Happy Birthday Sammie!

It's been a pretty emotional week knowing that Samantha's birthday was coming up. Last year Brooklyn and Samantha had a combined birthday party and we had planned on doing that many times over the years. Sean and Rachelle stopped by in the morning and we got to sit and chat with them for a bit. After school we wrote notes to Sammie on address labels. We then put them on balloons and went to visit Samantha's grave.

 They were hoping to have her headstone in place by her birthday, but it's not quite done yet.

 This was Brynlee's face when we told her it was time to let the balloons go. For some reason it freaked her out and she ran and hid behind the van. She refused to look up in the air at our balloons as they floated away. We thought it was hilarious. We finally convinced her the next day to let go of the balloon in the backyard.

 Letting go of our balloons with our messages to Sammie.

We miss Samantha SO much and it is still hard to face the reality that she's not here. It's hard to watch Sean and Rachelle continue to deal with their loss. We love you Sammie and miss you! Happy birthday!

Matchy, Matchy!

The girls LOVE when they get to match. So whenever I see outfits on sale in all 3 sizes I can't help myself.

New Outfit

It seems like every time I put Brielle in a new outfit, I have to take pictures because she is just too cute! Love this girl!

Neighborhood BBQ

Our street had a fun bbq on Saturday night. One of our neighbors got a huge obstacle course bounce house and it was a hit. The kids and adults all loved it!

 We set up all the tables and chairs in the middle of the circle. It was fun to chat to all the neighbors and let the kids play.

4 Months Old

Brielle has reached the fun age of 4 months. She is still SO happy most of the time and loves to be involved in everything that is going on. Her newest trick is sitting. She has been doing it a little bit the past few weeks, but is really getting the hang of it. She is 24.5" long and weighs 11.15 lbs. That puts her in the 50% for height and 20% for weight. She still sleeps 9-10 hours at night and takes a great 3-4 hour nap in the afternoon (with 1 small nap in the morning and 1 small nap in the evening.) Her reflux is still awful, but she is SO happy you would hardly be able to tell. She absolutely loves being outside and I've started taking her on nightly walks which we have all started enjoying. We love you Brielle!!!

Another Cabin Trip

We headed to the cabin again and brought Justin and Ali and their family. I didn't take many pictures but we had a great time. We headed up Friday evening and stayed until Sunday evening. On Saturday we went to the old cabin and hiked to the lake. It was a lot of fun, although our way too excited dog knocked Paige off the log and into the water. Luckily I had an extra outfit for Brynlee with me so she squeezed into it and was happy to be dry again. 

 On Sunday morning Rachelle and Sean came up for a few hours. It was fun to sit around and talk and relax. I was cleaning up breakfast and noticed a momma elk and her baby outside the window. They were there for about an hour. It was fun to watch them. Thanks guys for a fun trip!!!

1st Day of Kindergarten

Brooklyn has been SO SO SO excited to start school. Even though she is still 4, we felt like she was ready! She did great at her assessment and loves her teacher.

 Of course Brynlee had to get her picture taken too.

 My mom and grandma stopped by and Brielle loved chillin' with my grandma.