My Girl

Brinley is a sweet little lamb! We are so blessed to have her in our home. She is starting to make the cutest cooing noises and loves to hear herself talk. She prefers to do this very loudly over crying when she wakes up!

Harvest Festival

Brinley's Baby Blessing

I Love to see the Temple

Benjamin's Party

Benjamin Turns 2

I can't believe my little baby is TWO! He is learning so quickly and growing up so fast. He loves his numbers and letters and tries to point them out wherever he may see them. His favorite activity is throwing anything and everything he may find. He loves the water, music, and anything outdoors. He really enjoys reading and family time. We are so grateful to have such an intelligent, handsome and talented son!

Benjamin's First Haircut

We finally took the plunge into boyhood and got a big boy's haircut. I thought the curly unruly baby hair was adorable as well, but I have to concede that the hair cut has been an improvement. His baby hair was starting to get really scroungy and reminiscent of Barbie hair once it had been washed and combed one to many times. Now he looks like a little man. We were so lucky to have Nana at the hair cut to help and give suggestions to the stylist. He hated the scissors but thought the the clippers tickled and didn't mind the buzzing. He is such a handsome little man now.

Isn't She Lovely

Hope you enjoy more pictures of our adorable Baby Brinley! She is already starting to grow up to our dismay. We try and enjoy every moment with our two little ones and pray we can preserve each memory perfectly in our hearts forever.

Introducing My New Sister Brinley

We are so excited to finally introduce you to our new little daughter and sister. Brinley Esther Eaton was born on July 19, 2008 at 6:26 in the morning. She weighed 7lbs 5.7oz and was 19 inches long. She loves to be held and loves to eat! She born into the right family as we excel at both of those things! She is very smiley and always seems to have a grin on her face. She already loves her big brother and he loves her more and more each day! We are so grateful Heavenly Father has blessed us with another one of his precious children.

My Knight in Shining Armor

I have the most wonderful husband in the world. What better place to brag about it than on a blog! I am so grateful to have found the love of my life. Our marriage has been so blessed and I can truly say blissful for the 9 years we have enjoyed together.! My favorite and most cherished quality in my husband is his love of the Lord and his desire to be what the Lord would have him be. With this eternal perspective, he constantly strives to be a wonderful husband and father. He is very sensitive to the needs of his family. He leads our family in prayer, scripture study and family home evening as a priesthood holder should. He is handsome, charismatic and fun to be around. Always easy to talk to and very outgoing to those around him. He is a hard worker and an excellent provider. He is always looking for little ways to express his love: ice cream, flowers, a massage, making dinner, helping with Benjamin. I feel so blessed to have a such a wonderful man in my life!

Sidewalk Fountains

Benjamin Mason adores water. He loves to swim, splash, and watch anything that makes water move and flow. These sidewalk fountains are popping up (literally) all over and he loves to watch them. Whenever he spots one at the mall, library, or restaurant he starts laughing hysterically. I finally decided it is warm enough to actually let him play in the fountain and he had a ball. He was shivering from the slight breeze but didn't want to get out. I love his enthusiasm for everything! I think he must have gotten this yen from his mommy and her high school fountain hopping days!

New Home

New Home

With Jessica's request for pictures of the house, I realized that many of you have never seen our first home! We absolutely love it. We enjoy even more the freedom of having a place we can call our own, rather than feeling owned by the place we reside. Disclaimer: Just because you are seeing pictures of the new abode does not excuse you from visiting in person. We expect to see all of your faces on a vacation here with us in Colorado!

Cherubic Baby

My little Benjamin Mason is such an angel. He has the sweetest disposition. He loves to come and get hugs and kisses, read books together, and play with mom and dad. Maybe I am just an emotional pregnant woman, but there are so many days when my love for him fills me to overflowing. I wish I could capture his every memory in my heart and recall it perfectly at will. I look at him and become misty-eyed with my feelings of love and joy at having such a wonderful little son in my life. True to being Vovo Rita's granddaughter, I already worry about him and wonder how I can ever be a good enough mother to him. I feel blessed and honored to have been granted time with such a wonderful son of God and hope I can raise him to be pleasing to his Heavenly Father.

Where is my bottle?

We are now breaking Benjamin of his bottle addiction. It is very sad as he misses the comforting affect it gave. We tried to give him just the nipple and explain that the bottle was broken. He had already noticed the "broken-ness." He has actually done quite well with only a few temper tantrums. He is turning to his blankets for comfort and starting to resign himself to sippy cups for drinks. Hopefully he will be totally over it before Brinley arrives!

Big Buddha Belly

Obliging the many requests for a belly shot picture, here it is. Now you can see the truth about this 5 lb baby. Yes, the doctor measured her today and said it looks like she is already 5 lbs with still 2 months to go. He is preemptive in talking about a possible C-Section! I am going to inquire about an induction next visit. I've always said that she is coming mid July so she is just preparing for her early entrance into the world.

Cruise to Ensenada

Our last fling before the baby comes in July! Ben earned a cruise to Mexico for all his hard work at ADP. We had a great time going to shows, visiting the tourist spots in Ensenada, soaking up the sun and of course enjoying great cruise food. We missed our Benjamin Mason, who stayed at home with Grandma Elaine. We loved taking morning walks along the cruise decks, watching dolphins swim and jump alongside the ship, and enjoying the evening sunsets. Amazingly enough the romance was not spoiled by any sea sickness!

Our New Addition

Some of the first photos of our darling baby girl! Of course if you are not an expert at deciphering ultrasound, 2-D imaging she might look like shadows and swirls to you. The first image is what the doctor calls a "scary face" shot. Admittedly a profile would have done her more justice. The second shot is one of my favorites and much easier to see: her little feet are at a diagonal and crossed at the ankles. Obviously she is just kicking back and enjoying herself.