Powerful: Derek + Laura

Our sweet girl is 18 months (actually almost 20 months at this point). I've become so slow at blogging with such a busy toddler on my hands. We are always busy playing, running errands, and enjoying one another's company. She is truly my sidekick and mini me and I wouldn't have it any other way. Here is a recap of our sweet girl over the past 3 months: Vacationed to Newport Beach, CA with my family Grandma and Grandpa Power and Aunt Samantha. That was a blast having them here in Texas with us.  Had her first easter egg hunt! She loves collecting necklaces a lot more than eggs.  Cheered her mom on at all her volleyball games.  All about shoes. I just wish I owned fancier shows her her to try on. Guess I'll need to get her some dress up ones in the near future. Can't believe she is already starting to love that stage. She is growing too fast. Entered Nursery at church and you aren't really sure how you feel about it Talking a ton! Seriously, I swear...

So I haven't written recently like I usually do but life is really busy right now and I am not quite sure when it'll slow down. We move NEXT WEEK to Texas where we will be staying in an Extended Stay hotel for a couple of months. During that time I will be house hunting like a mad woman so we can get out of that hotel as soon as possible. It'll be interesting to have Brooklyn in the same room as us again and I just pray it doesn't smell bad. We looked in to temporarily renting an apartment or staying at a Marriott but there were $3,000/month. That's ridiculous. It'll just keep us motivated to find a house, right? ha  So last week my poor girl got the flu. It was heart breaking. She hasn't been sick before so it was really hard. It reminded me a lot of her early days when she had acid reflux except this time it came with a slight fever, a lot more throwing up, and a worn out baby girl. It was so sad to just hold her and comfort her as she couldn't keep...

So after weeks of begging I finally tricked Derek in to attending the SLC Farmers Market. I've always wanted to go and have heard great things about it. Plus I happen to be a huge fan of farmers markets. I thought over the years that Derek had started to like them to. Our trip is one I always want to remember and forget at the same time. So I had finished feeding Brooklyn and we got ready and headed down but that took longer than expected so I knew I was going to have to feed Brooklyn at the Farmers Market. I packed some water for her and we were on our way. We found parking pretty easy and managed traffic just fine. Once there we started to slowly walk around and we weren't minding the heat too much. Then Brooklyn was getting hungry so we found a shady spot on the grass and sat down. We went to change her diaper and she had pooped. Naturally. Well wouldn't you know that we forgot our diaper changing pad which had all the wipes. So we had some tissues and used them by ...

So Brooklyn has now been on the boat twice but I had to document her first time out. I think she did pretty great. She started to get pretty tired towards the end. She was just begging me for a nap. My sweet girl. She loves her sleep. Just like her momma that way. I didn't dare put her in the water since it was still freezing.  She loved it whenever the boat was moving. The feeling of the wind in her face and the movements makes one happy girl. We sure loved having her along for the ride. Those blue eyes! Love my baby girl Having a blast I mean really, this girl is way too cute  Sleeping on her daddy's lap My goodness we just love her