She says funny things

Happy St. Patrick's Day (a day late)

Brian was in Arizona yesterday for work (he's back home this morning, I love his one day trips vs week trips :) so Bria and I had a pretty chill day here at home.
We vacuumed the house, which entailed me holding Bria's hand the entire time and she held the cord. This girl does not like the vacuum, but she's learning to deal with it as long as we have a hand on her.
We also ventured outside for a walk. Bria found lots of mud puddles and one big water puddle at the end. She eventually fell in the water puddle but that was a lot easier to clean up than the mud so it's all good.

Love her curls, her hair is getting so long...in the back, the sides still need to catch up so we can get rid of the crazy mullet style.

This weekend we don't have a ton of plans which is nice, it feels like we've been pretty busy every weekend for awhile so I'm excited to relax a bit.

Bria decided not to nap the entire week. I'm not sure what got into her, she would sit in her crib for almost 2 hours, talking. I actually didn't mind it because she'd fall asleep at night by 8 pm and then wake up between 8 and 8:30 am, score! Yesterday she actually did fall asleep but I woke her up at 3:15 pm so she would still be ready for bed. I don't know if this no nap thing will stick or if she'll go back to napping, time will tell.

Bria also crawled out of her crib the other day during nap time. This was a huge shocker as she has never been a climber. However, I put 3 books in there with her (since she wasn't sleeping) and one of them was pretty thick, she stacked them by the edge and used them to climb over. Hmm. We were going to race and get her big girl bed, but it hasn't happened since and I really think it was due to the books, so I'm hoping we can have her in the crib a little longer, I'm not ready for the big girl bed yet.

And I don't want to forget the funny things Bria says so here are some quotes from her:

{In the car, she hates the sun in her eyes}

"No sun, that's MY eyes!"

"Mom, I'm the boss. No you're the boss."

"Thank you, I appreciate that, bye bye."

"I'm so tired, my back hurts." She soooo copied this from me.

"You did a great job, Mom!" After going to the bathroom.

"I'm so glad to see you Daddy!" When he gets home from work.

There's more but I'll have to save them for another post. She sure is a character with a big personality :)

Playin' in the mud

I think it was Monday that we got a break in the rain so I put Bria's rain boots on and we trudged outside. It was wet and muddy but it felt great to go out for a walk and Bria agreed. She found endless amounts of leaves, pine cones, and mud. It was inevitable that she would eventually fall in the mud and sure enough she did. Fortunately, she didn't get hurt, she just got up and looked at her hand and said, "Dirty. Mommy doesn't like messes."

I laughed and we walked home to clean her up.

Proud of her dirty face

I should've put her in a different coat

While I cleaned up all Bria's clothes, she played with the dishes in the kitchen sink and cleaned herself up. It was a fun, Oregon, afternoon.

Monday we also went to her 2nd gymnastics class and it went really well. Bria listened a lot better this time and even though she still doesn't like somersaults, she was a trooper at all the other stuff. She's definitely a momma's girl in the class so I'm trying to help her socialize a little more. She's a ham around family!

And last but not least, here are some videos of my two favorite people. Bria loves to do cheerleading with Daddy. The first video is a blooper, and no worries, she was not hurt :)

Getting dressed up

We've been looking forward to Jeff and Caitlin's wedding all winter and it finally came. Brian (and myself) worked hard on the ceremony and wanted to make it just perfect for them. With lots of practice it came out beautifully. I'm always so proud of my husband when he's standing up there officiating :)

Nothing like the look on a groom's face when he sees the bride for the first time.

Getting hitched :)

The ceremony went great and of course Brian made some funny jokes and had everyone laughing. The bride was beautiful, I just love weddings.

Us during dinner

Nate and Amy

We had our baby! ha! Not really, obviously. Jeff's cousin, Kelly, had his 5 month old little girl there and oh my word she was so incredibly sweet. The wedding and reception went from 3 pm to 8 pm and I heard her cry for a total of 10 seconds. She was the best baby ever. She even slept for part of the time, music playing and all. So anyway, Kelly let me steal her for awhile. I was in heaven with this little baby. Brian and I both got so excited for our little one to come.

I am in love with this red velvet cupcake. I want another one right now.

Guys will be guys

Welcome to the married club Jeff :)

Caitlin's hair and dress were gorgeous, she looked stunning

I like standing next to Amy and Liz, I look so tall!

Us gettin' our groove thing on.

So, Heather came to the rescue and watched Bria both Friday and Saturday. She is incredibly generous, especially because Bria has a cold and taking care of a sick toddler is very exhausting. Brian and I really are so grateful to her, I can't imagine trying to do all that wedding stuff while dragging a toddler around, a sick one at that. Plus, it was a mini vacation for Brian and I and it felt really good to hang out with our friends and just let loose. Thanks Aunt Heather, we owe you one (Brian owes you lots!).

