Guess who's back with LOADS of pics?

The weather was finally nice for a couple of days and it felt like Heaven! Brecken thought so too. We went on our traditional birthday/mother's day bike ride and picnic lunch up the canyon. It was one of the first days I've been in the sun in a loooong time and the tops of my hands got fried. They are swollen. People keep telling me they've never seen a sunburn like this before. It was worth it though.

I just think she looks so little walking next to her daddy.

I can never get enough of her.

She loves the park. Her expressions are priceless.



Pure joy.

Awww. This is the ONLY way she will let me sleep in a little longer in the mornings. This exact position. It doesn't matter that her little head is completely choking me. She's made it clear that there are no acceptable variations to sleeping on my chest. I kind of love it though.

Candid picture. She insisted upon wearing the sun hat and glasses. She gets so mad when I have to take her hat off for a shower. I've said it before and I'll say it again... I cannot believe this opinionated little girl came from me. She already has strong opinions about everything. Maybe she will teach me a thing or two.

I love her!

All decked out and ready for the ride home.

We went to the tulip gardens at Thanksgiving Point with Alycia and Jackson. It was another one of those heavenly days for me. Brecken had the time of her life. Alycia and Jackson were pooped out from playing outside all day and went home earlier than us, but Breck and I were just getting started. Brecken probably RAN 5 miles that day. It was just what both of us needed.

Aren't their little bums cute?

I forgot to bring Brecken's sunglasses and she was on the verge of a total meltdown. Luckily, JP's were in the car to save the day.

Me and my diva baby :)

Breck and Jackson

Brecken liked to show me all of the flowers.

Just some funny faces from a funny little girl.


I just love the mountains in the background in this one.


Trying to peace out.

Sweet kisses from my sticky munchkin.

Before I realized what was happening, Brecken had fed all of the tulips goldfish crackers. She was so proud of herself. Goldfish were the perfect size to fit in the middle of the tulip. It was pretty funny. Do you think I might have liked looking at my little girl a little more than I like looking at the tulips? These pictures don't show how beautiful the tulips actually were, but at least my main subject was looking cute when she wasn't sprinting away from me.

Notice the goldfish.

Happy girl.

More feeding.

Now for some randoms. I did get to go downhill, backcountry, and cross-country skiing a few more times during this never ending winter. Usually I love winter and don't want it to end, but I was (am?, will it ever get here?) VERY ready for spring and summer. This is me pretending to be hardcore on a BEAUTIFUL day at Sundance with Josh and JP. I skipped work for this powder day, don't tell.


Snow-shoeing(below) and cross-country skiing (above) with Alycia and Jackson. Fun times. We kept thinking/hoping it might be the last snow day, so we were eager to get out as often as we could.

One day we were hiking, snow-shoeing, or skiing in the snow...and the next we were mountain biking in the dirt. Pretty crazy weather. I wouldn't mind it so much if we had some warmer days mixed in.

Mountain biking during Brecken's naptime on a warmer day...then back to x-country skiing!!!

I couldn't leave this out. This was Brecken's bowling game present from my parents. My dad made each of the kids puzzles with pictures of themselves on it. I absolutely love them!

Brecken and JP at the BYU creamery. She looks so stinkin' grown up to me right here.

We also went to Ikea and Brecken pretended to sleep in every single bed in the store.

Our little diva wears many hats. We may be in for it!
It's the new style guys!

Diva turned punk.



Oldie, but a goody. For those of you who don't already know, JP and I were driving to Tahoe and pulled over to run around at the Salt Flats. Somebody made this cute sign out of rod iron and we happened to stumble upon it. It really said "James loves Britt" but I think we did a pretty good job covering it up. Now, whenever we head that way we have to stop at 'our' sign and take pictures. I spiced this picture up a bit and like the way it turned out.

If you have time to read a novel...

JP and I were crazy birds and decided to take a midnight ski tour during the full moon. It turned out to be more of an adventure than we had planned on. We had a creepy guy on snow shoes follow us for awhile. Every time we turned around he was right behind us, but wouldn't say anything and walked with his head down all stalker-like. We were a little creeped out. On our way down JP stopped me abruptly because there was a moose in the middle of the trail looking like he was ready to charge us! We took a detour through some thick trees, but even Bode was scared. We did have a great time skiing and made it home safe and sound. Maybe next time I'll bring mace or a taser just to be safe :). I don't think an avalanche beacon would've helped too much in those situations.

This is my cute friend Des pulling Isaiah. She is 8 months pregnant and still going strong at everything she does. I love her and want to be like her when I grow up :)

Brecken and Isaiah. Brecken says 'zaiah' over and over again when she sees a picture of people skiing or a chariot. She loves her little ski buddy. I promise they were happier than they looked in this picture. They just like to GO. We aren't allowed to stop or they get mad.

