Just a few of the perks of going to St. George

#1- Great shopping (Dillards, Christensen's, Tai Pan, Krumpet's, and much much more).

#2- Great food (Cheesecake Factory, Pasta Factory, Cafe Rio).

#3- Eating whatever we want (Grandma and Grandpa Reitano's house was Brynlee's favorite cause there was always something on the floor for her to find and eat. Her favorite was popcorn).

#4- Relaxation.

#5- A few wrestling matches with Uncle Bryce.
#6- LOTS of outdoor fun.

#7- Spending time with family and friends (especially my husband and girls).

#8- Stampin' up (I got to go to my favorite scrapbooking club that I have missed so much since we moved to Spokane).

#9- Golfing (Taylor's all time favorite thing to do when we go back to sunny St. George).

We were so excited to be able to go home! We had a blast with everyone and enjoyed all the company. I want to thank Taylor for taking me home. It meant so much to me to be back in the place that I love so much and to see everyone that we love. It felt so good to be home and to do all the things that I have missed so much. The weather was so warm and sunny and it was so nice to get a break from all the cold weather. I am sad that we had to leave but I am so LOOKING forward to being able to go home again. Thank you to everyone who made this trip worth while. We love you all and can't wait to see you again!

Nick and Jessica Hammer's wedding

We had the privelage of attending Taylor's cousin Nick Hammer's wedding. Jeffrey R. Holland sealed the two together in the Salt Lake Temple. It was such a gorgeous day and the sealing was beautiful. Jessica looked gorgeous and Nick looked so happy. In some of the pictures above it cut off some of the picture and or cut off somebody's head. But you get the idea.

Oh baby

We went to visit our good friends Jeff and Shauna and they have a new baby boy in their house and our girls were so excited to see a baby. Brynlee was excited and very interested in what the baby was doing. She couldn't figure out why this baby was so much heavier than her dolls. She wanted to pick him up all by herself, but he was to heavy.

Kamryn really loved holding the baby and I can tell that she is gonna be so excited to have a baby brother in our house. She was so cute with him.

After awhile, Brynlee was more interested in the babies toys than the baby.

We are gonna have to watch this one when our new arrival gets here.

Easter egg hunt with the North fam

Kamryn wasn't very interested in getting the eggs off of the ground. She wanted to get all the eggs that were hidden above the ground.

Brynlee always has these cute little puckered lips. She reminds me of a duck. I love her little ducky lips.

As soon as Brynlee would get an egg she would sit down and open it to see what was inside. She is so smart and I didn't think she would be able to get the eggs open.

Brynlee and Aunt Ashley.

All the cute North Grandbabies. I am surprised that I was able to catch a picture of all of them looking up and smiling. That doesn't happen very often.

Boma North gave the girls these cute wands. Both Kamryn and Brynlee loved it.
Thanks for the fun easter egg hunt. We loved it!

Easter egg hunt and Family pics with the Reitano fam

My mom had an easter egg hunt for the kids and it was so fun to watch them run around and look for the eggs. Kamryn had a ton of fun and she absolutely loves quarters and it just so happened that she got quite a few quarters in her eggs. My mom likes to do money inside of the eggs rather than candy and between the two girls they rounded up $20.00. We also tried to do family pictures that day with my family, and of course the wind decided to pick up just as we were taking pictures, so they didn't turn out the best. Plus the girls just wanted to play on the playground and not smile for pictures. Oh well. Thanks mom and dad for a fun easter egg hunt.

The long drive home

Brynlee got a little hungry on the drive back to Spokane, and decided to eat her toes for dinner. Mmmm...Yummy!

Kamryn thought that it was pretty funny that Brynlee was eating her toes and so she gave it a try. She's not quite as flexible and wasn't able to get her toes to her mouth though.

Taylor has a nasty habit of having to spit out the window when he drives, and every time he opened the window Kamryn would laugh like crazy. Every time he opened the window she said "Ooo dat's cold dad."

Daddy's hat and Plumbers crack

Brynlee loves her dad's hat. She is constantly pulling it off of his head and putting it on her head. We happened to catch her putting on Taylor's hat the other day then she stood up and started to walk around the house with it on. The funny part about it was that she covered her face so that she couldn't see where she was going. We tried to get a video of her doing it but of course by the time we were ready to tape her she was done playing with the hat. Oh well.

Brynlee unfortunately got her mothers genes. NO BUTT! My side of the family is known for having the flat butt. And sadly I think Brynlee is going to get it as well. Her little diaper won't stay on her little bum and because her diaper won't stay on, her pants fall off as well. She has got this cute little buddha belly, small bum, and chicken legs. Poor girl. It doesn't matter if she is walking, sitting, or laying down, you can always see her little plumbers crack.

1 year old pictures

I finally went and got Brynlee's one year old pictures taken and I am so pleased with them. I had the hardest time picking which pictures to get. I also have been trying for a year to get a good picture of the two girls together. After multiple times of getting pictures taken, I finally have a good picture of the two of them together (other than Kamryn's hair in her face). Yay! I know every mom thinks their girls are cute, but I especially think that mine are absolutely adorable. I love my babies!

First haircut

Yes, I know Brynlee is still bald and probably didn't need a haircut.....but the back of her hair grows faster than the top and she was getting a mullet. I would rather have a bald headed baby then have a baby with a mullet. So I just cut enough off of the back so that she didn't have a mullet anymore. When I would put a headband on her head, her hair would stick straight out. It looked so goofy, so I had to give in and cut a little off.

Got milk?

Taylor gave Brynlee some milk in a sippy cup but had to turn away from her to get Kamryn a treat. When he turned back around he found Brynlee in a puddle of milk. He didn't put the lid on right and so as she was taking a drink it started to come out from underneath the lid. She was a little sad that there wasn't any left for her to drink. The poor girl was soaked from head to toe.

Chinese baby

Taylor thought that he was being so funny the other day. He pulled Brynlee's eyes back to make her look chinese. He was laughing pretty hard and he made me take some pictures of her.

Brynlee had a birthday

Brynlee had her 1st Birthday on friday and we celebrated with some friends and with my parents. We had a great time and we want to thank all of those who came to our house to support Brynlee on her birthday. We have such great friends out here and we appreciated the company. My parents decided to surprise us and come for Brynlee's birthday. They left on valentine's day (in the late afternoon), and they arrived to our house Friday morning at 5:00 a.m. We were so glad to have them come and we had such a good time with them. They could only stay for a few days, so it was a short trip and we wish they could have stayed longer. Since we have moved up to Spokane I haven't pulled out my scrapbooking stuff. I have gotten so behind on Brynlee's book, and so my mom made Brynlee a big scrapbook for her birthday. I will have to take some pictures for you to see how much work she went to and to see how cute it is. I LOVE IT! Brynlee is into babies lately and so Taylor and I decided to get her a baby for her birthday. She loves the baby! She holds it and kisses it and even pats it on the back. It is so cute. As you can see in the pictures below, she really loves babies. She even went to bed with the baby. She also got another baby from Uncle Mitch and Aunt Linda and she loves to play with that baby as well. The baby that they gave her opens and closes her eyes and so Brynlee loves to pull them open and shut.

My parents had to leave today and we are so sad, the house is too quiet now. But we will see them in a few weeks when we come home for spring break. Thanks for everything mom and dad and we hope you had a good time.

Bye Grandma and Grandpa! See you in a few weeks!

Happy Birthday Brynlee!

A look back