Her measurements told us this: Weight-50th, height-82nd and head-90th. I coulda told them she had a huge noggin!

When she would drift off to sleep for 20-30 minutes at a time, I would pick up the books to study for my last 2 finals (almost over!) But I'm burnt out and ready for it to just be done! So I took on the task of re-arranging all the furniture in the house. Our house is pretty tiny, but I moved and cleaned everything. So it kept me busy and running back and forth to the shed all day.

You know that feeling when every last dust bunny in your house is dead? Thats a good feeling!

I had just gotten Kenley down for another cat-nap and was in the process of moving the couch, when someone threw a rock at the window! Or so I thought... I ran to the back porch only to hear more hitting the front door. Then the pelting really began. It was so loud! I realized it was hail and remembered that I left the shed door wide open and ran to save all our junk through these huge suckers---

Thats the size of ice I like to have in my drinks! Those crazy clouds!

After it died down, the thunder and lightening started again that had been going all last night and Kenley was in need of another good cuddle. After a struggle I finally got her to sleep around 10 and then got all the furniture in place in time for BJ to get home.

So here I sit, tired and covered in the grime of deep cleaning, but satisfied and wanting to remember this feeling; In todays chaos, I was reminded that this is everything I have ever wanted-a life to share and make better with my own family. It was a good day-and tonight I'll sleep like a rock!

Kari, Kari, Carrie, Kris, Chris, and three Ray's

I have a task ahead of me to distinguish all the aunts and uncles in my family for Kenley. It's kind of confusing as it is:

Kari Dolan (My brothers fiance, soon to be Kari Bryner)
Kari Bryner (my sister)
Carrie Driggers (BJ's sister)

Carrie is a hair dresser, and my sister Kari is going to beauty school to become a hair dresser.
What do you think I should do? Nick-names for all? Or # them 1-2-and 3?
Oh, and they just happen to all be adorable.


Kris Driggers (BJ's brother)
Chris Bryner (my brother)
These two also happen to have the same birthday. Crazy right?


Ray is a family name on both our sides. My grandpa was Ray so my brother Evan has Ray as his middle name. So do BJ and his dad.

We're planning on naming our first boy after BJ, so there would be 3 Bennett Ray's in the family.
I hope Kenley isn't too confused!