tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124096208903715972024-02-18T20:38:14.113-08:00Brush FamilyBrush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-80229888183665419182012-04-09T08:08:00.000-07:002012-04-09T08:08:19.721-07:00Easter 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsTYUEmmgQHEIvPhElM1DPQFik31mzrreyIp4Prxssm46hX6II_26k_uCCfv0I0zGBUl6skQrYFnUU-pphSZY_17UfFN2eHAfEskdfMa3HDU3NXm-Qmda6Rbr59nyhUgoxkqSUNLO05s/s1600/April+2012+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsTYUEmmgQHEIvPhElM1DPQFik31mzrreyIp4Prxssm46hX6II_26k_uCCfv0I0zGBUl6skQrYFnUU-pphSZY_17UfFN2eHAfEskdfMa3HDU3NXm-Qmda6Rbr59nyhUgoxkqSUNLO05s/s320/April+2012+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Andrielle woke up from her nap in a really good mood and Grayden was being pleasant, so I decided to take advantage of the moment and snapped a few pictures. Andrielle has also started saying "Say Cheese" when I take pictures of her (that's why she looks a little silly in some of these - I caught her mid "cheese" lol).</div><br />
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There is something about the colder weather that just makes me want to bake! Today, I made homemade pretzels and pretzel bites. Oh man, they are SO yummy! They're super easy, too. I'm going to post the recipe, mostly because I want to pin it on Pinterest (my new favorite thing!) so that I have it to always remember (lol!). <br />
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Homemade Soft Pretzels:<br />
Ingredients:<br />
1 package active dry yeast<br />
1 1/2 cups warm water<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 tbsp sugar<br />
4 cups flour<br />
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Dissolve sugar in water and add yeast. Add salt and flour and knead 5-10 minutes (no, that's not a typo - and you really do need to kneed the dough that long!). Divide into 10-12 pieces. Roll out in ropes and either twist into pretzels, or cut into pieces for the pretzel bites. Brush with melted butter and bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes for pretzels (or until the <span style="font-style: italic;">bottoms</span> of the pretzels are a nice light brown), 8 minutes for pretzel bites. Brush again with butter after baking and sprinkle with coarse kosher salt, parmesan, or cinnamon & sugar. Enjoy!Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-68863260565330471932011-11-10T14:57:00.000-08:002011-11-10T15:08:40.248-08:00Halloween 2011I know it's late, but here are our Halloween pics. We decided to dress "Goth" for Halloween. Gavin even let me do his eye make-up. Pretty fun. Best part is I got Andrielle's costume for $1!! Yep - I got a coupon code for an online Halloween costume site, it was originally a $50 costume, but it was on sale and after my coupon code and shipping costs, it only cost a buck. Love it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4sRG4Znep5t2NPBj2qpzam-cWLJIpsLux82IDde6PDpGmH-Qwcy8dLdwNq-HilnkUzvzrAurK5DkHSJTkghG-voqxAOYyimxus3rgjlV8k3DAgCJxxq36gMAczv_QzgiGpBOTICLFII/s1600/Halloween+2011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673506962657605986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4sRG4Znep5t2NPBj2qpzam-cWLJIpsLux82IDde6PDpGmH-Qwcy8dLdwNq-HilnkUzvzrAurK5DkHSJTkghG-voqxAOYyimxus3rgjlV8k3DAgCJxxq36gMAczv_QzgiGpBOTICLFII/s320/Halloween+2011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVEzLfxp3f585T44tgNPeSpGalByv98eFM6DQ6GhPxZoG894m1r_TxSb0bRYixLkZb_XDmrZRu-_4g1cZ1WZTgOiQSVaPi_fvlxYh9FzIwsn7pIKea8OoaTRkNAB2SVYRheDRR7pi_1Y/s1600/Andrielle+Halloween+2011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673506559452491650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVEzLfxp3f585T44tgNPeSpGalByv98eFM6DQ6GhPxZoG894m1r_TxSb0bRYixLkZb_XDmrZRu-_4g1cZ1WZTgOiQSVaPi_fvlxYh9FzIwsn7pIKea8OoaTRkNAB2SVYRheDRR7pi_1Y/s320/Andrielle+Halloween+2011.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Here we are at a pumpkin patch in Orem, UT:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4aGz-kckoMXiPWo9XGRuSTNSfuTmU4ryz8M3dwui54kImreHcdwHQPfJYWdDF7JVpsc5CLh_0BWZYBURToD_jyixNceBzIrbVwmfiUZv7JC3wYj8aFHiihhSwmjEorj4wiusVN7aZ2k/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673506569373518674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4aGz-kckoMXiPWo9XGRuSTNSfuTmU4ryz8M3dwui54kImreHcdwHQPfJYWdDF7JVpsc5CLh_0BWZYBURToD_jyixNceBzIrbVwmfiUZv7JC3wYj8aFHiihhSwmjEorj4wiusVN7aZ2k/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-91090685145752490122011-10-14T08:49:00.001-07:002011-10-14T08:55:42.267-07:00Another blogI've been debating since I first set up another blog (about 2 months ago) whether or not I wanted to share it with others or keep it as my own personal journal. And I've decided now to open it up. It is mostly about Andrielle and everything we have been dealing with. If you would like to follow our journey - the blog link is: <a href="http://www.thislittlefish.blogspot.com/">http://www.thislittlefish.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><em>Note: I will still be keeping up with this blog :)</em>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-82079837778741402332011-10-10T16:30:00.000-07:002011-10-10T16:37:28.777-07:00CrazyToday probably could have gone a little smoother, but what would life be like if we never had any challenges, right? I was rushing around trying to get her ready for her playgroup this morning, got a couple of phone calls and texts and left the house a little frazzled. Well, with everything going on I forgot my diaper bag. We got to playgroup and of course Grayden has a major messy diaper that explodes all over the place. His clothes were disgusting and I had no change of clothes for him or a new diaper. Luckily for me, I did have an emergency bag in the car for Andrielle (I need to get one together for Grayden - on my to-do list for tomorrow for sure!). So I put Grayden in a size 5 diaper and one of Andrielle's shirts. He looked like a very nice girl - lol. I would have taken a picture, but I didn't think he'd appreciate that later in life :)Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-24670665215183261902011-09-08T13:47:00.001-07:002011-09-08T14:01:40.089-07:00Thanksgiving Point FarmAndrielle, Grayden, and I went to the Thanksgiving Point farm with my mom and Carson today. It was really fun. Andrielle loved looking at all the animals that she's been learning about in her preschool/playgroup and did a great job at imitating most of their noises.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JFnkvsx2cyPNSn0pTNUyDeeY7W6rEuNDzPaVOryEFTxcI_whf-oolRiOjQi773l_k1tG9D44kb1Iky7t2IyezYQB7cvOJZzR8gMwQd8VIP3lU_ZnPVNYf6meqK0Nu_cGERT7vFE2zRw/s1600/September+2011+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650094505878011698" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JFnkvsx2cyPNSn0pTNUyDeeY7W6rEuNDzPaVOryEFTxcI_whf-oolRiOjQi773l_k1tG9D44kb1Iky7t2IyezYQB7cvOJZzR8gMwQd8VIP3lU_ZnPVNYf6meqK0Nu_cGERT7vFE2zRw/s320/September+2011+045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are on a horse-drawn carriage ride<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzVaR_d6BhWhN0Ed8qVo9ccJu9oFsr-tOET0RHIqUEpObAURlyFyD7NxCOaHxMThb44w0crb3xseLdM_v75bIYkaLfmwn3H62PqFX0h7DqW4CdgYbQ7ANc7TTAApeq2aVED0StLA65LU/s1600/September+2011+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650094252625075874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzVaR_d6BhWhN0Ed8qVo9ccJu9oFsr-tOET0RHIqUEpObAURlyFyD7NxCOaHxMThb44w0crb3xseLdM_v75bIYkaLfmwn3H62PqFX0h7DqW4CdgYbQ7ANc7TTAApeq2aVED0StLA65LU/s320/September+2011+039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrielle and Carson are playing in the pretend jail. Carson is such a good uncle to play with Andrielle! :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCcrxfZYXw7qnRwH3EN3kmz47jXpqSsSdLJwgcdN7nfNnfYwK4TLI3LEOPLe91MqXVwXabLASE9BzNL3RogcjKEcrTPCnO9cfO7dsPP4XLthUVPeRFxAX9J856IrD3zLCAbKBftn7WWQ/s1600/September+2011+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650094254994306258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCcrxfZYXw7qnRwH3EN3kmz47jXpqSsSdLJwgcdN7nfNnfYwK4TLI3LEOPLe91MqXVwXabLASE9BzNL3RogcjKEcrTPCnO9cfO7dsPP4XLthUVPeRFxAX9J856IrD3zLCAbKBftn7WWQ/s320/September+2011+042.