a few pictures of my favorite little person, who isn't so little anymore..

;(

this is what she does when you tell her to "SMILE"--quite hilarious!
her new hair cut/do

just about the only thing that she will sit still for....
eating popcorn with Dad and watching football
***I got her some alphabet flashcards to start helping her learn the alphabet.
Yes.. I know she is young, but she is such a sponge.. I figured it wouldn't hurt to starting trying to teach her!
she recognizes all the 3 letter words/pictures and can say them! ball, hat, cat, dog, etc
***she does the cutest little mumble thing with her tounge. I LOVE IT and can't really explain what she does and can't get her to do it on camera, of course!
*** I took her to her 18 month check up.
She is a whopping 21 pounds--7th percentile
and 60th percentile for height!
I think she must be HOLLOW and have her Dad's metabolism.
Thank goodness!

Christmas

OuR ChRiStMaS 2010

We started Christmas on Christmas Eve at my Dad's..
had some fAmOuS cOcOa and tOaSt
&
opened presents
Dad gave us $$$$$ for our house..
Brandon and I can both think of about a hundred different things to do with it! :)
Thanks Dad!

Then we headed to my Mom's..

curious George at it again...waitin for the excitement..

the nativity... or an attempt anyway! We had some issues keeping costumes on--or even putting them on and having any order at all!

PJ's and THE slippers that my MOST AMAZING mom in the world made for all of us!

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Christmas morning
Brandon and I have argued both years over Santa gifts being wrapped or not.. he won this year.. kind of... This Santa should have followed HER instinct...she would have had funner if it was NOT wrapped..

Bray was more into Santa's cookies and milk....

and sitting on the presents...
the bows....
AND....eating fruit snacks with Tayah!!
FINALLY....

and look how SPOILED I AM!!!!!
I couldn't believe my eyes!
My mother went above and beyond as USUAL and spoiled the heck out of us!
I am SO STINKIN EXCITED!
I was saving my money to get one of these!

a little more...
gettin a little sleepy!

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Goldsberry Christmas
Braylie LOVES all the attention she gets from all her cousins...

this was the cutest thing.. ABOVE...Braylie went and laid next to Nick and would copy him lifting her head and looking at him and giggle & REPEAT..
Zach was not so much loving Braylie laying all over him! BELOW.LOL! I think she probably was getting tired!

pants from Grandma...on the head...

The guys in their new jackets.

We, of course, had tons of fun with family, ate too much, and enjoyed our time off.
It is always sad to see such a fun day end, but grateful for the wonderful blessings we have!!

I have so many RANDOM pictures of Braylie that I guess get their own post! ;)

Braylie "working" like MOM.. poor thing--that is all she ever sees me do!

I can't ever get dinner made without my kitchen looking a little something like this..

or without any help cleaning up..

She has started this new thing where you tell her to smile and she does this..HILARIOUS!

First Piggies.. why did I ever wish for her to get hair.. ;) just kidding. I just don't ever know what to do with it now! :) Makes her so GROWN UP! I am just practicing, so if you see me in real life, please don't judge! lol

my climber...
I looked over one day to find her ..... on top of the garbage can looking for her fruit snacks.
excuse the mess of a pantry.. ;)

I love that she hangs on with her little toes in her high chair! They just aren't so little anymore.. why do they have to grow up!?

tall baby..

Wii bowling for FHE

Watching the popcorn POP with her cousins---who knew it could be so entertaining..

Posing-- I have no idea why.. but my child LOVES to put pants on her head like this! She is a NUT, but a CUTE one! :)