DiSnEyLaNd

Disneyland has come and gone and i have to say i think we all had a fantastic time. Bradon isn't a HUGE fan of disneyland, and since we've been together ( 7 years ) i think we've gone 4 times, and that is WAY to much in his words. haha, but having brynlee there made it so much funner.
Brynlee did amazing on the plane, on the way there we almost missed our flight WhOoPs, so bradon sat with brynlee and i was behind him, she slept on him almost the whole way there. We had to take a bus from the airport to the hotel and we had to wait an hour to catch it then it was a little over an hour to our hotel.. I was kinda nervous on how brynlee would do but she was great.

Here she is walking around the airport with gma and gpa waiting for our bus


She loved the bus ride and being able to stand up without being strapped in.. She took a little nap on the way too which was perfect.




Once we got to our hotel we dropped off our luggage and went and ate some food then straight to disneyland. It wasn't way crowded the whole trip so that was extra nice with the kids. Our first ride was pirates and brynlee was not a huge fan, i think the dark and loud music wasn't her favorite. she snuggled up in her daddys arms the whole ride.
Last year when we went i was pregnant so i didn't get to ride any of the bigger rides, so i got to go on indiana jones this year and space mountain, well lets just say i think my body doesn't like the jerkiness i felt like i was gonna puke.. So i sat out with brynn on all the other "bIg girl" rides.. Brynlee got sooo tired about half day and fell asleep on bradon. So we headed back to our hotel for a little nap. our hotel was right across the street from the entrance so that made it so nice to go back and forth.






Later that night we went to the cheesecake factory for dinner and it was so good, then we all went home and crashed.. ( well for the most part )brynlee wasn't the best night time sleeper cause she napped all day long =)

Day 2.
It was a little colder this day with on and off sprinkles, but it wasn't bad and i think it kept some people away.. We hit alot of the FaNtAsY rides.








Brynlee and Krew are 6 months apart, and i absoluty LOVE it. they are so cute together. They played while the others rode dumbo a couple of times.




Day 3

We started out our morning with the Character breakfast. Brynlee fell alseep in bradon's arm while we were waiting to get into the park and slept through half the the breakfast, haha good thing she was free.. She loved all the charcters though, it was so cute. Her favorite was definatly the chip munks, they we're so cute with her and kept cuddling with her..










After that we went and hit some more rides of course.. haha










Day 4 we had to wake up at 4:45 to catch our bus back to the airport. We we're sad to leave but excited to get home and get back on schedule. Brynlee did great on the flight home and we took a little nap together =)

BrYnLeE's 1sT BiRtHdAy PaRtY...

I swear i started planning brynlee's first birthday party the day she was born.. I was so excited to plan something so special for my little princess. I have always called bryn my little bug and i just love the colors red and black, so what better theme to have then "lady bugs".. We had the party at bradon's parents house cause it's ALOT bigger then ours and easier to fit all the people invited. Everything turned out just perfect.. It was a little hectic at first cause we had to leave our house pretty early to go to bradon's grandma's up in american fork to get tables and we had to borrow my dads truck which wouldn't start that FrEeZiNg cold morning.. So we we're outside jump starting his truck at like 8 in the morning.. haha oh the joys.. I swear i felt like i forgot EvErYtHiNg at home , i had to keep calling my poor mom to bring/pick things up for me.. I forgot my dang camera ( go figure) so i had to get pictures from everyone that was there. Thanks everyone else for being prepared =) haha..

We had a GrEAt turnout and Brynlee was so excited to see all her friends and just play!

I ordered this cute lady bug set off etsy and had to cut all the papers out, thanks to my mom i didn't go to insane.. and also thanks to lisa for helping me print them all off and she watched brynlee so i didn't go insane =) they turned out sooo cute i was definatly happy with the turnout















Brynlee made the PeRfEcT little lady bug.. I loved her outfit and it was absoluty PERFECT!!!




We got her these adorable diaper bloomers for her cake smash so she didn't get her cute outfit dirty =)



she loved opening up all her presents and got extra spoiled like always.






We had shirley's friend Kim make her a lady bug smash cake and it turned out ADORABLE!! I didn't want her to smash it cause it was so dang cute!!



















