It Worked, Mostly

Well, Brailyn is officially weened from the paci. It was a rough first night (for Momma- Daddy was staying over at his sisters) and the next nap time, but she doesn't need her paci anymore. We are so proud of our big girl. It's interesting though because now she wants to nap in her bed (before she napped in my bed sometimes while I slept too) and of course wants to rock a lot longer. But that's okay. And she is VERY clingy to Daddy when he is home. He has to rock her and put her to bed. Today though, after about an hour of trying to get her to wind down (fyi: the paci is like an anesthetic to her...just knocks her out asap) I finally just stuck her on her bed, gave her some books, and told her to have quiet time and not come out until I came and got her. After about 10 minutes of reading and jabbering, my sweet baby was fast asleep. Thank goodness, because she really needed a nap today. So hopefully the paci didn't mess her teeth up too much. YAY BRAILYN. SHE'S A BIG GIRL!!

PS: I just discovered today on our walk that she can whistle pretty well.

Girly Stuff

I LOVE IT!! Brailyn's hair is getting long enough now that I can braid it. So this was our first attempt at a French Braid. A little difficult still with a wiggly 2 year old, but it turned out pretty well. And she loves having it. It will only get better as her hair in the front gets longer and thicker. So fun.

A Trip to Build-A-Bear

Now that Brailyn is a Big Girl and is officially potty trained (of course there are still occational accidents, but she wears panties all day), we decided for her big reward to go to Build-A-Bear. Whenever we go to the mall, she loves to walk around inside, and today she got to experience the whole thing. We even put her paci inside to try to wean her of it. Unfortunately, she didn't take a nap today without it, so we'll see how it goes tonight. Hopefully our patience will last longer than the crying.


Filling our Bunny "Flopsy"


Giving the Paci to Flopsy


Picking Out the Heart


Washing the Bunny


Getting Flopsy Dressed (in big girl panties)


Filling Out the Birth Certificate


The Final Product


Having Fun at the Restaurant (she did this on her own...)

After walking around San Tan Village we ate at the Mexican place, and headed home for a "nap". We are so proud of our big girl, so the money was well spent.

Good Morning, Momma!

Well, after waking up and helping Brailyn go potty, she of course had to always run off naked. So, after I finish get ready/awake, I find her in her toy room, sitting in her doll's stroller, giving her bunny her paci. She is too funny. And she loves to take care of her dolls. Quite the girly-girl. But she does also love to play in the dirt, to my delight. Oh well. She has fun, and I can clean if off when we're done.

The Easter Bunny Coming?

Finally, Easter is here, after Brailyn has been so excited for the past couple of weeks. ('The Easter Bunny Coming?' to everyone she talks to) I don't know how she got so excited, but we sure had quite a day. It all started bright and early as we discovered what the EB left for Brailyn, and had a mini egg hunt at our house. And thank you Aunt Amber for the cute Easter dress, which she made last year!



Then we hurried with breakfast and headed to church with Paca and Gamma (8:30, 15 minute drive). After church we all drove out to Grandpa Treguboff's house in Avondale for a big family brunch with all of the cousins. Brailyn had fun playing with her cousins (2nd cousins to be exact) and looking for more Easter Eggs.

Brynn and Brailyn




Maddox, Brynn and Brailyn (Note the CHOCOLATE on her dress!)


Coloring Cousins


And yes, despite what you all may think or hear about me being an 'only healthy food' Momma, Brailyn did have candy and even a cupcake (or cake-cup to Brailyn) today. I wanted her to like her veggies before she figured out that she inherited Momma's sweet tooth. Then at least she would get all her vitamins before her sweets!!

It was a great day to be with family and to remember the Savior. And wasn't the weather so wonderful? I'm so excited that my little girl is getting bigger and able to enjoy these fun holidays. It's so much fun.

And roll...two, three

I thought this was funny. Brailyn loves to play on my foam roller (i use it to work out the kinks in my legs after running) and today she wanted Big Minnie and Baby Minnie to join in the fun. It took me FOREVER to get them to balance on the darn thing!

Fun at the Zoo

Last week we went to the zoo with Jaxon and his Mom (Ashley). There were a lot of other people there too (no school that day), but we had fun looking at the animals and chillin' with our buddies!