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Andrielle in the jail</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHK_D8rxR2BxXoUvgaS-QMqrrRVZZR3XpDh3OIgh5_9HxrJZQU2k3h0P3NcYEpI9HU86tPDDv5cgaql30hqvJ2bsAISe0KrLSn2HALyCpOuYcs4cVpjxDy1cERSf0vDb3s4g5pNG4aa_M/s1600/September+2011+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650094244178838418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHK_D8rxR2BxXoUvgaS-QMqrrRVZZR3XpDh3OIgh5_9HxrJZQU2k3h0P3NcYEpI9HU86tPDDv5cgaql30hqvJ2bsAISe0KrLSn2HALyCpOuYcs4cVpjxDy1cERSf0vDb3s4g5pNG4aa_M/s320/September+2011+036.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Here's Andrielle feeding the ducks with Grandma</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB5l-7MFVM3PSGMHaNLGHluYmUz68xNbgJvnoW0FN3N9CYA8EsfGW6ttGtvb7ewUFsObLPuHQWl7-jKdUkCrbtlmLqlMQKfEAsizvYrTFqmbJVQviC2jSn6c6NWTthF26sIv16nXjhKE/s1600/September+2011+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650094237344967730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB5l-7MFVM3PSGMHaNLGHluYmUz68xNbgJvnoW0FN3N9CYA8EsfGW6ttGtvb7ewUFsObLPuHQWl7-jKdUkCrbtlmLqlMQKfEAsizvYrTFqmbJVQviC2jSn6c6NWTthF26sIv16nXjhKE/s320/September+2011+033.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>This was a cute little playroom with pretend food cards that they could pretend to plant or pick from the ground, put on a conveyer belt to send to the big truck, or sort at the market. In this picture, Andrielle is sitting on a pretend tractor.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCV-d_VBmlm-NGsrgSg3l7fJH2gmn_BsRmLHH74lpRbeYZOZguSthNHYD8cYSYnThk0cj6PcGrZ9kA9o85reVvuXHeXhQ-MiGGluX22fWIJ7YnFsaNZp3GpNq9CHDmjIRghMTlIgJ4u04/s1600/September+2011+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650094232445909250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCV-d_VBmlm-NGsrgSg3l7fJH2gmn_BsRmLHH74lpRbeYZOZguSthNHYD8cYSYnThk0cj6PcGrZ9kA9o85reVvuXHeXhQ-MiGGluX22fWIJ7YnFsaNZp3GpNq9CHDmjIRghMTlIgJ4u04/s320/September+2011+031.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>And, of course we can't forget the pony ride! Andrielle wasn't so sure about it at first, but I think she enjoyed it once it got going. Grandma is watching Grayden for me so that I can walk beside Andrielle. </div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-32958094484831712342011-09-08T09:26:00.001-07:002011-09-08T09:36:22.721-07:00Daddy, Grayden, & Andrielle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeQ1WvR_v8oHzmK-CkOd2-BeWn6RZQAc4Oip9B6ypvQHz0y4n_6y8-5nHoa1XJmLqMaYmNaOSYWf5aXhBH7wdS8_fn4g978Rwr5wW-64WjWW_VLn6iuUFnVeeaDUc34SL64WFbbOSh7I/s1600/September+2011+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650026720600049346" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeQ1WvR_v8oHzmK-CkOd2-BeWn6RZQAc4Oip9B6ypvQHz0y4n_6y8-5nHoa1XJmLqMaYmNaOSYWf5aXhBH7wdS8_fn4g978Rwr5wW-64WjWW_VLn6iuUFnVeeaDUc34SL64WFbbOSh7I/s320/September+2011+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy, Grayden, & Andrielle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhuaJhtdOXcC-iDWSKeyJK1ZiGh7_z1Pua7SWwc9IVcsXzVqZ2lBJaLAxtz5VQyE8LsU2nH8ZOBO4Hlhac3NTpGbS_kf5JwXAFwzx6T_yBI5fjUhwT_aA4r-NYHnJX44LeUm4Jv5RnLc/s1600/September+2011+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650026742854094178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhuaJhtdOXcC-iDWSKeyJK1ZiGh7_z1Pua7SWwc9IVcsXzVqZ2lBJaLAxtz5VQyE8LsU2nH8ZOBO4Hlhac3NTpGbS_kf5JwXAFwzx6T_yBI5fjUhwT_aA4r-NYHnJX44LeUm4Jv5RnLc/s320/September+2011+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy & Grayden<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVydWeVRN_YJ57rDattbEl94rkZujrOLxNdLAmjD3GVlmJdpMQ0IWYJgcrb_HhhbxTvHOznVCQwcVVKAXJ2dxEEIU6Lb8RTUErk32fSYBmnNO-NPgpo6z-vx0obplrMZyHtvrvHFqO7s/s1600/September+2011+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650026728678396402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVydWeVRN_YJ57rDattbEl94rkZujrOLxNdLAmjD3GVlmJdpMQ0IWYJgcrb_HhhbxTvHOznVCQwcVVKAXJ2dxEEIU6Lb8RTUErk32fSYBmnNO-NPgpo6z-vx0obplrMZyHtvrvHFqO7s/s320/September+2011+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNwZLv-i3ra0eUPDyb3s0as92cDX9neStzDFPPhOIO4mhgiBF0oLy58AAl_Gzzif91bgE2wm-b49kCEYg8JZEXdBleG_qUXrG-AG0xGckTYSFSkkuxIPRbIlSsA2ZzMXhbsGYY87XWFc/s1600/September+2011+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650026733507783746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNwZLv-i3ra0eUPDyb3s0as92cDX9neStzDFPPhOIO4mhgiBF0oLy58AAl_Gzzif91bgE2wm-b49kCEYg8JZEXdBleG_qUXrG-AG0xGckTYSFSkkuxIPRbIlSsA2ZzMXhbsGYY87XWFc/s320/September+2011+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrielle & Grayden<br /><br />We're all adjusting to life as a 4-person family. Andrielle is doing pretty well, but I can definately tell she's jealous of the attention that Grayden has been getting from everyone (including Gavin and myself). She's had a few melt-downs this week, I think she's finally realizing that Grayden isn't going back - he's here to stay. But Gavin's great to take extra time with her when he comes home from work. Hopefully it's uphill from here! </div></div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-41297335343373940842011-08-27T14:27:00.000-07:002011-08-27T14:47:22.673-07:00Grayden Lyle
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<br />Grayden Lyle Brush was born August 20 at 12:47 am. He weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 20 inches long.
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<br />I'd been having contractions since about 4 on Friday, but they got pretty intense while we were having dinner at my sister in law's home. After leaving Andrielle at my parent's home, we got to the hospital at about 9:00 and got checked in. I was dilated to a 5 and having contractions about every 3-5 minutes. They called my doctor, he showed up and broke my water around 11:30. About an hour and 15 minutes later, Grayden was born. I decided not to have an epidural again, and because of how quickly he came, I didn't get the pain killer through my IV this time like I did with Andrielle - so I really went completely natural. Everything went great and I was able to hold and feed him right after he was born.
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<br />Grayden is doing really well. His biliruben scores are a little high, and he's been tested 5 times now but the levels are going down and he won't need the bili-box. :) </div>
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<br />Andrielle is a good big sister. She's still acting a little confused about who this new little addition to the family is but for the most part has been really good.
