SANTA CLAUS!!!

Brinley loves Santa Claus!!! It's great for us because she understands the concept of Santa only bringing presents to good little girls. So we often times find ourselves threatening her with calling Santa and telling him that she's not being very good when she's on the verge of a tantrum or not doing what we ask. It works like a charm!! She turns around right away in fear of not getting any toys for Christmas. I don't know what we're going to do when Christmas is over:( Here are some pictures of her and her cousins and grandparents going to see Santa at the Irvine Park. She loved taking the train to the North Pole to see Santa. It was a fun night!!

Family Pictures!!

Last weekend we took some family pictures and they turned out great...despite being 8months pregnant. Brinley did very well and was a little ham:) Here's some of our favorites! If you need a photographer ours is great and has great prices too!

Our Little Bumble Bee

We had a great Halloween. Our neighborhood started the night off with a Chili Cook out before the kids took off to go trick or treating. It was right out front in our green belt and really cutely decorated. Brinley had such a blast on Halloween. She was the cutest little bumble bee! She loved getting candy:)And I had a blast taking these pictures with my new Nikon D60 camera that Drew got me for my birthday! He gave it to me a few days early so I could use it on this fun night:) Thanks sweetie I love it:)



Our cute little Bumble Bee



I love her Trick or Treat Bag!!!



Brinley with her Daddy!



Our little Family!



The Neighborhood Kids



The Butterfly and The Bee



The Cousins



Brinley giving her Daddy a GREAT BIG KISS!



She's a little hesitant about this house...scary!

Best Costume!!!

Last weekend we went to the cutest Halloween party ever!!! We had the best time and not to mention we won best costume! It's hard finding a costume at 7 1/2 months pregnant not to mention one that required me to wear a tutu and leggings....so I was surprised we won! The best part is that Brinley was a little bumble bee so we were a little bee family! I'll post her cute pictures soon:)

Pumpkin Patch Fun!!

A couple of weeks ago we went to the pumpkin patch for FHE with some friends! Brinley had a blast and though it was quite windy it was still fun for the girls. Brinley loves spending time with her BFF Stella:) I enjoyed capturing the cute moments!!

CONFERENCE WEEKEND!!

We had a great time Conference Weekend in good old Utah. My mom's side of the family had a reuion at the Homestead Resort up in Midway. We had such a great time. It's a cute little resort and Brinley loved being with her Aunt, Uncles and especially her Grandma and Papa. She loved the huge inside hot tub! Although the weather was a little cold and rainy it was still fun and a nice change to the hot crazy weather we've been having. We visited Temple Square, shopped at the outlets, ate lots of Cafe Rio, swam, and mainly enjoyed hanging out with the family!



A Family Picture in the Rain



Me at 7 months!



This is inside a crater where you can swim in a natural hot spring



This is the cute little cottages we stayed in at the Homestead!



Brinley in her first "Chicken Fight"



Her new snorkel gear!



Brinley and her Uncle Tanner



3 Generations!



Hopefully Brinley will take after her grandma and great grandma and play the piano!



Drew rented a convertable mustang and drove around in style and cold weather!!



Brinley didn't mind the top down in cold temperatures!

HOUSE BOAT TRIP IN LAKE SHASTA!!

Right after labor day we left for Lake Shasta in Northern California with Drew's family....where we lived on a house boat for 5 days and 4 nights. The house boat was wasn't what I expected at all it was a lot nicer. It even had a hot tub on the top deck...which Brinley called the warm pool and probably used it the most out of everyone:) It was a fun trip with lots of relaxation for me and wake boarding for Drew and swimming for Brinley. She had a great time playing in the water and going on the tubes and Jet Ski's. She loved the water slide that went off the side of the boat. You can definitely tell she's Drew's daughter as she's not afraid of anything she's our little dare devil. On the trip we learned that Drew can officially use Brinley as the "Flag" girl on the boat she takes her job very seriously making sure the minute someone falls the flag is in the air. No one is allowed to do the job, but her...let's just say we only lost one flag that trip!