Three S's

-SLEDDING-

Yesterday we went up to Snoqualmie Pass to go sledding and had a great time.  I could not have asked for better weather to take Brinlee sledding for the first time.  She wasn't so sure about it when we started but loved seeing all the people.  Here are a few pictures and a video from the day.

Brinlee and I on our first trip down the mountain.

Brinlee's favorite part of the day was definately lunch!  (No real surprise)

-SEATTLE SCIENCE CENTER-

Friday we went with Grandma Blackner, Stephanie, Hewitt & Donny to the Science Center and had a blast.  It was great to let Brinlee explore all she wanted.  She had a great time in the little kids section getting to move and touch everything. 

Here she is playing in the water.

We built Donny a little house and Brinlee kept trying to get inside. We had to rebuild the house a few times since she kept knocking it down.

My personal favorite was the Butterfly house.  If you haven't been it's this huge tropical feeling area that is filled with Butterflies!  They are all different colors and sizes and are amazing to watch.  Brinlee loved seeing them fly around.  One almost landed on her head!  

The boys seemed to really enjoy the fish as well.

-SWINGING-

A little bit ago we went to the park and Brinlee went on the swing for the first time.  Here's a little clip of it.

I thought she looked so cute!

Christmas, New Years and More

Here's a few pics with some of Brinlee's new adventures.

Just before Christmas we went to Zoo Lights at the Point Defiane Zoo in Tacoma. Brinlee loved looking at all the lights and had a great time looking for all the fish in the aquarium.

Just a few days before Christmas we went to Long Beach with Joseph's Family.  It was really windy and cold, but still fun to play on the beach.

 Joseph did what all boys do...dig!

 Maybe not all boys, Tim made sure that everyone knew he was there.

 Here's my only pic worth posting from New Years Eve.  My battery died before I could really get any good pics.  Thanks to whoever took this one for me! (Daniel - pick or scratch?!)

 Happy New Years!  Looks like Brinlee has learned a few things from Aunt Sydney...like how to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with your entire face.  Aunt Sydney loved PB&J sandwiches when she was little and afterwards there was always jelly on her forehead and in her eyebrows.  We never knew how it got there.  Now I find myself wondering the same thing with Brinlee.

 This past Friday Brinlee and I went to Point Defiance Zoo with her cousins.  It was a pretty icky day outside so the zoo was empty. (Literally, there were only 15 cars there) We had a great time though.  We found the peacock wandering.  it almost blends into the background here. It's amazing to see these animals up close.

 Brinlee enjoyed the fish once again!

 Man those walruses are HUGE!!! This small picture doesn't do justice to the size of this animal.  And he wasn't the biggest one in the tank.  He was just admiring us as we ate our lunch.

 Brinlee wansn't so sure she enjoyed all the rain.

For Christmas Grandma Jo made Brinlee her very own hooded towel.  Just in time too, she's grown out of her little ones.  She loved being all wrapped up in it today.  I'll have to get a good picture of the towel since it turned out so cute!  It has her name on it in blue and on the hood is a cute punk ladybug.

Lunch Time

Brinlee loves to feed herself lately.  It's great with crackers and fruit and things she can get to her mouth.  But whenever it gets to small to stick out of her fist she'll just open and close her hand and try to figure out how to get the food into her mouth.  So far her favorite thing to eat is apples.

Today for lunch we had some spaghetti which she loved, if you can't tell by how much is all over her. After she was done I let her chew on a graham cracker for a little bit while I ate and did some things on the computer.  That's when I learned how talented she is.  

Not only can she jump while she sleeps, but she can eat also! Just in time for Christmas feasts.

We Have A...

CRAWLER!!!

Brinlee May is 7 Months 1 week and 4 days old.  

She's been trying to for a little while now, but last night she just turned around and went for it.  She was sitting playing with some toys and behind her was a little thing of kleenex.  I don't know what made it so appealing (since she hates having her nose wiped), but she turned around got on her hands and knees and took off! She's been like this all this morning.  She'll just be sitting and playing with a toy or book or something and then she'll see something else and just go for it.  I guess I better start getting everything off the floor.