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<br />Grandma and Grandpa Brush brought her dry erase crayons while they were here and she has loved playing with them. Lucky for us, they clean up really well.
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<br />Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-75752252865355472812011-08-05T07:02:00.000-07:002011-08-05T07:14:50.922-07:0035/36 weeksLast week I started having lots of contractions and major back pain, so even though I wasn't scheduled to see my doctor for another week, I made an appointment. We were supposed to leave for my grandparent's cabin to spend the weekend with my family Friday, and I didn't want to risk anything. So I went to the doctor Thursday evening, he told me I was dilated to a 2 and put me on bed rest - no cabin trip for us (though we did sneak up to spend the day there on Saturday). 5 weeks early is just a little too early to be going into labor. My mom was kind enough to take Andrielle every morning for a few hours and then picked me up and took me back to her house. It was nice having the extra help with Andrielle since I wasn't able to pick her up, and really do anything else, for that matter. However, it was super frustrating to not be able to do anything. I feel like I still have a huge to-do list before the baby comes, and I haven't been able to get any of it done.<br /><br />I had another appointment last night (36 weeks). I am now dilated to a 3. Contractions still haven't stopped, I'm even more uncomfortable, and the back pain has only gotten worse. I'm now on a modified bed rest, I'm allowed to get up and move, go on short shopping trips, do a little cleaning - but still not supposed to pick up Andrielle (or any other heavy things), go running/jogging/swimming or basically do any excercise. My doctor said as of today, if I were to go into labor, he wouldn't stop anything - but it would be best if this little guy could wait at least one more week to make his entrance. He did basically guarantee that I won't be going full term. Kind of exciting - a little bit scary. I'm still not sure if I'm ready to be a mom of 2! Ready or not, I guess, huh?Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-40373919680389162532011-06-01T07:33:00.000-07:002011-06-01T07:38:07.911-07:00Day in the Sun<div>Andrielle and I had a day off yesterday with no therapists or preschool/playgroups, so we tried to take advantage of the sunny day. We went to the neighborhood park and then I set up her pool in the backyard. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny3SRLLqQP1YvkuGVKvaPd6D6Yl8zwLzhI5QISVH4WGbQv-2ptSwCtExpGGqthht69dqwzM-YRWufMXB4dOTRkw6a55nWfs8p0mHhsGj6uI2LgbPU037_UcknxvidRQi2swU0-uqo_bs/s1600/June+1+2011+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613260291767537810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny3SRLLqQP1YvkuGVKvaPd6D6Yl8zwLzhI5QISVH4WGbQv-2ptSwCtExpGGqthht69dqwzM-YRWufMXB4dOTRkw6a55nWfs8p0mHhsGj6uI2LgbPU037_UcknxvidRQi2swU0-uqo_bs/s320/June+1+2011+004.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeBCevBzCZlKGfy-TJfLiOm7thW4KkRZnoFCpbczOlg5wDO1u7vA0PSBK4UzaKBV1l7X_ZOFRC2LN9JmPbv8DAKAKOWJWRNIC3mMgRwhQBT2opCixvrqNRLcqzdbL2wFackkE9tVukJ0/s1600/June+1+2011+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613260298959465538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeBCevBzCZlKGfy-TJfLiOm7thW4KkRZnoFCpbczOlg5wDO1u7vA0PSBK4UzaKBV1l7X_ZOFRC2LN9JmPbv8DAKAKOWJWRNIC3mMgRwhQBT2opCixvrqNRLcqzdbL2wFackkE9tVukJ0/s320/June+1+2011+022.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>I found these little sunglasses at a swap meet we went to in Vegas for $1 :)</div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-43666143645787307752011-06-01T07:24:00.001-07:002011-06-01T07:33:23.636-07:00Las Vegas Trip - Mandalay Bay<div>Our family took a little trip to Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend. Gavin's sister was nice enough to let us stay in her home, and even gave us free tickets to the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay hotel. It was really a nice getaway.\</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoan-XciHYQIHsCsqvo5Yo8DNhvoGlKjwUU7MeMihyA6Is0zC80511KAKjIz7-IjnB6g8SIoXKiAmjb9V-vZy_2ytxeUHeNPDYNjU8-SucU9MlqDaFNq-yrODAYrZ5LVELBaOd_6vVM0/s1600/June+1+2011+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613258176519568690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoan-XciHYQIHsCsqvo5Yo8DNhvoGlKjwUU7MeMihyA6Is0zC80511KAKjIz7-IjnB6g8SIoXKiAmjb9V-vZy_2ytxeUHeNPDYNjU8-SucU9MlqDaFNq-yrODAYrZ5LVELBaOd_6vVM0/s320/June+1+2011+010.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Andrielle by the Rays<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi0mLngKnbx4H2InnYCg1w3WsA-95ETDH3grFVoBJVNjdGOPsg_lrinJQdQ0yXx8j0BG3NBi4s4dEKj38xjSmrgQwbTGUO79eloFQVHveMhR0oH5N_0oU9AJmyTjqEJJQv8dWdfOceLM/s1600/June+1+2011+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613258188182082034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXi0mLngKnbx4H2InnYCg1w3WsA-95ETDH3grFVoBJVNjdGOPsg_lrinJQdQ0yXx8j0BG3NBi4s4dEKj38xjSmrgQwbTGUO79eloFQVHveMhR0oH5N_0oU9AJmyTjqEJJQv8dWdfOceLM/s320/June+1+2011+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Gavin with a Komodo Dragon</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfnFMRllr-ok5GrhnHxVgE0PPvLMpvrp7A5WD0iKGXtm_MGn-cy8ziDgSwnvDpql8FULBvkfT_1GvfsVQ13ujRqm0q45xtVK7kEN4qbJ8Rs_dWfWRQXrqqsIv_H3YFhoJ4RWvGDKlSUE/s1600/June+1+2011+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613258922131116834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfnFMRllr-ok5GrhnHxVgE0PPvLMpvrp7A5WD0iKGXtm_MGn-cy8ziDgSwnvDpql8FULBvkfT_1GvfsVQ13ujRqm0q45xtVK7kEN4qbJ8Rs_dWfWRQXrqqsIv_H3YFhoJ4RWvGDKlSUE/s320/June+1+2011+005.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Andrielle by the crocodile tank</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs5McIoHmkTT7U5Nc7ijH3Tk6aoKHd4jAiigbkaKyfzJUyyS7RJLUXwErzJOVwQjwYQWNwQtUtO7FjA-7lxPEaHE1e96FdK47DL5yORv_K_mMKnFYiwC7wd4CFJL6sD0yZp7U6i_ndJo/s1600/June+1+2011+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613258194274295138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs5McIoHmkTT7U5Nc7ijH3Tk6aoKHd4jAiigbkaKyfzJUyyS7RJLUXwErzJOVwQjwYQWNwQtUtO7FjA-7lxPEaHE1e96FdK47DL5yORv_K_mMKnFYiwC7wd4CFJL6sD0yZp7U6i_ndJo/s320/June+1+2011+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><img class="gl_video" alt="Add Video" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" /><br />Andrielle and myself in front of the jelly fish</div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-19568944516229042342011-05-03T07:10:00.000-07:002011-05-11T03:45:48.098-07:0023 WeeksGavin and I found out last Thursday that we are going to be having a boy! We're very excited about it :) I'm 23 weeks along in my pregnancy, and due Sept 2.