ring and dress shopping

Erin and Perm are getting more serious and talking marriage. Erin asked Mom and I to go dress shopping with her for kicks and giggles. She wanted to have an idea of what type of dress she likes. The problem is no where around here sells modest dresses. She was hoping she could go into Utah to get the dress but until then, she wants to see what David's Bridal had. We met up at David's Bridal just to discover they weren't open yet. So I suggested we go ring shopping to kill time.
We had TONS of fun looking at beautiful expensive rings.

We ended up spending WAY too long at Roger's Jewelry but we finally made it to David's Bridal. It took even more time because they had her register there. Brielle was getting restless but then she discovered the open floor area with all the mirrors. She loved playing and looking at herself in the mirror.

Brielle was super cute. She loved looking at all the pretty dresses Erin was putting on. It was fun to see Erin in a white dress.

Every dress she put on she looked good in.

Brielle would be SO sad that Erin would leave (changing dresses). Eventually she ended up in the dressing room with Erin and Mom.

Wow look at that pretty dress.

I love this picture. Erin in her white dress and Brielle wishing she was in a pretty dress. It was a fun day. As we were leaving the parking lot I asked Brielle if she had fun. She said, "Ya, Erin, pretty dress!"

Aces game

Erin has wanted the whole family to go to the Aces game. We decided we would celebrate Dad's releasing as a Bishop and go on a Tuesday night (when he would typically have bishopric). However Mom was just called into Young Womens again and has mutual on Tuesday nights. Luckily she was able to get out of the activity and come to the game with us.
It's kinda embarrassing to say that this was our first time going. We have heard all about it but we never went. I wanted to get the cheapest seats which was the glass area. I also figured the grass area would be best for Brielle anyway. As we went to purchase the tickets we discovered it was 'buy one get one free' and hot dogs were fifty cents! What a great night to go. Heck my desire to be cheap really payed off.
We were running a little later then what I was hoping and missed the beginning of the game. We were able to find a seat (barely) and LOVED watching the game and being with family. We could not ask for better weather. It was just the perfect night and to top it off the Aces won! Thanks Erin for getting the family together and having us go watch the game. Can't wait till next season to go again.


I kept Miles in the Bjorn the whole time, he kept me nice and warm.

Brielle didnt want a picture

They had a little play area for kids and a bounce house set up. They would not let adults in the bounce house and Brielle went in by herself. There were older kids so she was getting bounced around pretty good. She was content to stay on her knees and not go anywhere. When it was time to get out, Matt had to go in and get her because she wasn't about to leave.

The stadium is small enough you can't get a bad seat. It would be fun to sit closer and hear the empire.

Unfortunately our little girl was getting a little tired but she was still being SO good.

Dad sure was enjoying his night. It bets bishopric meeting any day!

Brielle was clapping because the fans were clapping

We had hot dogs before we came to the game but we couldn't pass up the fifty cent hot dogs. So round two for hot dogs.

Dad and Mom watching the game.

Erin and Brielle got in trouble for hanging onto the fence but they liked watching the picture warm up below them.

Mom and Brielle

Gosh I love my parents. Doesn't Dad look a lot less stressed?

Brielle loves Perm, Erin has some competition on her hands!

At the end of the game Brielle and Perm were by the fence again and the pitcher gave Brielle a ball. She was pretty excited about it.

However she sure the heck wasn't going to smile for me while I had the camera.

What a night we had. We had a great time. Now off to bed we go.

Hey Stink

I call Brielle my little Stinker. Sometimes I will say, "Hey stink"

Today Brielle was asking where her baby doll was. Matt grabbed it and was holding it.

When Brielle discovered Matt had it she came running over to him and tried to get the baby doll from him. When he didn't give it to her she said, "Hey stink!" It made Matt and I both laugh.

Brielle since Miles has come

Brielle has LOVED having Miles around, especially all the new baby items laying around the house.
Shortly after bringing Miles home Brielle wanted a baby of her own that she could play with. She has become very attached to her doll.
I cannot keep a burp rag around because Brielle takes it away from me. She thinks its her dolls blanket. Needless to say we have several burp rags laying around.

