Memorial Day

This last Memorial Day was a lot of fun. Tyler had a day off of studying for the BAR and we got together with some friends and hit the beach. It was a PERFECT day! We got to the beach before the crowds did and got a good spot to play. The water was so clear you could see the bottom of the ocean! (Granted we stayed in the shallow spots) It was also really calm so even the toddlers could walk around in the water without being held. I normally don't like to be in the water very long because you never know what's in there with you but this time I could see all the fish, shells and hermit crabs so it wasn't scary, it was amazing!

The guys had fun fishing and the women had fun chatting.

The boys had fun trying to net some fish and swimming like fish, and the little girls had fun watching the fish that had been caught swim around in the bucket.

The dolphins even came to make a GREAT beach day a PERFECT beach day!

It wouldn't be Memorial Day without a BBQ so we all went home, got cleaned up and got back together to have a great BBQ and play games. It's a great day when all the kids and all the adults have fun at the same time! Thanks Hamisch's & Fernandez's for the great day!

Happy Graduation!

Tyler did it! Law School is finally finished. After 3 years of studying, moving, internships, moving and studying some more Tyler graduated a couple of weeks ago from Ave Maria School of Law!! Way to go Tyler! I am so proud of you!

Both Tyler's parents and my parents came to celebrate with us. It was so much fun having family with us again.

Since study time was over we had a lot of fun playing with Grandparents!

We went to the Everglades and saw some alligators and turtles:

We went to the beach (What else do you do in Florida, right?)

We played dress-up:

(ok, Brooklyn played dress-up and the rest of us played the part of her adoring loyal subjects)

And we went swimming:

It was so much fun to have both sets of Grandparents here to share this wonderful moment with us. And I can't say enough how proud I am of Tyler for finishing Law School. (Not that I didn't think he would, school has just been our lives for so long and now it's finally over!) LOVE YOU!

Halloween Updates

As I'm looking back at the last few posts that I have, I realize what a complete slacker I have been in keeping this thing updated. I get more and more discouraged from doing it because I just get further and further behind.

Tyler's school had an "All Saint's Day Parade" for all the little kiddos!

Grandpa & Grandma Woodworth came down to Florida for Halloween weekend. We had a blast! We picked them up in Tampa and got to spend some time with them and Ganoe's! It was a fun filled weekend with trick-or-treating, LOTS of attention and family. Here are some pics of the fun weekend!

Make-Over

Brooklyn got into my make-up while I was trying to do her hair. I was so focused on getting the pony-tail in I didn't realize what she was doing. Once I finally caught her I was so impressed she knew what to do with everything I let her finish. It's amazing how much kids learn by watching you!

Birthday Bash!

August 10 was Brooklyn's Birthday! She turned 2 years old! I can't believe how fast time is flying by! Brooklyn is becoming more and more of a little girl every day. She loves to sing into anything and pretend it's a microphone. She loves dogs and purses. She likes her fingernails and toenails painted pink. She likes bracelets and has always loved necklaces. She pretends to put on make-up with mom and doesn't like to be messy. She is our little girly girl and we love her so much!

Since we left Utah to move to Florida on her Birthday we had a little Birthday Party the weekend before we left. Grandpa & Grandma Woodworth, Grandpa & Grandma Gibson, Uncle Aus and of course Shadow were all there!

I didn't think she would quite understand the whole Birthday Cake thing but she was SO excited to have a "Birbay tate"! She liked singing "Happy Birthday" but her favorite was blowing out the candle. She kept saying "adain!" and handing me the candle lighter!

Tyler also had a Birthday on September 11. Tyler is a great husband and father. He always makes time for us and studies at home so he can help me and spend time with his baby. It's always fun when he comes home because Brooklyn runs to the door with her arms out stretched yelling, "Daddy! Daddy!" I love that he gets excited over little things, that he talks to the T.V., and that when he gets excited about something he sounds like he's yelling. (He's not really yelling- just talking loudly.) He always lets me have the last bite of desert. I love him and I am grateful he chose me to be his wife.

He had the day off from school and we just bummed around the house and had a relaxing day. I made a German Chocolate Birthday Cake. Which turned out to be pretty good! (I don't like coconut or nuts- this had both and I had two helpings!)

He got to open a few presents and cards from parents. He got the first season of Psych which we have been enjoying.

July update

I'm sorry for slacking on my blogging responsibilities. It's been a bit crazy the last month moving to Florida. But we made it and are mostly settled in now. I will update the pictures but for now all I have ready are the swimming events we had in July!

Tyler was a little apprehensive on the first jump!

HELP!!

Any ideas on how to keep your kid in bed once they can do this?



Bedtime now takes an extra 2 hours!!