<br /><br />I'm quickly finding out that there are not as many cute boy crafts as there are girl crafts. No hair bows and ribbons for this baby. But I have found a new craft for boys. Pee Pee Teepees - Check 'em out :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwy3VOTJnjdr96sgHKBdHc36ob6HJ_1mX0sA8SK4JnYGEtcGJnIScl1wVE-LYGeqoguvdQdot21HmoLPrDYVt82CQ0llxL0OGQ6eodCR71dFpUDd-re2r3In6Xjz5qcz6arwPX9RnaqM/s1600/May+3+2011+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602492772996558050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwy3VOTJnjdr96sgHKBdHc36ob6HJ_1mX0sA8SK4JnYGEtcGJnIScl1wVE-LYGeqoguvdQdot21HmoLPrDYVt82CQ0llxL0OGQ6eodCR71dFpUDd-re2r3In6Xjz5qcz6arwPX9RnaqM/s320/May+3+2011+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aren't they fun!? If anyone wants the instructions, let me know! They're super easy to make :)Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-33684277723463625102011-01-17T09:46:00.001-08:002011-01-17T09:51:18.098-08:00ChristmasChristmas 2010<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTomXlhFVBjCq692LAcXPCMKg4x_h1t9aD9QO-ypg7A-HoFKsAS0hQhSL0ZGK0zQnLlt3vsJYpW3yoUGqUChJRouFwNFjpC2nBSMXXCNSzolQ-yRWJT18DTHjd5QfTrDsk0zdJHLX3Wo/s1600/December+2010+129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563213321605433138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTomXlhFVBjCq692LAcXPCMKg4x_h1t9aD9QO-ypg7A-HoFKsAS0hQhSL0ZGK0zQnLlt3vsJYpW3yoUGqUChJRouFwNFjpC2nBSMXXCNSzolQ-yRWJT18DTHjd5QfTrDsk0zdJHLX3Wo/s320/December+2010+129.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Andrielle got lots of Fisher Price Little People toys for Christmas this year:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjug6rELKEDdD6JwnEoZVUDPXv7-fCzU17vx-CQB8kxr3CpTc-W7Z9Fha3TNfDQ9PH1dUJ8_l66cMdaIUl81YClp4lTiFatQ29PvK7ETMrwBbbJkje-GJlP-bPMBnWvL0hKoY5qNCTLTE/s1600/December+2010+128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563213323228991554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjug6rELKEDdD6JwnEoZVUDPXv7-fCzU17vx-CQB8kxr3CpTc-W7Z9Fha3TNfDQ9PH1dUJ8_l66cMdaIUl81YClp4lTiFatQ29PvK7ETMrwBbbJkje-GJlP-bPMBnWvL0hKoY5qNCTLTE/s320/December+2010+128.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Here's Andrielle in her Christmas dress:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8Yje1RxorWerIrhj-h1VAQEeza5iWLzckJYRMMzZy5E6sqkn1aNm34VbvbWStJE6wm_u3HP__Zu2x_ULHs5wxrVvouXXZOpaDIrjXZeHvOikT5nR84jTsjE5nUVSXIwKeftB6sh9s1o/s1600/December+2010+125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563213312387746002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8Yje1RxorWerIrhj-h1VAQEeza5iWLzckJYRMMzZy5E6sqkn1aNm34VbvbWStJE6wm_u3HP__Zu2x_ULHs5wxrVvouXXZOpaDIrjXZeHvOikT5nR84jTsjE5nUVSXIwKeftB6sh9s1o/s320/December+2010+125.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-84351878364057184642010-11-15T01:38:00.000-08:002010-11-15T01:45:08.514-08:00HalloweenOk, I know I'm late posting these, but better late than never, right?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtitkXW85kn9n8ZN7VVixZvkMeNut1wNEZeW7oMyqZZJM58vBWtdG2Jzka3Z6dMZ6PVZC9guhN2FNfIpipN5SItJzuJEPEBiyhLx297yfqI2_RvSRYLtg25Cj8VZfs7_Tfp7g0VCCIDk4/s1600/November+2010+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539709591794225298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtitkXW85kn9n8ZN7VVixZvkMeNut1wNEZeW7oMyqZZJM58vBWtdG2Jzka3Z6dMZ6PVZC9guhN2FNfIpipN5SItJzuJEPEBiyhLx297yfqI2_RvSRYLtg25Cj8VZfs7_Tfp7g0VCCIDk4/s320/November+2010+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Ellie Halloween day, before she got in her "real" costume.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflvG3wnYa-oApni-T3euRFtGDtHfv0BimoTliAFg7KrJX22RL9Uk8BCLWQmuQmgDXHH0674kXlTZMHaKPy-NHXGKNRehz_JAX6gniYckqtOMn-rrhJpTBVyF7IJRNd_IXlMRXORHMfYk/s1600/November+2010+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539709585588209586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflvG3wnYa-oApni-T3euRFtGDtHfv0BimoTliAFg7KrJX22RL9Uk8BCLWQmuQmgDXHH0674kXlTZMHaKPy-NHXGKNRehz_JAX6gniYckqtOMn-rrhJpTBVyF7IJRNd_IXlMRXORHMfYk/s320/November+2010+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrielle with uncle Carson. Ellie is a nurse and Carson's a dragon.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwufWz4fv-UNWNyeGK-MeZyaAF0inht3KhnQayycOERyLNG_Qk3CNr-5qfRAZYPX8-Nopz8TLiEZqD8cc090OnEHYgk5OlQg0wLAqsOyxdv_HoYJdwFCLMD8lSZmKA5NXW0FBv0njd6Q/s1600/November+2010+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539709582855618114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwufWz4fv-UNWNyeGK-MeZyaAF0inht3KhnQayycOERyLNG_Qk3CNr-5qfRAZYPX8-Nopz8TLiEZqD8cc090OnEHYgk5OlQg0wLAqsOyxdv_HoYJdwFCLMD8lSZmKA5NXW0FBv0njd6Q/s320/November+2010+021.JPG" border="0" /></a>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-17097393782856698982010-10-21T14:57:00.000-07:002010-10-21T15:08:18.457-07:00Pumpkin LandMy mom, Carson, myself, and Andrielle went to Pumpkin Land Yesterday. It was a lot of fun. We got to walk through a little corn maze, see some farm animals, and enjoy this nice Fall season :) Andrielle and Carson wore their costumes. Andrielle is a nurse and Carson said he was an astronaut (I think it was an old Power Rangers costume...)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmalQ7fDFzFli9eD2y_4AtUgn-0Z9fReddAqnex22bEP2Ilxl6lyCpy5JQjKA5p-so7Z98SfpJpd-707yYd76unR_BjUv_uR9Wq8cE4IPDPTOi4tV6vZEq5fxfw3fA5er1ZD-zSoWUBo/s1600/October+2010+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530623251949251090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmalQ7fDFzFli9eD2y_4AtUgn-0Z9fReddAqnex22bEP2Ilxl6lyCpy5JQjKA5p-so7Z98SfpJpd-707yYd76unR_BjUv_uR9Wq8cE4IPDPTOi4tV6vZEq5fxfw3fA5er1ZD-zSoWUBo/s320/October+2010+048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrielle with Grandma (my mom)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_W1KJjVjbCUcAhlAVepl0h9-o83DHBcoId-K-p1uC1P6aet614IQopP_fIaWWq_utaPVsHYT85xJourZpgiz4hmgV2monTnyPDlLD25LG0QRy27ZBBtKXebEhUO4-OvHwuklnol2oUs/s1600/October+2010+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530623243184153618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_W1KJjVjbCUcAhlAVepl0h9-o83DHBcoId-K-p1uC1P6aet614IQopP_fIaWWq_utaPVsHYT85xJourZpgiz4hmgV2monTnyPDlLD25LG0QRy27ZBBtKXebEhUO4-OvHwuklnol2oUs/s320/October+2010+044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrielle and my brother, Carson<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl3CLvLA5r_D_s6RbDsMkrTxx02VsvirKwyDaJZhW9SUL-O8_7Es3yJ3p-sO43m24-aT1STnkRSrKJ3RHGlT39XxsUiX1ZKEpFxY0hdmUsaO-KvaxdLmVY8pNc7d5Aetvdy9t3K_xuMY/s1600/October+2010+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530623236404938338" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl3CLvLA5r_D_s6RbDsMkrTxx02VsvirKwyDaJZhW9SUL-O8_7Es3yJ3p-sO43m24-aT1STnkRSrKJ3RHGlT39XxsUiX1ZKEpFxY0hdmUsaO-KvaxdLmVY8pNc7d5Aetvdy9t3K_xuMY/s320/October+2010+040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Andrielle and Carson with a blow up Halloween pumpkin.Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-42267060962097367402010-10-21T14:34:00.001-07:002010-10-21T14:57:20.104-07:00Trip to San FranciscoFor Gavin's birthday this year, we took a trip to California to see his family.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK4i2al1-d_-RHh6niL9R0J8tXXgVBMNNI7TlMDL_2Tk-ZFUnJu83szGFW3KPE9bxnTofl7VUQujHzRFzCZhnfwsU3Yx52GC5HP-P47Fzcu2QJFMi8-NCucjCmrmur6RDbV1xTdFCpII/s1600/October+2010+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530619398134084018" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK4i2al1-d_-RHh6niL9R0J8tXXgVBMNNI7TlMDL_2Tk-ZFUnJu83szGFW3KPE9bxnTofl7VUQujHzRFzCZhnfwsU3Yx52GC5HP-P47Fzcu2QJFMi8-NCucjCmrmur6RDbV1xTdFCpII/s320/October+2010+039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Andrielle in her car seat. She was such a good traveler. She just kicked her feet up and relaxed, lol.<br /><br />We spent a day in San Francisco on Pier 39<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH0_0jdQwYOqvG9ev0cwti63NlegbbgX6n7hlBcH6zw9Q1c6-YFtJLjc21fZ1uLTpm-8WDAUwix_wNmJiA2Xnf-XkFKgAbCvEbGFKYRGmWUj61-Ll5mocQVnWtyHhkg1GEuuF_-bUWWk/s1600/October+2010+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530618946533188530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH0_0jdQwYOqvG9ev0cwti63NlegbbgX6n7hlBcH6zw9Q1c6-YFtJLjc21fZ1uLTpm-8WDAUwix_wNmJiA2Xnf-XkFKgAbCvEbGFKYRGmWUj61-Ll5mocQVnWtyHhkg1GEuuF_-bUWWk/s320/October+2010+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Gavin at a display. I can't remember exactly what it was for....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXIll8z1EZeooes-mTwCTTLivLmnHbiGkP7PC9lCCmE2sR0MyNkvwgD2g5tH9RHjbweNAGN68jHGX6f3ZIP-xKiA4p-rrEyiFFdtzG3KV87N6ADubCKeVVtaqXLrIx8JhQ0XWU3KeVrQ/s1600/October+2010+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530618943564118898" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXIll8z1EZeooes-mTwCTTLivLmnHbiGkP7PC9lCCmE2sR0MyNkvwgD2g5tH9RHjbweNAGN68jHGX6f3ZIP-xKiA4p-rrEyiFFdtzG3KV87N6ADubCKeVVtaqXLrIx8JhQ0XWU3KeVrQ/s320/October+2010+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Gav in front of a big submarine<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLaSHBFvcc3CfLrHn9aa4yAJYD-qxWUDY14ctLsCH9PxN4l9KE89n5yy-V7QLiNqm2Oj87Ghup5nnBk_qJ4EOlZbI6g2LKE0u6XoAqsBCOBrY2G5sAe6TpQdwiwZFzwUlYQqQ2NUxnAA/s1600/October+2010+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530618941124938162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLaSHBFvcc3CfLrHn9aa4yAJYD-qxWUDY14ctLsCH9PxN4l9KE89n5yy-V7QLiNqm2Oj87Ghup5nnBk_qJ4EOlZbI6g2LKE0u6XoAqsBCOBrY2G5sAe6TpQdwiwZFzwUlYQqQ2NUxnAA/s320/October+2010+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Golden Gate Bridge<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_f_9bf8xaMi9HMGuFaDW_Q3r-kmzjYxq0CEzCayHsnd6MEI2fU-XUo-KYvdMEESdMHKi3UPgNhyA0evlvV0-Mo1748dQ0u9xjYQ3iKzjhMkfZGZvbY_Zye3_CICTaNvkD8CzyKb2aNAU/s1600/October+2010+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530618935470591410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_f_9bf8xaMi9HMGuFaDW_Q3r-kmzjYxq0CEzCayHsnd6MEI2fU-XUo-KYvdMEESdMHKi3UPgNhyA0evlvV0-Mo1748dQ0u9xjYQ3iKzjhMkfZGZvbY_Zye3_CICTaNvkD8CzyKb2aNAU/s320/October+2010+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was at a little place we stopped at called Treasure Island just before heading into San Francisco. This is also where Gavin's pic was taken (above)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomvz4dtY9Fw5skLe18rKb8Nn16uz-3T92ypkT-l0-WyGjTypIn2WkdjpxXePqEendI1Zz8KhZmvKLsiIxF5A3Z_xeZb2skhDdUlooI1Pm6gSkTb0aVRpgZgAE7CDlVIWy0xDn0q30CUI/s1600/October+2010+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530618933509986866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomvz4dtY9Fw5skLe18rKb8Nn16uz-3T92ypkT-l0-WyGjTypIn2WkdjpxXePqEendI1Zz8KhZmvKLsiIxF5A3Z_xeZb2skhDdUlooI1Pm6gSkTb0aVRpgZgAE7CDlVIWy0xDn0q30CUI/s320/October+2010+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We also visited a Reserve Zoo where they bring injured and endangered animals. It was really cool. I saw animals I've never seen before in real life, like a skunk, a fox, and wolves. They didn't have typical zoo animals.</div><div> </div><div>While we were in San Francisco, we found this little arcade full of old-time arcade games, fortune-telling machines, and wind-up movies. It was really cool. I think it was my favorite part of the entire trip.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHWzbsjBs_uempGEyup_vMK4vjg3uxEO0eVga45esOF-qvQql_cVEUk0PKuaO92CA7Ay3Nl6XrTHoPYw_eB5IsSkcD3O23doz7YKTi0UjW4mmqmPkHWcc4rkNDZ6MtBdnArfNvBOq6A8/s1600/October+2010+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530616956007401154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHWzbsjBs_uempGEyup_vMK4vjg3uxEO0eVga45esOF-qvQql_cVEUk0PKuaO92CA7Ay3Nl6XrTHoPYw_eB5IsSkcD3O23doz7YKTi0UjW4mmqmPkHWcc4rkNDZ6MtBdnArfNvBOq6A8/s320/October+2010+032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Here's Gav with a pin-ball machine<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbYhOWWfoe5bBnZ39_vEbvSqD9xQ0WLJ8clmIkqbCa7JcL5yZblyOMd-IM7CrYJSuNNR_LiYiM-jNzwOO9Acv_iXl0IW-uJOWplYWd5dE0mDpFlapG3GHNe4utZgpic6rRrztB9y6fsg/s1600/October+2010+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530616952904922546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbYhOWWfoe5bBnZ39_vEbvSqD9xQ0WLJ8clmIkqbCa7JcL5yZblyOMd-IM7CrYJSuNNR_LiYiM-jNzwOO9Acv_iXl0IW-uJOWplYWd5dE0mDpFlapG3GHNe4utZgpic6rRrztB9y6fsg/s320/October+2010+029.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br />Here is a fortune teller machine that you had to put your palm on and it would spit out a card with your fortune on it. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf00cIu84gJSCTbZL6W9suMK6GWYPRouk_6acqXDZxBFix-sU6a8wu2f3VgGeHYILR7LkOeUKO6BrTBvmVQZewfqxa3UukYnH4oyjrPBtw_dH_K9gOf_2_YbHmIJx2lyyrkiVvcqIwpLM/s1600/October+2010+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530616948584140290" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf00cIu84gJSCTbZL6W9suMK6GWYPRouk_6acqXDZxBFix-sU6a8wu2f3VgGeHYILR7LkOeUKO6BrTBvmVQZewfqxa3UukYnH4oyjrPBtw_dH_K9gOf_2_YbHmIJx2lyyrkiVvcqIwpLM/s320/October+2010+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Here I am with another fortune telling machine<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTslKH9gV_WcgvKW8Bv0rCrzc8y3bGscCG0Z3Ns49J9KbXAWIGEmswMqG61P7JipvbsQ56nLsTn4_PoQUe43T0zo43qeuVF2mKcjAN8VBvM8wwkKbBGthz4zvRpcqRYSmjt4aVRMJJ_Y/s1600/October+2010+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530616943169509106" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTslKH9gV_WcgvKW8Bv0rCrzc8y3bGscCG0Z3Ns49J9KbXAWIGEmswMqG61P7JipvbsQ56nLsTn4_PoQUe43T0zo43qeuVF2mKcjAN8VBvM8wwkKbBGthz4zvRpcqRYSmjt4aVRMJJ_Y/s320/October+2010+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>This "grandma" fortune teller was kind of creepy because the lady moved around and talked to you.