Beating the Heat

After we were done swimming each day we wold come back to the house and have lunch and then find ways to entertain ourselves indoors. Bree chose to sleep alot and the other girls played all sorts of games and make believe. Twister was very entertaining to watch!








Check out adrie's hair!!
Julie and I decided to entertain ourselves at the outlets for a while and of course we found a matching outfit for the girls which they thought was the coolest thing ever.

Kyra loves to make Bree laugh lately and it is so cute-until Kyra gets a little rough-but most of the time it is cute!

I had to take some pictures in these adorable pj's that Tysen and Lacey gave Bree because they are so cute they could be clothes!
More pictures of Bree's sweet smile!
She even smiles in her sleep!
Thanks to Julie, Tucker and their parents for letting us stay at their house. We had a great time! THANKS!

Side note

There is another good article in the Deseret News on down syndrome called Seeing the Light. It is by the lady who wrote a book called Gifts that someone gave us when Bree was born and it is a really good book. It is interesting that there has been multiple articles in the paper lately about this. Click on the link.

Choosing Down Syndrome

There was an article in the newspaper about down syndrome and Kris was quoted in it. Click on this link to view it (http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_6106288).

It was always hard for me to think of people terminating pregnancies because of down syndrome or anything else for that matter, but now that I have my precious little Bree it is unthinkable and breaks my heart. She truely has a sweet and special spirit about her that is hard to put into words but she brings so much peace and joy into my heart when I look at her or when I see her smile.

There are a few pictures of her on the utah down syndrome foundation website. One is in their photo gallery and the other is under "our kids" in the "new arrivals" section.

Bree loves to suck her thumb lately and it is so cute to watch her as she tries to get it in her mouth!

Swim Days

Summer has been so much fun with everyone visiting! We have been able to do lots of fun things together!

Tater Man!

Bree was just chillin at her second experience with swimming. In her first attempt in the water she wasn't a big fan but this time she seemed to not have much of an opinion on the matter!

Her little swimsuit shows off her cute little rolls! She doesn't have much on her cousin Ava but she is getting more and more!

Halle and Kyra were doing mermaid or princess poses for the camera! They are so cute!

Aunt Chaly and Bree catching some rays!

Adrie's mermaid pose! We had a little scare at the pool today with Adrie. She walked off the edge of the step and went under the water but none of us saw her for a minute until we noticed the lifegueard running over. We grabbed her and she was fine but very scared and crying. She had been holding her breath so she wasn't even coughing or anything but nonetheless she was scared and my heart stopped for a moment. Afterwards we were sitting on the towel and I was telling her how good she did to hold her breath and in the sweetest little voice she said "but mom, I couldn't come up." It was so sad. She got right back in but decided to stay where she could touch.


We have started going to the community pool about once a week with a whole bunch of our friends and it has been lots of fun! The kids have a great time and it is fun for us moms to be able to have some adult conversations too!

Aiden and Adrie (wouldn't those be cute names for twins!)
Kyra and Halle

It's bright out here!

So Much Love

Bree gets so much love from her two sisters-sometimes a little too much! They LOVE to hold her, kiss her, and hug her! They are always interested in what she is wearing for the day and they always want to know if they can match her! Adrie says "Oh Bee you look so Toot!" I am glad they love her so much!

Bree is such a mellow little girl! She is content laying on her blanket wearever the girls are playing. She is always grabbing onto something-usually her blanket but if that isn't within reach she will grab a hold of her shirt or dress and play with that!

Slip Sliding Away

The girls have been playing in the backyard alot with their new wading pool and slip-and-slide. Kyra figured out the sliding method fast. Tate wasn't too sure about it all though. Adrie finally decided to try it with the help of dad but mom didn't catch a picture of it. Summer is lots of fun.

Soccer Star

Kyra's soccer season came to an end this week. She had lots of fun! She got really good at taking the coach's advice on where to play and she would do exactly as he said-it was funny. For the last game the team all recieved most valuable player trophies. Kyra thought that was really cool and she has displayed it along with her soccer picture on her dresser. She even left a spot open for Adrie to put hers when she "gets bigger and wanted to play soccer too." Soccer was fun and we made some fun new friends in it too!

The Ikea Craze!

Ok, yes we were one of the crazy people who ventured to the grand opening of the new Ikea store. No, we did not camp out there, and yes, I took my three children with me! It was a madhouse but it was fun to do something different. We didn't get one of the gift cards but we did get Ikea water bottles, frisbees, and balloons! Exciting I know! We also got quite the heroes welcome as we entered the store. The employees were lined up cheering with balloons and we felt more like we had won a race then entered a retail store. As we were winding through the ropes in the line outside (which actually moved quite well) Kyra said "this is kindof like Disneyland!" Unfortunately there was no ride or princess waiting for her at the end though. When we were standing in the line to check out (this line didn't move so well) we were caught on camera by one of the local news stations, so this is our claim to fame picture that was on the stations website! I'm afraid I will become a frequent visitor to this new store!

3 months old

Bree is all smiles lately and it is so fun! She can't hold her body still when she smiles-she just lights up! She is working hard on getting her neck stronger but she is really pretty strong everywhere else. She has a therapist come once a month to practice some of her exercises. She is doing great and getting bigger every day! We are starting to get involved in some of the activities for down syndrome. Kris got to golf in a tournament for the utah down syndrome foundation.

"Baby" Bree

Bree has become a real life doll for the girls. They decided (with dad's help) to put Bree in their doll stroller and then they tried her out in their doll bunkbed! It was very funny! Bree wasn't so sure what was going on though.






When Adrie saw Bree on the bunkbed she decided she wanted to try it too! I can't belive she is 2 1/2 and she could fit on the doll bed! What a wee head!