Brooklyn is walking

This is just a short video to show how great Brooklyn is doing on her walking. It took her a while to get started, but once she got the hang of it she really got the hang of it, now she runs around everywhere.

The bearded lady

Last Monday after family home evening we went downstairs and while Ryan and I worked on some financial stuff on the computer we put in a movie for the girls to watch. I guess that we didn't pay enough attention to what the girls were doing, becuase when we were done and ready to take the girls up to bed, I found that Mckenzie had drawn a beard around her face. She was so tired and so cute that I just laughed and took pictures. It was a good thing that she had swimming lessons the next day becuase that took the ink right out. The moral of the story: just because there is a movie in doesn't mean that your kids will watch it and stay out of trouble.

Funny Brooklyn

Brooklyn was upset the other day, I had one of her dress bottoms in my hand, and just for laughs I stuck it on her head. Ryan saw her and thought that she looked too cute. So he had me take a picture, I personally liked the picture that I took, it was just her personality shining through. (she likes to put her finger up her nose lately.) he thought that I should take a better one, so he put the hat back on and I took one of them together. They were so cute, Brooklyn loves her daddy, and will run to him when he gets home at the end of each day.
I love that face!

Too cute, two of my most favorite people in the world.

4 Wheeling

A few weeks ago Tiffany and Tyler invited us to go to the sand dunes with them for some 4 wheeling. (Tiffany said it was homework for Tyler.:) I wish that when I was in college my teachers would have given me homework that fun.

At first I was only going to only send Kenzie (because Bryn only wanted to go if she could bring Kenzie) but at the last minute I was able to go with them and bring along Aby and Brooklyn. Aby did have to miss a soccer practice, but she didn't seem too broken up about it.
Aby was finally brave enough to try riding the little 4 wheeler by herself. She did a great job, it was fun to watch her,there were only two problems. first she took off so fast that we didn't get a chance to explaine the breaks, and so every time she needed to stop she would turn off the 4 wheeler. The second was one time she was practicing by the tents, and Spencer was walking around. Instead of trying to swerve around Spencer she kept heading toward him and started saying "Spencer move please." It was a good thing that my mom and I were close by. We did explain that since she is bigger she has to move not Spencer. ps nobody got hurt, but Spencer was a little scared.
Brooklyn liked to walk in the sand, and also to ride the 4 wheelers. She had a great time.
Kenzie and Bryn are like twins. They played together all day. It was so fun to watch them. They enjoyed going on the 4 wheelers together, and had the most fun with grandma who doesn't go fast but likes to take them to see the different places.

Best Friends

When I was in high school, and even when I was in college I was fond of telling people (my family and friends) that I was not going to live in utah, or anywhere near my family when I was older. I guess what people say about priorities changing, and becoming wiser as you grow older is true. I am now in the "older" part of my life that I was talking about, and I live in Farmington, only 7 mile away from my parents and sister Tiffany. I am so grateful that I live this close to them. I don't know what I would do without the support of my family and Ryan's family who live only 15 miles away in North Salt Lake. I don't know what the future holds, and I may eventually move farther away, but I know that I don't want to right now, and that I am happy and content where I am at. You might wonder why I am reminising, but the other day after going swimming with Tiffany and her children I brought Bryn back and the three girls sat down on the porch and started eating popcycles together. It was such a cute and touching thing to see these three cousins sitting there totally content to be best friends. I know that Mckenzie calls Bryn her best friend, and wants to play with her everyday. If I am planning on taking the kids anywhere, it is a sure bet that Kenzie is going to beg for Bryn to come.

I am so greatful for a sister who lives close by and is willing to share her kids with me and mine.

Jumping Bag

This was too cute the other day. Bryn had come over to play with Kenzie, and they put the bean bag in front of the couch and then put all the pillows on top of it so that it was extra soft. Once the bean bag was ready they took turns jumping into it.
This is Aby landing on the bean bag.
Bryn in mid air. Look at the grin on her face.
Kenzie's turn to jump.
I think that face says it all...that was great. (I love the movie star look, don't you.)

My monkey

Sorry that you have to look really close to see the pictures, but the sun and I were at the wrong angles. Lately Brooklyn has decided that she wants to climb into and on top of and up anything that she can. In these pictures she has climbed into the second story of the barbie house. She does this without any help at all. She will also climb up the ladder to the bunk bed, onto the kitchen chairs, and onto the kitchen table.
She is very happy. It only lated until I finished taking the pictures and took her out. I didn't want her to break the doll house.