Happy Easter!

What a great Easter! A perfect day to reflect on our Savior's love for us and the joy of the Resurrection! I'm posting this short little video clip because Jeffrey R Holland does a beautiful job "describing the Savior’s journey to overcome sin and death and testifies of the resulting blessings to all mankind".

It's also a great day to be with family and eat yummy food!! We had a picnic with the Kyhl side of the family at the park and had a fun time with the Easter Egg Hunt that Gary and Margaret put together.

Brielle wore her new Easter dress to church and of course pooped during the Relief Society lesson. It wasn't quiet either. That definitely turned some heads.

She a funny girl. She rolls onto her stomache durning her naps and then gets stuck and cries until she's rescued. The picture below is of her starting to roll, completely unaware.

Brielle also got her first tooth!! She cried a little bit on Easter, but nothing terrible. We knew something was up because she normally doesn't cry much. I figured she just wasn't feeling well because I had checked for a tooth the day before and found nothing. Sure enough, that sucker popped up in one day! After a 5 min cry and a little bit of fussiness, she was back to her happy self. She squeals and screams in delight on a regular basis! Here are a couple of other random pictures that I love.

The one on the left is when we were in the other room getting ready for church and I had no idea her headband had fallen over her eyes. Poor thing. She didn't fuss at all though, just fell asleep!

She's such a little sweetheart!

We hope everyone had a great Easter!

Daddy's Little Girl!!

Happy April Fools Day!

So Jim from "The Office" is one of my favorite pranksters! What a way to combine two of my favorites because I've always loved April Fools Day! If we hadn't been the victim of a prank by lunch (in my younger years), my brothers and I would be on edge up until the minute we were in bed just wondering what my parents had up their sleeves! Good times! Feel free to let me know if any of you were successful in a prank of your own. 

4 Months Old

(Sorry, I'm no photographer so the picture quality isn't that great)


(Love the double chin on the left and the one on the right is of her glued to Baby Einstein on TV)


(She has fun turning herself in her crib until she's too exhausted to move!)

I can't believe that tomorrow Brielle will be 4 months old already! She just had her check up at the Dr's office and currently weighs 14 lbs 12 oz. and is 26 in long. She had a really hard time gaining weight at first so she's come a long way. She is such a happy girl and so full of energy! We have so much fun with her! She is constantly squealing and laughing. In fact, I don't know how she came to be such a morning person but she always wakes up around 7:30-8:00AM and immediately has this high pitched happy scream! It never fails. It's an excellent thing really because I'm not a morning person at all so her enthusiasm for the day gets me going and she's so funny to listen to that I can't ever be miserable about having to get up! It just makes me happy! She can roll over (but only when she wants to) and I always catch her turning herself in circles in her crib. She LOVES sitting in her Bumbo chair and watching her Baby Einstein movie. She's funny though because there's a part in the movie that plays "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" while showing a night's sky, and Brielle HATES that part. I'm not sure why but she can be smiling and having a great time watching the puppets, but then as soon as that part comes on she gets so mad, arches her back and starts fussing. She refuses to watch it and it gets her so upset! It's unfortunate for her because they play that part like 4 different times to introduce 4 different languages. Then as soon as that part's over she starts smiling and is whisked away in the wonderful world of television again. My parents came down for a visit and couldn't believe that she really was that predictable every time. Apparently she's not going to budge on her obvious hatred of the twinkling stars. Kinda funny. Anyway, we really can't get enough of this little girl. We absolutely LOVE her!

St. George Getaway

We were able to go to St. George for a quick getaway over Valentines with Tyson, Abbey, and Jackson. We stayed at my cute Granny Bev's house and had a great time relaxing, watching cops, shopping, eating, and going to the Parade of Homes. Good times! Thanks for the pictures Abbey!

Jackson loved holding Brielle. I'm not sure she felt the same way!

Cute Granny Bev and Brielle!

This is Trav mesmerized in the wonderful world of cops (Luckily it was a tv marathon because one episode is just not enough!)

My sweet little 3 month old daughter. Man we love her!



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A Few of My Favorite Things

I Can't Wait for Summer! Here are a few of my favorite activities:

1. Backpacking, Canyoneering, and Repelling. I love exploring new places and camping out. There are so many beautiful places in Utah and some of them require more than just a day trip. That's one of the reasons Travis and I moved back to Utah. The beauty is inspiring, and there is so much to see!

2. 4-Wheeling. Some of the trails Travis has taken me on since we've been married would blow your mind. They're incredible! I love heading to the top of a mountain to watch a sunset, or taking the long, beautiful trail to our yummy Hoovers restaurant.

3. Aggravation Tourney! We have really intense game nights with our friends and our favorite game? Aggravation! Yep, the kids board game. With the right people, it can really keep you on the edge of your seat. We get really into it, and winning is everything! So we actually made a replica of the board game on a cut up t-shirt as a travel version and I painted a bunch of rocks with different colored nail polish so we can take the game when we travel with our friends. It has been a blast!





4. Fishing. It's really more of Trav's passion, but that's part of what makes it so fun. He's so happy when we go that we always have a really good time. Fish Lake is gorgeous. Travis caught a 30 pounder and I caught a 26 pounder. It was so fun! I really enjoy float tube fishin too!

5. VACATIONS!!! I LOVE traveling! It's what I look forward to most! I don't care where it is, chances are, I'll love it!

Blessing Brielle

Brielle was blessed on Sunday, Feb 1st. The blessing was beautiful and Brielle was so happy and full of smiles all day. We can't express how much we love this little girl! There's just nothing better! We had a delicious luncheon right after with family and close friends and then went home to watch the superbowl. What a great day!

Brielle is two and a half months now. Time has flown! She's been sleeping through the night since she was 8 weeks old and it has been WONDERFUL! She changes so much all the time and we can't believe how big she's getting.