Past couple of weeks!

During the month of June we have mostly been up to swimming and hanging out. Brooklyn loves her new little pools. She cries almost every time we take her out of the water.

As you can tell both Brooklyn and I need some sun! :)

My good friend Chana stayed with us for awhile in June. It was such a blast. She even planned a surprise birthday party for her husband Fred!! Doesn't he look thrilled!




Some of Brooklyn's new favorite things. Ramen Noodles . . . I know she makes a huge mess every time she eats them.

And she love to climb on things. Chairs, couches, dishwasher, . . . you name it, she'll try and climb it. Life is such an adventure for her and I am just trying to keep up!

Walking!

Brooklyn has been walking for a month or so now. It is the cutest thing ever how she tries to keep her balance. Just thought that I would post some over due footage of her walking.

She is seriously growing up way too fast!

Colorado, Funeral, and Pony Express Days!

On May 27th, 2010, we found out that Grandma Jean Brady had passed away. :( She was 87 years old and has left quite the legacy with all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We made arrangements to make the trek to Longmont, Colorado.
It was probably one of the most fun road trips we've ever had. We had a big 'ole convoy with the Brandon's family. (Minus Shawn's family.) We bought walkie-talkies and were radioing back and forth with jokes, songs, and stories.

Brooklyn did so good on the road trip! Honestly didn't even cry the whole way there. I believe that her favorite part of the trip was when we stopped in Grand Junction, CO for lunch at Chick-fil-A. They had their cow mascot out. She couldn't stop starring and kept saying "moo-moo."

When we arrived in Longmont, we went to a family dinner. That is the one good thing about funerals, you get to see family that you haven't seen in awhile. Grandma Brady was hilarious. I think this picture of her with all of her kids kind of gives you a taste of her fun loving personality.

Brooklyn was asleep in the car, so I stayed back at the graveside with her. It was neat to see most of the posterity from this great woman. Grandmas legacy is truly her amazing family.


We met up with a bunch of Brandon's old friends from high school and hung out for awhile. It crazy to hear how wild these boys were in high school and see how grown up they all are now. (Thank goodness for that!) :)
Josh and Angie, Wesley, Tanner and Sarah, and us.
We stayed with Tanner and Sarah. They live on a little ranch and it was a blast. Their little boy Leyton is seriously so cute! He's 6 weeks old. Thanks so much for letting us stay.

On a side note, I think that Colorado, is absolutely beautiful!! I've been there before, but this time of year it was absolutely gorgeous.

The day after we returned from Colorado we headed down to my friend Ashly and Kimball's new house. They recently moved to Eagle Mountain. It was their "Pony Express Days."

Brandon, Brooklyn, Ashly, Krystal, Nathan, and I went to the parade.


The bag-pipe band was awesome!

The parade was good, but so HOT!! We headed back early to get back to the AC. We did get to see Lawerance Taylor and Mark Owen (country singers) in the 4-door jeep before we left. (I don't know if I was stalking the singers or the 4-door jeep, cause I love both!!)

Then after a BBQ we all went out to the outdoor concert that evening.

Brooklyn was dancing and moving until she fell asleep. She wouldn't even hold still for a photo. Just wanted to dance with her book. :)
It was a way fun concert! Mark Owen rocked.

It was a crazy week, but way fun to see so many family and friends in such a short amount of time. It is good to be home now.

Custom Nurseries

With the encouragement of friends and family I have decided to make my hobby known to the world. I LOVE SEWING!! Favorite thing to sew, anything that has to do with a baby.

Upon request, this past year I have made five different sets of crib bedding for family and friends. The thing I love about making crib bedding is you can personalize and customize everything!

So I've started a blog with samples of things that have been made, decor, blankets, etc.

Custom Nurseries
http://customnurseries.blogspot.com/

Let me know if there is anything that I can tailor make for you! :)

Brandon's Birthday!

The big 28! Brandon had a great birthday! We celebrated at Texas Roadhouse with his parents. It was so nice to have Mom and Dad Brady come up even if it was just for a short visit. Brandon got the saddle at Texas Roadhouse... I think he took Brooklyn on with him for moral support. :) She loved it.

We love when Grandma and Grandpa come to visit.
Daddy given Brooklyn her first taste of ribs! Yum!
On a side note, Brooklyn has recently learned how to tease Maggie with her toys. It is so funny. She will wave the dog toy around and just giggle. Brandon and I get a kick out of it.
All in all Brandon had a great birthday! Happy Birthday Brandon!

Mother's Day, Anniversary, and Brooklyn!

April and May seem to be our busiest months. There are all sorts of festivities going on. Recently, we had mother's day. I was spoiled on Mother's Day. Breakfast in bed, gifts, and kisses from my baby! I love being a mom!! There is nothing more rewarding than watching your child learn, grow, and discover new things. Recently, Brooklyn has taken quite a few steps on her own. She is oh-so-close to just taking off. She has been crawling the stairs for awhile... which totally freaks me out. I am constantly behind her or I have to have the baby gate up. She is saying all sorts of new words and reminds me of a little parrot by how she tries to repeat things. Brooklyn is our tall and skinny girl. She is 30.5 inches long and weighs 20 lbs. She is just so active that she has stayed at 20 lbs since she was 9 months. (Maybe crawling could be the new weight loss fad for us adults!)
Brooklyn was doing so many of these things today that I had to bust out the camera. She has been getting into the cupboards for awhile now. "Opps, I've been caught!"Here she is holding my one hand and walking. Almost there with walking. She claps and cheers whenever she thinks something is fun or entertains her.
Brandon and I also celebrated our Anniversary on the 11th of May. 3 years and happy as can be!! I love being to married to my best friend and baby's daddy! You should just see how he interacts with Brooklyn, I love watching them play together. We really didn't do to much for our Anniversary since we were both pretty banged up from the accident. As we were lying in bed we both got a good chuckle because we could only touch each others hands with out causing the other pain. (Sucks, because I am a major snuggler! Holding hands is good too.)

Brandon has been accepted for a fellowship at Utah State for his masters. His masters will be paid for and he will receive a monthly stipen, so we will be pretty hooked up for this next year. I get anxious for him to be done with school, mostly because I want to know where we will move to and end up. For now though I guess that I must enjoy the journey. I really do like Logan and Box Elder County. I have come to find out that they don't call this Box Elder County for no reason. We have box elder bugs everywhere! (They are harmless, but because they are everywhere I hate them!) We have a new pet because of them. He comes back every spring and summer and lives under our porch. Meet "Slitherin". I don't know where he came from, but he takes care of the bugs and spiders, so he is welcome to stay.

Accident

For Mother's Day weekend Brandon, Brooklyn, and I headed down to Green River. On Friday, May 7th we decided to take Brandon's brother Keith's 4-wheeler out for a spin. (Brooklyn was not with us on the ride!) Brandon is slightly an adrenaline junky, so he wanted to go down the biggest hill. It was all fun until our last run down. Brandon's exact words, "Pop it into 5th gear! It's way more fun!" I don't remember much after that. (These pictures look much better than how I looked the day of. These were three days after the accident.)

I was knocked out and had a pretty good concussion. I was taken by ambulance to the Grand Junction, CO. Hospital. I was in an out of it. I had some swelling in the brain, but no internal bleeding. Brandon got some pretty good scrapes himself.



We are both doing fine. I am good as long as I am taking my pain pills. We are just grateful that we are both okay, it really could have been a lot worse.