Britt and his hair...

I love this kid's adorable curls, but once in a while I get the urge (or he begs me) to smooth out the curls and see what he would look like with straight hair. It gets a little cuter each time. :)


As you can see in this one, the back was already starting to curl up again...dang humidity...

July, July!

I'm so far behind on this month's events...where do I begin?...

How about the Pioneer Days Celebration....
Despite the fact that Justin had to work all weekend, we did manage to have a little fun. It was great to see lots of friends and family, and the parade and fireworks made for a fun time too. Plus we got to see the new Batman movie... so yeah, it was a great weekend. :)


Possibly Britt's favorite part of the parade: the dude in the taco costume.

Britt just about had a heart attack when he caught this popsicle (or as we call them "pock-ol-pock")

Just look at the size of this bag of goodies!

Britt was so worn out by nap time that day that he fell asleep on the "sacky."

Britt had a blast playing with his cousins. Here they are after running in Granny and Grandpa's sprinkler.
Britt, Jensen, Jorden, Jillen and Ellee...where's Jayden??

A few days later, we got an awesome rain storm. More than 3 inches! The road in front of our house looked like a river,

and our grass had about an inch of water in it. Awesome, free irrigation...

Britt finished his second session of swimming lessons last Friday, and he is quite the swimmer! He loves to put on his goggles and dive under water to pick up rings and other toys.

Yesterday we made a quick trip to Flagstaff and decided to let Britt watch the Cardinals at their training field. He was pretty excited to watch the "football guys."

Britt couldn't believe the size of this Lumberjack. :)

The highlight of Britt's week was his first scoop of Coldstone Creamery ice cream.

MMMMMM!



Here are some bonus pictures I got from my sister Brandi's blog. I think it's agreed that Britt needs a little brother...he has way too much fun with his girl cousins. Here he is trying on Jillen's dress-up hair things. I'll quote what Brandi thought about the second picture...


"Wow!! I do look fabulous!! I knew I looked great but I never imagined it could be THIS good!!"

What's been goin on...

We've been enjoying the occasional rain storm...our grass grows about 3 inches a day (as you can see here)...

but that's okay with Britt, he loves helping Daddy mow the lawn.

Justin has been keeping super busy. In the last few weeks he has spent way more time than usual at the hospital. They asked him to paint a mural on the wall in part of the hospital that's in the process of being redone. So thanks again to his brother Jordan and his Dad for all their help (and keeping him company).

Here's what they had to work with...

Day one...



The finished product!

Britt was feeling a little left out, so he created his own art on the fridge. He said, "Look! ME make a choo-choo train on here! Nice, huh?"

Next post: Pioneer Days!

Memory Game...

Everyone needs to play...This is Fun!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember--it can be funny, weird, awkward, random, etc.!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

4th of July

There's no better way to celebrate our country's freedom than to spray your uncle in the head with a hose until he begs for mercy. :) Although, attempting a thumbs up and peace sign at the same time (while wearing awesome shades) works too.

Snakes, swimming and a reunion!

I admit that I've been terrible at updating lately, but in my defense we've been super busy! Britt is in his second week of swimming lessons (which he LOVES) he never wants to get out when class is over. He likes to jump in, look under the water with his goggles, and swim with a paddle-board. We're glad that he's so comfortable in the water.
A few days ago we took Britt to see Wall-E. I don't know if he was more excited about the movie or the popcorn...
Last weekend was the Brimhall family reunion. We camped out, paddled around in canoes, went fishing, shot off rockets and had marshmallow fights. It was a blast! Except for the part where Britt didn't fall asleep until 11:00 (because who wants to sleep when you're in a tent?) and then he woke up at 4 :45 the next morning (because it was light and that means it was daytime). Anyway, we had so much fun...and we all have the sunburn to prove it!
Britt has had a great summer so far, camping, fishing, dressing himself (my favorite outfit was 2 pairs of undies, a swimsuit, a tank top, a T-shirt, a sweater, and socks with sandals...he's got some style!) playing in the rain, and even playing with a snake Uncle Brett caught for him. :) We're still trying to get our house sold so we can move, but it's looking like we may be here a few more months. I had an appointment with my doctor and everything looks good with the baby. He decided that since my due date falls right between February 13 and 14, we'll just go with the 14th. So how's that for a romantic Valentine's Day?... Justin's birthday is the 15th, so I'm shooting for then.