cousins

trying to get a 3 year old and a 3 month old to smile at the camera. not an easy task. but really entertaining and really cute.

i really love watching these two together. brylee loves rockwell and he loves her too. they smile at each other and my heart just melts. every time brylee she sees me or comes to the house, she immediately says, "where's the baby?" or "where's rockwell?".... i not so secretly love it!

now that the clausen's have left to go back to buy idaho, i will miss seeing these two cute cousins together. but i cannot wait to watch them grow up together, the oldest boy and the oldest girl. this is going to be fun, and they're just getting started.

shaw's cove

this past weekend we had a surprise package arrive at our house. our three favorite clausen's came to visit all the way from rexburg! they are just the best and we are SO sad that they're gone. but hopefully, they'll be back real soon. it was a short stay, just three days, but their presence was so needed. little brylee is so full of spunk and energy and none of us can get enough of her. her parents are pretty awesome too, super funny and loving. i really can't put into words how much i love these people.
during their stay we went down to the tide pools in laguna. it was a beautiful day and we all had a lot of fun. it was so nice to be down by the ocean and smell the salty air. it's just the best. over the weekend we also had fun bird watching, bubble blowing, hot tubbing, milkshake drinking, snuggling, laughing, flower picking and doggie petting.

thanks so much for a great weekend clausen family! come home soon!

check out that 25 week bump! wowza! 

the morning they left, as soon as i laid eyes on that sleeping baby turned toddler, tears just started to fall out of my eyes. i guess i could blame in on the pregnancy hormones, but really, i just love this little family so much and my heart aches every time they leave to go back to school. i picked up brylee and started to carry her downstairs to the car... that was when i really lost it. sobbing. straight sobbing. all of a sudden brylee took her sleepy head off of my shoulder and looked me in the eyes and said "you sad?" in her sweet sweet voice and i responded, "yes, I'm going to miss you!". as we walked down the stairs she grabbed onto my neck and said softly "it's okay". just remembering the ordeal makes me well up. this little girl is definitely heaven sent. she is so sweet and kind and loving and her parents have taught her well. i hugged morgan and kimberly and watched them drive away. ugh. my. heart. hurts.
hopefully someday, i wont have to say goodbye for months at a time ever again. one can only hope.

newport beach with the clausen's

it's been a beautiful summer. nice and hot. we hit up newport beach with the clausen's. it was a great time. the boys headed out onto the jetty and found some star fish. we saw a school of dolphins. and brylee couldn't be cuter! ahh... i love summer.

while brylee was visiting

while the clausen's were in california for a month and a half we had a lot of fun. the boys played video games, i tortured brylee and put her hair in the cutest little pigtails i have ever laid eyes on, we went to the spaghetti factory and watched the trains fly by and we cuddled. that little girl has stolen my heart!
it was such a blast having everyone here and being able to spend so much time together as a family.

brylee sue turns two!

i cannot believe that this little girl is already 2 years old!!! since brylee came into the world our family has been so blessed. she is such a pleasant little person to be around! we all love her to pieces and have so much fun being around her. kimberly threw her an awesome mickey mouse clubhouse party. everything was so cute! the decorations, desserts and even the food. so many people came and we all had a great time. we love you brylee sue!!! happy birthday!