Fish Lake
Last night we went up to Fish Lake for a picnic and a little fishing with the Shelton's. Good food, beautiful scenery, great friends, and cute kids. Everything you need for a fun night!
Brielle loved watching her Daddy while he fished:
But throwing rocks in the water held her interest a little bit more:)
Brielle and Noah:
The kids were in Heaven playing at the Lake. I think we all had a great time!
Brielle pointed out every deer she saw on our way home and knew exactly what they were. Even if they did have evil eyes!
Summer Time Swimmin'
This summer we have done A LOT of swimming in our kiddie pool. There's something so relaxing about watching kids play outside under the summer sun. Brielle loves our swimming days and will always bring me her swimming suit and sunscreen saying, "Please, suit, please". I think it's so cute she knows we have to put sunscreen on every time!
Brielle, Leah, and Noah on our deck eating ice:
Taylee isn't nearly as interested in being outdoors!
Travis put an ice cube down Brielle's swimming suit. What a mean guy!
But Brielle thought it was hilarious! It didn't bother her one bit.
Brielle loves her lounge chairs and I'm pretty sure her favorite color is blue. She points out anything and everything that is blue. When we bought the chair, we put a red one and a blue one next to each other down the aisle from Breezy to let her pick her favorite and she immediately went to the blue one over and over.
What a sweetheart she is! I always have to take pictures of Brielle when she's sitting down because it's just so rare. She is always on the go. It lasted all of two seconds, but I still love that we caught her in this pose. She kind of looks like a little old lady sitting in her chair!:
Daddy and Breezy:
Pioneer Day
The 24th of July was a great day! We started the day off watching the Parade on TV. Well. . . . . . . Sort of! Nothing holds Brielle's attention for very long!
Then we were lucky enough to have Grandma Margaret offer to watch the kids so Trav and I could go on a date. It was so fun! We did a little shopping, went out to lunch, then went to the movies. Having two kids makes us REALLY appreciate good babysitters so we can have a little break. What a great holiday!
Road Trip through Capitol Reef:
Trav and I took Taylee on a mini road trip through some incredibly beautiful scenery, but our favorite part I believe was the food! We love to eat at Slacker's in Torrey.
I think Taylee quite enjoyed it too!
She was all smiles for the car ride:
Double the Trouble
I can't tell you how thrilled I am that Brielle is so in love with her sister!
Do you think they look alike?
We just always have to really watch her or poor Taylee would be kissed and smothered all the time:
All Girl
Brielle is such a little girl! She LOVES kitchen play and is constantly jabbering on play phones. I love to watch her at work:
Making REAL brownies:
She loves to taste test. She may or may not have gotten that from her mother! I like to eat the brownie batter more than I do the actual brownies to be honest. I guess I'm not setting a very good example!
Satisfaction:
Mid-day naps on a hot summer day.
Journal Update:
Brielle is retaining more and more knowledge each and every day. It's amazing what she can remember after being told only once. She is absolutely obsessed with airplanes. We live next to the Richfield airport and so anytime she hears an airplane or a helicopter she jumps up to make sure I heard it too. She gets so excited! Same thing with thunder storms. We always cuddle up on our deck to watch for lightning and listen for thunder. It's one of our all time favorite things to do. It thrills us both when we get to see a fantastic lightning bolt! Brielle also loves stars, seeing animals, tractors, buses, and is so proud of herself whenever she sees the letter "B" in her books. She still loves to read and sometimes color, and always loves to roughhouse with Travis. She is at such a fun age!
Taylee Jane will be 4 weeks old on Thursday. She already looks so much bigger to me. She weighed 9 lbs at her 2 week checkup which we thought was great! We still have some hard nights, but it's gotten much better. Lately she's been waking up only once, which I love! Having two kids is exhausting! Taylee is so worth it though. She is 100% sweet! We love her so so much.
