Brinlie turns 3!

Here's Brin eating her birthday cupcake!

What a cheesy girl! What can I say, she loves sugar!

Her big girl bike. Now she just needs to grow more to reach the pedals better.

Brin and Kate painting their projects at Color Me Mine.

I can hardly believe it's been 3 years since the birth of my little sweet girl. In that time she's turned into an independent, high spirited child who loves to be the center of attention! Brinlie officially weighs 27 lbs (13th percentile--highest she's EVER been!), 34.5 inches (5th percentile). This girl is definitely going to give us a run for our money. She constantly is looking for ways to manipulate things so that they'll go her way. She's very bright and loves to play school (where she's the teacher, of course!). Brinlie also enjoys playing with her baby dolls and the new power tool set she received for her birthday! This is one well-rounded little girl. Last week she started a tumbling class and has already impressed the teacher with her fast learning and "listening skills" (Seriously?! She doesn't listen that well at home!) I just love it at night when I tuck her in and she whispers, "I love you Mommy. Sweet dreams!" What a sweetheart!! Help me remember this when I'm ripping my hair out in 10 years! :)

Happy Independence Day

My adorable kids on Independence day.

We just got done enjoying Eclipse!

Mommy and Grayson at the skating rink.

Nosker family at the skating rink.

This fourth of July we stayed home and celebrated with our Colorado friends. On Friday we celebrated Carolyn's birthday with a party at a rollerskating rink and then going to Eclipse afterwards. That was great fun and Brin and I wore pigtails to join in the fun. On the actual holiday, we just stayed at home and enjoyed the day. Unfortunately Daddy had to work and didn't get off until later, so this really threw a wrench in our BBQ plans. Maybe next year!

Estes Park

Nosker family at the Willauer wedding.

Beautiful bride Tami and myself.

Rocky Mtn. National Park.

Last weekend we took a trip up to Estes Park for Tami and Chris' wedding. We'd never been there, but had heard many things about it. It's a quaint little town that I definitely will visit again. It's absolutely beautiful and you can't help but relax while you're there. Unfortunately I got sick while we were there and had to cut our trip short.

A Visit to the Aquarium

Grayson and Brinlie wearing sharks in sea turtles in honor of the aquarium visit.

Brinlie and Kate pose with the shark outside of the aquarium.

Sea Turtle!

Nosker family at the aquarium

A few weeks ago we took a trip up to Denver to visit the aquarium with our friends the McCallisters. We all had a great time. The girls especially liked seeing all of the different types of fish and sea life. Afterwards we had a great dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! YUM! We can't wait to go again--maybe when Grayson can thoroughly enjoy the views too!

May Adventures

Brinlie and Grayson hanging out on Mother's Day. I'm so blessed!

Aunt Lois' graduation in Las Vegas, NV.

Brinlie helping Daddy plant seeds for our garden. Notice the huge bandage on her chin that was the result of falling in the driveway. Fortunately no stitches were needed!

Grayson on his first horse ride with Grandpa W. He really seemed to enjoy it!

May was quite the busy month for us with two trips out of state. The first was to Las Vegas to celebrate Aunt Lois' graduation from Medical School! Grayson did great on his first plane ride and Brinlie was full of energy the entire trip. She loved staying up wayyyyyy tooooo late and visiting with all of the family. We spent time at the pool which both kids really enjoyed as well. Two weeks later we flew to UT for Grandma W's birthday and for the rest of the extended family to meet Grayson for the first time. We saw lots of family and celebrated with a big BBQ on Memorial Day. Both kids rode Grandpa's horse and he was thrilled! Brinlie also loved playing with her cousins on the huge swingset and spent many hours running up and sliding down the slides.

Future Soccer Star?

Playing at the neighborhood playground with Aunt Lois.

Brin and Aunt Lois.

Brin posing with her new soccer ball.

Crazy Colorado weather and beautiful mountains in the background.

During the past few months Brinlie has insisted that her Little Mermaid ball was a "soccer ball" as she kicked it all over our house. Even at MyGym she was drawn to and loved kicking the soccer balls all around. Many people have commented on how straight she could kick the ball and that she was showing some natural talent. This Easter the Easter bunny decided to bring her an authentic, real soccer ball that was just her size. The next weekend when Aunt Lois was visiting, we decided to go play at the neighborhood park and practice our soccer skills. We're still trying to figure out how to upload video so you can see for yourself her mad soccer skills! I think her daddy would prefer to be a soccer girl over a cheerleader==less boys to deal with?! Who knows what the future holds!

Easter

Jade and Brinlie with their Easter baskets!

Cousins dyeing Easter eggs

Brinlie and Grayson on Easter Sunday.

Nosker family on Easter 2010.

For Easter this year we got to enjoy spending it with Mommy's side of the family. Even Uncle Brenden flew over to spend the holiday with us and meet his new nephew! Jade and Grandma & Grandpa W. drove over from UT for the weekend. The time went by way too fast, but we made sure every moment was filled! Brin and Jade loved playing in her kitchen, dyeing and hiding eggs, and just being silly little girls!