11 months

I know that every month I am saying, “I can’t believe it has been (however) many months since Brin came home…But this month, I REALLY CAN’T believe she will be 1 in just a few short weeks!! It blows my mind every time I think about how our lives have changed in 11 months. We could not be happier, we have not smiled so much, we have not found so much joy as we have in the last 11 months!

Brin,

We LOVE YOU with ALL of our hearts! God knew exactly where he was sending you…and what a PERFECT choice…you are WONDERFUL and complete our family!

At 11 months Brin is:

Walking around all furniture

Beginning to let go of furniture and test her standing skills

Says Hi Dad when Nick comes in her sight

Says HI on the phone

LOVES stuffed animals

Still waiting on 2 teeth on the bottom

Eating some table food: bread, mashed potatoes, apple sauce, couscous, sweet potatoes

Drinking water out of the bottom of a straw

VERY musical

has lots of exzima

Is giving kisses

Has NO FEAR

Rarely cries when she falls or bonks

LOVES the dog

Roars like a lion, barks like a dog, makes a wind sound for elephant

Beginning to drink out of a sippy cup

loves to crawl into the bathroom or crawl on Lola’s dog bed

Spend 3 days (M,W,F) at Aunt Nona’s, Tuesday’s with Julie Stanley (directly across the street from school) and Thursdays with Nick.

Brin’s favorite place to sit and play. She is a pro at getting in and out…this child is FEARLESS!!!

We’re gonna be great friends…

Colleen and Quinn were in from Vegas last week and we got to spend 2 AWESOME nights with them! Colleen and Quinn came over for a vegetarian pasta dinner on Thursday. It was great to spend the evening with them. The kids played (as much as a 2yr old and 11month old can), took a bath, and we talked. We asked Colleen and Dom to be Brins God parents…they were soo excited and so are we! We wish they were closer but treasure every moment we get to visit together.

Getting back into the swing…

Bare with me as I get back in to the swing of the blog. Our computer crashed and we have been with out means to blog. A TON has happened since then…so stay tuned as (hopefully) I get it all blogged. (not sure if it will all be in order)

Just a cute picture from election day!