Christmas Joys

Christmas with G-pa , G-ma Laverty, & Brooklyn

Christmas with Uncle Ben, Riley, Daddy, Brooklyn, Mommy, & G-ma Young

Christmas with Uncle Ben, riley, BJ, Brooklyn, Ronda, G-pa Young & maggie

So we went to the mall to get a picture with Santa but the boy taking our pictures must have been on Santa's naughty list because he did a terrible job taking the pictures!! And was not a very nice boy. Lucky for us Grandma Young was able to snap this shot of us, so we at least have a picture of Brooklyn's first time with Santa.

Our very own Santa's little helper.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!

All I want for Christmas is my first tooth!!!

Brooklyn finally got her first tooth!!! Just an early Christmas present. She doesn't show it off yet, but when I get a picture of it you will see.

A New Friendship

Finally Riley has learned to trust Brooklyn... at least to sit next to her, and let her hang on to his collar.
She is not always this gentle, so he has good reason to stay away from her some days. But he is a good boy and puts up with a lot from all of us in this family.

Our First Real Snow Storm

Yesterday was Brooklyn's first snow storm....... and it is still snowing today!!! So what do you do on a day like today??


You dress up you baby and go play in it!!

ZOO

A Peacock

A Fossa

BJ and Brooklyn sitting on the Rino

Ronda, Brooklyn and the Zebras

Well there is a baby Giraffe in there with a Mommy and Daddy Giraffe

This is the baby Snow Leopard

The cute little baby Elephant and her Mommy

Last week we went to the zoo, and there were about 7 new babies in the zoo.... well at least they were born this year.

New Noises

Brooklyn has started this clicking noise that I believe she learned from her daddy.

Happy 8 months

Yesterday was Brooklyn's 8 month birthday, and she decided for her present she was going to start crawling. We aren't sure just what clicked all of a sudden, but it is exciting to watch her go from one side of the room to the other. She is still a little shaky but she gets where she wants to go. And it is just so cute to watch her go. She has already gotten into 3 floor plants and I'm sure they haven't had the last of her.

Life goes too fast!

Well two nights ago my mom and I were baking cookies, and Brooklyn was playing on the floor. I went to use the bathroom and my mom was looking at a magazine, and when I came out of the bathroom Brooklyn had pulled herself up with a chair and was standing!!!! It was so crazy we actually got to see her standing without our help. I am so excited, but at the same time scared now cause there is no turning back and we have a lot of baby proofing to do. These pictures are not of her first time standing, but I was so excited about it I didn't take any pictures when I first saw it happen.

Halloween

We just love to dress Brooklyn up!!!!

California

BJ and Ronda watching the Santa Monica sunset
Brooklyn at Santa Monica Beach
Brooklyn watching the sunset at Santa Monica Beach
BJ and Brooklyn in front of the Hollywood sign
Brooklyn cuddling up to her blanket with her daddy
Ronda, Brooklyn and BJ at Santa Monica Beach
Ronda and Brooklyn at Del Mar beach

Brooklyn and Daddy.... I love this picture of them!!!
Brooklyn after she ate a fist full of sand!!!!......... and LOVED IT!!!!!

BJ and Brooklyn on Del Mar Beach
Ronda petting the rays at the aquarium

BJ petting the rays at the aquarium


As Brooklyn and I got back to Utah it was time to pack up again and head to California with Daddy. We went to almost every beach from Newport to Malibu.

Martha's Vineyard

We went for a pedicab ride it was a blast

Brooklyn on the flying horses
Cousin Julia and Brooklyn...... ahhhh so cute, Julia is so sweet with her baby cousin.
My best friend Ariel and her son Tysean
Brooklyn on some drift wood at Lucy Vincent beach
Ronda, Brooklyn and Auntie Netty
Grandma Laverty, Brooklyn, and Ronda
Me and Brooklyn at Lucy Vincent Beach
Me and Tysean looking for shark teeth
Ariel, Jocelyn, me & Tysean looking for shark teeth...... and yes we found quite a few of them.
Mike, Lia , Julia and Colton Laverty...... we love our cousins they are just too cute.
This is my best friend Lindsay and her baby "bird"

This is Caitlin... Lindsay's sister and Brooklyn playing in the water
Brooklyn sitting on the sweetest dog ever "Momma"


Fishing with Poppa and cousin Julia.

Brooklyn fishing like the big kids


Brooklyn and I got to go to Martha's Vineyard for 2 weeks and visit my family and my best friends. We totally had a blast!!!!! We also saw our cousins Tina, JJ and Audrey.... and Auntie Lela, but for some reason we never got pictures. :(