The best

Before we found we were having a girl for sure, I always said I never wanted one. They are drama, high maintenance, so many different accessories you have to have, etc. I am the farthest thing from a girly girl so it just was not my thing. Then however, I got the news it was a girl and I started shopping.

Let me say this, I have fallen in love. I like to pride myself on the fact my kids are always dressed nice and hair is always done. I can't stand to see little boys with horrible hair cuts in dirty clothes. Or girls with hair in their face. It drives me CRAZY!!! Boys are sooo fun to dress like little men, however there is only so much you can do with the. Girls however, holy moly there is sooo much you can do! From tights, to headbands, to necklaces, shoes, etc you can deck them out for sure! I like my kiddos to be dressed as little adults. You will not find my kids in ducks, or bunnies, etc. My neighbor always says Brynlee is the best dressed newborn she has ever seen. Thats just it though, she would just be in leggings and a top. You know, CLOTHES not sleepers! HA.

So I give you my latest favorite outfit! I mean have you ever seen a cuter 3 month old???

 And just for kicks here is her sweet little smile! I love this booger!!!

She's an eating machine!

Brynlee can eat! And eat and eat and eat! She is a CHAMP at eating! She is slow but man does she like her food! She is like clockwork! Every 4 hours on the hour she is smacking her lips at you! Lately however she was getting hungry every 2 hours and started to not sleep through the night again...she wanted a bottle at 3am! This momma was NOT having any of that! Soooo say hello to baby Oatmeal. She still isn't sure what to think of it, but she was a champ and ate a ton then topped it off with a bottle. Thankfully she is back to 13 hours at night and about 5 hour stretches during the day! WOOHOO!!! 

SANTA!

The biggest rip off ever!!! $24 for ONE picture of your kid with Santa! We have been spoiled with Bass Pro and there free santa pictures! Brynlees was $24 and then a week later Lincoln finally wanted to take his so we went to an outdoor outlet area and that was only $12...still a rip off! Oh well the price you pay for Christmas! ;)

Do as the Mormons Do...

Well since we live in Utah we figure we better just do as the Mormons do! ;) Temple square...its a big thing around here. We live about 20 minutes North of Salt Lake but we always hear how beautiful temple square is this time of year. We decided this past weekend to go on a little family date night.

Honestly, I was not too impressed. The coolest aspect was how perfectly wrapped the trees were with lights but that was about it. I was expecting way more. I am not sure exactly what I was expecting just more. At one point the sister missionaries gathered around and started singing Christmas songs...well Lincoln was NOT happy about it! He covered his ears and ran by them saying "make it stop make it stop". AHAHA...they werent THAT bad!

We rode the Jingle Bus which in the pictures look more like a cable car but its not...it is literally a city bus! HA...we got to it before all the crowds (or maybe no one rides it?!?) so it was just us on it. Its free and takes you from one mall to the other pretty much. The christmas music the guy had playing was WEIRD! He was friendly and all it was just a little weird. Plus again. a let down because we are so used to San Francisco Christmas stuff.

We finished off the night with a trip to the mall..which Brynlee hated because if she is outside then goes inside she gets MAD! She LOVES to be outside. She also hates beanies...sooo there is that aspect to. Lincoln enjoyed finding these books that he could press a button and the action figures spun really fast and danced. They made me dizzy so I couldn;t look at it.

Finally we grabbed some Cold Stone (omg the dark chocolate peppermint is back! YES!!!) and grabbed some Chinese food to eat at home. It was a fun family date night just not what I was expecting.

Im just really not feeling Christmas at all this year. Part of me is excited to be here where it snows, but a HUGE part of me misses home. I miss shopping with my sister, being around friends, going to San Francisco, etc. Everytime the radio comes on it is a song about being home for Christmas...seriously I have to fight back tears EVERY TIME! I want to be home so badly. I miss it. Christmas day is going to be REALLY hard I already know it. One day we will be back...sooner than later! ;)

That darn turkey

This was the first year we have been away from family for the holidays and was rough. I miss spending time with my nephews and my sister. Shaun and I used to complain because we had to go to several different homes on holidays but this year we actually missed doing it.

We spent the morning going to the peanuts movie. It was super cute but it did GET LONG in the middle. Shaun and Brynlee both fell asleep but Lincoln and I cuddled together. We went to the theater that has the reclining seats which are super comfy but also tend to make you sleepy. We bring our own snacks in but forgot drinks this time (okay really the diaper bag was already full so there was no room) so Shaun grabbed a water, small soda, and a chocolate milk for $15! Ridiculous! This is exactly why we bring our own food!

Later we went down to Sandy to his Aunts house for dinner. She made chicken instead of turkey and I was sad :( I am picky about my meat not being on a bone and this was so it was a tough dinner. Shaun ended up getting really sick the entire weekend too.

After that I put the kiddos to bed and headed to Michaels. I always go here to get garland and ribbon. The garland is $1.99 so I dont feel bad when I toss it at the end of the season. I also had to grab some stuff for our Christmas party I am hosting next weekend. Say what you will about shopping on Thanksgiving...I worked the holiday and enjoyed it when I was in college and I know several people who do it now. I think society makes a bigger issue than is necessary.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

They grow so fast...

Why does the second kid seem to grow at a rate that is INSANELY faster than the first?!? I even worked when Lincoln was a baby and I feel like he grew slower...Brynlee is ZOOMING through life!!! She babbles all day long, and now she likes to think she is a big girl and tries to sit by herself! She isn't even 3 months folks! Don't lay her down on her back...she hates it...she wants to sit, and stare, and babble WITH you! If you don't talk back, she screams! Such a little lady I tell ya!

*Note the toes...HUGE obsession...smells them, licks them, eats them, touches them, lifts them up and down and laughs...she loves her toes!*

You know you are old WHEN...

You know you are old when the girls you used to babysit start to babysit your own! Or maybe when they start to send you wedding invitations...both things make me a tad depressed. I am still 16 at heart folks...and I am still the one holding Abby, not Abby holding Brynlee! I love this girl (well both girls actually) in fact, I love that whole Wandvik clan! What an amazing bunch of people all nestled under one roof...I bet I could even nestle my way in there...they wouldnt mind one bit! They are just that awesome!