We also attempted to take the munchkins snow-shoeing, but we had a snow-shoe malfunction and decided to go on a hike instead. We ended up sinking 3 feet into the snow with every step we took. Oh well, we were laughing pretty hard.


Last full moon, Josh and Brecken were the only ones crazy enough to go cross-country skiing with me (JP had to work). Brecken was so bundled she could hardly move, but it paid off when she was nice and toasty in the chariot.

Josh was a serious power house and pulled Brecken most of the way going super fast. Brecken loves her uncle Josh, although she made him work for her love. I think 'Josh' was one of her first words.


While we are on the subject of Josh... I guess I should mention that he got ENGAGED last night. WOO-HOO! He is one lucky guy and is going to marry this beautiful girl on ??/??/2011. I couldn't be more excited for them. They are the cutest couple ever. Congratulations!!! You really deserve your own post, but I thought about that a little too late.

I think I was starting to get SAD (seasonal affective disorder) or maybe just wintertime blues, because I was dying for a getaway. JP's parents made this wish come true for us and we took a very last minute trip to Newport Beach, California. Jerry and Shelle rented a beach house for the whole month of February and we couldn't resist a trip to visit them. They also let us borrow their natural gas truck (so much cheaper) and I found some cheap tickets to SeaWorld and Disneyland. It was a perfect trip. We spent one whole day just riding our bikes on the boardwalk and hanging out at Balboa Island. Brecken's favorite part was chasing the birds and eating a fro-cho-bana. And, it was 74 degrees compared to the -18 we had with wind chill in Utah.

Breck with her grandparents. They were incredible and watched Brecken so JP and I could enjoy the big stuff at Disneyland after we'd taken Brecken on all the little kid rides.

Two cuties.



I'm tired, mom!

Another highlight of the trip... Katie and Nate! We got to spend the morning with them and it was good to see them again. Brecken made Katie hold her the entire day. Poor Katie was pooped by the time they left. This is on the Snow White ride. It was seriously scarier than I thought it would be.

Katie and Nate on Pirates of the Caribbean.

The crew. We love you guys!

Stopping for a little lunch break and to feed the ducks.

It's a small world after all.



Lovers (most of the time).


SeaWorld was perfect. We only wish it would stay open longer. Brecken loved every second of it.

Brecken is starting to talk more and more. Around Christmas time, I showed her baby Jesus and pictures of Jesus and this quickly became her favorite word. While we were grocery shopping she pointed to every item in the store and said 'Jesus'. It made for some funny looks from other shoppers. What can I say? She's just a religious child. She approximates most words she attempts pretty closely, but for some reason when she says please it's either 'boof' or 'woof'. We used to use sign a lot more, but she's become pretty lazy and it's funny to see what her signs have become. One day she wanted something pretty badly and did every sign or action she could come up with until she got it.

I took these for Valentine's Day. She was such a stinker for most of them and wouldn't stop clinging to me, but I think I got a couple cute ones.




This sweet little girl has more than a handful of mean faces when she doesn't get her way. This is just one of many. I don't know where she learned them. I'm not claiming them! She might give you this look if you don't sit next to her when she summons you by patting the seat next to her and saying 'eh-eh-eh' in a very high-pitched tone. One of her favorite things is to find any little step and try to squish everyone she loves onto it. She can spot steps from a mile away.

Uh-oh. Don't worry mom, it's just chalk. It will come off.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout...

Down came the rain and washed the spider out...

Up came the sun and dried up all the rain...(That's as far as we got before she was into something else).

Brecken LOVES hats IF and only if it is the hat of her choosing at that moment. I thought the antique-ish look was pretty cute in this picture. She also loves boots, gloves, and coats and is always requesting to put them on even when it's really warm. She's our little snow bunny. She has already developed quite an opinion for just about everything and is a bossy little thing. She dresses up in our shoes and my jewelry, and thinks it's hilarious. She also thinks it's pretty fun to put my make-up on her eyes and cheeks or just completely mutilate any chap-stick in sight.


Brecken was PURPOSELY closing her eyes for the picture. We tried taking about ten and she did it every time. It's so fun to see her little personality coming through.

We took my parents cross-country skiing on Valentine's Day and I think they had a good time. My mom's already a pro.

We skied a tiny bit ahead of my parents and set up a little Valentine's snack. I wanted to have a picnic, but didn't have enough time to get it ready after work. The men were women and refused to eat the cookies or brownies. More for me, I guess :)




YOU MADE IT. If you don't feel like reading the whole thing it goes like this... Brecken, skiing, Brecken, California, Brecken, Josh and Kristi engaged, Brecken, Brecken, Brecken to sum it all up.

Is it easier to read/view if I break them up into 'themed' posts? Or do you like the Beeta-bulk style?