More Kaylin

Thanks to my amazing sister Tawni who took these pictures!!

She's Here!

And she couldn't be any more perfect!

Introducing Kaylin~ born 10-20-10.

8 lbs 8 oz, 20 1/2 in.

I don't know why these pictures are so small, but they're too cute not to include:

Brea has been working on her big sister skills by taking great care of Taco, her baby doll.

Here she is just before her first bath.

Don't worry, there will be plenty more pictures to come, but I have to go kiss my baby again.

Soaking It In

With Jordan's crazy travel schedule in August and September, Brea and I had a lot of time to enjoy her last few months as an only child. We spent a day shopping and playing in Park City, spent a lot of time golfing (I golfed right up until the day before I delivered),

went to the circus...
...where Brea practiced her acrobatics in the aisle...but things are always more fun when daddy is around~

We also got to go to Cornbelly's with Suz, Kam, Lou and the cousins.

We've also spent a lot of time getting ready for the baby to come

and enjoying the Halloween season.

Baby Kaylin is lucky to have such an amazing big sister!

A Glimpse...

...at what Saturday morning chores look like at our house...

Outsmarting Daddy

Thanks to this picture Jordan is out $5000...to Brea. As we were getting ready to read our scriptures last night, this was the conversation~

Krissy: Brea, do you remember the name of the guy with the funny hair that we learned about yesterday?

Brea: Yep.

Jordan: I'll give you $5000 if you can remember his name.
Brea: Korihor.

WHAT?!?! Turns out Brea is the only 2 year-old in the history of the world to pay attention during scripture study. Jordan started with a $1 down-payment

Oh, P.S.- here's another conversation that took place yesterday~

Brea: Daddy, do you want to hear three words that rhyme?

Jordan: Um, yeah.

Brea: mat, cat, sat.

(I didn't teach her that)

Any advice you have for rasing a child that is smarter that you are would be appreciated.

Enter baby Will

Kandis' baby, Will, is our new obsession. He is adorable. And sooo nice. I'd say almost too nice, but I don't want to jinx it for Kandis. She deserves an easy, perfect little baby! Here is a little proof that he is already the most loved baby around~

...and half of the family hasn't even met him yet. Let the smothering begin! Brea has loved it, though, because while Kam and Colbs have been stuck in the hospital (thanks to a teeny scare and a short stay in the NICU) she has had lots of cousin time. She simply can't get enough of these darling boys!

July

Well, it's official. Brea is a genius. She decided she wanted to catch bugs from our closet (don't worry, we don't have an infestation of bugs in our house. I suppose this might be a small hole in her genious-ness). When she got tired of holding one ziplock open with her hands she decided to devise this bug-catcher. She lined up a whole bunch of ziplocks, opened them wide, and just waited for the bugs to come. See, genius! If the genius thing doesn't work out, though, I do think she has a future in modeling.
I've spent a bunch of time hanging out with other pregnant folks. It just makes you feel better about eating everything you see when you're not alone.

Get cuter, Brea!

Oh wait, you did. Here she is having a lemonade stand with my cousin Syd. This girl is quite the salesman. They earned $15 on a low-traffic road selling kool-aid at 10 cents a glass. You better have a tight grip on your wallet when this girl is around. She'll talk you right out of however much you might have hiding in there.

Of course we've also spent MANY a day at the pool. Lucky for you I haven't included any photos of me in my maternity swimsuit.

Daddy-daughter time always ends up happening at the same place...

Brea doesn't limit herself to getting herself soaked in sprinklers or pools. Fountains work just fine as well.

We also said goodbye to my dad's brother, my uncle Mark, in July. He was such a wonderful, funny, loving man. He will be missed. I am so grateful that families are forever!

'Till we meet again, uncle Mark!

Hello, Lake Tahoe!

We decided to leave Brea home and have a little vacation before the baby comes. We enjoyed this beautiful place~

thanks to these two wonderful people~

We spent our time golfing...sitting around...panning for gold...mining for gold...biking (17 miles of biking, in case you were wondering)... soaking up some time with our wicked-awesome family...fishing...

and doing a LOT of eating at all of the amazing restaurants that Tahoe and open table have to offer.

It was a perfect get-away with perfect weather, perfect company, and pretty much all around perfection (other than not having Kam and Colbs along to share in the fun!)