Summer of videos

JP does a great job of documenting our lives through video. Check out some of the videos he made of our summer. If you click the arrows it will make the movie big. Question for you: Is the font on my blog tiny on your computers too...or just mine?

Breckens first backpacking trip 2010 from Jon-Paul Lewis on Vimeo.

Breckens First Birthday from Jon-Paul Lewis on Vimeo.

Cornbelly's 2010 from Jon-Paul Lewis on Vimeo.

Nite Rider from Jon-Paul Lewis on Vimeo.

We went to Cornbellys at Thanksgiving Point last week and had lots of fun until we got rained out. Brecken just loved having all of our attention all day. I never knew they had so many activities for little munchkins.





I tried to fade the shadows and it just made us look fake. I WILL take a photoshop class someday when I have time.




Her little kissy face gets me every time.

We were kind of lame for Halloween this year. Brecken's Grandma Shelle bought her several costumes and we were excited to take Brecken trick-or-treating, but she came down with a high fever on Saturday and was super sick all weekend. We did squeeze in a quick hike before she got sick and happened to have her zebra costume in the car to keep her warm. I dressed up for work and JP decided that he would go as a homeless college graduate :) (his words, not mine).



Brecken's favorite food for a long time was a nana (banana) and she loves to make monkey sounds. She saw this costume at the store and hugged it and started imitating a monkey. It was pretty cute. She's our little monkey! These were taken before Halloween. We actually didn't dress her up at all on Halloween because her fever was so high.

A dog ran passed us and she started 'woofing'.



I just love her!

One of my favorite patients made this airplane for Brecken. She's a little too short for it right now and can only push herself backward, but she loves to play on and around it. I love it.





Getting ready for another hike. The bright fall colors definitely changed too fast for me this year.






The newest member of our family! Just kidding. This is my friend Alycia's dog. Brecken starts shaking when she's around him. You would think that she'd feel comfortable around dogs of any size, but she is scared of ALL dogs (I mean teeny tiny dogs too), except for Bode and Che. Her word for Bode is Bowee and Che is Shay said 4 times in a whisper.

I haven't blogged in about 3 months which means I have a gazillion pictures to post. I tried really hard to narrow our pictures down to a few... and a few ended up being 111! Woops! I know I have a problem, but I am kind of addicted to taking pictures (especially of our little Breck) and I have a hard time posting out of chronological order (believe it or not, but I showed a little restraint and left out a lot of pictures and events). Please tell me I'm normal, even though I know fully well I'm not :)

My baby is ONE! We were in Newport Beach for Brecken's birthday with JP's family.
Brecken had sooo much fun playing with her cousins and hanging out at the beach. I
brought my rollerblades and loved pushing Brecken along the boardwalk while JP ran
next to us. We took Brecken to Balboa Island and got her a fro-cho-bana for her
birthday. She loves bananas and I think the cold felt good on her teeth (look at all that
drool). This was the most relaxed Newport trip I've ever had. It was the best thing in
the world to spend every second with Brecken and take a week long break from work.
We pretty much didn't leave each others' sight the entire time.

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to... Breck was hilarious when we brought out her birthday cake. She didn't know what to do and we had to give her a little coaxing before she would try her cake. She likes to work for her attention and was surprised when the spotlight was on her. She got a couple mouthfuls of sand our first few days on the beach and I think she was worried her cake would taste the same. She had no trouble digging in once she realized it was meant to be eaten. Our bikes were our car for most of the trip and we picked up some birthday balloons and tied them to the chariot. Brecken looked like a little princess in her chariot with the balloons blowing in the wind.

We got to hang out with Katie and Nate for a couple of days and realized how much we miss them. They are two of the kindest, most generous people I have ever known. Thanks for dinner and for letting us stay with you guys!
Brecken loves to hold on to objects. Once she gets them, she doesn't let go. Her favorites so far are a toy baseball bat (she slept with it and carried it around with her for two days), hair brushes, shampoo bottles, and lip gloss.
She lifts one leg up on couches, chairs, or other things just her size and holds it there. I think she's trying to be a ballerina and JP says she's going to be a rock climber. Maybe she'll get a little of both :)

It was fun to be with the whole Lewis clan. It is not very often that we all get to be together at once. Jerry and Shelle made sure we all had a nice trip. JP had fun longboarding, body boarding, running, and chillin with our baby girl. Oh yeah...and eating at the Crab Cooker, how could I forget? He is a true beach bum and got fried the second day we got there. He ended up wearing a shirt for the rest of trip. I am proud to say that I DID NOT GET BURNT for probably the first time ever! It felt so great.

I know I'm obsessed, but she is such a little character. I love all of her faces. We went camping to Moab and Canyonlands for Labor Day weekend. Most of our plans fell through and it could have been a crappy weekend, but we still ended up having a ton of fun. Brecken is a terrible sleeper on camping trips or anytime when she can't cry herself to sleep because other people are around. She thinks it is time to party and can stay up until 4 am laughing and giggling. I was soooo tired. We smartened up the next couple of nights and let her cry herself to sleep in the car before transferring her to the tent. It worked like a charm. I live for weekends and quick getaways with our little family.

