Kota's Blessing Dress

We blessed Dakota this last Sunday and needless to say I went all out on the dress. I found it at the quilted bear, I was shopping for something else and when I saw it I teared up and I knew I had to have it...I didn't even feel that way about my wedding dress :) Braden had an awesome white Tux for his blessing but it was a hand me down, Mav used it then Jaxson and finally Braden :) So hey why not spend a wod on Kota's dress when Braden's was free right? ;)

It went awesome! my stepdad blessed her and did a great job! (Thanks Dean). And my fam came, except my Yesser :(, and some awesome family friends ;) We had a great lunch and visited afterward at the house. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun!

Update

So just wanted to update a bit. Dakota is 15 weeks old today and becoming super fun. She has started laughing every once in a while and even rolled over from her belly to her back. She only did it the once LOL I think she forgot how she did it. Lately she has been drooling like crazy and chewing on her arms LOL it's so cute. She loves to watch her brother and smiles and coos at hime all the time. And we call her Kota bug and Braden corrects me if I call her anything else. And I have fallen into the little girl trap of matching bows, flowers, outfits, shoes, etc. I'm loving it :)

Braden has had a rough terrible 2's so far :) But we are learning slowly the best way to work with him. He LOVES his daddy and when Ty is home I'm not allowed to do anything for Braden, "Daddy doot" (translated into Daddy do it). We started potty training him a couple days ago and he is do surprisingly well. I expected more resistance but he is really catching on. The first day was rough but he is doing better and better everyday and he has woken up dry every morning..Yay for my big boy!!! And tonight when I went to put on a diaper for bedtime he refused...wish us luck he has had a diaper only for naptime and bedtime but that may have already changed :) Each time he pees in the potty we have to call Daddy at work and tell him the good news :) It's so stinkin' cute!

I'm back to work and really enjoy it :) it's a short shift and only twice a week but it's a release and a change of pace a bit from being a busy mommy. And I love it cause they are home with Daddy ") And I'm halfway through fall semester still working on my BSN. I am taking my time cause I had Braden the first semester I started and then we just got our little Kota. But hey only 3 semesters left with one class a semester (the classes are only available during certain semesters). Then it's a break, not sure how long, and off to my getting my Nurse Practitioner. will school ever end? LOL

Bullriding season is finally coming to an end and I LOVE it. My hubby is home more and not near as busy. that's my favorite thing about fall and winter is having him around more...I hate the cold and short days but it's worth it being able to spend more time with him. And hooray for the holidays!! yes they're expensive but I love celebrating them and spending time with family. And the older my kids get, the more festive I get :)

Anyway, I think that's all for now :)