Where have my lizards gone???

So last year around this time I was complaining about a certain lizard problem. Well, I am apologizing now and asking them to return. We are being attacked by ants!!! They are everywhere!!! And we can't seem to get rid of them. As much as those lizards freaked me out, they sure were useful to have around.


This picture is from last year. I saw a lizard and had to get proof. Notice it's teeny tiny size next to the animal cracker. I'll try to clean my house next time I get a lizard picture. :) Oh, and I was also informed that it was actually a gecko. What do you think?

Brock News

Tuesday was Brock's 26th birthday! He is now as old as me for a few months...
We had family/friends over for some cake and ice cream. Brek had lots of fun dipping the candles in the icing, licking the icing off, then dipping the candles back in the icing. Yummy. We apologize for the spread of Brek's germs amongst the partiers.


Pretty big 8 year old, huh?


The start of bad family pictures for the Payne's. We took a few, and of course none of them turned out good of everyone. So here are a couple not so good ones of everyone. :)




This is a funny one of Tyce...


Love this one. I took Brek outside for a few minutes, and when I came back in they were both asleep.

So the big news is that Brock is officially Coach Payne now! Well, I guess he has already been Coach Payne. He's just officially getting paid now...starting next year. He will be coaching the offensive line in football, the boys' freshman basketball team, and will be the assistant coach for powerlifting.

My Cute Babies

We got all dressed up to go to an Edward Jones dinner that Dad was having, and these are the adorable pictures I got of Brek and Tyce afterwards...

Trading Post

Brock took the scouts on a camp out a couple of weekends ago. I was completely bored so I decided that it would be fun to try and take both of the kids to the park for a stroll. I got my front carrier and stroller and was ready to go. This should be easy, right? Ha! I was trying to keep Tyce out of the sun and therefore he was not having much fun being carried. I decided that Brek could walk with me while we pushed Tyce in the stroller. That was slow going because Brek wanted to push the stroller and that was also the only way to keep her with me. We didn't get very far when I decided that we were going home.

The point of this story is that on the local radio station there is a show called Trading Post where you can call in and try to sell your things or buy other people's things. I said I was looking for a double stroller and immediately got a phone call. The lady said that she had one that was a couple of years old and that I could have it for free!

So here is our fabulous new stroller...





We have also scored many other sweet things on Trading Post like a free swing set, a gun cabinet, clothes for Tyce, and a free dishwasher! Yes, I listen to Trading Post every day! :)

My "Perfect" Baby

I had heard tales of "perfect" babies, but I wasn't quite so sure they actually existed... until I had Tyce. Not to discredit Brek or any other babies. I love my little girl to death and am so glad she's the way she is. But it has been so nice having such a good little baby! Tyce is so calm and easy going. I was hoping for a fat, happy baby, and that's what I got! It has made having two kids a lot easier than I thought it would be.












We had his two month appointment on the 7th. He weighed 13 lb 12 oz and was 23 in long.

Silly Brek

Upon meeting Brek many people think that, and I quote..."she is such a somber child." She hardly speaks at all and sucks her thumb most of the time. Well, this is not the case. Once she is comfortable around you she is crazy! She is constantly going, going, going. And she loves to get into things she's not supposed to.

Here lately she hates wearing her diaper. She will take it off any chance she gets. Hence this video. I always catch her "looking like a fool with her pants on the ground." And if I don't catch her....well, you can imagine. I've had to wash her sheets quite a few times here recently. Now she wears "inescapable pajamas." Luckily, she hasn't quite figured out how to unbutton and unzip things (I don't teach her a lot of things for my benefit). So she wears lots of onesies to bed. Brek was really tired one day so I decided to put her down for her nap as quickly as possible. I figured she'd probably go right to sleep and the whole pajama thing wouldn't be a problem. Ha! Ten minutes later she's crying with no pants on and a wet bed.



Sleepy Brek


Oh wait! I didn't notice that at first.


One thing Brek loves to do is get diapers out of her cabinet and sleep with them. I'm really not too sure why. Maybe it makes the bed comfier.




I love my silly, crazy Brek!!!

The Many Faces of Brek Olivia

Whenever you ask Brek to smile for the picture she always ends up making a silly face. She can't just smile normal. Here are a few of her funny faces she likes to make...