Wow, it has been a while

I have not blogged in so long. I always have good intentions but I never quite make it. We have been busy. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Richfield. Brinley was a little overwhelmed by all the people but she warmed up after a while. We got to hang out with the Berry's and watch Devan play basketball over Thanksgiving weekend and Brinley just adores her cousin Brooklyn. We had such a good time hanging out with family. December was busy. We drove down to Richfield for the Christmas party and the light parade. Brinley loved running around and seeing all the people. She did not like Santa. Am I a bad mom for letting this happen?

The morning we got back from Richfield I got really sick. I will spare you the details but I got sicker than I have ever been in my entire life. So sick in the short 3 hour span that I was up by myself that I was literally scared I was going to die. Aaron ended up calling an ambulance and I went to the hospital where they loaded me up with all sorts of drugs and got me feeling good enough to go home. It turns out I somehow contracted C. Diff. A nasty bug that I never should have gotten. It has been a slow recovery but I am so excited for Christmas.

Brinley is growing up so fast. She is already 11 months old. She loves Sesame Street and can point out the characters. She has been watching Christmas Eve on Sesame Street and loves to pretend she is dancing when Big Bird dances. She picks up on so much that she amazes me. She has such a sweet, happy personality and I feel so lucky to be her mommy.

I will do my best to blog more. Until Then Merry Christmas to all my loved ones!

How lucky am I? What a handsome man!

Thank you to my wonderful sister for taking and editing our family photos. Love you!

Thank you Thank you

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for Brinley. She got 2nd place in the contest! You guys are awesome.

Please Vote for Brinley!

Our little Brinley is in a costume contest for our local radio station 97.1. Please follow this link and vote for her

http://www.971zht.com/pages/halloween/cuties09/

She is entry 009 in the 0-2 category, the adorable little giraffe. Please vote!

Halloween is coming!

We took Brinley to Gardner's Village to get some pics of her in her new costume. Enjoy!

Sorry, No Pictures

Life is so busy, I keep thinking I will have time to blog and then the time gets away from me. Brinley is growing up so fast. She is walking everywhere. She can now walk faster than she can crawl. We took advantage of my last 7 days off and Brinley, my mom, and I went to Idaho to see the Berry clan. We didn't tell anyone that Brinley and I were coming. It was a nice surprise. We had a great time hanging out with everyone. Brinley loved being around all the kids but was a little fussy because she got a cold. We are all battling her cold now, she shares everything.

While we were in Idaho she started saying Mama. It melts my heart. She can now say Mama, Dada, Hi, and girl. She will wave hello and goodbye and she has a great sense of humor. She will be nine months old next week and I can't believe how fast the time has flown. She is the sweetest little girl.

Since I last blogged I also had a birthday. It was the big 3-0. I had to work for most of the day but when I got home my whole house was spotless, and decorated for my birthday. Aaron had invited Brandey and Codey over to surprise me and he had cooked a complete meal. Besides all the food, he made brownies and fresh bread. Brandey brought guacamole and her mom's home made chocolate chip cookies. All my favorites. It was an awesome day. Thanks to everyone.

I have an awesome husband. We left him home to work while we took off to Idaho and when I got home he had repainted our great room and kitchen. He also made us a new coffee table. The house looks amazing, it was a wonderful surprise. Aaron is so great. Poor guy doesn't really get thanked enough or appreciated enough. He is such a great dad to Brinley and husband to me. He takes the brunt of my grumpiness which is most of the time these days. So Aaron, I love you and thank you.

Oh and I guess I lied about the pictures, here are some from my phone.

More to come when I have some time.

Dear Long Forgotten Blog...

Dear Neglected blog,
I am sorry but I am tired. One day I will actually take the time to update you on my wonderful little Brinley. I will tell you all the cute things she does, like walk all over the basement (she only walks when she knows it won't hurt when she falls) I will tell you how she goes up to the TV when So You Think You Can Dance is on and shakes her little booty. I will tell you how she leans in to give you a kiss on your nose and bites it (with all three of her teeth). I have a million things to update. I would love to tell you about singing and story time at the library which she loves, the zoo which she also loved, and the fun birthday party we went to, once again she loved it. However, Brinley has an ear infection right now and I am back to 7 On so I am tired and a real update with pictures and all will have to wait...Yawn...

She Walks...

Just a quick post to tell you all some amazing news. Brinley took 5 steps all by herself today. She is amazing. I couldn't be prouder.

That is all for tonight. I am two days in to my 7 on and I am tired. The 7 off makes it worth it. As soon as I can figure it out I will post video of Brinley!