Camping

A couple of weekends ago we took Brinlie on her first camping trip. Even though it was just an overnighter, it still was camping. Brinlie enjoyed helping her daddy set up the tent, hanging out by the fire, and staying up really late! Overall she did really good--sleeping eight hours. The rest of the day was not that great, but that's what happens when you normally sleep eleven hours! It was an adventure, but we will definitely be going again soon! (As soon as daddy has some time off!)

Brin and Daddy setting up the tent

Brin and Mommy cleaning up camp the next morning

"Look at me! I'm camping!"

More Discoveries

Lately Brinlie is curious about EVERYTHING!! She is getting into more and more trouble and it's getting harder and harder to keep up with her! It's hard to believe how fast she's growing and that she'll soon be a year old. Brinlie is a total flirt and loves to be social with everyone. When they tell her how cute she is, she'll give them a huge smile. She's very open to new things and rarely gets upset. At almost 11 months, she still doesn't have any teeth--but that doesn't stop her from eating everything and anything she can get her hands on. She's getting better at climbing our stairs and loves to crawl as fast as possible--especially during diaper changes! Brinlie has a great personality, is very social, and absolutely beautiful (in my opinion, at least) --all things that scare her daddy to death.

Her first wooden spoon--given to her by Grandma and Grandpa Nosker

Swimming with Daddy

Her first balloon--she loved it.

Our Recent Trip

Here are just a few pics from our recent trip back to UT. This one wasn't as long, but we had a great time.

Brinlie with her cousins at Chloe's 1st birthday party.

Another 5 generations photo.

Brinlie disliking her hat at the Dinosaur Park.

Brinlie at the Dinosaur Park posing with a dinosaur

A Girl and Her Dog

Dax is awfully fond of his Brinlie. When she first came home, he decided that she was his. He's very protective of her and lets other dogs know it, including Mocha at times. Mocha is ok with this because she's not so sure about having Brinlie pull at her fur, feet and tail. Dax loves any attention he can get from her and puts up with her curiosity. Every morning when Brinlie first sees the dogs, she lets out her excited squeal of delight! It's soooo cute! The only bad thing--we have to be careful about which toys are left out--the dogs will claim them as theirs if it's stuffed or squeaks.

Big kisses!

Brin and Dax searching through the toy box.

Happy 4th of July!

Here are a few pics of Brinlie's 4th of July attire. Her Mommy loves Red, White and Blue! This year we went to Denver to the Donahoes for a BBQ. Brinlie stayed up late, but was a really good girl the whole time!

All American Baby--sorta...part Japanese too!

Soooo cute!

Nosker family in their 4th of July colors

T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Now that Brinlie is very mobile, she gets into a lot of things that one just didn't think about needing childproofing. Some of her favorites are bookshelves and any cords. Yep. I think we have a reader on our hands. On Thursday she started climbing the stairs all by herself. I can't believe how big she's getting. This kiddo is making me keep my house cleaner. She does a trick called the "human vacuum" where she eats anything that's on the floor. She finds the tiniest piece of lint and puts it in her mouth. YUCK! Needless to say, she just turns and gives me the biggest smile when she's doing things she knows she's not supposed to!

"I love any and all cords! What do these ones do?"

"What good books does Daddy have in here?"

"I found Daddy's comics! I'm sure he won't mind the slober!"

"Wait a minute. Why is this metal gate here? Dax and I want to go downstairs!"

Denver Zoo Pics

Having a baby really makes you branch out and experience new things. We've been wanting to go to the Denver Zoo for quite some time, but just got around to it yesterday! (Slackers, I know!) Brinlie had a great time seeing everything and loves being toted around by Daddy in her pack.

Brinlie watching the monkeys. She was fascinated by them!

Cheetah...Brinlie will later ride one on the carousel.

Brinlie watching the Cheetah.

The Noskers distant relative, the penguin. For those of you who don't know, Daddy is commonly referred to as the penguin because he freezes everyone out! The only exception was when Mommy was pregnant last summer and she actually froze him out!!!