Newport Beach 2013

Last month we headed to Newport Beach with some of our friends for a little vacation. It was such a blast and we are already wishing we were back at the beach. We did lots of swimming, ate In n Out more times than we are proud of, played in the sand, and ate some more. Between 8 adults, and 9 kids we were quite the traveling circus but we wouldn't have it any other way.

"Trevor can you push me HIGHER?" - London

Kendria doing what she does best...

No matter where we are she always steal something from Casen and Oliver. They are such sports.

The best cinnamon roll you will EVER eat

Cruisin'

Snack break

Balboa ferry ride

We got to see Great Grandma Kozak, we love her!

Girls (Road) Trip

My cousin and I decided we wanted to have a sewing week and get all the girls in the family together to get a bunch of projects done. Me, being the avid sewer that I am (ha), decided it would be fun to go and attempt some projects. My mom and I made the 8 hour trek with Brooklyn. She was such a champ. She basically didn't make a peep for the whole drive except to giggle or ask for some more Goldfish. I absolutely love going to Logan in the Spring time. It was SO green and lush and just plain gorgeous. My uncle trains rain horses so his backyard (of 10 acres) was heaven for a little almost two year old with a love for all things "neigh". There were also dogs, and cats, and older cousins to play with. She wanted to be outside all day long and constantly asked "outside, please?" I even bought some fabric to make a quilt and got started on it, but haven't touched it since, and frankly I am not quite sure where the fabric even is. We had so much fun playing with family and hanging out in the wide open spaces for a few days. She was just as much of an angel on the way home, and we were all so grateful for that!

 When in Rome...

 View from my Aunt's house

 Playing soccer with her cousins

 Hanging out with Uncle Jay. She came home and asked "I go barn Jay?"

Easter 2013

Brooklyn is about to turn 2 and I decided I needed to get my butt in gear and get caught up on the blog. Mom fail.

Easter was great this year. It's crazy how much she has grown since last year. She loved opening the eggs, playing with her presents, and eating lots of Candy. I got her mostly books this year and for the next month we read the same books over and over and over again. We spent the day with family and friends and feel so blessed to have them in our lives. The day before, my friend Kendria threw an adorable Easter Egg Hunt at her house. Seeing Brooklyn run around with all her friends is the cutest.

What our favorite little girl is up to lately...

Is Brooklyn really going to be 2 years old in 3 months? It's nuts. NUTS! These past 21 months have been the best of our lives and I can't imagine life without her. It's nuts how we both thought we would have a boy and when we found out we were having a girl we were so surprised. Now, I thank my lucky stars every day that we got this little angel sent to our family. It's indescribable how much you love your little ones, I don't even know how to explain it. It's a completely consuming love that I never thought was possible. She is our little diva that makes us laugh so much she probably doesn't get punished enough :) I can't imagine life without her.

Lately...

- When she doesn't want to leave or stop what she is doing when I ask, she will wave and say "bye mom" (I am totally guilty for this one, I would tell her "bye" to try and get her to come and it TOTALLY back fired.)
- Has to have her dogs with her at all times. The other night she would not go to bed, which was odd cuz she normally jumps out of my arms to go to bed. I was wondering what was going on when the light bulb went on "she doesn't have dog!". I brought her dog, she giggled, gave him "loves", and she was asleep seconds later.
- Shoes, shoes, shoes. She is generally running around in a diaper with just her boots on. Snow boots. Occassionally she adds sunglasses to the mix. She walked downstairs like that the other day and I about died.
- She gets down to her birthday suit after we put her to bed. It is a weekly occurance to go wake her up and find her in just her diaper with her clothes on the floor.
- She eats eggs every morning. If I'm still tired and want her to watch TV in bed with us a few minutes, she will look at me and say "Mom, I want eggs!" The girl knows what she wants.
- She is done with high chairs. She kneels down on the chair and eats her food like a big girl.
- Loves to play in the car. While we were moving she would sit in the car and play for as long as we needed her to. She climbs from the front to the back, gets in her carseat, hits a few buttons, and then does it all over again.
- She loves her Papas. Every time the door bell rings she yells "papa!"
- She loves to read and could do it all day long. Some days I'm certain we read close to 30 books. I love that she enjoys it so much.
- When she wants you to come with her she pats you on the leg and says "hand" and then leads you to what she wants.
- She will wrap her arms around your neck and say "awww". It is the single greatest thing. Ever.

Brooklyn, you are such a ham, and we couldn't love it more.