Bath Time at the Bryant's

Mercy LOVES bath time. Even if she has been cranky and fussy all day, she'll cheer right up with a bath. She kicks her feet and waves her arms, splashing water all over, often on Mommy and Daddy! She hates getting out of the bath, but I think we've made that less of a fussy thing by putting her towel in the dryer while she's bathing, then she has a nice, warm towel afterward (she isn't a picky and particular girl or anything....I wonder where she gets that, haha!). Anyway, we love giving her a bath, as we have fun laughing at her antics. Enjoy the pictures!

Tis the Season

It has been awhile since I’ve updated on what we’ve been doing. I know you all love Mercy pictures, and I promise to post some bath time pics pretty soon, but in the meantime, I’ll bore you with our goings on!

This year Christmas is extra special for Tyson and me. I know Mercy has no clue what is going on, but she makes it extra special for us this year. I love snuggling my baby next to our Christmas tree and talking to her while I bake goodies. We even bought her gifts! I know, I know, silly right? However, Tyson had the wonderful idea for each of us to buy her a couple of gifts and keep it a secret from one another. We’ll open her gifts for her on Christmas morning and be surprised.

We have been busy celebrating the season since Thanksgiving. We decorated our home the weekend after Thanksgiving, though we didn’t decorate as much as we usually do- we just didn’t have the energy! Tyson’s family visited the week after Thanksgiving and during that week we hung up Christmas lights outside and visited the Winter Garden Aglow at the Idaho Botanical Gardens. It is always such a beautiful display of holiday lights! Last Friday I attended a holiday cookie exchange (yum!) and on Saturday the whole family attended our church Christmas dinner. It was so neat to celebrate with our church family! We enjoyed fellowship, delicious food, and sang Christmas carols. Next Saturday we will be attending a Christmas open house and going to a wedding. We’ll be spending Christmas Eve at home, just the three of us. Depending on Mercy’s mood that evening, we’ll probably drive around town to look at Christmas lights. Sometime in the afternoon on Christmas day we’ll drive to Rupert to spend a few days with my family. Phew! Busy month!

3 months old

Mercy is 3 months old today. She is getting so big! She recently discovered her hands. She spends a lot of time watching her hands and trying to grab at her toys. Mercy smiles all of the time now, and loves to coo at us. We have such grand conversations these days! Enjoy the photos!

Gussied Up for Church

We couldn't help but take these pictures of Mercy all dressed up for church!

Thanksgiving

Getting dinner ready (isn't it a beautiful kitchen?)
I caught Mom in the middle of eating a snack....she worked hard to make our first Thanksgiving in their new home memorable and enjoyable!

Grandpa spent lots of time snuggling Mercy. She loves her grandpa Lloyd! She smiles and coos whenever he cuddles her and talks to her.

We spent Thanksgiving with my family at my parents brand new, beautiful house. We spent several days there, along with my brother and his family. My grandparents joined us for Thanksgiving dinner too. We had a nice time playing games and chatting. On Friday night we went to the Rupert square where they have an annual tradition of decorating the square and the surrounding streets with Christmas lights and decorations. They always turn them on the day after Thanksgiving. We enjoyed the lighting, as well as the other Christmas festivities they had going on. It was such a nice way to kick off the holidays!