Brinley, a Girl on the Go!

Brinley is in perpetual motion, just watching her makes me tired! Being pregnant and chasing a toddler is exhausting to say the least, and I am usually ready for a nap long before her. Here are some pictures of our summer, 2011 (Brin at 14-18 months old)...

14 months old, first swim of the season...

sporting her new suit and hat "Mimi" brought her from PA:)

She loved licking water off that shovel like a lollipop!

15 months old, playing at the splash pad at Westgate.

The water was fun to look at, but she couldn't figure out why it kept shooting up at her.

Waiting for the water...where did it go?!

RUN, it's gonna get you...again!

That fountain surprised her every time!

In Heber for the 4th of July...
there's nothing better than playing in the dog water.

Running back and forth on the porch
provides hours of entertainment too:)

 Relaxing on the porch swing,
notice Brin stealing a swig of Daddy's Pepsi.

Brinley got a new car seat and the box became the best toy in the house!
Daddy cut out a window and door and turned it into a house:)
Brin and cousin Taylor in her "house."

16 months old and VERY independent...

she started refusing to eat if someone else was feeding her.

Unfortunately, she didn't get much when she was feeding herself either!

What a helper...Brinley picking through to find the best pears.
She even taste tested a couple before I could stop her!

17 months old and even MORE independent...

by this point, she wouldn't even let us help her swim.

Thank God for the Dora swim wings, they kept her afloat:)

"Diving" in the pool became the thing to do.

Our girl was FEARLESS which made us terrified!

Lots of days filled with swimming.

She even taught herself to float.

She's our water baby:)

 She enjoyed the occasional game of basketball with Daddy.

Most of the time, he let her win...

even helped her dunk on him!

 Back up in Heber for Labor Day,

cousin Logan pushing Brin in the swing:)

Proof that she does tire out...just not before the adults!

Brinley and "Baby" taking a nap with Aunt Kate.