Home bound snow days...

We have much more time at home with this dangerous driving weather...

Here are a few pictures from our time at home.

Brett & Bray enjoyed a walk around the neighborhood.  Saw lots of other kids & neighbors and hardly anyone out driving.  Bray had a blast, but was still so cold, even with his fleece lined jeans and layers under his jacket.  Went straight for a warm bath when they got back!

Sienna loves the playmat.  Auntie Juju got this for Brayden a couple years ago.  Here she is discovering the hanging smiley face character above her!

Brayden LOVES his sister.  He will often join her for some mat time.  He also sings and dances for her daily and gets some pretty sweet smiles when doing so.

If Sienna starts to fuss Brayden will grab her pacifier for her.  Immediatly, she will stop crying and Brayden will exclaim, "Good Job Brayden!"

Brandy used to follow me around EVERYWHERE during the day.  Lately, she has been more likely to keep an eye on our Baby Sienna.  Sienna naps all over the house, sometimes upstairs on Braydens bed so I can see her on the video monitor, sometimes in her crib & sometimes in her pack & play in the guest room downstairs.  Right now she is napping in the pack & play while Bran is on duty...  :)

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Sweet Sleepy Smiles

After a walk to Chambers Bay in the Ergo, little girl is wiped out...  We kept each other really warm!

"Like Mama?  Glasses.  Hat.  Like Mama?"

Brayden likes to join Sis on her play mat

Love this face

Brayden is introducing a "builder" toy to Sis.  She is interested in everything he has to say!

Look out snow, I am coming for you!

Lovin' my Bumbo

Sienna tried out the Bumbo yesterday morning.

She likes it!

White Dare

"White Dare" Translation:  Right There

This is a new phase at our house.  Whenever Brayden asks for something, Brett and/or I will response, "right there" as we point to where the object is.  Brayden understands this and looks to where we point and runs to get whatever he was looking for.

Whenever we ask Brayden where something is, his responds immediately with, "right there" (toddler language = white dare) and he points.  However, we realized this is JUST a response, NOT an answer.  It took me a few times of asking, him saying right there, and me searching, and searching, and searching....  Re-asking, then realizing, he is just aimlessly pointing while saying, "white dare."  Here's an example of a situation at our house:  The other day Brayden said, "Oh spider!" and I replied with, "Where?!?!?!" and he said, "Right there!"  We went round and round for a few minutes...  :)  Luckily there was no spider anywhere to be found (I hope!).

Here's a cute picture of the kids from a couple days ago.  

Sienna Two Month Appointment = Healthy & Big!

Sienna Two Month Stats

Weight: 13 pounds, 3.5 ounces (93rd Percentile)

Height: 24 inches (93rd Percentile)

Head: 15 inches (25th Percentile)

*Note Brayden walking around in the background.  Sipping on juice while busy making friends after he pretended to weigh himself on the big scale...

Love this face 

Cute little (well, big...) baby body.  Sienna loves her bath time.

I just love this little girl.

Boo! {Halloween 2010}

A few days before Halloween we got together 

with our friends from MOPS {a church group}

From Left to Right:

Cora Huff, Caylen Huff, Vienna Lee, Brayden {lil' Bray}, 

Brayden Rupp {big Brayden} & Lucy Rupp

Brayden really enjoyed being a builder for Halloween!

Cute Picture of Bray and his friend Cora.  Brayden had his hammer in his hand the whole time and "hammered" pretty much every inch of the park.

On the way home we went trick or treating at Dada & Grammy's office!

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Halloween Day

Brayden had so much fun trick or treating!  We walked around our neighborhood and sang, "Bob the Builder" most of the walk.  Brayden insisted on holding our hands and swinging in between us the entire time.  He took breaks to make sure he said, "Hi!" to everyone we saw.  Uncle Jacob and Auntie Juju came over to answer our door and hang out with Sienna.

Brayden got LOTS of candy, but didn't seem interested.  He hasn't had a lot of candy in his life.  BUT when someone gave out raisins, he was desperate to have them right there!  The neighbor was so nice, he gave Brayden a few of them...

As we got home family started to arrive for a 78th birthday party for Papa!

Sienna having conversations with Grandma & Grammy

Uncle Jacob & Auntie Juju are very popular at our house.  :)

Brayden gave his Papa a picture of the two of them in front of his plane!  

Brayden gets so excited every time he sees that picture. 

Sienna Two Months

Our little baby girl has just blossomed over the last month!

Her first month, she was pretty sleepy and "new".  Brett & I noticed, pretty much starting on October 1st, she suddenly "woke up"!  She is showing us her sweet little personality by really interacting with us.  Always returning our smile with a smile.  "Cooing" when we "baby talk" to her.  She loves to have us hold her in standing position so she can see everything and work out her legs and hold her head steady.  Big brother Brayden is becoming more and more fascinating to her.  He will often serenade her (mostly "Bob the Builder" or "Rain, rain, go away") and sometimes he will even add in a dance to really impress her.  Sienna is fascinated by him and loves to watch.  She really loves laying on her playmat and on her tummy, however doesn't get to do it that often.  It is too tempting for Brayden to try to "take care of her" himself, so  she only gets these treats when I can 100% monitor the situation or when Bray is napping.  Yesterday she was on her playmat when I was right there and Brayden said, "Sissy hold Brayden?" and went to lay on her, hehe!  I was there to inform him that sissy can NOT hold Brayden, she's too little.  She still is our little princess, but mostly because her tummy is slightly sensitive.

Overall, month two has been so interactive and full of smiles and her little fun noises.  How can you not smile when a little girl gives you a big toothless grin?!  It's so fun!  (she is on my lap right now smiling, and even though she decided to wake up this morning at 5am, I can't help but to just keep smiling at her.)

Doctor appointment in a couple days and we will know how much she has grown.