Models in the making ...

All dressed up for church and posing for Daddy

Cascade is not so sure pictures are a good idea right now ... the dolly looks way more fun right now

Haven is striking a pose, Cascade is thinking "what is she doing?" and Bri is altogether somewhere else!

Bri and Cascade are learning the ropes from older cousin Haven

Thank you Uncle Ken and Auntie Crystal

I love to learn with my new art easel!

Everyday I practice my ABCs and Mommy & Daddy are teaching me shapes and numbers now. I can say "1 and 2" (in Spanish, of course) and "oval" and something that sounds like "circle." I'm also learning colors and can say a word that resembles "blanco" ("white" in Spanish). I'm having so much fun! Thank you Auntie & Uncle for this great early Christmas gift!!!

I also love to learn the names and sounds of animals. Mommy has been teaching me all about "Noah's Ark" and I can say just about all the names of my little book except ostrich, hippopotamus and crocodile (those are kind of hard, don't you think?). For November and December, Mommy and Daddy are focusing on the most important story of all time, Baby Jesus' Birth. I'm learning new words such as "angels," "donkey," and "Mary and Joseph." That's what Christmas is all about. I can't wait to celebrate Christmas with Uncle & Auntie and meet Cousin Nolan! THAT will be a special time!

Veteran's Day at the Fresno Zoo

Today we went to the Fresno Zoo and Bri was happy to see two Indian Elephants ...

a big "afa" (aka giraffe) ...


a familiar animal: sese (aka zebra). She's been singin "giddy up zebra" at Sabbath School (and during the week at home) since she was about 6 months old. She LOVED looking at the "seses"...

After two hours of walking around the zoo, Daddy and Bri took a ride in the Carousel. Bri, an adrenaline junkie at heart, begged to go on the horse but was surprinsingly serious during the whole ride. Maybe she was thinking: "this little horse sure runs fast..." Fun times!

First ponytails and playing with Leah

Adorable ponytails!
Looking serious for just a second ...

playing with Leah on Tuesday afternoon

King David

Argentine tennis sensation, David Nalbandian, now at the top of his game, won the Paris Masters and Rafael Nadal (#2 player in the world) came second. Nadal's words after the game: "David is one of the best tennis players in the world. I've never seen him play like this. I have no excuses." King David, as he is called in Argentina, is coming back big time and has recently beat Roger Federer (#1 player in the world) TWICE. Aguante, Rey David!!! We love you!!!

More Halloween fun

Fun times in the bouncy house

A little "furry" chicken resting after jumping all around ...


Cascade having her hands full of popcorn

Our little angel getting a handful of healthy snacks. Luckily, she didn't have candy this year!!!

Halloween Fun

Here is our little angel (wings included) all dressed up and playing with her other friends at a church gathering on wednesday night

there were fun games for kids and parents ... here's Brianna checking her friends out and trying to figure out this game

Bri and best bud Cascade, dressed up as "A little stinker" skunk ... they looked TOOO CUTE!!!

Bri getting acquainted with "Queen Esther"

Brianna The Photographer

This is one of many shots Bri took of her Daddy, ALL by herself. Bravo Bri!

Two weeks ago, Daddy & Bri went on a date to the Springville Apple Festival and Fair and had lots of fun eating yummy food (Bri ate a whole apple by herself!), feeding a pony and seeing many other animals Bri already knows and loves

On the way back from the mountains, Daddy had to stop so that Bri could play with Cascade, her best buddy

These two really like each other! Cascade is two weeks younger than Brianna. Her parents, Jaison & Laurienne as our really good friends here. We get together whenever we can and the girls love it!

Because I'm The Mom...

This video was too good to not share!

Enjoy!

Learning with Brianna

Well, it's been a while since these videos were taken, but it's taken me a while to edit them down to the highlights.

Here's some footage of Brianna learning words and reading at almost 19 months.