</div><div><br />We really had a good time visiting family and spending some quality time with just our little family.<br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-36910398643179945692010-07-06T12:58:00.000-07:002010-07-06T13:20:39.814-07:00Hogle ZooFor Carson's birthday, we went to Utah's Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake. It was really fun. Here are a few pictures from the day. <div><div><br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490886807754615330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXzCstEFNvCcnP7EHcAnxkt9p_j1lmBpecAosUdNTyj79ITgUY2DjM_HQ59o1M9Au9xLLAp-qP4SyqNP7RKzhVtJZYa245piV3j68bLNIzPOCJJho63-276WWQrUPU-Bmw_cmGzvD2BM/s320/Zoo+June+30,+2010+016.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div>At the entrance to the zoo. I don't really know why Brady is making that face.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKf4yBOarj0fkJRwcaUpN6Qw0XebSRjd4hDoXrksKodeeUjBtzm7D_ajg68r0weULQjMroxG5_zLvdmWyo2J-LQJfDMQir8CQtTRCcHvYMufK4p6LA5ri1hyqcZ1z6aBs9phebCfgjEk/s1600/Zoo+June+30,+2010+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490887178058171410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKf4yBOarj0fkJRwcaUpN6Qw0XebSRjd4hDoXrksKodeeUjBtzm7D_ajg68r0weULQjMroxG5_zLvdmWyo2J-LQJfDMQir8CQtTRCcHvYMufK4p6LA5ri1hyqcZ1z6aBs9phebCfgjEk/s320/Zoo+June+30,+2010+001.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>These were some little monkey-like animals. I don't remember exactly what they were called. Andrielle enjoyed watching them climb all over in the cage.<br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Emc5FTXjsYu_hYsLpOcQW8b2RYVwHO6ydhslECdn46z12bWm2OdnELWOZA-gcKtkghOCO2zIY6aliBjwgHKU_Huqy6FTx1ytE15cmk7KB_2Rb3ZnH0Iu0SFKyd3JXjqAUwTBFGaYPtY/s1600/Zoo+June+30,+2010+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490888462410269762" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Emc5FTXjsYu_hYsLpOcQW8b2RYVwHO6ydhslECdn46z12bWm2OdnELWOZA-gcKtkghOCO2zIY6aliBjwgHKU_Huqy6FTx1ytE15cmk7KB_2Rb3ZnH0Iu0SFKyd3JXjqAUwTBFGaYPtY/s320/Zoo+June+30,+2010+017.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Here are the giraffes! :)<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ1KyFk-UOXD4FaBlFZHKGhYSCk4WQWiGZ6CJfJLoTADjLKF0aLARBAhkFTwUTYZF32-If9v-0tGizc3nQ0BthD-3uL0ndiwFcxB7u3SGk3Mc-NKBLm3t-XkYhWCPmZ6ajWH0yZ9fLqI/s1600/Zoo+June+30,+2010+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490886648371549714" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ1KyFk-UOXD4FaBlFZHKGhYSCk4WQWiGZ6CJfJLoTADjLKF0aLARBAhkFTwUTYZF32-If9v-0tGizc3nQ0BthD-3uL0ndiwFcxB7u3SGk3Mc-NKBLm3t-XkYhWCPmZ6ajWH0yZ9fLqI/s320/Zoo+June+30,+2010+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Here we are at a bird show. Carson's holding Andrielle. He's such a nice uncle.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiB5WzwLZx-2ZYtt4t78leDICbzLgEMnE1QRfqG20Sowf1ESpVmCB7l7Yug1UClT3LjFi6KXV2XosDY9zMqfs1P6twPD9T2VSJwmEP6GBXI8EfIQ3uUUxjUAqDTrnoGQuEYEQ5b60Yls/s1600/Zoo+June+30,+2010+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490890157631583234" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiB5WzwLZx-2ZYtt4t78leDICbzLgEMnE1QRfqG20Sowf1ESpVmCB7l7Yug1UClT3LjFi6KXV2XosDY9zMqfs1P6twPD9T2VSJwmEP6GBXI8EfIQ3uUUxjUAqDTrnoGQuEYEQ5b60Yls/s320/Zoo+June+30,+2010+024.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This is the merry-go-round. I think we're riding a lion...</div><div> </div></div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-39127386912104758142010-06-22T14:24:00.000-07:002010-06-22T14:32:36.152-07:00Soggy Pretzels<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89YgBnvTLDg5KT1lzagUrCWydZC91USWb-1wk5HAdDtRNyhe5ylMe4egXBNEwJ-XhgcxStxWID3MFFMAOV96vwTw7YSrcdHmJu8PSTE5xE5sEk8QA2j0lYxh3ksEwNOuVxKwJZJKdzwo/s1600/Andrielle+June+10+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485713931083818242" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89YgBnvTLDg5KT1lzagUrCWydZC91USWb-1wk5HAdDtRNyhe5ylMe4egXBNEwJ-XhgcxStxWID3MFFMAOV96vwTw7YSrcdHmJu8PSTE5xE5sEk8QA2j0lYxh3ksEwNOuVxKwJZJKdzwo/s320/Andrielle+June+10+033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I left a bag of Snyder’s pretzel bites (Honey Mustard and Onion flavored) on the couch and Andrielle was helping herself to them. I went to grab a handful and got a handful of soggy pretzel bites. Andrielle had sucked off the powdered flavoring off the outside of a bunch of them and then stuck them back in the bag. I don’t think she actually ate any of them. Gotta love kids! :)Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-729249286724562382010-06-18T11:10:00.000-07:002010-06-28T14:49:40.334-07:00Favorite ThingsA not-so-all-inclusive list (I'm sure I forgot lots!) of things I love in life<br /><br />*Gavin<br />*Andrielle<br />*Long afternoon naps<br />*An empty sink / dishwasher<br />*Bubbles<br />*The exhausted feeling right after a great workout<br />*Thunderstorms<br />*Drive-through car washes<br />*Really great blinkies/tearpads/freebie coupons<br />*Low OoP's at the grocery store<br />*Big Bang Theory and The Bachelorette<br />*Guys (or anyone really) who open doors for me when I'm pushing Andrielle in a stroller<br />*Fettuccini alfredo<br />*a full sheet of stamps<br />*Nail polish<br />*A night's sleep with no one crying or needing a bottle at 3 in the morning<br />*Thrift stores<br />*Roadtrips<br />*Kisses on the forhead<br />*Gummy worms<br />*Haircuts<br />*Getting fun mail<br />*New makeupBrush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-39676932874168745612010-05-18T07:04:00.000-07:002010-05-18T08:11:33.741-07:00Family Cruise May, 2010<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQxO4mQRPLzYNYRO5me-T94j6VHWK43sTfWDRM9LVZRHjrCGchUHvRw5bIMuZLQtufGNXi3kWPGcMtZNtckzoOnNgFhmbcbogaPYChyphenhyphenBjvdVobn6VYZzMJk68N1mR5nXHdd3iTCJMYpY/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472625196362884978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQxO4mQRPLzYNYRO5me-T94j6VHWK43sTfWDRM9LVZRHjrCGchUHvRw5bIMuZLQtufGNXi3kWPGcMtZNtckzoOnNgFhmbcbogaPYChyphenhyphenBjvdVobn6VYZzMJk68N1mR5nXHdd3iTCJMYpY/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div>We just got back from our 7-day Mexican Riviera cruise on Sunday. We cruised on the Mariner of the Seas, one of Royal Caribbean's cruise ships, and visited Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. It was a lot of fun</div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR5WPEbYq3V5HnPbG5mmqn5CDiKVLS9tRI80l1KoNpJREoVZdh9exr03igwDD2zARr4iCYzDzkXu2M1scQ_ZsI-Uq8rwtHtfg4ENhC36xWpUOuh1LcH7X9oJnUPtUG-zYAyxND4xwQjY/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472611684637384162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR5WPEbYq3V5HnPbG5mmqn5CDiKVLS9tRI80l1KoNpJREoVZdh9exr03igwDD2zARr4iCYzDzkXu2M1scQ_ZsI-Uq8rwtHtfg4ENhC36xWpUOuh1LcH7X9oJnUPtUG-zYAyxND4xwQjY/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here, we are at the very front of the boat on the helicopter landing pad.