The Mr. & Mrs.

The Mr. & Mrs.

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Little Miss #1

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The Little Mister

The Little Mister

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Grandma Baxter's Visit!

A couple of weeks ago Grandma Baxter came to visit us in Florida! We had tons of fun and kept busy doing so many awesome things! We always love it when Grandma comes to visit us! Here are a bunch of pictures to show what we were up to!

The second night she was here, we spotted this little guy outside our building.
We took a quick trip to the beach, but it got cut short when the storm started rolling in

Of course no trip to Florida is complete without a couple of days at Disney World! Brooklyn counted down for weeks until it was time for Grandma to come and go to Disney World

Since this would be our last trip for a while we had a list of people we had to see. Topping that list of course, were the Disney Princesses!

Sleeping Beauty
Belle

and Brooklyn's favorite, Cinderella! She talked to her for a few minutes, mostly about her dress and earrings.
Grandma and Brooklyn with the castle
Waiting in line for one of Brooklyn's favorite rides, Snow White.
She was sooo excited to start the ride
Of course we had to stop and watch the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade. She was pretty excited when she saw the first float coming down the street!

Giving Captain Hook a high five!

After the parade we finally got to meet Goofy! She loves him!


Grandma and Brooklyn waiting for our favorite show: Mickey's Philarmargic Symphony
Brooklyn was pretty excited to drive the cars, but by the end it was a little too loud for her!
On day 2 of our visit we finally met Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Brooklyn had so much fun giving them hugs and kisses
Finally after waiting in line for an hour, another dream came true for Brooklyn! She finally got to meet Ariel and Prince Eric.
The first thing Brooklyn said when she got to them was "Ariel, where's Flounder? Where's Sebastian?" It was adorable.
They sat and talked with her for about 5 minutes, it was awesome and she loved it!

Brooklyn and dad saying "CHEESE" waiting in line for Pirates of the Caribbean
a quick family pic!
After walking all day in the hot sun, Grandma treated us to the famous hot fudge sundaes. They are amazing!
Brooklyn loved her Mickey Mouse cone
A few of our favorite characters
Another favorite ride, Buzz Lightyear! My final score at the end was 999,999,999 not even kidding! (Greg is still in denial, but I have witnesses)
Hands-down Brooklyn's favorite ride, Cinderella's Carousel. I don't even know how many times we rode on it.
She loves these glasses and the 3D show
Winnie the Pooh!
Waiting on Aladdin's Magic Carpet
No trip to Disney World is complete without watching their amazing firework show
It looks so magical! You can't help but love Disney!
After our Disney World vacation, we took a trip to the zoo!
Brooklyn named this big guy Leo the Lion after one of her favorite songs.
We all loved the Giraffes
Brooklyn was pretty excited to see the black jaguar out! She kept yelling "Hi Jungle Book!"
It's hard to see, but the otter next to her kept swimming down trying to grab at her sparkly pink flip flops. Brooklyn thought it was pretty funny.
It was such a hot day, we took a break at the splash park

What is Florida without Alligators?
Brooklyn was pretty creeped out by this snake

Before Grandma left for Oregon, we took one more trip to walk on the beach
We told Brooklyn to just get her feet wet, but the ocean is just too tempting!
She loves her Grandma!
Our cute little family
We love living so close to the ocean!
We had such a great time spending time with Grandma! We are always so sad when it is time for her to go home! Thanks for visiting us!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Easter Celebrations

To start off the Easter season we had a fun play group at Tennille's house making Easter decorations and these cute bunny rice krispie treats!


Then we got to go to our ward's Easter-egg hunt for the primary kids! They had a cute lesson on why we really celebrate Easter and then the kids got to frost cookies and color Easter pictures.
She was so proud of her cookie!
Brooklyn and her pals Jonah and Jackson
After all the activities it was finally time for the egg hunt. She was so excited to use her basket and find the eggs!
Brooklyn and Jackson making a mad dash for the eggs
Showing off the goods
She was pretty excited!

The week before Easter we were in charge of playgroup! We went to a nearby park to play, color eggs, and have treats!
Brooklyn and her friends Benny and Ezra
gotta love Kenna and Jacksons' faces when I told them to smile
Busy coloring away!
Jonah was pretty proud of his eggs
I couldn't resist putting up a picture of cute baby Sam. Brooklyn adores him!
Me and Brooklyn with her classic "say cheese" smile
Kenna didn't want to stop and smile she was having so much fun!
Some of the kiddos munching on treats after a hard day of dying eggs and playing in the sunshine! Thanks to everyone for coming and having fun with us!

After all these fun celebrations it was time for Easter morning. She was so excited to get to look for more eggs!
I love this picture...I am pretty sure she is thinking "Hmmm where could they be now?"

This one was just "too high" so we enlisted the help of Dad to reach it.
Dad and Brooklyn showing off the Easter loot.
Before church I tried taking some pics of Brooklyn in her Easter dress...this is what I got.
she said she looked like a princess
and I thought so too. She is adorable.
Mom and Brooklyn before church. We didn't even think to snap a family picture.

After church a bunch of our friends got together for dessert and a little egg hunt for all the kids.
Jackson made me smile all decked out in his snazzy vest and aviators.
Cute little Miley kept trying to steal Brooklyn's eggs every time she wasn't looking
All the kiddos...try getting a picture of all 8 of them looking at you when they have a basket full of candy.
best friends
We had a lot of fun celebrating Easter and creating new traditions for our family. And of course none of this would be possible without the atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ, for which we are eternally grateful.