Brynlee had a great day and had so much fun with everyone that came to be with her on her special day! she got her sucker and her uncle landon pushed her around in a stroller. haha what a day =)




We love you brynlee jo!

Brynlee's first birthday

On Brynlee's birthday Bradon and i worked a half day so we could spend most of the day with our little birthday girl! She went to grandma kims till noon and played with all of her daycare friends.. Brynlee LOVES daycare so much and loves interacting with all the kids. She had her birthday party there and got some snacks and some toys..

Bradon and i went and picked her up at noon and went home to open her presents from us. She got a big blow up ball pit,a toy she can play with our iphones with, new nikes,toms,some cute sPrInG clothes,a princess couch/bed,a rEd RaPtOr 4 wheeler,and some bath toys. After she played with her toys we took her to build a bear to make her very own little bear.. She was so cute and wanted every stuffed animal and would just hold them. She decided on a little dog. Everyime we had to take the dog to get dressed/ or stuffed she would just start crying and reaching for her doggy, once we gave it back she would just hug it soo tight and kiss him.. So when we got to name the doggy we decided on Mr. Kisses =)

After build a bear brynlee was PoOpeD. she fell asleep in her BiG girl car seat, we wanted to go get her very own kidsmeal to eat on her OnE year old birhtday, so we stopped at mcdonalds and got her a chicken nugget kids meal, when we got home she was wide awake and ready to party.. she ate her kidsmeal so good and it was to dang cute!

Later that night we had grandparents,aunts,uncles, and cousins to come over and celebrate her at our house.. My parents gave brynlee the cutest princess play kitchen, she just loves it, and they got her a really cute pink toy box for her room.. Thank gosh ,cause that girl has way to many toys. Bradon's parents got us another BiG girl carseat so we don't have to move the seat from car to car.. She loves being a big girl and facing forward.. Aunt amber uncle tyler and gagey got her adorable clothes to wear, she's going to be the best dressed girl ever =) aunt shirley,uncle bradon, kd and krew got her some red toms and a really cute outfit..
she got to have her very own elmo cake that she loved and some icecream..
She loved playing in her ball pit with all her cousins and taking them for rides on her new 4 wheeler!!

Brynlee you are quite the little princess and loved my so many.. i'm so blessed to be able to say i'm your mommy!

Thanks to everyone that came out to celebrate brynlee's big OnE birthday!!

**BiRtHdAy pArTy post to come later, i forgot my camera ( mother of the year i know) so i have to gather some up from everyone else..

how did she go from this


to this so dang quickly!! kills me!!

I hAvE a ONE yEaR oLd...!!!

I CaNnOt believe this day has come.. From the minute brynlee arrived time felt like it just flew by, and now i have a one year old!! It feels so weird saying that!! Brynlee is seriously the light of our family!! Her quirky little attitude makes you smile and laugh the whole time your around her. She has so much to say and is such a little busy body. I swear the only time she sits still is when she's sleeping. and i guess she doesnt really sit still then either cause we always find her in the complete opposite direction then when we laid her down. haha..




Brynlee Jo,
How did you grow up so dang fast.. Mommy tells you everyday to slow down and stay her LiTtLe baby forever, but you just don't listen =) You make me smile more then you will ever know. I love watching you grow, develop new things and just be the cutest little princess around.

some updates for your 1 year stats..
- Weight- 20 lbs 11 oz 50%
- Height- 30 inches 75%
- Head- not sure how big just told us it was the 80% ( big head ) big brains =)
- you are now wearing size 4 diapers.
- you are in 12 month clothing and 18 month jammies
- you have been drinking whole milk for the past 2 wks and you switched over like a champ..
- you LOVE LOVE LOVE your sippy cups and always want one in hand =)
- you are the best little eater known to man kind =) you eat everything mommy and daddy are eating, no more "bAbY" food for you. haha
- you have 8 teeth. 4 on top and 4 on bottom, you just cut a little moler 2 days before your birthday..
- you love to play with other kids. when your cousins come over you just play play until they have to go home and then you cry when they leave.. so cute but so sad.
- you can say mama,dada,baba,hi,bye and the newest one dog.. so cute!!
- you waive and smile to everyone you see and say HI HI HI
- you know what "nO" means and you will shake your head at us and laugh.
- You LOVE to pull hair. we're working on breaking that habit =)
- you are still sleeping anywhere from 10-13 hrs straight
- you are still a good little napper. 2 a day usually 1-3 hrs long
- You are in your big girl carseat now and love facing forward and watching what's going on.
- You hate wearing hair bows and rip them right off when mommy puts them on. i still try to get you to wear them.. =)
- you love your wagon rides so much and just sing the whole walk =)
- you know how to suck out of straws and it's so cute. ( you drank a spianch smoothie with mommy the other day and you drank half of it) loved it!!
- you love to play outside.. i cannot wait for summer. every nice day we get you insist on going out to play


