Pictures of Braelin!

This was Braelin's first experience liking the brownie spatula. She did it like a pro (and loved every second of it!)!

Our little movie star! She loves to wear her sunglasses!

Yep, that's me!

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Braelin, Braelin, Braelin...

If there were 40 hours in each day, I still don't think that would be enough time to get everything done! Obviously, my blog has taken backseat to everything else! I just wanted to quickly post some pictures of our little cutie to keep everyone up to date!

The first picture was taken last weekend while taking a walk through the woods to check our trail camera. The second is Braelin wearing her rain boots (which she didn't need the day of the picture, but really needs today!) She loves those boots and pretty much any pair of boots or shoes...she gets that from me! In the third picture she's enjoying splashing in the water (which she also loves!). In number four, she had just finished eating all the blackberries off the bush and then decided to test every tomato we had picked! That's my girl....likes her fruit and veggies! The fifth picture is just darn cute!

July Happenings

July has been a very busy month which is why it has taken almost a month to get our 4th of July pictures up! Between work, school, and being a wife and mother...life has busy to say the least! We have a large garden again this year and try to keep the weeds tamed the best we can. Braelin likes to be in the garden with us...now only if she could distinguish between weeds and plants! I guess we'll give her a few years before we put her to work.

Braelin's 1st Birthday BBQ

We had Braelin's birthday party on Saturday and it turned out really well! Good food and great company! The menu included:

• Inside-Out Burgers: Mushroom Swiss & Onion and Cheddar Bacon
• Hot Dogs
  
• Cheesy Potato Casserole
• Broccoli Salad
• Cream Cheese Corn
• Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes and Triple Chocolate Cupcake

The weather was beautiful. We had a short thunderstorm in the early morning but it moved along quickly. I don't think the afternoon could have gone any better! Thank you to all our friends that spent the afternoon and celebrated with us!

Braelin Turns One Today!!

Today is our sweet baby Braelin's first birthday! How exciting! The time is going by so quickly I can't believe it! I had to get a picture of us together on her birthday. The snakes are cinnamon bread sticks that I made for Brae to take to daycare. We're having a party for her on Saturday so we'll have some pictures of that next week.

Happy Easter!

Today was Braelin's first Easter and, as you can see, she was absolutely precious! She received all kinds of goodies from her grandparents and had a great time playing with everything! She played so much that she fell asleep in her highchair while eating lunch!