Lots of fun hikes, beautiful scenery, and one happy camper :)

We took a little backpacking trip to the Uintas. It was unbelievably pretty and fun, but we had some rough nights. We came home to find out that Brecken had a double ear infection. She loved the daytime, but was miserable at night. She has had just about every sickness an infant/toddler can get, but is usually pretty happy through it all.

Brecken gathered every little rock in sight to use as a teether. I put a stop to that pretty fast, but she still had fun gathering little rocks and putting them in a pile.

Another birthday celebration for Brecken with the my family. She is one spoiled little girl and is lucky to have so many fun cousins from both sides of the family.

Few random pictures that didn't really belong anywhere else.
Top row: Fun moutain biking we got caught in a CRAZY rain/lightning storm. I was super muddy. Brecken's kissy face. My mom and Breck at a 4th of July Bees Game thanks to Hollie and Casey. Aebleskiver's: Lewis tradition. YUMMY!
Middle Row: Cute Brecken. Night Riding-JP can't open his eyes for the flash. Brecken practicing her ballet technique again.
Bottom Row: Prettiest field of sunflowers I've ever seen-the picture does not do it justice. Squaw Peak on a beautiful day. Swimming with the cousins.

BylundFest 2010. I love the picture of Capri and Brecken screaming while my dad smiles for the camera. My grandparents are the cutest, huh? We had fun jet-skiing, horseback riding (please notice Libby's popped leg/pose in the picture), seeing all our relatives (106 made it this year), playing in the sand, and riding the Bear Lake 50 miler with my mom. She rode like and maniac and finished 3rd!

WAHOO! I finally posted. There are probably a million typos cause I'm really tired, but hopefully it's partially coherent.

JP did it again! He ran 50 miles in the still-snow-covered-mountains last Saturday. It kind of makes me sick thinking about running that far on such steep, rugged terrain, but he had to prove to me once again that he's "The Man!". I guess he deserves that title now (lol). Brecken and I had fun waiting for him to finish. Way to go! We knew you could do it and we're so proud of you!
A family picture after that race with an old buddy in the background. Too bad I don't know how to use photoshop cause I would zap him out of there. Sorry guy.
Brecken as wild and wiggly as ever.
She likes to squeal, scream happily, make funny faces, and get into lots of trouble.
Breck with her hero. She sure loves her dadio. I think they both could use a long nap.
Maybe not?!
Look at those jowls. I love them and could kiss them all day long.
Brecken and Capri had fun up the canyon together. It's almost impossible to get a shot of them both looking at the camera and smiling.
Crazy Indie. She is definitely not camera shy or any other type of shy for that matter. She keeps us all laughing.
Best Buds
Birth control for JP...? We had lots of fun and they were little angels. They love being outside.
Chase is sooo cute with the babies. He gets excited whenever Capri or Brecken do anything new. It's fun to have someone else who adores their every little movement.
Awww. It's much easier to take a picture of these two smiling and looking at the camera than it is of Capri and Brecken.
The Bulkey Bunch kids. They're ALL smiling...kind of!!
It would be hard to have twins...
Hard, but fun.
No smiles here. I will train them soon enough.
We rode our bikes up to Big Springs with Brecken in tow for JP's birthday and had a fun little family picnic. Brecken jabbered and squealed like I've never heard her before. It was a beautiful day.



The Birthday Boy. As you can see, I was super wife and went all out with the Birthday cake. I bought him his favorite ice cream and stuck a candle in it after it was half eaten in case you can't tell from the picture. Nice. Hope you had a Happy Birthday, old man.
Just thought this was a cute picture of our munchkin.
Did I mention I REALLY like canyon picnics and bike rides/rollerblading, so I had to document my birthday picnic too.


I had a slight obsession with ladybugs from about 4th grade to 8th grade. I collected everything and anything ladybug. I thought it was fitting that a mama and a baby ladybug came to wish me a Happy Birthday (I know, they're probably not even ladybugs and I'm sure they're not mom and daughter, but a girl can dream) because we've found ladybugs on my birthday the last 2 years in a row.


Our almost monthly trip to Saint George. It was a short, but nice weekend break.

Isaiah and Brecken on another Saint George trip together. JP and I towed them behind our bikes while Scott and Des went on a ride. Then we switched. It was super fun and the babies thought so too. We didn't take too many pictures for once in my life.

Can you guess what we're doing?
Brecken LOVES cucumbers and bananas. Sometimes we give her whole ones and she attacks and destroys them. It's funny to watch.


Brecken and Capri got hooked up with a free photo shoot from Devin Pierce Photography thanks to Chari. I was a little bummed because Brecken was quite the grump. She has this funny habit of sticking her arms and legs straight out and twirling her hands and feet when she's really mad or really happy. Well, she twirled away (and cried), but at least we got a couple of the cousins. Capri was just a little model the entire time.
I love the one with Brecken screaming and Capri looking at her like, "what's wrong with you?" Thanks Devin and Chari. We will love these forever.

We'll see if this works. JP is a maniac and during his 50-miler he actually took the time to capture some video of the run. I thought it was pretty cool to experience a little of his delirium with him (he called me at mile 40 and sounded as happy as can be, but later told me he was 'seriously delirious').