Saturday, August 25, 2012

Mischievous

This girl has a little mischievous side to her...

I knew it was too quiet, too soon, for her to be asleep for her nap... I came in to find her like this...

Loves to grab Grandma Martin's plants...


Then later that night she knocked the bowl of vegetables out of my hand and dumped it all over her...




Silly girl...

Swings


We took Brooklyn to the park to swing for the first time and she LOVED it. 









Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Kevin & Rachel Tie the Knot!

My little brother Kevin married his gorgeous bride Rachel on August 11th! Welcome to the family Rachel! They got married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple and the Sealing was so beautiful. They were able to be sealed by her grandfather, Gerald Lund, and he said some amazing, powerful, and sacred words. The Spirit was so strong and it felt so great to be in the House of the Lord. To learn more about LDS Temples, click here. After the Temple, they had a beautiful luncheon and reception in Highland. It was so fun to see all of our family and friends over the weekend. We went to Utah on the Thursday before they were married so that we could spend time with friends/family that we DEEPLY miss in Utah. If you couldn't tell, I have really been missing all my friends in Utah, so it was great to see them all again! On Thursday we had a 3 hour delay in our connecting flight at Vegas which was a huge bummer, especially since it threw Brooklyn all off. Once we finally made it to Provo, we went over to my friend/cousin Ashley's house and went to dinner with her, her husband Casey, my cousins Becca and Chad, and my good friend Sara. Afterwards, we walked around the Riverwoods for awhile and then we went over to our good friends Sam and Allison's place, where we stayed the weekend. Sam and Allison were so incredibly nice to let us stay with them. They are expecting their little girl in just a few short weeks so it was perfect b/c they had a bunch of baby stuff that they so willingly let us use! On Friday, we went out to breakfast with our cousins Becca, Mckenzie, and Chad at Kneaders and then spent the afternoon with one of my really good friends, Whitney, and her little boy Calvin. It was so fun to see how grown up Calvin has become! Whitney was in the nursing program with me and she was my very first lab partner in our assessment lab where we bonded and were practically joined at the hip the rest of the program. I have really missed seeing her on a day-to-day basis and am so excited for her and Calvin to come visit Brooklyn and me in a few weeks while Scotty goes on a week long Pack Trip with his dad. After lunch at Zupas with Whit, we went to the BYU Bookstore and ended up getting Brooklyn an adorable, pink BYU hat (we'll see if she will keep it on). That night we went out to dinner with Sam and Allison at Brick Oven and spent the rest of the night lounging and catching up which was so nice. Saturday was filled with wedding festivities. On Sunday, my parents came over to play with Brooklyn before my dad, my sister Erica, and her boyfriend John had to leave. My mom and other sister Heather were staying for a few extra days while my sister went to a UVU recruitment softball camp, so they came over later and had lunch with us. Sam and Allison spoiled us with their amazing cooking skills and made us the best tacos we have ever had-we have already made these since being home!! We flew home Sunday evening and they seemed like super long flights. We are pretty traveled out right now. Brooklyn did the worst she has ever done on the plane rides home so I think she was sending me a clear message that she wanted a break too. :) We were really sad to leave all of our friends and family again and wish we could see them all more!!! Special thanks to Sam and Allison for letting us stay with them, you guys are so great!!

Waiting for the newly-weds...


The beautiful bride and groom...


In our family, we have a tradition of trashing (in a friendly way) the newly-weds car. Unfortunately, that tradition started with our car!! It was seriously bad. We were vacuuming bird seed and scrubbing off frosting for years. No joke. Take a look...









So ever since, we have been motivated by revenge. We got their car pretty good...

 Brooklyn supervised the whole thing...







The couple's first dance...


I failed at getting pictures with all of our friends but I stole these off my friend Whit's blog...
Calvin (13 months) & Brooklyn (6 months)




Tuesday, August 14, 2012

oh how she's grown...


6 Months!


Measurements:
Head Circumference: 17 1/4 in. (90th Percentile)
Weight: 18lb. 12oz. (90th Percentile)
Height: 28 1/2 in. (OVER the 100th Percentile) 

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old already! She is getting so big and I swear she picks up on something new everyday. I love the stage she is in right now. She is so curious about the world around her and wants to touch, grab, and eat anything in her sight. 
At 6 months Brooklyn...
-Is a VERY busy girl. She never likes to sit still. The only place I've seen her sit still for an extended amount of time is on the couch with Scotty. She sits next to him with his arm around her and she is content as can be playing with the remote and watching TV with him. 
-Loves sleeping in her crib, which I'm very grateful for. She also loves to just hang out in her crib. A lot of the time when she wakes up from her nap, I'll go in to find her laying the short way in the crib with her feet propped up on her bumper pads staring at the pictures above her crib. 
-Is a good little sleeper and usually sleeps between 8pm-7/7:30ish am. However, I think we have been having some teething issues combined with all the traveling that has thrown this off for quite a few nights. 
-Has no teeth yet but I definitely think she has some coming. I just hope sooner rather than later for everybody's sake. We have had some long days/nights where she shows all signs that one is coming and then will be fine for a few days. It's a constant roller coaster ride. 
-Is a little squealer. She is constantly doing this super high-pitched squeal when she plays. My mom thinks it's so funny so I always call her when she is on a roll with it. She is a lot quieter when she's not in her normal environment and gets a little bashful sometimes.
-Is overall, the happiest little baby and has the biggest toothless smile.
-Plays really well in her jumper. She jumps, turns in her seat, and plays with all her toys on it now. She does get sick of being confined to it after a little bit and wants out.
-Loves being on the ground to play. She can move pretty far distances without being able to crawl yet. She rolls over and over, turns, and pushes with her feet to get to where she wants to go. 
-Gets up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth but doesn't know how to move yet. I don't think it's going to be very much longer before we have a crawler on our hands. Scotty and my mom have seen her go from her hands and knees to a sitting position a couple of times. I have yet to see it though.
-Has gotten really good at sitting. She will still topple over every once in a while so I still have to stay close by and make sure she is on a soft surface. 
-Is eating solids really well. I think her favorites are rice cereal, oatmeal, bananas, sweet potatoes, and carrots. 
-Is obsessed with tags. Anything that has a tag on it, she will find. I think she likes the tags better than the toys itself. The simple things...
-Is starting to have lighter hair. In some pictures it still looks brown b/c the tips are still a little dark. Everything growing in is a light blonde, so every time I give her a little trim it looks lighter. 
-Is SUPER long. She wears mostly 9 & 9-12 month clothes. 

We just love this little girl and wish time would slow down!

We took these pictures at my brother's wedding and I love how they turned out. I had my mother-in-law copy a dress I found online and I think it is sooo adorable...





She did not know what to think about the grass. This is the face she made right when I set her down...
 She was so concerned...



 Once I put a blanket down I was able to get some better pictures.