NAKED BABY!

Well Brianna has become quite a little "stripper" that past couple of weeks. She just can't seem to keep her shirt on. :) This is how the sequence goes...

And this is what she looks like for half of the day. Justin and I think she looks like a little hillbilly boy! :) It's too funny!!!The other morning I set her applesauce on the table while I was cooking her some oatmeal for breakfast. I turned around and to my surprise found her helping herself.

I guess it's just hard for me to realize that my little baby is growing up and can do things without my help. Since then she has also become very insistent that she feed herself. (She's feed herself finger foods for a long time, but with liquidy stuff I've always just fed her). Although it's very messy, it seems I can get her to eat better if she has some say in it. We usually both arm ourselves with a spoon, so she can feed herself a little bite and then I'll feed her a big bite - it's working pretty good.

In other news Justin is off moose hunting. So the girls are just hanging here at home. It gets pretty lonely here at night without daddy, but I guess we'll take 2 weeks of him being gone rather than a deployment (so I really shouldn't be complaining!). We are headed down to Utah next month and are so excited. We're going down for Easton's baby blessing and my little sister Kristy's wedding!!! Yep she just got engaged!!! CONGRATS KRISTY AND DUSTIN!!!

PIZZA NIGHT & MOMMYHOOD

So I have discovered a new hair styling product to patent - pizza grease! Yep that's right folks pizza grease!!! See here's the proof...While we were eating homemade pizza for dinner the other night, Brianna kept running her fingers threw her hair. And well - this is what she looked like after she was done eating. If any of you are interested in some fabulous hair styling gel be sure to call me. :)

Brianna has also started to do a little role playing. It is so so cute. She thinks her little giraffe that Nana Walker got her is her baby. She carries him around, wraps him in a blanket (really an old pair of pj's), pats his bum, rocks him, hugs him, and tries to feed him from her sippy cup.
She is was so adorable!!! I love my little mommy-to-be!!!

WHAT'S GOING ON - NOTHING

Well I know I haven't really posted anything for awhile - my mom made sure I realized this too the other day on the phone. :) But we really haven't been up to much. Justin's been off hunting and fishing (I'll have to post pictures of him later), but Bri and I have just been boring for the past couple of weeks.

Brianna is growing like crazy. She is a full on toddler and I'm just trying to keep up with her. She is always on the go and loves to climb everything. She is a total daredevil and has no fear of anything. I think she about gives Justin and I a heart attack at least once a day. She is such a talker, but I think she learned Chinese somewhere along the way instead of English. Her mouth is constantly going, but most of it's unrecognizable. She loves loves animals, and knows a lot of the sounds they make. She loves to read - it's really cute/annoying that whenever I'm not paying attention to her she will go grab a book and hold it up to me for me to read it to her. I get suckered in every time - I just can't resist how cute it is. She has become a really bad eater, much to her mother's frustration. Except for breakfast - she'll eat breakfast with no problems or complaints - don't ask me why??? She used to eat everything and anything I would put in front of her, but now it's become quite a battle. She's really into brushing her teeth, but only if she gets to do it herself (don't worry mom does a follow up brushing). She loves babies and will sign baby whenever she sees one and then reach out her arms because she wants to hold it. And she gives really good hugs and I just can't get enough of them.

As for boring old me, I've started working out again. I know, I know - it's about freakin time!!! I decided it's really about time I lost this baby weight, hello my baby is 16 months old for crying out loud, so I'm pretty determined. I told myself I can't get pregnant again until I lose the weight cause if I got pregnant now I would end up looking like a house at the end. So I guess you could say I'm trying to lose weight so I can gain weight again - kinda warped, but whatever gets me off my behind.

So sorry we've been so boring lately. I've even been slacking on picture taking so I don't have many to share. But here's a cute one of Brianna eating pasta. The picture doesn't do it justice, she was a MESS! But a cute mess!!!

I'M FINALLY AN AUNT

Well even though my sisters and brother have already got to experience the title of an aunt or uncle, I now finally get to claim the title too. My brother Brad and his wife Hilary had the cutest little boy on Aug. 27th. He weighed in at a whopping 8lbs 4oz (pretty big considering he was early), and 20" long. And although he went nameless for awhile - here is a look at Easton Bradley Anderson.

The cute new family.

Proud grandma.

Look at those big dark eyes!

A couple of days old. I think he's a really good mix of both Brad and Hilary. I can definitely see both of them in him.

I am so super bummed that I live so stinkin far away and can't hold this sweet little guy. :( I guess I'll just have to wait until November to squeeze him.