And She's Six

Can't believe our Brinley is six years old and in a few short weeks she will spend the majority of her day in the influence of the world.  I can't help but wonder if I have taught her enough.  If I'm being totally honest, I'm really quite sad about it.  I'm worried I will never see her, she'll spend the majority of the day at school and our nights will disappear with reading, homework, dinner, dishes and bed time.  With that being said, I'm really proud of this girl!  I think she's mature well beyond her years.  She's a good girl, I trust her and in her I see complete honesty and total desire to do good.  I guess she's ready to step out on her own?  Afterall, it's about time the world sees what this girl has to offer.

Brinley's first friend party was a hit!  The kids had a blast!  

 Dustin was an excellent sport and totally fit the part of a carni... "Step right up and claim your prize"

 We had games, a puppet show, carnival food,

 And Dustin and I have been itching to buy the girls a little bounce house... perfect timing!

Some of our family was there to help her celebrate and of course she had supporters from afar.  Troy, Sabra, Curtis and Whit were so great to remember her on her special day.  

Shots of Summer

I vowed not to do unproductive things while my children are awake, particularly on the internet.  L is asleep and B and I had plans to make a healthy treat, but she opted to play in her room first.  The laundry is done and I chose to ignore the dishes for now so blogging it is on this hot July day.  We have had a great summer!  A few things we have captured via my cell phone...

We run and/or ride the Logan River trail at least once a week as a family.  Often times we ride to the Farmer's Market to get our CSA share.  One week we rode all the way from our house, rather than driving to the trail head, it had to be a good 6 mile or so bike ride, that's quite a bit for a 6 year old, but Brinley did amazing.  She's one tough cookie. 

And this girl likes to help me garden, AKA play in the mud.

 We have made quite a few trips to the park

 Guess who had more fun on the teeter totter?  Mom and Dad or the girlies?  If you guessed the girlies you are sadly mistaken.  Dustin and I had a blast.

Just a picture of a cute girl and her Dad on their way home from church

We've spent a few afternoons basking in the sun at the pool

And this girl has been such a great help to me lately!  (Notice the white cabinets?  Yep, that means we are getting somewhere)

We took Lun to her first big move "Despicable Me 2"

And I've been on some spectacular dates with the guy that I love.  It's pretty great when you lay on the couch together and discuss how you have never been happier...ever. Hard work pays off and fortunately that's something we are both very good at... hard work! Marriage and relationships are not exempt from needing a little TLC.  So lucky he's mine.  

Nighttime Sky

We love to sit on the front porch and watch the sunset.  Sometimes I wonder if it looks this amazing everywhere or if there something special about our little spot on earth.

A Few Things About Our Lunnie (L-uh-nee, not L-oo-nee)

I just LOVE London at this age!  She is SO MUCH FUN!  she's so sweet and says and does the cutest things right now.  Just a few things I want to remember about London at this stage:

*Her favorite foods are "sicles" (popsicles), toast, "mannas" (bananas) and cheese

*She's a Mommy's girl!  This includes both of her Mom's because often times she calls my sister Amanda Mommy and she's just as attached to her as she is to me

*She's perfectly content to sit outside in a diaper and ride her bike

*She's friendly to everyone, always smiling, waving and saying, "HI!"

*She's little miss independent!

*She doesn't sit still for two seconds!  Honestly she doesn't.  She won't sit to watch a movie or read a book yet.  The only time I can sneak reading to her in is at the dinner table when she's still buckled into her highchair

*She loves babies, love love loves babies

*She says and does everything her big sister does

*She's a huge animal lover!  Horses and Puppies are her favorite!

*Thanks to Dustin, every time we walk into Sam's Club she says, "em sample, em sample!"  It's so ridiculous!  But on the other hand, if we can't get her to eat her dinner we often ask her if she want's a "sample" and generally it works.