.dont you ever grow up.

.andrew and i have decided that we think its time we start putting brooklynn in her crib at night. i have tried it for nap today, and it just isnt going as easy as planned. i think alot of it is because i enjoy treasuring the time i have with her now, while she is small. i like waking up to her beautiful smiling face next to me. i enjoy watching her sleep while i lay there at night. i love holding her, cuddling her, rocking her to sleep. 

.she doesn't make it easy either, little bug wakes up when i put her in her crib, and than smiles at me. i pick her up, sit in my glider, and rock her to sleep. she snuggles up to me, smiles, and closes her beautiful blue eyes and falls asleep.

.she is 3 months tomorrow! 3 months. i cannot believe it.

.this whole day i have had taylor swifts song in my head...

"oh darling, dont you ever grow up

don't you ever grow up, just stay this little, 

oh darling, dont you ever grow up

dont you ever grow up, it can stay this simple.

.proud of my baby shower gift.

.so i have a friend, Chelsie Blight, who is stinkin creative it kills me. well i stopped by just as she was heading out the door to a friend's baby shower. well she has been telling me about these motorcycle diaper presents she makes, and i FINALLY got to see one, because that was her present she was taking to her shower. ADORABLE. i was just determined at that point to make one. well i had the PERFECT opportunity, with my friend Timber's, baby shower.

.so I HAVE to show if off, cause i am proud of myself, and people actually were surprised that I made it. it cost right around $20.00 (including the bear) which is what i usually spend on baby shower gifts anyways...but its WAY cool to open this up all put together, instead of individual items. the present came with,
32 diapers-2 bibs-1 bottle-1 pair of socks, 2 receiving blankets & the bear.

.here are pictures.

.my sister in law's baby shower is coming up (my mom in law and me are throwing it)...and i am trying to think of something just as cool, but for a girl... and it would be REALLY cool if i could come up with something in her western theme. . . and my mind is going....

.laughter.

well andrew is finally out of school. he took his last final last night, and the average was an 70% and he got 100%. this kid is a smarty and worked hard. he pulled a 4.0 taking 21 credits. brooklynn and i couldn't be more proud of daddy. brooklynn is soaking up time with daddy already. yesterday i was at a bow making party (yes, bows for babies) and learned how to make so many new and ADORABLE bows. However, little miss b was in a bad mood and wouldnt let me make any YET... so thats my project this upcoming week, and possibly with my mom in law and sister in law. i am making one today for her, to wear to a bridal shower for an amazing girl. i am thrilled to show off brooklynn to my old co-workers and celebrate brittany's marriage.

.well i have things to do, but to make up for my lack of posts, here is one that will just make you smile. we were filming brooklynn smiling at herself in the mirror, when suddenly she laughed...FOR THE FIRST TIME.. and we captured it. i watched the video over and over and over. its adorable. she has only laughed one other time since then, and that was this morning when daddy was changing her diaper, and just as he was done wiping her, she peed. it was hilarious, i swear she knows when daddy is changing her diaper, because she seems to pee whenever he does, and soak an outfit and the changing pad cover. 

.enjoy the video. we sure did. hopefully more posts to be done, and more memories to be made while we have daddy all to ourselves.

.Brooklynn Laughing for the 1st time.

.family pictures with miss brooklynn.

.so i am spoiled. oh, you didnt know?.. well i am. i have a friend who LOVES photography and does a freaking great job doing it, makes me think about going out in photography. . . anyways. she did our family pictures twice.

.yes blog readers, you read correctly, and no i didnt misspell anything, no type-o here, she took our family pictures twice. 

.and that is why i am spoiled.

.we took a night and did pictures. . . some turned out okay, but nothing i was like YES that one, iwanttoblowmyfaceuplifesizetoputonmywall kinda thing...so i begged her to take another set of pictures. here are some favorites from the first session... notice my long blonde hair.

 .some of my FAVORITES of brooklynn.

 .my very very very very very favorite of brooklynn.

.she also got herself into another mess with me early the morning of pictures... long story short.

.i got my hair done. it was REALLY blonde, andrew hated it (no he wont admitt it, but i could tell by his reaction and comments) so i pulled out a box of brown i had, and had her come highlight it for me. . .

.did you know blonde REALLY sucks brown??

..well i didnt, until i washed it out, and my hair was practically black.

.so i got another box i had (light brown) and did 2 treatments of that to lighten it up.

.i like it, its different. moral of the story.... andrew wont let me get my hair done anymore, he said a box and that is it. stink.

.anyways so we took more family pictures and they turned out GREAT. here are some favorites from the second session. notice my brown still long hair...

thank you janelle for putting up with my spoiledness and hair mess. and taking amazing pictures even andrew and i dont look too bad in... i know thats hard :) .

.brooklynn's first 4th of july.

.the boys went one way and the girls when another on the morning of the fourth. the boys all woke up and went golfing. the girls took the kiddos to the parade and than came home and was going to go swimming, until we heard from the boys telling us they were done golfing and STARVING.

.so we went to pizzapiecafe and ate pizza. it was delicious. than we came back to our apartment and hung out all together for about 1.5 hours until the westensee's left. brooklynn was EXTREMELY grumpy on her blessing day (luckily she was asleep DURING her blessing) and on Monday. than i realized the poor thing hadnt pooped since Saturday. well finally the girl got it all out.

.and during the time grandma debbie was holding her. poor grandma. she was hugging and loving brooklynn and brooklynn just let it all out. the reaction was hilarious. all over my floor, half up her back, and debbie just stood there and laughed and told brooklynn she was a good girl for getting it all out. uncle derek was so sick, he had to step outside (this boy has a weak stomach, but acts all mighty and tough... and can dig into a dead person with no problem during lab... but give him a little baby poop or spit up and derek about looses it). 

.well bath time it was. miss brooklynn LOVES baths. once the westensee's left we took the girls (mia and kaylee) to the splash park here... last oh about 25 minutes max. those girls are use to arizona weather...but it was fun while it lasted. we than came home and started packing for out departure the next morning for ronnie's wedding.

.here are pictures of miss brooklynn in her 4th of july outfit. and with uncle ty uncle ev, grandpa roger and grandma debbie. 

 .hope everyone had a GREAT 4th of july.