I had just finished my posts for the night and I was closing up shop in the house. I walked into the office and the comp was doing a slide show of all our pictures and the picture of me in the pumpkin costume popped up. It was so weird because it was almost like looking at my little Brinny girl... people always tell me she looks like me but I never saw it until I saw this pic. We even have the same little grin :)
Don't you know if you want to be on my favorite people list, all you have to do is one simple thing
Come and visit me :) See, simple right?
David's sister Tami came with her two kids, Mekhi and little baby Tayvin. It was our first time meeting Tayvin and what a cutie! And of course Aidan was in heaven having Mekhi here.
Cute cousins Tayvin and Brinn
Aidan and Mekhi... buddies!
And Aidan and Mekhi with uncle Austi who saved the day and did some babysitting for us. Thanks Austin!
Thanks for coming Tami... we love you guys and miss you already!
This clip was supposed to be of Brinn showing off her new "real" crawl vs. her army crawl, but instead turned out to be Aidan showing off his crazy self.
Brinn loves babies and every time I show her a doll, or a mirror with her own reflection she goes in for the kiss (a little vain but I can't resist kissing that face either.) So I was going to video her kissing the baby but instead she decided to attack the baby. I guess I will have to be extra careful to keep my eye on her when she is around real babies.
I have been in Utah the last couple if weeks and so now I need to play catch-up. (WARNING: The next few post contain lots of pictures, mostly for family to see. Hope they don't bore you too much.)
Random Pics:
Aidan and Brinn at my cousin Tyler and his adorable wife Rachel's wedding
Aidan and grandpa taking a spin around the block.
Holli and Aidan on the ride at Jungle Jim's.
Austin with the kiddos.
Brinn loves Elli... I'm not sure if the feelings are mutual :)
Aidan and his new best friend Laci, and my grandpa who I am sure is thrilled about this picture :)
Brinn is getting so big!
My Grandma (Dad's mom), Brinn, and I. It was so fun to see her... we miss not being able to see her more!
It was so fun to see...
Jen, my cousin who is the cutest little prego girl ever. It has been way to long since I last saw her! 
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My childhood best friend Rachel. I feel so blessed to have friends in my life who I can not see for years and then when we are together it is like no time has passed.
Rachel and my kids together... One of those full circle moments for me, because this was the age we were when we were playing together.
Britt, my cousin. I love her. She is so fun and one of those people who really seems to put everyone else before herself. 
The one thing my dad wanted to do in Utah was take the kiddos to the zoo.
Grandma, Brinn, Aidan, Jackson, Elli, and Grandpa
Brinn and Elli... all smilies
Aidan and Jackson showing us how stinky the elephant poop was.
On the train...
...Which Aidan loved!
Thanks mom and dad for everything! You spoiled us for sure! We love you!
While in Bear Lake we went to the rodeo...
Brinn's first time at the rodeo 
At the rodeo they had a little contest where all the kids go in the arena and chase a calf with a ribbon tied on it's tail. Whichever kid grabs the ribbon gets a prize. We asked Aidan if he wanted to do it and he said yes. I don't actually think he knew there was a cow in there till the very end but he was having a fun time following the masses. He's kind of hard to see in the video but he's towards the back of the group with the grey shirt and tan pants... the smallest kid out there. It was so funny!
(Video would not upload... I will try it again soon!)
We went to Bear Lake with my extended Family on my mom's side. We were missing a few family members, but we were happy we were able to spend time with everyone that was there and had a great time!
Brinn's first and last boat ride... she did not like the wind or the life jacket and cried almost the entire time. 
David and Holli sporting their life jackets! 
Aidan and Dad roasting marshmallows by the fire. I love the fact that my kids are now making memories that I had as a child. 
Sophie, Aidan, and Porter playing pool. 
Me before surfing... 
Me after surfing... 
Aidan and Jackson loved the beach, in fact it was hard to talk them into leaving it to ride the boat. 
Aidan and Brinn... 
Aidan driving the boat with Johnny Boy! 
David surfing 
Nothing beats a fun day on the beach! 
Aidan and my grandpa playing a fun game of checkers. 
Thank you Grandpa and Grandma for a fun week. We love you guys! And also thanks John and Glen for all the boat rides... it was awesome!
We just happened to be in Utah at the same time as David's brother Jeff's family, who were visiting from Washington. It was so fun spending a day with them and Aidan had so much fun playing with his cousins.
We started the day by going to temple square:
It was so nice to be able to see all the exhibits, conference center, and to walk around the temple grounds. 
Aidan and Miranda playing by the fountain.
I thought this was the cutest little background for a picture of Brinn, but she was so mesmerized by the flowers she wouldn't give me a smile.
After Temple Square we went back to Jeff and Heather's hotel for a swim in the pool:
Aidan and Miranda playing in the pool.
Brinn chillin by the pool.
Jeff and Kailee at on the other side of the drive-through.
It was so fun to see them for a day... My only regret is the lack of pictures I got with them but this was at the beginning of our trip and I was not quite in picture mode yet.
