Brighton - person, place & thing

Even with a whole extra day added to our weekend, Monday came too quickly. We had a GREAT time in Troy. We did a lot of the things we would typically do on our weekend trips to Chicago, but the whole weekend was much less expensive and much easier with Brighton. We are already making plans to go back.

We only took a few pictures...

Brighton has the eating out thing down.

In case you can't read the glass, this is us in front of Brighton Collectibles. We passed Brighton, Michigan on our drive too. I just realized the name Brighton is the name of a person, place and thing. Anyway, we didn't tell the folks at Brighton that our son was named Brighton. The store is pretty fabulous, but I didn't want them to think we were obsessed super fans. This picture will probably require some explaining over the years. We didn't name our son after this store (or the city for that matter). It's simply an interesting coincidence and picture opportunity.

If you feel that Brighton Collectibles is a Fabulous Find, I can definitely support you in that. However, Brighton, the name of our son, wins the Brighton noun contest, wouldn't you agree?

Hope you have a great week!

Birthdays & Beans

I had a birthday on Sunday. So I'm 30, and my life has REALLY changed. All of you parents out there know exactly what I'm talking about, but I'm still adjusting to my new normal. Brighton's only just about five months old.

Here's the proof: the highlight of my 30th birthday was green beans. Yup, here is my 30th birthday picture. Yes, that's my hand holding the spoon. And yes, those are green beans.

Don't you dare feel sorry for me! Look at that face.

I loved every minute. It was the best birthday I've ever had.

Walcott Women Welcome Erin

The Walcott Women can officially invite Scott's girlfriend into our club. That's right...Uncle Scott asked Erin to marry him, and she said yes. Yippeee!

We are so happy for them both, and we're already looking forward to the Walcott Wedding this spring or summer.

Congratulations Scott & Erin!!!

90th Percentile

Brighton had a doctor's appointment today. He decided he didn't like the doctor before he even had shots. I'm glad he doesn't cry like that daily.

Brighton weighs 18 pounds and is 26.5 inches tall. This puts him in the 90th percentile for height, weight, and head circumference. He's a big boy. We knew that going in, I was waiting for the doctor to say, "He's off the charts."

The doctor told us because Jon and I are both tall that Brighton would always be 75% and up. It makes sense I guess.

He's already in bed for the night, so I'm hoping he sleeps well and handles the shots.

Hope you're having a nice week.