Chocolate, bate bate...

One last chocolate song...just too funny...and sweet...Mind you, I purchased her a small chickfila chocolate milkshake...She wouldn't eat any of it, she was too busy mixing the chocolate, chocolatay!!!

Mix your chocolate...

I just kept on taping her, trying to get her to sing the chocolate song...She even uses the correct spanish pronunciations...just can't get enough of her...

Bate, Bate (stir, stir)...

Yeah, its a Dora reference, but its so cute...A little background on the next few posts...If I haven't said it already, Ryan is a Dora-holic...totally...I record episodes every night and we watch them day after day...We get so many on the DVR that I have to go through them and delete a bunch...but she has her favorites so I definitely keep some...One of her favorites is "The Chocolate Tree" where Dora and Boots make chocolate...Of course they have a song and a rhyme to make the chocolate and Ryan knows the song...I decided to give her some chocolate the other day and instead of eating the chocolate, she just sang her chocolate song and stirred the chocolate...

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This last post was one of the most difficult posts to complete!!! I just need to get that out there, it was very hard to do. Everytime I tried to upload a picture it would show a gray screen and when I tried to delete the blank space in between pictures, one would get deleted...I mean really...UGH!!!

Brittyn's blessing...

We were able to bless Brittyn this Sunday in Hosford ward. I'm so thankful for all the people who were able to come and especially for the brethren who were able to stand in the circle and be a part of her blessing. It really means a lot to me to see so many people who love her and support her already. She's got a great team on her side. It reminded me of seeing Ryan be blessed two years ago and those same people were there blessing her. Thanks guys so very much for being there for my girls, one day they will realize what a good thing they have!!! We had dinner afterwards at Terah's house for the family. It was nice to have a big lunch and spend time with everyone and eat chili and pound cake and taco soup and cookies and carrot cake and key lime pie. I love a good pot luck buffet!!! Thanks everyone for bringing food and helping out. JOe and I appreciate all y'all did to make this a good day for Brittyn and good memories for us to tell her about when she's older.

Pictures with Laura...

Brittyn had her first photo shoot outside of the hospital this past Saturday with Laura Wahlquist, a budding lawyer who is moonlighting as a photographer after work and on weekends. She does a great job but says she "needs to practice" so I decided to have her practice on Brittyn. I think she's headed to the top in more ways than one.

Happy birthday...

Ryan has loved singing happy birthday since before her very own birthday!!! She goes around the house saying and singing it to everyone and it has only intensified since the beginning of those American Cancer Society commercials where celebrities sing a generic "happy birthday" song. This one is for Terah. The next one is for YOU!!!

Ring around the Rosie...

pocketful of posies, upstairs, downstairs, we all fall DOWN!!!...Or that's how its supposed to go...Ryan, of course has a different version...listen up, its a keeper...we may even need an official declaration to change the song!!!

Cowgirl Ryan...

Ryan is wearing a true multi-tasker in this post...from party goer to cowgirl to football player, she is doing it all...Attended Emma Willis' birthday party earlier this month and had a blast! Rode horses with Monte Revell, didn't need her mommy or daddy to hold her on the horse, matter of fact, she didn't want us to hold her or help her...she could do it herself!!!...Then, when the big horse left, she went looking for another horse that would do the trick. When that ended she ate cupcakes and played football. Needless to say, she fell asleep before we even hit Hwy. 20!!! We all had a quiet ride back to Tally that day!!!

The end is near...

At least in these photos it was...theseare the last of the pictures from the hospital...the ones people take when you're standing in the room tapping your foot on the floor because the staff has told you that you can go home and they will "be right back" to help you out...then you wait another hour or so...UGHHH!!!...they've been sitting on my desktop since we got home from the hospital and I just haven't posted them...Since I'm on my last couple weeks of maternity leave, I figure I better get them done before I go back to work...Hopefully once I get back to work, I will be able to keep up with my blog and kids and house and the rest of the stuff...But, I know that people do it every day and do much more than me so I think I can handle it!!!

Wishes...

Ryan loves Dora, have I mentioned that before?...Everything she says lately has some sort of "Dora" reference..."I wish Dora back home" is from the latest big adventure that Dora has been on...Ryan walks around the house wishing Dora back home...Just thought it was hilarious how her face looks when she says it...She can't just say it...She has to smile and squint her eyes shut to say the phrase...At least her "wish" comes true and Dora makes it home in the episode!!!

Dee-licious!!!

Ryan has such a way with words, especially words about food. Especially about foods that are sweet. Kylia and I went to lunch one Saturday (pre-Brittyn) while the guys were tailgating at a football game and Ryan didn't have much to do with lunch. However, Kylia had a coupon (I love going to lunch with Kylia!!!) for a dessert and of course we took advantage of it...it was a brownie sundae!!! Well, in true form, Ryan perked right up when she saw that brownie with chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream!!! She couldn't get enough and couldn't get it fast enough. She no sooner had taken one bite than she had her mouth open for the next bite and Kylia and I were both feeding her!!! Take a look, she knows when something is delicious, she said it several times during the taping!!!

Dancing with her daddy...

Most days when Joe comes home from work, Ryan is waiting at the top of the stairs for him. He picks her up and gives her kisses and twirls her around and asks her about her day. Sometimes he will dance her around and sing her a little song. This little video is of Ryan and Daddy dancing and singing their "song." Too cute...

Random pics of the girls...

Amelia is a big fan of the baby...Ryan, not so much. Not yet anyway!

So, most of these pictures are, or should be of Brittyn coming home from the hospital. But, like any other person who has several things going on everyday, I may not get the pictures just right. Anyway, here are more pics of Brittyn and Ryan, enjoy!

Brittyn at the hospital...

Hospitals are so annoying...I mean that in a nice way...like a necessary evil kind of nice way. I'm grateful that they are there and provide medicine and treatment and an epidural for me when I was in pain during labor, but really they are a business like everyone else and are annoying at the same time as they are helpful. Overall the birth wasn't a bad process, once we got going, and I got my TWO doses of epidural medicine, I was good to go. The midwife let me labor down until it was time to push. Thankfully I was only in labor for a total of 12 hours this time, versus 21 with Ryan. I only had to push two times before we met our baby girl. I know, some of y'all may be surprised but it is true!!! The nurses were good and let family in so everyone could meet her and after all the weights and measurements were done, they let us go upstairs to our room. Brittyn did great, thanks to all the family members and friends who helped out with watching Ryan for us while we were in the hospital, we really appreciate it. We were so glad to have y'all helping out!!!