The big day!

Although I did have a few moments of pre-party stress I think Bryn's first birthday party went pretty well. We were greatful to have family and friends from all over come and celebrate this special day with us. There was a pony and a goat, a bounce house and we even had a few of the kids jump in the pool. My favorite part was Bryn realizing she had a whole cake all to herself and taking full advantage of the moment! I love first birthday parties for this very reason :)
I'm now looking forward to a break from event planning, at least until Halloween!

Happy Birthday Bryn!!!!!!!!

How does a year pass so quickly? I'm sure it has something to do with the hours spent changing diapers, making bottles and eventually chasing little ones all over the house! We have been so blessed with our little Brynnie. She is like the icing on the cake of our little family. It's amazing that this tiny little baby girl is now a toddler. She is so much fun to watch as she figures out how things work. She just adores Brook and is all about Daddy and of course she is not happy unless she is eating something :) Seemingly just to mark her birthday she was up at 1:30 this morning, demolished a bottle of milk and instead of going right back to bed decided she wanted to play. So we sang Patty cake and Itsy bitsy spider and then she started yelling for Dada and Booh (Brook), apparently it was to be a family celebration. She did finally go back to bed but I'm sure she'll be up and ready to go in no time...ahh I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
I'm not sure what her stats are I'll have to update after her appointment next wednesday, but on our scale she was 21lbs and I'm sure she is taller than Brook was at this age. Today will be a simple dinner and some cupcakes to celebrate and then the big party will be on Saturday. Everyone is coming and I'm so excited to see her reaction to everything going on. We'll have a pony and I hope she will "ride" on him. I also hope she demolishes her cake although I'm pretty confident that won't be an issue :)

We love you BrynBryn and hope you have a wonderful 1st birthday!

Update: Bryn weighed in at 19lbs 13 oz and is 30 1/2 in.

First day!

So Brook had her first day of 4 day preschool yesterday. She was excited all morning but as soon as we arrived at the school she became quite nervous(as you can see in her picture with the teacher). Thankfully she was fine when I left her, well I didn't get a call to come get her anyway. Bryn looked a little confused though, like why is my sister staying and not me? I can't wait till kindergarten when Bryn will realize her sister will be gone all day :(
Daddy came home early so we could all go pick up Brook and she was very happy to see him. All in all I think things went well although I still can't believe my "baby" is going to school! I'm proud and sad all at the same time.

End of summer and I HATE my camera!

Okay so I had put off posting about our Labor day weekend because I "forgot" to take my camera with us to CA and was waiting for our friend Ronnie to email me the pics he took. To date he has not and so I blame the lack of LD pics on him and not on the fact that I hate my camera and did not take it. Anyways...we went to CA to visit for the weekend and had a great time. Bryn met her Great Grandma Mazlo for the first time and the girls also got to spend the day with Grandpa Craig, Grandma Lila and Uncle Justin. We stayed at Andy's house so it was like a sleepover weekend for Brook with Alyssa and Sierra. We bbq'd on Saturday and hung out till Sunday morning then headed to Ronnie's house on our way home. He and his family own a nursery where he also makes rustic cedar log furniture. It's great stuff, check it out at Uniquenursery.com. We're fortunate enough to have just about everything he has made and we love it all! While there we took a little nature trip up the mountain he logs and it was all just so beautiful and peaceful, I didn't want to leave. On monday we bbq'd at Grampy and Grammy's house. Our neighbors Cato and Robin came with us and we got to visit with Uncle Chris and Becky, Uncle Kermit and Leah. Nana, Connor, Sue and Steve were there also.
On wednesday Brook had her first ballet class. She is too cute in her outfit and her hair in a bun. By the way, they really should offer a pre class for the mom's to teach them how to get the kids ready for class. I had no idea how to do a bun, I had to call Robin, or whether or not the undies stay on underneath..small details but still wanted to get them right. Anyways Brook had a great time and I'm so excited to see all she will have learned at the performance next May.
Last night was open house to meet the teachers for preschool. It's great that Brook's a returning student, I think she was more comfortable with the idea this time around. Also she has Mrs. Shelley this year which is wonderful since she was the sub for Mrs. Shaw last year, so they are well acquainted with each other. Brook is excited now and can't wait for monday, and I have to say neither can I! :P
I guess summer is officially over.