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbgCExDA5bAMewZ3huCHR2VsvJ-hN2-XAxnYYwGoOnwjcxjzYJoPa775smRdqZ4OK_4wFBlDTGXP9c3yMcreRd_HQKbSGTOJh94DzhGW_vkJxYlwKk1I3Uiur_jW5_uVYVV96bSxnTp8/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613650334320626" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbgCExDA5bAMewZ3huCHR2VsvJ-hN2-XAxnYYwGoOnwjcxjzYJoPa775smRdqZ4OK_4wFBlDTGXP9c3yMcreRd_HQKbSGTOJh94DzhGW_vkJxYlwKk1I3Uiur_jW5_uVYVV96bSxnTp8/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+074.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This was our state room. It was small, but we didn't want to spend a lot of time here anyway. When you closed the door and turned off all the lights it was pitch black. We could sleep forever in the room because it was hard to know what time of day it was when it was so dark. </div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhact8Fx7Y3WVFao-18ZB43I4ozJ_kdRrEOimAXO0ZPYqIA4WvIM4amqMj_9uppPTMnX6eeCn-Oe5AovI3gI670FrLE1-yNCGj4V_Duakk091IkxJ3PFgFMvDGcEhGdEd-q_Sr9uIWEL8Q/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472626777800177506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhact8Fx7Y3WVFao-18ZB43I4ozJ_kdRrEOimAXO0ZPYqIA4WvIM4amqMj_9uppPTMnX6eeCn-Oe5AovI3gI670FrLE1-yNCGj4V_Duakk091IkxJ3PFgFMvDGcEhGdEd-q_Sr9uIWEL8Q/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp0X2BBqMEq6u1JtMdHuWK_uAGObgZOEruUxl7e9n-1JArTQ4AksWUguaYyZLYrE7q5gFxObwYSkQTMjD8EWt_zdfHbcwZVTjK6ff-jzhW4eJNBrrZs6MdSBwwatgCsVdinFmBx7h8wQ/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472626776252322130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp0X2BBqMEq6u1JtMdHuWK_uAGObgZOEruUxl7e9n-1JArTQ4AksWUguaYyZLYrE7q5gFxObwYSkQTMjD8EWt_zdfHbcwZVTjK6ff-jzhW4eJNBrrZs6MdSBwwatgCsVdinFmBx7h8wQ/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+040.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>These pictures were taken on a beach at Cabo San Lucas. We had to tender (meaning we had to take small boat from the cruise ship to land). Then we walked close to a mile to get to this beach.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF3Ar7261XqVYMRnLkf5gaGW4qBeGixETXMTYq8VQVFwzUOhDgXp3N6nC4COHWL6hPaqFtpH-VKCf86JBwtehN4X9QrlfRaTV8Uv5m8-jqlSQiXuXLsFnG0iwFKVOV69OE0JDDCzkQLs/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613231323875202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF3Ar7261XqVYMRnLkf5gaGW4qBeGixETXMTYq8VQVFwzUOhDgXp3N6nC4COHWL6hPaqFtpH-VKCf86JBwtehN4X9QrlfRaTV8Uv5m8-jqlSQiXuXLsFnG0iwFKVOV69OE0JDDCzkQLs/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+045.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>In Mazatlan, we visited an aquarium. They had a shark feeding show where the man feeding the sharks actually got into the shark tank and fed them by hand. It was crazy! In this picture, we're in front of the sea turtles.</div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OIuhiAo2B3lPWxZJDII92iyE_QGtNCh6Kw-7lHZBUEB8st2stRIHv5FJz2zFZ8YKyzjQbVrZKhZ9zh_i_cohYAntrpQHi_JdxAqX_RQF_deSHNrWzo914xbzPKWZds4g4U66ren9pZU/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613655943674738" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OIuhiAo2B3lPWxZJDII92iyE_QGtNCh6Kw-7lHZBUEB8st2stRIHv5FJz2zFZ8YKyzjQbVrZKhZ9zh_i_cohYAntrpQHi_JdxAqX_RQF_deSHNrWzo914xbzPKWZds4g4U66ren9pZU/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+075.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Here's my family all together before going to the dining room for dinner one evening.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KSbBgYJbh2DfYYHIABbyrbeqbkdFFmgXasL7S2Mefu_Unev-CVAPlAHBa3i8fdTXwic64ruwedDm5XHcuBx_H1OQY_5MLavxwymCc1Mj92L6X6tTmYeUqRwen6cDUNHRi7nQMN8CZ_M/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613244734295890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KSbBgYJbh2DfYYHIABbyrbeqbkdFFmgXasL7S2Mefu_Unev-CVAPlAHBa3i8fdTXwic64ruwedDm5XHcuBx_H1OQY_5MLavxwymCc1Mj92L6X6tTmYeUqRwen6cDUNHRi7nQMN8CZ_M/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+049.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw0wpXskKfUFkwHIa6sfKCeoFJz0D51eK8X3gc1GCl6koMZDxkk0EUu4WJalVblwc98A-jLDsMgZq4Kxn2R0uDdd8V-tFP5-RuQJVAeZ2ckSdiWRbUJZXJopw29-ts7n_qk0Ukap_dRg/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613237409885490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw0wpXskKfUFkwHIa6sfKCeoFJz0D51eK8X3gc1GCl6koMZDxkk0EUu4WJalVblwc98A-jLDsMgZq4Kxn2R0uDdd8V-tFP5-RuQJVAeZ2ckSdiWRbUJZXJopw29-ts7n_qk0Ukap_dRg/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These pictures were taken in Puerto Vallarta. We found a nice beach with these nice cabana things.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm7K4VO8l__ffq7p6COPBUsb8iJi7uXUyd5QMAoRWSWPejo0XjUI6Qeaygv9x0ChDPnimfu-t_hsE6oofs6X-WeabliiWgHhFWy4NPdLfR6UqmzPEg2IYeSGU4z4g8D2VBsBHrE9t5aw/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613264693016130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm7K4VO8l__ffq7p6COPBUsb8iJi7uXUyd5QMAoRWSWPejo0XjUI6Qeaygv9x0ChDPnimfu-t_hsE6oofs6X-WeabliiWgHhFWy4NPdLfR6UqmzPEg2IYeSGU4z4g8D2VBsBHrE9t5aw/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+067.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC0zeqUJ-OQ9FircxNx0pu7DienlTRHISFTETKatANe1dvXkE4VgxnDzR7JuuknmLL8n_qde3VyXTb22S12_CuNO37RghyphenhyphenJjN68XChWkhzqMBcvVbDEw8Fl84VLoyJ01Yjsx9SgDN5Po/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472613248316075938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC0zeqUJ-OQ9FircxNx0pu7DienlTRHISFTETKatANe1dvXkE4VgxnDzR7JuuknmLL8n_qde3VyXTb22S12_CuNO37RghyphenhyphenJjN68XChWkhzqMBcvVbDEw8Fl84VLoyJ01Yjsx9SgDN5Po/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Here we are before one of the formal dinners. </div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAoS9VovwSs1QJqO3cHM6teM-gKK763fDDLgZc7shoq1P2nZvIJxDewwdNHymlaF4XChQhF9A8F-Ao_ET38Qnb5uaW5OfN5TYjJ9w-rrRx69lrbdg7ETKvfnVpRYRl9NCwqjoA6Xi-BA/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472622687492085778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAoS9VovwSs1QJqO3cHM6teM-gKK763fDDLgZc7shoq1P2nZvIJxDewwdNHymlaF4XChQhF9A8F-Ao_ET38Qnb5uaW5OfN5TYjJ9w-rrRx69lrbdg7ETKvfnVpRYRl9NCwqjoA6Xi-BA/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This was our waiter, Mevin. He was so nice. He brought Carson chicken finger and french fries every night for dinner.<br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFOfcEsjDrhoeXJSGxCjsuYMOHQ3HCvPFwuXdCriieLtG5XOpZaErtn1g3bbVo1wcWHpud1TSmFwZlzCv0tnTwsNDts4MrPPv_uSe2FBPbKxeBf2NkYDyv_xv4oyl_4j_ObPOi88NqYw/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472622679564789602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFOfcEsjDrhoeXJSGxCjsuYMOHQ3HCvPFwuXdCriieLtG5XOpZaErtn1g3bbVo1wcWHpud1TSmFwZlzCv0tnTwsNDts4MrPPv_uSe2FBPbKxeBf2NkYDyv_xv4oyl_4j_ObPOi88NqYw/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is Foustino Walters. I think most of us called him Walter (or maybe that was just me?). He was the assistant waiter who brought us bread and refilled our water glasses.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhCR0u_Jj0K-oIrvFz8OJaArgyaXIKroLqZl4rVU4i3eRrB35Kc33O8PUI3CPkTP2oiMTnD7EvrOu4g6P_yS64MTCdlg0LkuP0-iV3HfWivi5jjRaaGuOWYux5-I2eVFpd55IwyKPXFA/s1600/Family+Cruise+2010+072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472622675389512834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhCR0u_Jj0K-oIrvFz8OJaArgyaXIKroLqZl4rVU4i3eRrB35Kc33O8PUI3CPkTP2oiMTnD7EvrOu4g6P_yS64MTCdlg0LkuP0-iV3HfWivi5jjRaaGuOWYux5-I2eVFpd55IwyKPXFA/s320/Family+Cruise+2010+072.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This man was the waiter for the table next to us. Every night he would come over and talk to Andrielle. Here she is trying to share one of her french fries with him.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-17151314559413639752010-02-26T07:41:00.000-08:002010-02-26T07:52:58.405-08:00Fun SurprisesI tried posting yesterday, and just as I went to save my post, I lost my internet connection and lost my entire post. I was so ticked off about the whole thing, I just walked away. So, I'm back today to post what I was going to post yesterday. :)<br /><br />First fun surprise: Gavin surprised me with a super fun one-night trip to Vegas for Valentine's Day. It was SO fun. We stayed at a Holiday Inn express. While we were in Vegas, we went thrift store shopping. I L-O-V-E thrift store shopping, and Vegas has much better ones than Utah. We also stopped in St. George on the way home to go to the D.I. there. There D.I. is TONS better than Utah County D.I.'s. The stuff here is crap and is priced ridiculously high for used, donated stuff. St. George, on the other hand, has pretty nice stuff and it's priced low. It was such a relaxing 2 days. I really enjoyed the car trip. Andrielle is such a great traveler, she just sleeps the whole time, so Gavin and I were able to just talk. It was really nice.<br /><br />Second fun surprise: My brother, Jeff, got his mission call!! He's going to be serving in Des Moines, Iowa. He leaves at the end of May. We're really excited for him. I think he's excited, too, that he will be serving state-side, and speaking English. He's such a great "kid" - I'm proud of you, Jeff!!<br /><br />Third fun surprise: My parents surprised my whole family (Gavin, Andrielle, myself, and all my brothers) with a 7-day Mexican Riviera Royal Caribbean cruise in May before Jeff leaves. I am so so SOOO excited! This is my first cruise ever, and I am so excited to be going with my whole family.Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812409620890371597.post-90899220572444557662010-01-28T15:06:00.000-08:002010-01-28T15:29:31.749-08:00Catching UpIt has been way too long! I guess there's a lot I need to catch up on!<br /><br />Andrielle is now 14 months old. It is crazy how fast the last year has gone for us. She's turning into a real person, and it's so much fun! She is so close to walking - she's taken a few steps, but mostly just walks around holding onto furniture. I'm sure she'll be walking around on her own really soon. She's talking a little bit, she says mom, dada, uh-oh, and yum. In addition to giving regular kisses (on the cheek), she has started blowing kisses and it is SO CUTE! We love her so much!<br /><br />Gavin and I just celebrated our 2nd anniversary on Monday. Again - how quickly time flies! It has been the best 2 years of my life. I can't imagine being any happier - I'm living the life I always dreams of, and it is wonderful!<br /><br />Here are a few pictures from the last few months:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNybpMToV6z9fISY3t5-Lwf6oKt-fMXQzhH1FwffCXsdN95wDzY2cKMip7frB5Zm3SwPmnGWbQG_FYEcPtK7rjUHo-OKyR2ZhqEPXz4UsX2fXNuoiRpQmW5JjGKc6ZdZy0Bb4s9e8Xxc/s1600-h/Jan+10+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431934695158605650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNybpMToV6z9fISY3t5-Lwf6oKt-fMXQzhH1FwffCXsdN95wDzY2cKMip7frB5Zm3SwPmnGWbQG_FYEcPtK7rjUHo-OKyR2ZhqEPXz4UsX2fXNuoiRpQmW5JjGKc6ZdZy0Bb4s9e8Xxc/s320/Jan+10+041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />She likes watching Ellen with me :) :) :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCdwBr2xurjCAYBuy3kZfbbrd1pFYZM-I1AuFiQYAZ9OXr2JJ5pT6fpryQm-vmf2g6gMLDHlCxXLq79kcnEenMUkdhjkmZvAg0Uq7xHwHosiDJNE3rzQIEx-thXCBKHb7MFSCbhkMzbU/s1600-h/Jan+10+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431934691857689266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCdwBr2xurjCAYBuy3kZfbbrd1pFYZM-I1AuFiQYAZ9OXr2JJ5pT6fpryQm-vmf2g6gMLDHlCxXLq79kcnEenMUkdhjkmZvAg0Uq7xHwHosiDJNE3rzQIEx-thXCBKHb7MFSCbhkMzbU/s320/Jan+10+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here she is eating her birthday cake - yum<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFh902dww03-lY1ZX1neuHRLLGGnhnHuPfuziGxzyrPvZ2ILFYMMJ9pYlvEpX3OW0lDzfLI8rrjQQMeNTcWCWh5gd8P7Z8wq8oXWjnckc-P8mscNx5kYwqCfXXrmwQSAH3lGrrBHi3Oc/s1600-h/Jan+10+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431934685315790434" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFh902dww03-lY1ZX1neuHRLLGGnhnHuPfuziGxzyrPvZ2ILFYMMJ9pYlvEpX3OW0lDzfLI8rrjQQMeNTcWCWh5gd8P7Z8wq8oXWjnckc-P8mscNx5kYwqCfXXrmwQSAH3lGrrBHi3Oc/s320/Jan+10+026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We're in San Francisco. Another fun trip to CA<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gG9odIhoNgoRB6oSDXA-NhclemqCh5jkPHO3X3Jrnumr1ZK86M5NWfv4M6UXssCs5kPN0kQIh4s1V7cW8OI0KNlEdBHh93tzekap317V9AW4OS-2FhDFfz2m1frYXqBXwDjaXGrdg4s/s1600-h/Jan+10+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431934683208467746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gG9odIhoNgoRB6oSDXA-NhclemqCh5jkPHO3X3Jrnumr1ZK86M5NWfv4M6UXssCs5kPN0kQIh4s1V7cW8OI0KNlEdBHh93tzekap317V9AW4OS-2FhDFfz2m1frYXqBXwDjaXGrdg4s/s320/Jan+10+052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas morning - almost awake, I think mom & dad were more excited than Andrielle.Brush Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460248417681750658noreply@blogger.com1