We have been so busy keeping up with the living part of life, that it's been hard to find time for the documenting part of it. However, I've experienced enough computer crashes (aka losing nearly all our photos of Bryn's first year of life) in my time to know that someday I will regret not taking time to document if I don't do it. So, for the record:
We Love IKEA!
I'm not sure IKEA feels the same about us though.
Justin's Mom, Dad, Sister, BIL, 2 nieces, and a nephew came down to spend the day with us. We had a great time with them at the zoo. Bryn was most excited to see the elephants.
Bryn with cousin Jena
Bryn and Audrey petting a goat. Audrey pulled pretty hard on the goat's fur? hair? whatever, and nearly got her head taken off by this fella' shortly after this picture was taken. Too bad we can't fast forward the shot a few seconds. It would be so much more action packed!
Our first camping trip since having kids! I was expecting the worst, but things went amazingly well. ("Amazingly well" describes still only clocking about 4 hours of restless sleep...that's how low my expectations were.) We had a great time with friends up our local mountain for this overnighter. We'll see how the much longer, much further from home annual Malden family camping trip goes in a few weeks. I'm a bit nervous about Audrey climbing into the fire pit, Audrey climbing into the lake, and/or Audrey climbing into some kind of animal hole.
Have I mentioned that Audrey has learned to climb? Or that she's super skilled at it? Yup, she is definitely our seeker of high-adventure.
Pray for us/Audrey.
Bryn's first trip to the dentist. The hygienist was awesome. She explained everything she was doing, why she was doing it, and demonstrated each tool on Bryn's hand before using it in her mouth. You know Bryn and knowledge...she gobbled it right up (no pun intended) and was the perfect patient.
A couple of posers
I need to do a whole post dedicated to our swimming adventures. It's all we do these days. Apparently I've spawned fish.
While shopping one day, Bryn found a toy that she really wanted and asked me to buy it for her. Instead of just saying "no" like I usually do, I told her she could do extra chores everyday for a week and then she would be able to buy it. I had a list of chores for her every morning and boy did she work! It was awesome! I'm actually looking forward to her finding another "must have" item so I can start workin' her again. The bottom half of my windows and the floors have never been cleaner. The best part was her eager and happy attitude while she went down her list of chores each day.
This is a perfect example of something I would regret not documenting. When chore lists start being received with eye rolls and complaining I will look back at this blog post with fondness :).
