The Mr. & Mrs.

The Mr. & Mrs.

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Little Miss #1

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The Little Mister

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Fall Fun!

The last week in September we found out that Greg PASSED the Bar Exam!! We were so so so excited to see his name on that list, and so thankful and relieved too! 

Since his Dad is a judge, he was able to swear Greg in, which was really cool to watch!


 Officially a lawyer!
 They sure love their dad. 
 Our family!


 We are all so proud of Greg and all of his sacrifices and hard work!
 Bostyn loves to run around in her diaper. It is just about World War III to try and get her dressed.
 She LOVES to dance! Anytime music plays, or Brooklyn starts singing, she'll stand at this toy and shake her little tush. 
 Our friends Jay and Brittani were up in Oregon visiting their family. Jay had just passed his correctional officer training so we decided to throw him and Greg a little surprise party. 
Pattie is one of our best family friends! Greg loves ice cream cakes, so Pattie and her sister Daralee made this for him.
 Surprise!
 I think they were both surprised and happy to be celebrating!
 Greg and Daralee.
 These girls are just a few hours apart! It was so fun watching them interact with each other.
 But it was almost impossible to get a picture of them!
 I wanted to do something fun for Brooklyn to keep her entertained during General Conference this year, so I made her a conference basket. Each time one of the Apostles spoke she got to pick out the prize with their face on it. 
 She really loved watching for the matching faces, and she did so great watching all four sessions!
 In between conference sessions, we made a quick trip to the park to burn some energy off. Bostyn LOVES to swing.

 Brooklyn's favorite toy is the Merry-Go-Round. 
 No matter where we go, Brooklyn always manages to make a friend. I love that she is so friendly and likes to meet new people.

 Showing off her Play-Doh fingernails!
Always smiling... 
 Unless your sister is hugging you to death.
 Brooklyn loved playing soccer this year!
 Bostyn loved watching, as long as she had snacks.
 Our little soccer girl!
 Grandma Nicolaysen decided to head to Utah too! She stopped in Baker on her way out so we could say good bye to her! We sure will miss seeing her in Oregon.
 Jake got a batman costume for his birthday. Luckily for Brooklyn he loves to dress up too, so they made quite the pair!
 According to Brooklyn this is her "Tinkerbell, Super Why, Batgirl" look.
 Matching jammies! 
We love October and getting to make fun Halloween crafts.
She loved making these hand print spiders! 
 Bostyn decided that she was finished eating baby food. She will only eat the food that we eat, and she is loves it!
 We had some great people in the ward offer to let us go to their pumpkin match to get our pumpkins this year! 
It was our first time actually going to a real patch!

 Brooklyn found the perfect pumpkin to pick!
 Bostyn wasn't so sure about the big pumpkins though....
 But Brooklyn found her the perfect size.
We were still in Baker during Pep Night at the high school. Uncle Jake won Homecoming King and Brooklyn was so excited for him!
So were these two.
 Another favorite thing about fall is getting to go to football games! We even got to see Jake walk out during half time as Homecoming King.

 Brooklyn loves to make crafts. She was so excited to make this ghost for Grandma's tree.
We sure love October!

Soccer and Smiles

Grandma Baxter decided to leave us and move to Utah. The ward had a goodbye party for her and Greg's Aunt and Uncle before they left. Brooklyn sure missed having her over for dinner!
 This little cutie got a new robe, so she wouldn't streak across the house after her baths.
 Brooklyn is becoming quite the aspiring photographer. I look looking through the camera and seeing all of her random pictures and self portraits. This was one of them...
 Bostyn loves her big sister! She definitely knows who Brooklyn is and loves to be anywhere she is.

 This little babes is always soo happy! 
 Since we didn't know where or when we would be moving, we couldn't get Brooklyn into preschool. So I decided we would have our own "school" a few times a week. This was the first day and she was super excited.
 
 Hard at work!
 Meanwhile Bostyn figured out how to pull out all of the Kleenexes. She thought it was awesome.
 Remember a few posts ago Brooklyn was practicing being a model...well, she hasn't stopped since. Every picture we take of her turns into a photo shoot.
 Of course you can't be a model without popping your foot up...
 even when you're a pajama/cheer leader girl.
 We can't believe how big Bostyn is getting!
 She was only 9 months old when she started walking around all of the furniture. Once she figured it out, she hasn't slowed down since.
 Brooklyn has been watching a lot Peter Pan. So one day Brooklyn wanted to do Grandma's makeup, which turned into "Grandma looks like an Indian like Peter Pan." Luckily Grandma is a good sport!
 So cute!
 Once Greg finished the Bar Exam we tried to fill up our extra time during the day. Since Brooklyn was going to start soccer with the YMCA, we decided to go watch some high school games first.
 It made Brooklyn even MORE excited for her soccer to start.
 She was so cute to watch running around out there kicking the ball.
 Love my girlies!
 Brooklyn disappeared outside to "play" and came back like this-covered in sidewalk chalk. Of course she can't just stand and smile like a normal kid...
 But she keeps us laughing that's for sure!
 Showing off the Barbie that she colored on pink underwear so she would be modest. I love the way she thinks!
 Evidence of the camera thief herself. It's quite the self portrait!

 We have had so much fun going on walks and riding bikes too! We are loving the fall weather, after not having it for 3 years in Florida!