365 Days of Pure Joy

You shouldn't have a kindergartner and a one year old in the same week, it's just not fair to a mom.  My baby is one.  I can't believe it.  Our camera isn't working so I had my neighbor, Sterling come over and snap a few pictures before her party, I also snapped a few with my phone and Steve was so nice to let me use his camera when he came for the party so between the three cameras, we got some cute pictures.  I bought a big cute bouquet of balloons with the intentions of  getting some pictures of her in this chair with them.  

 Unfortunately, they came untied before I got any, but we did get this cute picture of her pointing at them.  She couldn't stop staring at them until they were completely out of site.  

 I find no greater joy in life than my two beautiful girls and for the record, no Brinley does not wear glasses.  These are sunglasses, one of the lenses broke so she took the other lens out and wore them for days.  I think she's over them now.  I haven't seen her wear them for a while.

(Above photos all by Sterling Ungerman (edited by both Sterling and myself) big thanks!)

London's party was fun.  Thanks so much to all of you that made an effort to be there.  It really does mean so much to us!  Curtis and Whitney are so great to drive form Ogden to make it to all of our kids stuff.  We really do have great families!

Dear Lunnie,

You make me smile every single day of my life!  Every day with you has been pure joy!  You are so sweet!

At age one you:

-talk so much! A few of your favorite words are, Thank you, Mama, Dada,  Roxy, no no no, Grandpa and  ought oh.  You can also say almost everyone's names (Tavie, Braxton etc.)

- continue to bear crawl on your hands and feet, you never really did crawl on your knees

- love to sing, we have a cd that we always listen to in the car and you love it

- like to clap

-play peek-a-boo

-love dinner time or snack time or any other time that involves food.  You have this cute noise you make when you want something 

-can stand up when holding onto something

-love bath time, especially with your sister

-have the cutest laugh and a big smile

-say a few animal sounds, the lion is your favorite

-won't keep anything on your head, no wonder people call you a boy

-love to make friends

-continue to bring joy to every single person that meets your path

London, you are such a blessing!  Not only to my life, but to the world.  I hope all of your wishes come true!

Love, Mom

She's Patriotic

Brinley says the Pledge of Allegiance every day at school.  I love that they do this, it seems our “system” is so backwards sometimes.  She randomly says the pledge, but I cracked up with I listened to the words, “one dalmatian under God..”

A Pretty Good Worst Day Ever

Sending my little girl to school was H.A.R.D. I really wasn't ready for Brinley to go to Kindergarten.  I really don't see her any less than I did before, it's just that she's growing up too fast and I don't know if I have taught her everything I should have, I'm sure I haven't.  I hate that I don't have any control over her environment and her influences. No, I don't want to "control" her for the rest of her life.  I just felt like I was throwing my baby out into the world and I'm just wasn't ready for that.  That being said, I really wanted to make her first day special for her.  She wasn't too excited when I work her up!

 But when I told her I had a present for her she took the pillow off her head and started to wake up.  I made her favorite breakfast, crapes!

 And here she is all ready for her first day of kindergarten.  I dropped her off and didn't even cry when I left. She had a great day!  Brinley, you have so much to offer this great big world, go get em girl!

TOU Half Round Two

So... My work offered to sponsor me for the Top Of Utah Half Marathon so of course I signed right up.  Long story short, I wasn't able to train for this hardly at all, no long runs.  My knee has just really been bugging me since I hurt it in the TOU full marathon 2 years ago.  And since my work sponsored me I had to wear their shirt.  It's hard to run in clothes you aren't comfortable in or used to.  I was really nervous for this race, but it ended up being fine.  My knee really hurt around miles 2 and 3 and for some miraculous reason I was bless with minor to no pain for the remainder of the race.  I finished.  My time wasn't great (2:06), but it was a time and I suppose I earned it.  

I ran into my cute little family around mile 10.  My parents were there too.  Their support and encouragement always means so much to me!  

 The last 3 miles were way harder than they should have been!  I just didn't feel "good".  I thought I was sick from running, I wouldn't say that it's normal, but it happens. Dustin and the girls along with my parents where waiting for me at the finish line.  My poor Mom had to run a marathon herself to make it since they had to park so stinking far away.  I have the best parents in the whole world!  They even got me these fun, bright, flowers.  When I finished I really didn't feel good and as the day went on I realized I was not just sick from running, I had the flu, probably just got whatever London had while we were in Bear Lake.  No fun! 

A Little Family Trip

Last month Troy and Sabra came to visit.  My parents planned a little trip to Bear Lake.  We stayed in a gorgeous cabin for 4 days, it was the first time our family was all together in... I don't even know how long.  It was really fun!  

We played in the water and boated.  I attempted wake boarding for the first time, but mainly I just swallowed a bunch of lake water.  The first time Brinley went on the tube she went under and got scared.  I was so proud of her the next day when she faced her fear and tried it again.  Looks like she was worn right out.

Poor Lunnie got sick!  She threw up and thanks to my sister for cleaning it up before Dustin and I even found out she was sick.

We had a lot of fun and my parents went to so much work for us!  Thanks parents!