Primary Program

I have to write this down so I can remember how she makes me smile:)

Brailyn loves to sing in Primary. As soon as she got into Sunbeams, she blew all of the Primary teachers away with how well she knew all the songs (we listen to them a lot in the car) and how clearly and loudly she sang. On her first Sunday visiting Primary from Nursery, she was belting out the songs so much that I had to hide behind the piano because I was laughing so hard. Tears were coming down. She makes me laugh, and I'm so proud of her confidence. So now is her first Primary Program, and she is doing such a great job. She has her part memorized, says it loud and clear in the microphone, and she's singing a solo with 2 other girls during one of the songs ('If I listen with My Heart'). She is the loudest of the trio, and has no qualms about getting right up in front of the congregation. Everyone was coming up to me after the practice to tell me how cute she is and what a great job she does. I love my little precocious girl!

Dinsneyland- AGAIN!

Yes, we went to Disneyland again! We bought annual passes, and are happy to take this year's family vacations at the happiest place on Earth:) This last trip was actually a surprise for Brailyn. One morning we told her that we were going to a park, but we had to drive far away and pack a picnic (to explain all the food I was bringing). We loaded up the car and headed out. She was pretty content for awhile, but finally she asked, after the usual 'are we there yet?'-
'what state are we in?'
To which I replied, 'what state do you think we are in?'
'California.'
'How can you tell it's California?'
'Because of the mountains.'
Soon after we passed a Disneyland billboard and the gig was up. She refused to believe Clint anymore. He kept saying we were going to a park, but she knew better;)

One other note of fun: Since I was secretly packing everything, I put Brailyn's suitcase back up on the closet shelf. Of course it was the one thing I forgot to put in the car, so we got to run to Walmart at 10pm to buy her a new weekend wardrobe. She was of course very pleased.

This trip was nice because we had time to do some of the rides that we missed in May. And knowing we'd be back again for Halloween, we got to explore more of the Park. Clint even got to be in a little comedy show in Frontier Land- he played one of the bachelors for the Mayor's not-so-pretty daughter. And we saw the AMAZING world of color show, which is definitely on the must-see-again list.

Finding the treasure on Tom Sawyer's Island

Meeting her FAVORITE princess

Still Loves Minnie!

The Jellyfish ride at California Adventure- a little tamer than Tower of Terror:)

Of course we saw Mickey

Family Hike

Since Clint does monthly trips all around AZ for work, we decided to tag along one Saturday to Tucson. After a quick stop to check on a couple of stores, we visited the Saguaro National Park. The little museum had a short video and display room, and of course lots of fun desert books and toys in the gift shop:) We drove around the loop then got out to do a short little hike. It was a little hot, but it was so nice to see the blooming cactus flowers, look for wildlife (we saw a desert squirrel and a really weird bug), and move our legs for a bit. We're hoping to get to visit a lot more National Parks as a family.

Grand Canyon

Brailyn and Momma went on a weekend trip up to the Grand Canyon with some friends. Momma was going to do the 14 mile hike down to the river with Keisa, while the 'Men' did the R2R2R hike (in about 15 hours!). It was our first time there, if you can believe it, and we had such a fun time. Brailyn got to play with the girls and their Grammie while we hiked, we ate at Oregano's, french braided her hair, watched movies, and just had fun being up in the beauty of the Grand Canyon.

Summer Fun

We took a trip to California and stopped by the beach to visit Grandpa Bill and Ginny. They welcomed us into there house by the beach, took us around the town and even to a farmer's market. We were there for Momma's 30th birthday, so Ginny made a yummy cake and we had some delicious food at Mary's Secret Garden, Momma's new favorite restaurant in Ventura.


Playing catch with Boo, their dog





HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY MOMMA!

Disneyland Here We Come!!

We recently went to Disneyland with some good friends, and boy did we have FUN! The girls loved all the rides, especially Pirates of the Carribbean, and Momma and Daddy had fun watching the joy in their faces. We were there for Momma's 30th birthday, so had some extra special treatment (free bread, tortillas, and some extra rides!)

Brailyn's favorite rides: Tea cups (Ms. Keisa could spin it REALLY fast!), Winnie the Pooh, Splash Mountain, Peter Pan, and Pirates. She did NOT like Tower of Terror (she was brave and went on it 2 times, the 2nd time to help Emerson be brave). She also loved Small World, which we went on quite a few times to rest:)

Momma's favorite ride: The Mickey roller coaster at CA Adventure:) and Toy Story
Daddy's favorite ride: Toy Story


Goofy grabbed Brailyn's hand and started skipping with her to his next assignment






The Culbersons and the Ridgeways


Bosom Buddies

Easter 2010

Thank you Ashley (www.everydaylovephotography.com) for the BEAUTIFUL Easter pics! Grammie got Brailyn a dress complete with perals and sunglasses (her accessory of choice!), so we were excited to take pictures in them. Enjoy:)







I had to include some of the funny ones. She and Jaxon are just too funny together sometimes! Always the little pranksters (yes, they came up with the nose-grabbing scheme all by themselves!)