Hike on a Saturday night

Saturday night we decided to go for a hike up Mapleton Canyon. It was my favorite place to hike in college but I had never taken the time to show it off to Kirk. Last night was the time. We loaded up and debated between putting Kirsten in the sling or pushing her in the stroller (it's a fairly decent trail). After realizing the baby carrier we had was actually a baby backcarrier we went ahead and put Kirsten in it. (She absolutely hates the front carrier so we were happy that she could be on Kirk's back)
Turns out that she LOVES the backpack. She could see everything and was swaying back and forth like she was actually walking. She loved it! We hiked up the canyon while Kirk got to hear about all the bad dates I had been on hiking this particular canyon. Then we came to a cute stream and had to stop to put our feet in. We thought Kirsten would freak out but she wasn't phased at all until she realized how cold it was! She demanded to be put back in her backpack-but not before we got this cute picture of her and Kirk.
Is she the cutest baby girl you've ever seen?

Kirsten's new high chair

Kirk and I are a little too anxious for Kirsten to start eating solids. Last Friday we did our ecnomic duty and took our stimulus check to walmart and bought Kirsten a high chair. It has turned out to be a great investment.

Kirsten hates to be alone in a room. She cries if she's left alone. It's hard to have her in the kitchen with me since she's rolling over and needs to be on the floor. The high chair is perfect because I just wheel her around the house with me. She thinks she pretty important stuff sittin up high. It's also been great for Brett when he babysitts, who is staying with us this week, he sits her in it so she can watch him play mariokart-they have a great time together.

We call it her wheel chair and we are certain about one thing in life "Kirsten loves her wheel chair" (could she be more like her father?)

Summertime!

Kirsten just wanted to show off her first pair of shorts. She is striking a model pose here, hence the lack of smile, please help me convince her not to be a model! We already have enough drama.

Father's Day

Unfortunately Kirk didn't get the Father's Day he's always dreamed of this year. Things were still crazy after coming back from Vernal and Sunday was here before I knew it. I didn't even have a gift for him! Luckily my mom stayed with us and was able to pull through. She gave him the cute present seen above. He was really cute and had Kirsten help him open it. She was pretty excited about it.

We were able to celebrate Father's day another day and Kirk ended up with a really cool razor that has a trimmer for his sideburns (he's been dreaming of it for weeks now). And two more remotes for the wii so now we have 4 and can have four people play mariokart-our life is complete.

Kirk I'm going to take a chance that you might read this (I'll probably keep reminding you until you do) but I just want you to know that there is no one that I would rather have be the father of my children. Kirsten loves you so much and I love seeing the two of you together. Who else could actually get our stubborn little girl to laugh out loud. I love you soo much!

Not the baby anymore

Kirsten has another cousin! William Banks Brinkerhoff was born on June 10. He is beautiful and looks so much like his brothers, congrats to Riley and Crystal on another cute boy.
Kirsten has been the baby of the family until now. And when she sat next to Will I was shocked to realize how big my baby has gotten. It's so fun that she's a person now and smiles and talks to us. She loves imitating the words (sounds) Kirk makes. She is really good at saying "ya". It's super cute. She's grown a ton and is 3 months old now. Sheesh the time is flying fast. She even rolled over a week before turning 3 months. We then spent two weeks in Vernal and she didn't get much time on the floor and is now having a hard time remembering how she solved the huge problem of mom putting her on her belly all the time. The day we got home from Vernal we broke out all the 3-6 month clothes and are super excited about the new wardrobe. And with the new wardrobe comes shoes! Not just socks anymore. But it didn't take long for us to realize the drama that comes with shoes-if any of you see a size one black flip flop in the University Mall it's Kirsten's. She's been drooling alot so we have been wary of teething. I'm not sure that's a parenting skill we are quite ready for.
This week is finals. Kirk has really worked his tail off this semester. We are really proud of him. He took a law class this semester and is now thinking about law school...that's right law school, the nerve. But this is the last spring semester for us, yea! Life is crazy but we love it!

In Memory of Izzi

Our adorable niece Izzi Marie Howcroft passed away on June 2. She was a beautiful girl and will be missed by everyone who knew her. She has beautiful big blue eyes that were always twinkling and looking for the next adventure. She had so much love to give and was able to influence so many lives in the short 14 months she was alive. We know she will live again and are anxious to be with her again someday. We love you Izzi.