Utah Trip- part 2

The next morning we were moving slow, but we still managed to make it to Hoogle Zoo. Most of the animals were sleeping or the exhibits were being re-located. But we did get to see the new baby Elephant, Zuri some very tall Giraffe's, turtles, monkeys and a few others.

That evening we visited Nikki and her family, but did not see our new baby cousin Radlyn. She was still in the hospital.

Shortly after leaving their house our new truck died! So Jason and Steph even though exhausted came to our rescue with a vehicle to get us back to the hotel.

The next morning bright and early my dad and Chad fixed the alternator from hell(Chad's words). I got a late check out at the hotel and took the girls swimming to kill time!

What a crazy and memorable trip!

Utah Trip- part 1

Our day started about 4:30 am with a long detour to pick up my dad who was working out of town so, he could enjoy vacation with us! The kids did amazingly well after being in the car for over 8 hours. We spent the rest of the day at Lagoon. The girls really enjoyed the park. Brynlyn loved all the rides she went on and Peyton had a blast watching all the people, lights and crazy rides!

We met up with my little brother and his cute friend, Chad's sister's family, and my good friend Cyndi and her kids. We did not take as many pictures as I would like, but we sure had fun with people we don't get to see very often.

Brynlyn slept very well after a full 18 hour day!

24th July Celebration

Brynlyn, not sure if she loves or hates the slide?

We were soaked but had a blast on the water slides!

Kaylee and Brynlyn had face painting done! It only lasted a few hours, but they loved it.

Peyton enjoyed roaming around waiting for the fireworks to start.

All the kids dog piled on Ryan!

Even Peyton enjoyed the wildness! We had a lot of fun, ate great food and hung out with great people!

B's staples out!

Brynlyn was so excited to get her Staples out. Especially because our Home Teacher/ Personal Medic offered to do it for us. Much better than taking her back to Quick Care and paying $50.00. Plus she was more comfortable at home and not scared!

Art is Brynlyn's bud and always brings her some medical supplies to add to her doctor kit when he visits each month. She now has a huge stack of gauze pads, barf bag, ice pack and pink gloves!
Art and Amy trying to get the staples out with little pain or discomfort. Brynlyn started sobbing because it hurt pretty bad. The last staple was put in crooked, so it did not want to come out. Plus the scab had started to grow over the staples. Traumatic, but now Brynlyn is so proud of the experience.

Looks good!

Brynlyn a little irritated by the whole process, but glad to be done! Showing off her staples and the tool used to extract.

Bauer Family Reunion

Finally posting a very small portion of the pictures we took at the Reunion on July 10th. It was a very good time. Yummy food, the cool mountain air and hanging out with tons of family!

The four of us posing for Grandma!

I think Brynlyn and Peyton's favorite part about the cabin was the swing set! Grandpa spoiled them, pushing them and holding Peyton who said "weeee, weee wo" the entire time!

My beautiful Aunt's and mother! All six sister's together... so fun.

Lydia and Brynlyn really enjoyed the play dough table!

My wonderful Grandparents who have built an amazing cabin for the family to hang out together!

The tiny kitchen was packed, potatoe peeling in progress!

Peyton in awe of the bubbles!

Brynlyn sharing a hug with Uncle Monty. She has a love hate relationship with him. So funny!

Very cool, Mr. T.

So enjoyed the quick trip to Utah, sad we came back to the heat!

This is what happened when...

Brynlyn refused to stop tipping the kitchen chair backwards!

A gash in the back of her head and blood everywhere. Very painful accident. I forgot to take a picture of the chair. The top wood piece is now cracked.

Ice pack and towel trying to stop the bleeding!
The bleeding slowed and we were able to take pictures. After Chad and Grammy got to the house we went to Quick Care and waited a couple hours. Peyton was good for Grammy, and we are so thankful she was able to hurry over and stay with her.
Brynlyn was very sad after 4 staples to the back of her head. She was so brave the entire time, but cried very hard when the doctor stapled her wound closed.
Poor girl has a large headache and is so grouchy. She is pretty upset that she can't finish swim lessons next week or get her head wet for a few more days.
Just lucky it wasn't worse!

Peyton is 1!

Peyton has changed so much in the past year! Her newborn picture taken at two weeks old by Paislee Jane Photography is so sweet.

A fun tradition I started at our house... When the birthday kid wakes up in the morning, I snap a candid shot of them for their birthday scrapbook. Right now it is cute and fun, but they may not like it when they are teenagers. I love seeing how my girls change and pictures are my favorite way to look back.

Brynlyn and Grandma Sharon decorated Peyton's highchair for her special day. Amazing work, huh? This cute girl is almost always smiling!

What's better than smiling faces in the morning?

A one year old trying to figure out why mom wants her to wear this weird contraption called a hat!

Brynlyn could not wait for present time. She eagerly opened the present she bought for Peyton and handed it over.

Peyton's funny face as she turns around to scale the stairs.

Simple but yummy birthday cakes and cupcakes!

Peyton and Torsten love Grandma's stairs, they bumped into each other often.

The birthday girl and her prizes!

Mmmmm, can I really eat this?

Peyton was so dainty with her birthday cake. She did push her leg into it a little. From the look on her face she was not happy to be sticky. But she enjoyed the sweet frosting and tried to share with everyone.

After a quick bath Peyton enjoyed the swing set with Grandma!

And this little dude Torsten, enjoyed the birthday hat!

Thank you to all who celebrated the girls birthday's with us. We had so much fun and are so spoiled. Can't believe our baby is 1!