Bath Time

Brin climbing her Daddy after her bath.

She really does like getting water poured over her!

Brin absolutely LOVES bathtime. Every night she will ask for a bubble bath before bedtime. It's so cute the way she just says bubbles, bubbles, bubbles over and over as she runs upstairs. She will even get into the dresser and grab her pajamas. I'm so glad that she loves bathtime and water. It makes for a much easier bedtime routine! And this summer should be lots of fun with all of the water activities! Only one more week of work for Mommy and then she and Brin will be traveling fools. (OK, maybe not that much because I'm determined to get her potty trained before I return back to work in August!)

Hooray for outside play!

Doesn't she look thrilled to be locked in the swing?! Truth is, she thinks she doesn't need all of the restraints!

Brin playing on her new swing set.

A few weeks ago we got Brin her first swing set. I was so excited to find this great deal on c-list. Since the weather has been getting warmer (with the exception of this weekend:() Brin LOVES to play outside. The first thing she says when we get home from the babysitter's house is "outside, outside. Peese? "Please" She's too cute and really is quite the outdoors girl. Brin also has a sand and water table on the deck that she will literally spend hours playing with if I let her. Luckily she always wears her hat outside (I told her she can't play outside without it!). I'll post some pics of her sand and water table when I get a chance. She also loves smelling all of the flowers and helping us weed. She's quite the helper and such a good little girl. I can't believe how quickly she's growing up. After Mommy is finished with work next week the adventures in potty training will begin. Wish us luck and let us in on any secrets you have!

Happy Mother's Day!

Brin and I just want to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day! We hope your day is as good as ours! :)

Nosker visit

A couple of weekends ago Grandma and Grandpa N. and Aunt Lois came for a visit. Since then, Brin's Daddy had the flu and Brin had a 12 hour stomach virus. That was quite the week. Thank goodness they came before we had 2/3 of our little family sick. Here are some pics from their visit.

The Nosker extended family.

Aunt Lois and Brin running the trail at the Nature center we explored.

It snowed the day before we went on our nature hike. Here we are borrowing our friend Kate's polar bear sled. Thanks Kate!

Easter fun!

Over Easter Brin got to participate in 2 egg hunts with her cousins. It was sure nice to see her cousin Jade! We hadn't seen her since Thanksgiving and we sure do miss her! Dying eggs was quite the adventure with multiple little ones all wanting to participate and splash around with the eggs. It was a fast and furious trip that left Mommy exhausted! The weather in UT was great, but we returned home to snow. (Sorry friends that we didn't get to see you...we ran around with family non-stop from the moment we flew in Friday night to Sunday afternoon!! WHEW!)

Brin checking to see if there's any candy hidden in her eggs.

Brin and Jade at Grandma W's house.

Addy, Brin, Chloe, Georgia and Jade at the Easter Egg dying party at Grandma S's house.

He who laughs last...

Here's how I found Brin after her nap. Yep, the pillow was hit too!

I spared you the more graphic pics! Trust me!

Some of you may have heard about Brin's Daddy's horrible experience a couple of weeks ago. After having a great guys weekend in TX, he was wiped out. When Brin woke up at 3 am, of course he was completely out of commission! Later that morning, he decided that Brin was playing nicely in her crib, so he slept a little longer. Twenty minutes later when he went to get her out of bed, he found that she discovered how to take off her pajamas. "That's cute," he thought as he approached the crib. Then he thought, "wait a minute, she's totally naked. And...covered in her own poop!" Yep. She knows how to take off her pajamas and diaper as well. Brin then decided to cover everything in her reach with poop. From her sheets, to her stuffed animals, her comforter, blankets, pacifiers and all over herself. Brin's daddy was grossed out and spent the good part of an hour cleaning up the mess, boiling pacifiers, doing laundry and giving Brin a bath. When he told me, I laughed my butt off! I thought it was sweet revenge for his inablility to help me with Brin at the wee hours of the morning. Ever since this incident, Brin has been wearing onesies underneath everything to make sure she doesn't get her diaper off. Once she figures out the snaps, we are seriously considering duct tape. I'm NOT kidding!

Fast forward to this week. Thursday our babysitter's kid was sick so I had to pick up Brin early. I picked her up and proceeded to put her down for her nap. This was the first day in a long time that she didn't have a onesie on underneath her shirt--they were all getting washed. (All the ones that actually fit her, that is.) For a good hour and a half, I heard Brinlie talking to herself and "napping." Then she was making a fuss and getting mad I wasn't coming to get her. I just had a feeling that it was not a good situation so I went armed with the camera. Here's what I found: Brin with her pants and diaper off, and of course poop covering everything! She was upset she stepped in it and it was on her foot. Otherwise, who knows how long she would've played in her crib covered in feces?! UGH! Needless to say, I also got to spend the good part of an hour cleaning up a huge mess. Gotta love those toddlers! I think this was my punishment for laughing a little too hard at Brin's daddy's expense. Another important lesson learned!

New things

Last Sunday I saw an add for this tricycle at TRUs. I decided to take Daddy and Brin there to try it out. Of course Daddy is quite the researcher and had to make sure it met his seal of approval. Brin feel in love instantly! Daddy was pushing her all over the store, seeing how fast she could go. It's a 3-in-1 trike that grows with her, I guess that's how Daddy decided we could rationalize the purchase. Next thing I know he asks Brin, "Do you want this trike for Easter?" She nodded her head and off we went to purchase it. The next day we decided to take a family walk, dogs included, to try out Brin's new wheels. Here she and Daddy are sporting their sunglasses and enjoying the spring sunshine!




Lately Brin has been showing quite the interest in the potty. She now has a pink potty and a little white potty. Earlier this week Daddy found her sitting on her potty playing the electronic Yahtzee game. I guess that's one way to keep her entertained while she waits. :)