The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

Little loves

My two boys…on the front porch…in their church clothes…cutest thing ever.

front porch

They had both had a bath that morning so Maxwell’s hair is still wet and slicked down…makes him look distinguished I think!  🙂

front porch

front porch

Then they held hands and I died…and kept clicking away as fast as possible.

front porch

Framer for sure.

Then they started being silly…

front porch

front porch

Then Spencey got pouty…

front porch

and then Maxwell helped his brother down the stairs…and I died again.

front porch

I love these boys so much.

front porch

So, so much.

Can’t wait to see little sister up there with them too! Have a great weekend!

this kid

This kid cracks. me. up.

spencey

His belly laughs are basically the best thing in the world. He’s tough as nails and rarely slows down. He loves to love on us by sticking his face – and his fingers! – as close to our face as possible. He can be really stubborn but then really easy going. Maxwell is is best friend and he is the ultimate copy cat. He talks non-stop. NON STOP. He’s every bit of 2 years old and I could eat him up.

spencey

Man, I love him.

spencey

Backyard sunshine

These are from a week or so ago…love that we have such a great backyard to play in the sunshine!

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backyard

backyard

backyard

backyard

bakcyard

backyard

backyard

backyard

backyard

Afternoons like this just make me happy.

Dermatologist

Happy Monday. A little follow up on our visit to the dermatologist last week…

derm

I got everyone all bundled up to head out in the 23 degree weather and we got there right on time…only to wait a full 30 minutes to see the nurse.  We then got to wait another 15 minutes to see the doctor. So, we finally saw the doctor around 11:00 for our 10:10 appointment. That is frustrating regardless, but even more frustrating when you have 3 little kids you’re trying to entertain and keep quiet!  Luckily, they did have a little “kid” area in the waiting room that kept them occupied for a bit…

derm

derm

derm

But, by the time we got back to the room, everyone felt about like this…

derm

And when the doctor came in, let’s just say that Spencer did NOT want to take his shirt off. Not at all.  Sweet Maxwell happily took his off to show Spencer it was ok but Spencer was having none of it. I basically wrestled him down and ripped it off – literally ripping the shirt I think – while the doctor watched. Good times. The diagnosis? Mild to medium eczema just as I expected. Here’s the protocol for anyone else dealing with this…

– Only use “free” detergents (Tide Free & Gentle), dryer sheets, and shampoos.

– Bathe as often as possible and don’t use liquid soaps. Dove bar is best. Use the soap at the very end of the bath. Only use “free” shampoo and conditioner like Free & Clear.

– After bath, pat him dry and – within 3 minutes!! (she really stressed the importance of 3 minutes!) – get them covered in the medicine and a good cream. Not lotion but cream such as Cetaphil, Vanicream, etc. Apparently the lotions in pump bottles have alcohol in them which are obviously drying. For the medicine, she gave us 2 different prescriptions – one to put on the spots when they are mild and then a steroid cream to put on the spots when they are bad.

We’ll do our best and hope it clears up once and for all! Even though Spencer threw a fit at the doctor, I did still take the boys to Moe’s – they deserved a treat!

moes

See you tomorrow!

iphone

Time for an iPhone dump!

iphone

iphone

Happy FRIDAY!