Photo Friday: The One With My Two Little Princesses

I fell in love the minute I saw this & this photo on Pinterest, so I knew I needed to take that inspiration & do something similar for my 2 girls one day.  Not too long after we were given a bunch of perfect dress-ups (thank you grandma & Natalie!).  Our last problem was finding time in our very busy Summer schedule, but this week we finally squeezed in some time.  

I loved how they turned out!  

 

 

 Don't I have the prettiest princesses?  I think they are pretty adorable...

The One With June's Friday Photo Dump

Did you know that June is the best month ever???  Here are a few reasons why we loved this year's June...

This month started with one of the best weekends I've had in a long time.  

Part of what made it so much fun was going wedding dress shopping with one of my cousins on her birthday.  It was so fun to spend time with these 3 amazing ladies!  I honestly don't remember anything else I did that weekend, I just remember thinking the whole weekend that it was such a good one.

A few days later we went to visit Rick at work (downtown) again.  

Do you see those men clear up on the temple?!?

Paige started Horse Therapy this month.  

It's a free service done by Resolution Horse Company.  It's been so awesome for her, she loves it & she loves talking about it just as much.  It's so pretty there & I love to watch her.  It's been fun for both of us.  She rides on ponies named Dixie & Hope.  Just the other day they started working on 's' sounds (as per my request) and she's already been improving (in less than 48 hours! Go Paige!).  

Lindsey turned 6 months old this month!  

She's had quite the month.  She's rolling everywhere & so close to crawling it's not even funny.  Okay, okay... it's a little bit funny when she lunges forward while she's on all fours, but don't tell her I said that!  She's also learned how to get into the sitting position all by herself.

I think she's officially started teething.  She's had a few fussy days lately, runny nose, and she's also started nursing... well, differently.  :)  I can't see or feel anything in there yet, so hopefully they come soon so she can get it over with!

She also just started fake coughing & playing copy cat games with it.  I love it.

She started eating baby cereal & she seems to love it.  I think she knows it's a big girl thing...

Sometimes she even attacks the spoon before I can even get it in her mouth.  Now that's funny!

She started sleeping on her stomach (and for some reason I think it's adorable)...

She put a hole in both toes of some rather new pjs... ???

We took her swinging for her first time (she loved it & Paige loved pushing her... is that a bad sign or good sign??)...

Oh yeah, and we busted out her swimming suits a couple of times.  Once in our make-shift pool... (you likey?) and once in a real pool (Thanks Barbie!) where Paige was even kind of jumping in the pool... that's big for her!

My brother also made it into town.  I love having him & his family here.  

One of his sons decided to be baptized up here with my other nephew.  It was a really neat experience & of course so much fun to be with my family.

While he was here we also all went on a family vacation.

We went to another one of my brother's cabin up at Flaming Gorge.  Most everyone was able to float down the Green River.  Paige & Rick went & Paige fell asleep by the end of the 2 hour ride.  I don't know how Rick paddled one handed while holding her!  Z & I stayed back so that we could meet everyone at the end.  I wasn't about to risk being stuck on a raft with a 6 month old in a life jacket.  No sir.  

While we were at Flaming Gorge, we celebrated my birthday.  It was so neat to celebrate it with my whole family!  Everyone (including all of the little kids) wrote me the cutest cards & Rick took me out to dinner.  Oh yeah... and I got a nap!  :)  

We also had a lot of fun this month goofing around...

Dressing up...

Playing with our new baby that can go in the bath... 

Reading...

And my personal favorite... cuddling!!

Oh yeah, and we also enjoyed going to lots of family parties, spending LOTS of time with our extended family, and living it up in the sun before it gets too hot.  I love June!  

See??  How can you not agree that June is the best month?  

(unless you are Rick & are a little obsessed with football... :))

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*Update* After I posted this, Lindsey started to crawl!  Wahoo!!!

The One Where My Baby Is Growing Up!

Oh, sweet Baby Z... Lindsey turned 6 months old yesterday.  I know everybody says it, so I'll get it out of the way now... She's growing up way too fast!  Although I adore this age, I still miss the newborn stage (I know I'm crazy, but I can't get enough of that tiny, cuddly, sleepy baby stage).

Lindsey had a little bit of a hard patch, but she's come out of it nicely.  She's so beautiful & happy & fun.  She's rolling all over the place, and if I dare, I might even say she's just about army crawling. She keeps getting up on her knees but doesn't stay there for long.  I love making her smile & laugh & especially love seeing her interact with Paige.

