Inspired By Heidi

Heidi posted an awesome story on her blog a couple days ago and it made me want to do some searching for poems.  It inspired me to want to put something together for Brynn that she can hang on the wall for years to come that will remind her of how much she is loved. 

I came across this one and it reminded me of Bri.  Next month, she's going to be graduating with a Masters Degree in School Counseling.  She's anxious for the changes to come and is ready to get out into the working world.  Our fingers are crossed that she finds the job that she's searching for so that she can check one of her stresses off of her list.

Bri, here's a poem that I found that reminds me of you:

When the road seems too long
When darkness sets in
When everything turns out wrong
And you can't find a friend
Remember ~ you are loved

When smiles are hard to come by
And you're feeling down
When you spread your wings to fly
And can't get off the ground
Remember ~ you are loved.

When time runs out ...before you're through
And it's over before you begin
When little things get to you
And you just can't win
Remember ~ you are loved.

When your loved ones are far away
And you are on your own
When you don't know what to say
When you're afraid of being alone
Remember ~ you are loved.

When your sadness comes to an end
And everything is going right
May you think of your family and friends
And keep their love in sight
A thank-you for being loved.

May you see the love around you
In everything you do
And when troubles seem to surround you
May all the love shine through
You are blessed ~ you are loved.

Quite The Sandwich

She'd kill me if I told you she ate the whole thing.

(She didn't!!)

Brynn & Auntie Bri

Ammie and Brynn

So Helpful

Mimi's Buddy

The Culprit

Mom and Mimi have been cooking and baking like crazy while they've been here.  Well, one night Mimi made homemade pizza and it just didn't taste quite the same as it usually does.  Then, Mom made chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies and they didn't turn out the same as they normally would have either.  This morning, I caught Mimi using pancake mix instead of flour when she was making biscuits and gravy!! 

I wondered why the pizza crust was so much thicker than it normally is...

Kangaroo Ride

Ammie vs Garbage Disposal

The garbage disposal won.  (Actually, Chad fixed it!!) 

Tall Guy, Blue Sky

Chad doing an inspection over the weekend.  Won't tell you who will be moving in there until everything is finalized, I don't want to jinx it.  Fingers crossed!!

Dress Up

For Christmas, Bri sent Brynn a handmade tutu, boa and some gloves that she can play dress up with that belonged to my Great Grandma Lehr (I'm not quite sure what my Great Grandma was thinking... they kind of look like gloves you'd use to clean the bathrooms with!!). Here are a few pictures that we took of her the night she opened the box from Auntie Bri!!

My Famous Mom

Click HERE to watch my Mom when she was on tv!!

I Love You!!

My family always says "I Love You" in sign language. It's just one of those things that we've always done. I'm not quite sure how it started, but we've done it since I was little. We've been trying to teach Brynn how to do it for a while and usually she has her own version that she does, but she's finally getting the hang of how you're supposed to do it.

This is the best picture that I've been able to get so far:

Super Bean!

This is a picture that Bri took when she was out here visiting a while ago and I love it. It makes her seem like she's super speedy. :)

Fun September Pictures!!

Bowling

Last weekend we went to Garrett Haney's birthday party and Brynn has A TON of fun!! They put up the bumpers and they also have a rack that little kids can put their balls on and push them down so that they actually make it all the way to the pins. Lindy - I think we found something fun to do (inside!) while you're here in a couple weeks!! :)

Garrett and Amy



Brynn and Daddy



Connor and Amy



Brynn's turn!!



Brothers from another mother!!

Cousins

Brynn and Kalynn

Brynn's 2 Year Pictures

Love JC Penney's... we got 8 5x7's, a free 8x10 and all of her pictures online. Want to know how much all of that cost us? $20. Awesome.

Here are a few of our favorites (in no particular order):















Janny, didn't you get her the pink dress??

Brynn's 2nd Birthday - Party # 1

This year we had Brynn's birthday party on the 18th, it was a little early but it worked out great!! We really tried to keep it low-key because we went overboard last year. We ended up having a pool party at Jenn's mom's house with a "fishie" theme.

Jenn and I (99% Jenn) made Brynn's cake and it turned out awesome!! She's so creative and crafty, I wish I could do all of the things she does (she'll probably tell you that she's not, but don't believe her!). I think I might take a cake class sometime, I had a lot of helping her out.

We were really excited because GGMa was able to make it to the party this year. GGPa wasn't feeling well, so he stayed home. Luckily, he's doing much better now. We were also excited because Jody was in town for two weeks watching Brynn while Brenda was on vacation.

We ended up getting Brynn a 10 gallon fish tank and six fishies for her birthday. Fishie # 1 only lasted a few days. The other 5 are still alive and doing well!! Here is Chad setting up the tank:



Here are some pictures from the party (thank you Jenn and Ann!!):

Mushin' Those Cheeks

Soooo kissable!!