BREANNA'S BIRTHDAY

BREANNA is now 1! I can't believe it. She now has 8 teeth - says "da-da, ma-ma, na-na, and la-la" - blows bubbles - loves to push the buttons on the DVD player - loves to read books - and most of all loves to walk around while holding onto my hand.

I took a cake decorating class in March, so I got to test out my skills on Breanna's cake. Cake decorating is one of my new favorite things to do. I stayed up until midnight to get it done, but it turned out pretty cute, so totally worth it.

DEEP SEA FISHING

In Alaska we got to go deep sea fishing. Very fun. The first pic. of me is when I didn't know the camera was on and the captain had just told me to put my fingers in the fish's gills. Very slimy and bloody. Fun to catch and eat, not fun to touch.

ALASKA

So, my parents took us on an Alaskan cruise in July. It was amazing! Yummy food and very relaxing. The Pacific Moon was our favorite restaurant on the cruise to eat at. There was a waiter there who was from the Phillippines and spoke Sabuano with Christopher. (that's where Christopher went on his mission) So this waiter would give us extra steak, lobster, desserts, . . . whatever we wanted. It was great! Alaska was a little cold but absolutely beautiful.

4TH OF JULY

The 4th was fabulous! We went to Fort Missoula, Splash Montana (kind-of like 7-Peaks), had a BBQ, and lit off fire works. I also did laundry and a lot of packing since Christopher and I were leaving for Alaska the next day. I can't believe how big my Breanna looks in her picture. More like a little girl than a baby.

LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER

Kaitlyn has had such a fun time playing with the neighbor kids this summer. I've been letting them get in the hot tub (much to Christopher's dismay) and Kaitlyn is now convinced that she can swim.