Brightyn turns 10 months...

My not so little Brightyn turned 10 months yesterday. Alot has changed over the past month.

If you are wondering, yes, I love to edit all my pics. Here is a before/after shot with come color correction and sharpening...

SOOC (straight out of camera)

Edited Version


You used to want me to rock you to sleep... Now you prefer to dink around in your crib until you fall asleep on your own. I am still lucky some nights where you will fall asleep in my arms.

-You are a love of any and all animals. Your favorite animal is a dog.

-You can say Duck "DUT" and Moon "MUN" and if we ask you what a doggie says you make your own version of a bark. It amazes me how smart you are and how fast you learn new things.

-You are so close to crawling... Doing the army scoot right now.

-You are starting to give up baby food and prefer big girl food now. You also only drink 1 bottle a day and the rest of your milk is from a sippy cup :)

-When you get mad at Kinlee and scream at her it sounds like you are saying "aggie" so we nicknamed Kinlee "sister Aggie".

-You are such a lover and a good baby. We love you :)

* More pics to come soon...

Trip to Cali (LONG POST:)-

Day 1:
Flew in to Long Beach Airport. Made the drive (about 2 hours) south to San Diego (traffic was bad at times :). Spent the early afternoon by the pool. Headed to Old Town for ice cream and some walking around checking out all the cool places.

Day 2:
Seaworld. The girls loved it. Brightyn was way into the Shamu show and the characters from Sesame Street. Kinlee loved all the rides.











Day 3:

Mission Beach. It was a little chilly so we let Kinlee gather up some seashells and then left and hit the Zoo. After that, we went back to the beach for some rides and icecream!

If you look closely in the waves, there are 3 dolphin fins in the water. They were all over that morning!











View of downtown San Diego from the skyride a the zoo.




Day 4:
Newport Beach. Made a 1 1/2 hour trip back to Orange County to go to my favorite beach. Newport Beach. It is so beautiful there and the Pier is gorgeous. The water was freezing, but we got our feet wet and played in the sand. For dinner we headed to Old Town Mexican Cafe our favorite!










Day 5:
San Diego Wild Animal Park. Located in Escondido. The ride there was aboslutely gorgeous. There were beautiful wine vineyards, green everywhere you looked. I felt like this was a lot more interactive than the zoo. The girls played at a splash park and we got to see some of the animals super close. That night we drove to downtown/Gaslamp quarter. Had some yummy pizza for dinner, went to see Petco Park (where the Padres play) and walk around. I love the nightlife there. It is busy ALL the time. So different than in Salt Lake. Lots of interesting people, and sadly, a lot of homeless people.







View of Downtown San Diego from I-5

Navy Ships

Petco Park Stadium