Things we be doin'

This week we had a nice sunny day and it was in the mid 50's, wahoo! Almost time to break out the shorts :) I took Bria to the park and she of course had a blast, we played there for an hour before she was ready to go home and have dinner.

Bria waking up Daddy from his nap...with MJ on his head.

Daylight savings is this weekend and I'm looking forward to it staying lighter in the evenings, it makes it feel like summer is close. Which, for us Oregonians, it's still a good 3 1/2 months away.

We have a dinner rehearsal and wedding to go to for our friends this weekend. Brian is actually performing the ceremony so he has a big role. I'm always excited to see him officiate.

Heather is watching Bria for us tomorrow so we can go to the rehearsal and then I think we are going to brave taking her to the wedding on Saturday. Although I'm thinking now I should've tried to get a babysitter because the wedding is an hour and forty minutes away and she'll have to skip her nap.

Long car ride + destination that is not fun for a toddler + no nap=DISASTER

Ugh.

Next week we are going to a Blazer game with Lance, Kayla, Kyle and Jenny. I am really excited. Brian and I haven't been to a game since we were on the Stunt team so I think it'll be a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to it. And hopefully the Blazers win :)

Gymnastics

So it's true, we are having another baby! We are so excited and can't wait for Bria to be a big sister. I am also a little scared, can I handle 2?! With the help of my Superman husband and awesome family, I know I'll survive :)

I found a gymnastics class for Bria that is once a week for half hour and parents participate. We went last week to the open gym part to check it out and Bria loved it. So today was our first day in the class and it was really fun. I learned just how cautious my little girl is, and also how she needs to learn to follow directions from a teacher. I think all the fun stuff to do and other kids were distracting to her so hopefully as we continue to go she'll learn to listen.

Here are some pictures from last week:

I put her in leggings and a onesie, closest thing I could get to a leotard :)

She loved the mini foam pit they had

They had a wide balance beam for little ones, so cute.

I think this class will help her develop some motor skills and learn to be more physical. Although, I may eat my words if she starts getting daring and climbs out of her crib ;)

Last week Heather and Amy came over because Amy wanted to give Bria her birthday present. I was thrilled to pieces that Amy found the ever impossible Terence doll. Bria LOVES Terence but it's hard to find things themed around him. She has a Terence book and that's it. So she was very excited to get Terence and loves carrying him around.

We had a really good weekend, it was busy but a very good busy. We ended up dropping Bria off with Aunt Heather on Saturday and going to Ikea with Jimmy, Erin, and Gabe. It was a fun trip and we got end tables for our bed and a new file cabinet. We're all sorts of organized now :) Afterwards we went to Yo cream for a tasty treat, Bria would've liked that part so I'll have to take her to one sometime.

Before Heather dropped Bria off that night we put our file cabinet together. There's nothing like some Ikea furniture to make you bond with your significant other. We seriously had fun putting it all together.

Sunday we had brunch with Marna and Heather. Marna has been in Kentucky for 5 weeks helping Sara with baby Gabriel since Jon deployed 10 days after he was born. Sara is doing really well and Marna had a blast spending so much time with her grandson.

After nap time it was clean the house time and it felt great to be so productive. Now it's Monday and I want it to be Friday already ;)

What's new with us

1. We have decided that instead of buying a house right now we are going to continue renting (although we are looking for a house to rent as opposed to the apartment).

2. Due to us not buying a house right now, we paid off the Murano! No car payment for us! Our only debt (aside from our house in Albany) is Brian's student loans and those are worth it because it got him his kicka$$ job at Intel.

3. I'm pregnant

4. Our tv broke 3 days before our warranty was up, phew. Costco is fixing it, I love Costco.

5. Read #3 again and go here :)

Bria is very excited!

February Snow

Unheard of in Oregon, February usually teases us with sunny days and leaves us anxiously awaiting Spring. But not this year, it has been FREEZING and then surprised us last week with a few inches of snow.

Bria is in love with snow, IN LOVE

When I went in to get her in the morning I opened her curtains so she could see the snow and the first thing she said was: "Sledding." She was so excited about the snow, but I was able to feed her breakfast before bundling her up and heading out in the white powder.

There is something about snow that is magical and beautiful...

...and delicious.

Good thing it was clean and powdery snow

Seriously, she thought it was the best treat ever.

And then she decided to lay down in it. I don't know how this girl wasn't frozen, I was freezing!

After about an hour I finally got her to come in and warm up. We drank some warm milk, watched a little tv and then played dress up.

Her bruise has now turned yellow with a little green. I don't like going out in public, people give me weird looks. Plus, she had a doctor's appt on Monday and I don't know if he believed she fell on a bike handle.

Her pretty dress up clothes.

The snow lasted about a day and now it is disgusting. It has rained nonstop for the last 2 days and I am sick to death of it. I pray we have a nice spring to make up for this crappy weather.