A Little Bit of Sweetness

Monday, November 12, 2012

Fall is definitely here!!!

What an awesome time of year! Fall is such a pleasant time for so many reasons--the weather begins to cool off, it's fun to be outside, it's beautiful, it reminds me of my (our) wedding, and with a new season brings new experiences for our little B. Brinley has really enjoyed the weather since I'm more likely to go outside with her now that it's cooled off. Here are some fun photos of Brinley (and our family) enjoying fall.

Raking leaves with Daddy...kind of a never-ending project

We need all the help we can get!

Taking a break with Dad to have some water

Getting ready to jump in the leaves!

So fun!

Getting buried in the leaves!

Doing a sponge painting project I used to do with my
second graders (yes, she's advanced)....and yes, I'm the
brave mom who doesn't put down any "protective" covering
before painting on the hardwood floors...

Getting in her wagon...she asked me to pull her around-- "mommy pull!"

Brinley loves to wear Daddy's shoes

So believe it or not, it really did get cold...at least
cold for us :)

Enjoying being bundled up

One of Brinley's current favorite activities is setting the table.
She likes to buckle various babies into her high chair and then
put out "food" for them. She is holding a bib in her hand--getting ready
to fasten it to "baby."

a close up of "baby"

Being super silly as usual

More silliness....Brinley's pants are extremely high in case you can't tell :)

Wearing baby in her "sling"--she was happy to
be hands free while caring for her baby--
Brinley likes to remind me that having a small
baby is very hard work.

We should be able to post a video soon of Brinley enjoying and jumping in the leaves.

First Haircut!

This is the 100th blog post I think...in case you were wondering!

Brinley had her first hair cut last month! She didn't technically have to have one probably....but her bangs were getting in her eyes. We went to our local Cost Cutters, and she had a really fun time. Brinley has come with me to my haircuts before (she sits on my lap)--so she was familiar with all of the tools and what happens at a hair cut. She got to sit in the chair all by herself (a booster seat), and the hair cut went pretty fast. I didn't want to cut off too much length from Brinley's hair because it's fun to put it "up..." however, we did have to get rid of some of the mullet that was developing. We basically did an overall trim. Here are some photos of the fun experience!

This is the "before" picture

Notice how long it is!!

First hair cut experience!

Getting ready for the big cut!

Enjoying the hair drying part

Being super silly!

One of the first "after" photos--this is in the car afterwards--notice
how short her bangs are!! (and how happy she is--she had a
super fun time)

An "after" shot

Still has some length....just a little bit more straight across

Brinley was quite the trooper, and had a great time! The only disappointing part of the hair cut for me was that she no longer looks like a "baby." Her bangs make her look like a big girl.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Pumpkin Patch!

We had a great time this year at the Pumpkin Patch. I wasn't sure how much Brinley would get out of the patch, but she had a FANTASTIC time! Everything is so new and exciting for her right now, this is just a really fun age! Here are some fun pictures from the day!

Entrance to the Pumpkin Patch! (We didn't end up doing the corn
maze--maybe next year!)

A Train! We just plopped Brinley into one of the "cars" as soon
as we got there without explaining it to her (we were afraid an
explanation would lead to her not wanting to do it). She hopped in
and then once the train started moving, she was pretty scared.
She never cried though! I'm so proud of Brinley for trying
something without mommy (or daddy) by her side!