When she's tired, she kicks her legs on the ground for as long as you'll let her.  It's kind of funny. She also started sleeping on her stomach just barely and i think it's kind of cute.  She is for sure a mamma's girl (and I LOVE it!).  She loves to be held and she loves to grab everything in her reach.  She loves to suck on her fingers, but not her thumb.  This girl also has a voice... oh boy, does she have a voice!

I absolutely adore her.  I can't get enough of her cheeks, lips, leg rolls & smiles.  I know it sounds cheesy, but my soul feels complete when I hold one of my babies.  That's why I almost could have 30 of them... almost.  :)  Too bad Rick doesn't want millions of little Brunsons running around.  I'm surprised, though, because we make such cute Brunsons (we're on a roll... 2 for 2!), so how could you say no to millions of them?  :)  Okay, okay, I'm going a little too far now.

So, to celebrate... I gathered my favorite Instagram pictures of this cutie patootie.

The evolution of Z

Happy Birthday, Lindsey!
xoxoxox

The One With May's Friday Photo Dump

Once again we had a very eventful month.  It's officially summer... wahoo!!  But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's talk about some of the things that we did this month...

 Lindsey turned 5 months old (and is now almost 6 months old... I can't believe it!)

 As some of you may know, she ended up being a pretty fussy baby starting when she was about 3 months old.  We made many changes this month (in hopes of helping her to be happier & more comfortable), and probably the biggest change was we got rid of this...

She's turned into such a happy baby again & it's been a lot of fun!

She also learned how to roll over from back to tummy.  There was no learning curve for this girl, she just all of a sudden did it one day & she has been doing it ever since.

She also found her toes this month.

I've been trying to get pictures of her eating her toes, but it's a lost cause... Every time I try, she stops.  Sheesh.

It's been so fun to watch Paige & Lindsey's relationship grow.  Every day (since Z was born), Paige interacts more & more with her.  This month, Lindsey started interacting back to Paige & they love each other   It makes me a happy mamma.

Paige has had a big month as well...

We played in the rain, did pedicures, read a lot, learned how to put a puzzle together, played with friends & had fun playing outside.  Oh yeah, and Paige learned how to write her name.

We also celebrated the first ever Apraxia Awareness Day!

We finished reading the Book of Mormon... okay, okay, the Book Of Mormon Stories :)

We also had fun playing at grandma's house...

  And especially playing with Grandma's new toy!

Paige finished her first year at preschool.  I'm so sad because I knew how much she loved it.  But, we got her signed up for horse therapy for the summer, so that is nice that we have something to look forward to!

I enjoyed lots of special gifts from my grandma.  They have made my house a happier place.

We celebrated Mother's Day (BTW... I have THE best mom ever!)

Rick's mom always takes Paige over Memorial Day Weekend.  This tradition started the year we all 3 had surgeries within 2 weeks of each other... and it just kind of stuck.  Rick's dad had invited us up to Bear Lake, so last minute we packed up the car (and Lindsey) and took a mini road trip.  It was an adventure (both Lindsey & I got sick), but it was good to get out of the house.

We started planting our garden... We still haven't planted the corn (we ran into some technical difficulties), so I don't know if we will get it planted, but we're trying to figure it out.  Crossing our fingers.

I've had more mommy guilt than normal this month.  Thankfully people write posts like these to help us through times like these. (do you know any more?  shoot them my way!) 

Oh yeah... and can't forget one last thing...
We also wore our clothes backwards!  :)

Next month we are looking forward to a family vacation, horse therapy (for speech therapy for Paige) another trip to see Rick at work & hopefully lots of family time! 

The One With Photo Friday - Singin' In The Rain

Earlier this month we had a nice rain storm.  It was an almost perfect spring rain storm (besides being a bit chilly).  The smell was perfect, it wasn't too heavy & the thunder was just far away that it was almost comforting.

I've always wanted to take pictures of Paige jumping in puddles in cute rain boots and a some-what matching umbrella in her hand wearing a some-what matching rain coat.  Well... it's not quite what I imagined (snow boots instead of rain boots... not big puddles... not matching umbrella... hand-me-down & too small rain coat), but I still couldn't turn down Paige's request to go outside to play when she saw it was raining.  Of course, I brought the camera along... (and of course I'm glad I did!)