Preparing for #2

So Baby #2, Clara Autumn Brooner will be arriving in the next month or so. The girls wanted to throw a shower, I didn't feel the need for one since we were so blessed with gifts with Bridget, but I said I wouldn't mind having dinner together. What pregnant lady doesn't like a good meal and good dessert. So we had a girls night out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory, awesome dinner, followed by a beautiful cake made by my personal pastry chef and sister April and lots of fun with friends and family. April and Jen designed a perfect night and my friends and family made it complete! Thanks everyone and welcome little Clara...we all can't wait to meet you.

Some of the yummy food.

The beautiful cake.

Sisters!

The party girls!

Family :)

and the girls...

Our new Grass

We have new grass! As Cody says we waited almost 3 years to do this and its done!!! The grass is done that is (the rest of the backyard needs to be planted still)! It looks awesome, the backyard is so usable now and everything already feels cleaner. Bridget had so much fun helping Daddy!

Fertilizer and Rolling
Dump Truck also helping

Taking a break

Almost there!

Complete! Our new Grass!

Beer Can Chicken and my Baby

So we finally tried out our beer can chicken BBQ gadget and it was SO good! Cody is king of homemade rubs, so he created an awesome one, stuck the chicken on the can and to the BBQ it went. Bridget had to check it out before it went to roast and as you can see below I think it might have freaked her out a bit. I recommend this method of cooking, I thought it was better than the oven roasted chicken I make.

BBQing away

My sweet baby girl looking all grown up in her new room.

Reading, one of her favorite things.

Her famous "cheesy" grin right now.


Love her so much, xoxo!

My Cowgirl!

Buy a girl some boots, give her a broom and receive a hat as a gift...and she becomes a cowgirl! I think this is where we are headed for Halloween. Little sister will be her cow (if she decides to arrive in time)!

Labor Day Angel Game

We spent Labor Day at Angel Stadium (celebrated my 31st birthday)! We packed some yummy food, sandwiches from Gallos (thanks to my Mom), had licorice, lots of chips and April brought goodies from Susie Cakes....oh and we watched the game, ha!

Out front

With Daddy

Anderson Fam

With Grammy and Monkey

Bridget got a visit from her friend Kylie!

8th inning snuggling!

B is Famous

Since I keep this blog as a baby book of Bridget this post is just for that reason, to document something fun that happened to her and so I don't forget about it 10 years from now. My friend Krista took some really fun pics of B last month at the San Juan Mission. She ended up using one of the photos for her new ad on Tiny Oranges: http://www.tinyoranges.com/, a fun OC Mom website/blog. It's running the whole month of September. Lets hope it gets her some business! We can't wait to book Krista for our holiday photos after little baby sister Clara arrives! So here it is B is famous for the month of September!

Here are a couple more fun shots and the infamous one!

Bridget's first time Camping at Dogwood

We went camping!!! The first time since having a baby and it was great! We headed up to Dogwood Campground near Lake Arrowhead and it was closer than I thought, 1hr 20min and SO worth it! The campground is beautiful, set high in the trees and a short drive from Lake Arrowhead and Lake Gregory (where we went fishing). The fall weather started when we were there and it was already in the low 40's at night by the time we left. We were joined by Grammy and Grampy and our sweet friends Jeff, Michelle and Macey and Dylan and Megan and their dog Tristan. We made great memories, ate lots of yummy food and enjoyed the clean air. Bridget had a little spill on Saturday night hitting her head that sent us to the emergency room for a few hours, but she muscled through the night with Mommy having to wake her every 2 hours (after they had given her a sedative) and checked out perfect with her Doctor by Monday. We also weren't sure how Mommy was going to do 30+ weeks pregnant, but it wasn't a setback at all. We can't wait to camp again after Baby sister arrives!

Bridget's Play Tent


Grampy and his vino

Mommy and Bridgey climbing trees

Jumping with Daddy

Walking lakeside with Megan

Fishing with Daddy

Hanging with Macey

The night of our feast

Grammy and Grampy

Campfire time!

Campfire talk

Helping Dylan

Bridget and Macey


The Aylings!

Bridget and Mommy

Riding the train and the end of the trip at Lake Arrowhead

Throwing a fit to get her picture taken, had to show this one! LOL