 |
| Rachel's first taste of solid food: avocado. |
 |
| I don't know what to think of this stuff. |
 |
| There's a shy smile. |
 |
| I woke up from a nap last weekend to this scene! |
 |
| Rachel and the carnage of carrots. This baby is the messiest eater ever! She has to stick her two fingers in her mouth in between each and every bite :) |
 |
| I sure love this messy-faced baby! |
 |
| July 14-16th, we headed down to Manti for the Braithwaite Family Reunion. We arrived a day early to have some family vacation time. First we went to Palisade Reservoir. Bryndi was excited to get in the water. |
 |
| Rachel tried to go boating, but sleeping under the trees was much more relaxing. |
 |
| Oh yeah. We got the paddle boat in glitter sparkle purple! |
 |
| Proof that I got in the water. |
 |
| This little girl is a fish. Have I mentioned that she passed her swimming class with flying colors and can swim under the water now?! |
 |
| We stayed at the Temple View Lodge Vacation Home. AMAZING! 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, vaulted ceilings, large yard. This place was so much fun and not much more money than a hotel room! |
 |
| I love the Manti temple. I got up early one morning to go while Richard watched the girls. I LOVE going to the temple! |
 |
| The vacation home is over 100 years old. One of the coolest things was this hutch. Those 3 windows on the top are REAL stained glass windows that look into the backyard. They built the hutch into the house! |
 |
| View of the temple from the window in the master bedroom. |
 |
| I wish I had taken more pictures of the house, but Bryndi was not wanting to smile for this one. |
 |
| Okay Mom, here is a big cheesy smile! Now put down the camera already! |
 |
| Sisters on the stairway |
 |
| My 5th great grandfather's headstone: William Braithwaite |
 |
| We didn't know when we named Bella Rose that my great-great grandfather William Francis Braithwaite had a sister named Bella AND a sister named Rose! This little Bella died a month before she turned 3 :( |
 |
| Grandpa English (94!) with Aunt Barbara, Uncle Steven, Uncle Don, and Aunt Joyce |
 |
| Braithwaite Family Crest |
 |
| My friend Teresa hosts a big breakfast and patriotic ceremony every 4th of July. The girls dressed up in their red, white, and blue. |
 |
| Showing off her dimples :) |
 |
| The veterans put on the flag ceremony and Haylee sang for us beautifully. I wish I had taken more pictures! |
 |
| The Lehi fire department let us on their truck and made the girls honorary firefighters! |
 |
| I took some pictures of the girls with Richard after church one Sunday. I think it was a couple weeks after father's day, but better late than never! |
 |
| This one is definitely a Daddy's girl. |
 |
| Would you not die for Bella's eyelashes?! |
 |
| Daddy and his girls!! What a great Dad! |
 |
| Rachel had her 4 month checkup and weighed 13 1/2 pounds, 24 inches. That puts her in the 50th %. Totally average. What? My other 2 girls were huge babies--95%. Here is Rachel wearing the same shirt as Bella below. I think Bella weighed 16 or 17 pounds at 4 months. Can you see the difference?! |
 | |||||||
| Well, one thing is the same, they're both cute! |
 |
| Let's throw in a picture of Bryndi too. Chunk! |
