4 Years!!!

Today, August 6th, is Ben and I's 4th anniversary!!! It is so crazy how time just flies by, it seems like only yesterday that we were waiting for our wedding day to finally come. Now look at us, four years later; two degrees, a successful career for Ben, one year of teaching for me, and a beautiful little girl that consumes the rest of our time. : ) What a great life. Happy Anniversary Babe!!! I love you so much!

ELMO Fanatic

As I have previously mentioned, Brooklyn LOVES Elmo. She loves Sesame Street in general, but especially Elmo. The first thing she says when she wakes up is "Meh," meaning Elmo. About a week ago, when she was over visiting Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle Ryan and Aunt Sarah, Uncle Ryan took her in on the computer to let her watch Elmo on YouTube. I bet he is regretting that now. : ) Whenever we are over there, she won't let anyone into the den unless they are going to let her watch "Meh." She even pushed Grandpa in there the other day. That is all she wants to do. Poor Ryan, he may never be able to get on the computer again. : ) Here are some funny pictures and video of them watching "Meh."

Our weekend . . .

To change things up this past weekend, we decided to go on a picnic and let little miss B play at the park. She loved the slide, swings, and most of all the ROCKS!!! We also went to visit Aaron & Katie. Brooklyn LOVED the trampoline and Ben loved taking the MG for a little spin around the block!

Just TOO funny!!!

This morning as usual, Brooklyn was watching Sesame Street (her absolute favorite show) and Baby Bear, Zoe, and ELMO were dancing, I looked over and this is what I found Brooklyn doing!!! She is just too funny.

The Haircut . . .

Last Thursday, I took little miss Brooklyn in for her first haircut. Ever since she was born, she had this WAY long piece on top. I decided it was time to even things out, and give her sides a chance to catch up to the back, she had a nice baby mullet going on. : ) So, we loaded up the Bumbo and Brooklyn and headed to see Jackie. Brooklyn threw a fit!!! Thanks Jackie for putting up with us. I was trying to read to Brooklyn and distract her with treats, but it wasn't working. Then I remembered, I had a sucker. Ah, magic, that is until Jackie and I started talking and Brooklyn realized Jackie was still there. Then she let us have it again. The end result - a cute, even haircut with some layers in the back. I am just glad I didn't attempt it myself. : )

The BEFORE:

DURING:

AFTER:
All nice, even and crazy!!!

Wastin' Away in (Virgin) MARGARITAVILLE!!!

For Christmas last year, Ben surprised me with this beautiful Margaritaville Margarita Maker, top of the line from Williams - Sonoma. I LOVE fun drinks, and I love this bad boy. It makes the most delicious smoothies, coladas, daiquiris, margaritas, and SNOW CONES.
Ben is a master drink mixer, so especially on these hot summer days, we are LOVING Margaritaville! If you are in the neighborhood, come on over for a yummy treat! : )

Update . . .

Well, it has been awhile since my last post, so I decided I would give a little update. We are doing good, and just enjoying the summertime. We took Brooklyn swimming last weekend with Uncle Ryan and Aunt Sarah and I, and she LOVED it. She was just splashing around and kicking her legs and loved being in her baby float. I forgot my camera though, so no fun pics of that, we are going again this weekend, so I will post some pictures from then. Also, I went to a baby shower for a girl in my ward last Saturday, and the nursery leader was there. She asked me when Brooklyn would be old enough to go to nursery. I told her (somewhat sadly) that little B still had 4 months to go. Church is really hard right now with Brooklyn, she just wants to be on the go and anywhere but sitting on our laps. Anyway, Shelley (the nursery leader) told me that we could start bringing Brooklyn to nursery to get her used to it. I really wasn't sure, but then on Sunday, another lady from the nursery came to get Brooklyn to take her to nursery. I kept peeking in on her the whole 2 hours - she loved it. She carried around a doll the whole time, and I just couldn't believe how good she did. I kept expecting her to be crying and I would have to take her out, but no! I saw her at snack time, sitting in a chair at the table, with her feet propped up on the table, eating her goldfish and drinking from a sippy cup. She was giving some of the other kids hugs, it really was so cute. Where did my little baby go? She is such a little toddler now, and I guess will be attending nursery. Crazy!!! Also, yesterday I took Brooklyn in for her first haircut, so stay tuned for that fun post!