Lagoon & Brooklyn's 22 Month Update

Lagoon

Last Wednesday Brett, Brooklyn and I headed to Lagoon. We couldn't have picked a better day to go! All the schools had started except for Davis County and it was the middle of the week so it was EMPTY!! I'm talking you could ride Colosus, Wicked, pretty much any ride more than once without getting out of your seat. Brooklyn was just shy of 36 inches, which is how tall you had to be to ride most of the rides, but she still had plenty to ride with mom and dad including; Tidal Wave the guy let us on even though she wasn't tall enough, flying aces, all the kiddie rides that allowed adults to go one too, Draculas Castle, the Merry Go Round she loved that, the train, and the Ferris Wheel. She wasn't sure about the rides while we were sitting there waiting for them to start and even tried to climb off of some, but as soon and they started she seemed to like them and would even say "weeee" in sort of a nervous tone. I'm not sure if we scarred her from wanting to go on them again next year or made her more brave :) Here are some pictures from our fun night...

 Waiting for the Train

 The poor little thing was running down the streets in Pioneer Village, tripped and hit her face on the cement :( So...daddy used his basketball shooting skills and won her a teddy bear to help her feel better. She LOVED it! This picture also shows her perma-scraped knees. Once one heals she scrapes another one...clumsy girl.

 Enlarged to show owie 

22 Months

About Brooklyn at 22 months:

• She is mom's little shaddow. She loves to help me vaccum/dust, get ready with me in the morning, help make dinner or bake, etc.
• She's talking up a storm, nothing more than two word sentences though. For the most part she pronounces words really well, but there are a few times where we have to think hard to figure out what she is saying. She amazes us with how many things she knows the names for, for instance I gave her whip cream out of a can probably a few months ago and today when Brett was putting it on his waffles she heard it and said "whip cream" at first I had no idea what she was saying then she walked over and pointed to the can and said "whip cream". Sure enough it sounded just like whip cream. I had no idea what she was saying because I had no idea she knew what that was.
• She loves/still loves to go for walks, blow bubbles, play with rocks, play in dirt/sand, go for golf cart rides, finger paint, push objects (balls, crayons, tupperware, etc) in her stroller.
• She loves Baby Einstein DVD's. It the only movie/show that will keep her attention for more than 5 secs.
• She still loves to wipe down stuff like she is cleaning. I'm hoping that she will still love to clean when she gets older :)
• Got two more teeth (left top & bottom eye teeth). Just two more to go before she gets her two year old molars.

We love this little girl and have so much fun with her, I just hate how fast she is growing!

Oregon Coast

Last week we went to Depoe Bay, Orgegon with Brett's family. We used Brett's aunt's time share so we were able to stay in a nice condo right off the ocean.
On Friday we drove to Pedleton where we stayed the night in a hotel. On the way there we stopped in Boise to see Brett's aunt Andrea and their new home, which was beautiful.

We passed this driving down the freeway...pretty sweet!

Then on Saturday we finished the drive there after stopping in Portland to visit one of Brett's dad's co-workers. There house was nestled in a little forest surrounded by berry bushes, ponds & streams and lots of trees, such a beautiful place to raise their 3 little daughters.

This is the road to their house...

..and this is the stream by their house.

 Brooklyn was such a good girl the WHOLE way, even through sitting in almost 3 hours of traffic. We were a little worried when we first started because she's never been the best at long car rides, but she stayed busy with her movies and new activities that I bought just for this trip, the DVD cases kept her pretty entertained (for hours) too. :)

This is how she fell asleep one of the times

Almost there

Once we got there we just enjoyed being out of the car.

On Monday we mostly just took it easy, which is what we decided this vacation was for. So, we chilled in our pj's and went to the Farmer's Market and got some delicious bluberries, blackberries, strawberries, and corn on the cob.

On Monday Brett's parents went to pick up his sister and her family who were flying in from California after visiting her in-laws near Eugine OR. While they were doing that we went to  a beach, saw Devils Punch Bowl and found a beautiful one-way road that was sooo green!

The rest of the time we played with cousins who we don't get to see very often,

 had fun on the beach blowing bubbles, looking in tide pools for star fish, playing in the sand, and flying kites,

eating yummy seafood,

going to the Tillamook Cheese Factory and county fair,

JoDee Messina

going for walks and ejoying the beautiful weather and scenery,

and visiting the Portland temple.

One last picture of Brooklyn having fun with her stickers on the way home.

On the way back Brett's parents and brother stayed with Jeanie's sister in Boise, but Brett and I decided  to head straight home and got there at about 2 am.

It was such a fun trip and we are glad that we got to spend some quality time with family.

P.S. 

Sorry about the picture dump, hopefully it didn't bore you too bad!

Snake River Trip

Last Saturday we headed up to Rupert/Burley Idaho with a friend that lives near us and some friends that live in Idaho. Every year they get together to boat on the river, swim, golf, camp, eat good food and play Holy Board and this year we were lucky enough to get invited to join them.

On Saturday after we got there and got everything set up we got some lunch and the boys went golfing while the girls and the kids went swimming at the city pool. Then we went to a delicious authentic chinease restaurant that was so yummy then headed back to the trailers to play Holy Board which I will explain later. Then on Sunday we went boating on their pontoon boat which was so fun! I couldn't help but think of the pontoon song, which you can listen to here. They had a tube that fit 3 people so me and Brooklyn went with Melanie & Michelle. That was Brooklyn's first time tubing. She didn't cry and was pretty content so I  think she enjoyed it :), Then we bbq'd hamburgers and ate some lunch on the beach. Right after lunch it started to rain pretty hard so we chilled under the canopy in the boat and floated down the river admiring the beautiful houses that were along the shore.
Brooklyn was pretty tired by the time we were done so Brett and I headed back to put her to bed, while the others took the boat back and grabbed something to eat. While they were still gone. Brett and I watched the sunset in the back of his truck and went looking for some frogs around the pond so we could catch one for Brooklyn but we never did see any.
Monday we went out for a yummy breakfast, the boys went golfing, I chilled around the campsite reading a magazine and whatever while Brooklyn took a nap then had some girl talk with Sheryl, Melanie, and Michelle, while the little girls were playing. When the boys got done we met them at a Mexican restaurant, that Brett and I happend to stop at on our way home from Washington after our Alaskan Cruise and ended up loving it. Then went to see Melanie and Zack's house. They have an awesome 12 acres, which they farm. Lots of chickens, ducks, two baby kittens that they have been bottle feeding because the mom abandoned them, a pygmy goat who is hilarious and will run and jump with the kids, a huge St. Bernard, and 2 chiwawas. And that night we had another Holy Board tournament...Brett and I definitely need some practice.
Then on Tuesday after Breakfast we packed up and headed home.
We had such a great time and hope that we get to go back next year. Here are some pictures from the trip.

 Our camp spot

 This is the Holy Board board. In a nutshell...there are two teams. Each hole has a point value and the goal is to get to 21 by tossing the washers into the hole. If you go over 21 you have to go back to the number of points you had before and try again. If somebody lands on your washer that is already in the hole they steal your points plus get theirs.

Brooklyn having fun with Zia and Aubrey

Brooklyn and Mya

 I had to post this picture cause I thought it was so cute. We asked the waiter if we could get a Nacho Dulses for dessert and he said he wasn't sure what that was, but if I explained it to him he would try and make it and this is what he made us. What a sweet guy for doing his best to understand what I was trying to describe!!