She likes to push Miles in the swing

Miles pj's have become her doll's clothes.

This is what happen when I tried to give Miles a bath for the first time at home:

She loves to jump in this.

Brielle has become a big helper as well. One of her favorite things to do is help change Miles diaper. Often she will tell me Miles is poopy so she can change the diaper.

When the diaper is off she always points at his penis and says, "ouchie Momma, ouchie"

She likes to rock and sit in his car seat. There was one time I tried to put Miles into his car seat and she pull his hair trying to keep him from going in because she wanted to sit it in it.

If Miles is laying down she likes to lay down next to him, especially during tummy time.

Having Miles around has caused Brielle to grow up so fast. She is such a big girl now.

Day with Taylors

Matt's parents called us and invited us to go bowling with them. Right now at the Grand Sierra bowling is only a dollar! SO FUN! I was excited to go and play with the Taylors. Brielle had never been bowling and so wasn't too sure about it. She enjoyed watching more than anything.

Brittany in action (she was able to say with Grandma and Papa Taylor)

I learned something new about Merlin and Norma. Both had taken bowling classes and both were pretty darn good.

Brielle would find different positions to watch the action.

I was able to talk Brielle into trying it. My hope was to take a picture of her trying to bowl and then I would help her push the ball down. However she bet me to the punch and pushed the ball. The ball was moving so slow that it stopped and started moving backwards. It made it back to us and I helped her push it. Ha! I have never seen a ball come back like that...normally it gets stuck and we have to call for help.

Brielle is watching her ball go down the bowling lane.

She should be looking a little concerned...the ball was coming back towards her.

Norma and Merlin were pretty competitive towards each other. She was laughing because Merlin missed his spare.

Lisa showed up in the middle of our last game. By then Brielle had lost interest and I let her kids take turns in bowling.

Bryce is such a happy boy!

Brielle found great joy in climbing the chairs.

Matt showed up at the very end and took a picture of me. He brought good luck with him cause once he showed up I was getting strikes!

Matt and Brielle singing "If you're happy and you know it..." She points to her face in the part that says, "then your face will surely show it."

Still singing, she loves this song

Matt has the camera again...it's kinda nice to have a few photos of me every once in awhile

At the very end I had two strikes and needed to hit just a few pins to win. So what did I do? Choke and hit only ONE PIN! I couldn't believe it. I lost by one point.

Brielle didn't get the whole pushing with her hands, she wanted to kick the ball. Thanks to Matt I could finally get a picture of Brielle bowling.

After bowling we headed downstairs and had pizza. The Nash family joined us too.

I really dont have any pictures of the Taylors and Miles. The night Lisa, Norma and Merlin came over to see Miles for the first time was the night my parents were involved in their car accident. I wasn't in the right frame of mind to take pictures while they were there. However Norma took pictures so I should get them from her.

The first Taylor Grandson with the Taylor name and Papa!

The Mr. T gang-Merlin, Matt and Miles have the initials M. R. T.

I didn't see anyone give Brielle this sucker. Matt pulled a dirty joke on me and said she picked it up off the floor. I kinda flipped out and Matt started laughing. He had given the sucker to Brielle.

That night we went to go check our Cory and Lisa's room at the Peppermill and go swimming. They have an AMAZING swim area. They have (I think) 7 different pools. It was kinda chilly that night and Brielle was anxious to get out until they found a pool that was warm, then she didn't want to get out.

I wasn't medically cleared yet and so Miles and I hung out in a Cabana until they kicked us out because you were supposed to rent them out if you were to hang out in them. It was windy so I had to keep him in the car seat with a blanket over him to protect him from the wind.

Matt and Brielle coming over to say hi before I got kicked out of the Cabana. Then we went and watched them in the pool area.

Brielle and Tyler jumping into the pool.

She just loves the water

The gang minus a few

Zac put both Brookie and Tyler on his shoulders and lifted them out of the water. My camera battery died and this was the best picture I got. It was pretty cool.