Catching Up

A big Happy Birthday to this guy who caught an impressive 23 lb Mack last week. He turned 28 on May 12th. Holy cow he's old!

Breezy is getting so so big!

And yet she's still so playful and CRAZY!

Our BIG news?! We've had some great successes here: Brielle went potty in the big girl toilet yesterday!! And then again today! I know it'll be a slow process because she's only 18 months old, but I couldn't have been more thrilled!! I'm trying not to expect too much, because I know it's a lot of work for both of us. We've been talking about it and practicing for quite a while now and she thinks it's so fun!

In other news: We went to the Rhodes Family Reunion and of course I didn't take any pictures until right before we were ready to leave. I'm so forgetful. This picture can sum up a great deal of what went on for Brielle though. She had fun climbing the tables by herself and then sneaking the food. She also had fun playing with her cousins and running around like a crazy child.

Cute little Cayson:

Uncle Randy and Uncle Ryan:

Brielle has played her little heart out at park after park. That's our favorite thing to do now. She loves EVERYTHING at every park! We've been so busy playing that I actually only remembered to take pictures at one park. Go figure. You get the idea though. She's very independent and wants to go down all the slides and swing on the swings all by herself.

Travis enjoyed it just as much as Brielle! I love my husband!

My mom and dad came with us to this particular park and we all had so much fun playing with such a funny girl! This is my dad pushing her on the swings:

She kept trying new tricks on the swings and got to be pretty dang brave!

We are loving the warm weather!

Boozer's Nose

Have you ever seen a nose the size of Carlos Boozer's on an average sized girl?

If not, feel free to come knocking on my door. 

Seriously though.

I have a Boozer nose.

I definitely have man hands again.

And I have big ole' sausage toes.

I'm not kidding.

I can literally feel the water swishing with every step I take.

Everyone who has seen the pictures of my ankles (which are currently the size of my pre-pregnancy knees) has laughed and laughed. . .Couldn't believe it really. . . . . .

 Except my mother and mother-in-law. 

 They were worried. 

I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining. 

At least not A LOT.

Just stating really.

Because the thing is, I'm so grateful for the reason behind my swelling.

I couldn't be happier that I'm pregnant with another sweet baby!

I love this little girl growing inside my belly so so much!

I would gladly endure much more for her.

She's well worth the Boozer nose.

And the nasty sausage toes.

I'll just try not to wear flip flops until after the C-Section.

For your sake. 

Even though I already made you picture it in your mind just by writing it.

Suckers!

6 1/2 weeks to go.

I'm Pretty in Love with This Girl!

That's right.  She's not ashamed to eat off the ground.  Crazy kid!

A BIG Thanks to my talented sister-in-law Abbey for taking these pics! 

www.abbeykyhl.com

Big Girl Room & Other Projects

We have been so busy working on all sorts of different projects around here. And by that I mean TRAVIS has been so busy working on all sorts of different projects around here! What a man he is! First and foremost. . . Brielle's big girl room! We're slowly getting ready for the baby to come and that requires a nursery, so we're moving Brielle into the room next door and keeping the nursery the same for the baby. I'm not ready to let Brielle graduate from the crib just yet, but we're sure getting her pumped to sleep in her toddler bed. She LOVES her big girl room!!

It's not quite done yet. I'd love to paint or put some stickers up too, but probably won't just in case we end up moving.

She plays in her room every chance she gets and especially loves doing tricks off of her bed. (Thanks for the bed Christa, it's perfect for her!)

Travis has been gone a TON lately. He's either at work or working on the house his parents are building. So when Brielle does get to see him, she's in Heaven!

This is her phony cry. So funny!

Helping Grandma and Grandpa Kyhl build their new house: Brielle sure is helpful.

She was pretending to go "Night-night" here:

Breezy is seriously obsessed with any and all vacuums!

Other projects: Travis was also able to finish our basement (pictures to come) and put our house up for sale. That's right, the same one we built and moved into less than 2 years ago. . . . when I was pregnant. . . . . of course! Our plan is to build and sale until we are able to pay off our house. We'll see how that goes. I'm burnt out already. We've been married 5 years this month and have moved 7 times already. Three of which when I was pregnant! At least I get to get out of painting!~

Other random pictures:

Brielle's vocabulary is getting larger by the day, but if she can't say something, she still knows how to get what she wants. She just grabs my finger and drags me until she can show me. She's very familiar with the refrigerator now!

She often wants bologna so she can smash it in her face for some reason. Really though. Who knows. This girl has a mind of her own!

She's finally mastered the somersault all by herself!

She's also learned how to climb up the tall stool to sit at the kitchen bar. Sometimes I'll find her on top of the kitchen table or the island when she's feeling extra naughty. She knows she's not supposed to, but sometimes I guess it's just too tempting!

Journal update:

Brielle is 17 months old. I swear she acts like she's going on 3 or 4 though. She's so energetic! What a handful for such a little girl. She doesn't sit down for anything. She's not interested in anything on the TV except occasionally a Baby Signing Time video, but that's only for a few min, and she has to be in the right mood.

She takes one nap a day, right after lunch. It's supposed to be for 3 hours, but that only happens on a really lucky day! I guess there's just too much to do. She's like a little tornado going from one mess to another.

She loves toast (except she pronounces it "toasht"), cheese, candy of any kind (esp junior mints), sandwiches, any and all fruit, chicken nuggets, juice, fruit smiles, and much much more.

She loves to dance and do tricks all the time.

She still wakes up at 8AM and goes to bed at 8PM, although sometimes she'll come to me around 7 - 7:30PM and say, "Mama, night night?" She's a very good sleeper and loves to go to bed.

She pretends everything is a cell phone, including keys, Daddy's stud finder, a drill, everything. She likes to color, but is mostly interested in taking off the marker lid so she can put it back on. She loves her baby and her ducky, and loves to take them outside! Outside is her favorite place to be.

Brielle knows all of her body parts including neck, shoulders, fingernails, bum bum, everything. She does NOT like getting her hair done or holding still for anything so I usually have to try to put her hair up while she's standing up or walking. Not easy.

We love her and all of her energy!!