Walking and talking

Well we have an official walker and talker on our hands. On the 13th Bryn took her first unassisted/unpromted steps, about 3 of them and then on the 19th she "chased" Gavin all over Stephanie's house. On Sunday she started saying "dada", so now her vocabulary consists of Hi and dada, which of course just makes Jon so happy. She's kind of got a "mmmm" going on I'm pretty sure that means food because she only does it when it's time to eat. All this week she's been walking more than crawling. Basically she walks around the house saying Hi dada, it's really too cute. The girls had their well visits on thursday Bryn is 19 lbs 4oz and 28 1/2 in and the doctor says she has a big head??? I think her head is perfect! He wasn't concerned just stating a fact I guess. Anyways Brook is 33 lbs (same as her 3 year visit) and 42 inches tall, again the doctor wasn't concerned just said she'll be a thin girl (too bad we can't all have that problem :P). Poor thing!

My heart is overflowing...

with love for my family. Is there any greater blessing than family? I'm in awe watching my girls grow. Bryn is now 10 months and determined to do everything big sister does. Yesterday was Brook's last day at gymnastics and the mommies got to watch all they had learned, it's eye opening to see all that a child can retain. The teacher gave instruction and this group of 3-5 year olds did just what they were told. Of course Bryn was not to be left out and escaped onto the mats several times but I suppose she's just trying to get an early start. In addition to gymnastics Brook had swimming lessons yesterday and again my heart swelled with pride as this little girl, who just two weeks earlier refused to get her face wet, went fully underwater for a few seconds and came back up with a grin the size of the Grand Canyon! This moment was made all the better because Daddy surprised us by getting off work early to come and watch. Such a good Daddy! And you guessed it, Bryn would not stay out of the water as usual. We have a little fish on our hands. Luckily there is a baby pool and so Bryn and I have been hanging out there while Brook has her lessons.Today is Brook's last day of swimming and she's decided she's taking us out to McDonalds to celebrate, I love how her little brain works :)

Well I just wanted to share my joy with everyone, I hope you all have a blessed weekend!

Happy Birthday America!

We told Brook Fourth of July is to celebrate America's birthday so what did we have to do...sing Happy Birthday to America of course! She's so silly :) This year we celebrated the fourth at Dane and Stephanie's. Luckily there was a nice breeze so it wasn't too hot for the fireworks fun. Bert did turn on the sprinklers in his yard so the kids could run around which they enjoyed of course. The fireworks show was great and Brook loved the sparklers. Bryn loved the pretty colors but not so much a fan of the loud boom that followed so we spent the evening going back and forth between watching and crying...poor thing. Hopefully next year will be more fun for her. The next day we rented a boat and went to the lake with Kermit, Leah and some friends of theirs that were visiting. we had a nice time and of course Bryn loved just playing in the sand and water. Brook wasn't all that sure about getting too deep into the water but she did manage to have a good time. Jon and I did some wakeboarding, it's been a couple years for us both but we did get up and going right away so there's still hope even though were getting old! It was a great weekend to be with family and friends. Can't wait till we're able to get our own boat again, I'm sure Brook and Bryn will be wakeboarding in no time!