Those are some of the things that are coming to mind.. You are just the sweetest little buggy ever brynlee and mommy and daddy couldn't be more proud or happier!! I can't believe how fast one year went and now it's just gonna go even faster from here on out!! Can't wait for your Big First bday party on saturday =)

My two biggest fans!!

Don't those adorable faces just put a smile right on your face? They put the BiGgEsT one on mine!! Lately i've been struggling with some things in my life ( just little every day things) weight,work,being the best mommy/wife,friend etc etc.. I've been feeling pretty overwelmed to say the least! My schedule for the last month to 2 months has looked something like this ** wake up at 5:30 am do the treadmill for 30 mins, get brynlee and I ready for the day, drop b off at daycare , get to work at 7 am, i then work till 3 p.m then go to the gym untill 5 pm. i get home and have about 15 minutes to snuggle with bryn and bradon before bradon gets up and goes to his boot camp. bryn and i play and snuggle while daddy is gone, then He gets home around 730, we eat dinner that i have prepared, i go down and do the treadmill AGAIN for the THIRD time of excersing, and then we go to bed.. BoRiNg, RepEtiTivE and it needs to change! I seriously LIVE for the weekends where i can cut out my 8 hr work day and be with my husband and baby together.. I don't know what it is but i've become ObSeSsEd with loosing weight.. I guess it's good but it takes out 2-3 hours of my already not long enough days.. Bradon is SOOO understandable and says if it makes me happy then keep rockin it.. but i really want more time to be with my two best friends!! So my new goal is to start watching what i eat more.. i swear i could workout all day long but i can't stop eating the way i do.. That way i can just narrow it down to 1-2 times a day and maybe just 4 times a week instead of 6-7 times a week..

Bradon and Brynlee are seriously the BEST thing that has ever happened to me! I look around and realize everyday how extremly blessed i am to have bradon as a husband. He's my biggest support system, he can make me feel like a billion bucks in the matter of seconds and always reminds me of what is important and stop stressing about the little things...

Work work work.. that's all i can really say.. It's there it pays the bills but man i wish i could retire right now.. wahh wahh i know right!! haha

Weight... well i guess i already went off on that.. i will kick food in the butt and start doing better.. i have lost 40 pounds and loving the new me.. here's to 30 more =)

Being the best mommy.. Man i love that little girl of mine! Right when i walk in the door from work she gets the biggest smile and then runs from me. haha.. I can't believe that in less then 2 wks she will be 1 years old.. I have had so much fun planning her 1st bday party and can't wait to watch it all fall into place.. i cannot wait for summer to do all kinds of activies outside cause she LOVES the outdoors..

Being the best wife... I have been trying lately to cook bradon dinner at least 4 times out of the week, and i've been doing really good. =) he is home with brynlee about 4 hours before i get home from work and he does so much with her so when i get home i try to help out so he can do his own thing for awhile..

being the best friend... I have always tried to make time for friends. It's just hard when you have a family. you want to be with you family all the time so every weekend you can't go out with friends, some understand some dont, which makes it hard.. i have my friends i see once every 2-3 months and we catch up like nothing and i love that.. sometimes i stress myself out by trying to please everyone , and that's one thing bradon helps me realise, is that i can't..

This blog is seriously a big ramble, but it felt good to express. soo there ya have it.. the big mess that is going on in my brain right now. hahah