Family Outing

Thursday night we went out to eat at The Hickory here in Rexburg. 

They're so yummy - you should definitely try it sometime if you get the chance.

Well I ordered a delicious salad before our food and Brynlee was very interested in it.

So, since we're going to do Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) with her we decided to let her play with a piece of lettuce. 

She was so fun to watch!

Especially since she would look at it in her hands, feel it, then shove it in her mouth and sort of chomp, then drop it. hehehe

BLW is a method of introducing your child to foods where they go straight to solid foods that we eat every day - no baby food jars!

There are some interesting benefits and we're excited to see Brynlee learn about food this way.

Click the link above to learn more about it! :)

Here's the video we took of her learning experience! 

Enjoy!

Oh, and Brynlee had her first playdate yesterday!

We had fun :)

(Brynlee, 4 months - Allison, 2 months - Alex, 3 months)

sitting in the sunshine

Today the temperature reached 60 degrees here in Rexburg!

That is a great thing after a long, cold winter. 

It makes us very happy. 

Plus, now miss Brynlee and I can go outside more often and enjoy the weather - instead of being cooped up inside all day. 

That makes both of us happy :)

Since the weather was so beautiful out, the little miss and I went outside. 

She sat up all on her own for the longest amount of time yet - 2 to 3 minutes!

Such a proud momma :D

I can hardly believe she's already 4 1/2 months old!

 

(after sitting for so long little miss here decided to lean forward, then pushed herself to her tummy)

(sitting around with a new friend - our neighbors)

Can't get enough of this everyday love

The last night before we left Washington my mother and father spent some time with Brynlee.

She loves them so much! 

Little miss also got to experience the plane driving to the end of the landing strip.

She had fun watching the wheels splash in puddles.

Before takeoff though, she was passed out again.

ha. haha. hahaha.

love this girl!

And tonight, she had fun moving my bowl around a little while her mommy ate dinner.

When I gave her a noodle to hold, she grabbed it, and then proceeded to drop it because it felt weird!

Guess she's not ready to try it yet. 

Couple more months :)

Off to grandma's house we go!

Last Saturday little miss Brynlee experienced her first plane ride!

Thankfully it was a short trip.

The Mr and I were very blessed that she fell asleep right before takeoff, then was up for a little during the flight, and fell asleep again before landing. 

Brynlee was not happy after waking though!

We think her ears were hurting her :(

Good thing we had tylonol to help her while those ears adjusted!

While here Brynlee has been bery popular!

As my mother relates it: Brynlee is the rockstar while Greg and I are just the backup singers. 

This week Brynlee has also accomplished some more milestones! 

Must be all that love she's getting from everyone here ;)

She found her feet!

Let me tell you, those little buggers are interesting!

The next milestone was one the Mr and I have been waiting for! 

Little miss decided to giggle! 

She hasn't done so again really, but hey - we got one giggle out of her! 

Hopefully soon it'll be more frequent. 

Her newest thing is to blow raspberries!!! 

Cutest raspberry ever! 

No contest. :)

This little miss also met some horses! She was just so excited about them! 

Also, we now have a four generation photograph on my mother's side! 

And miss Brynlee with great grandma Zumstein: