Photoshoot!

So I decided to do my own little photoshoot of her. And of course, these are from a month ago!

I can't get enough of her baby blues. Beautiful!

Brinley Recently

So of course EVERY post is gonna be about Brinley! Mostly because I put pictures up so family and close friends can watch Baby Brin grow.

So first up, Brin can sit up and hold her head on her own! She's been able to do this for about a month already, but she's growing up fast! (Too fast, if you ask me!)

She is also playing and batting at her toys! This one is her favorite, it has a mirror and she loves talking to it!

This next one is too cute, I had her sitting up in the boppy and her new thing is leaning forward/doing situps ....Needless to say, she got tired...

And lastly...This shirt was given to Brinley from our good friend Sandi Hofmann. She has a kids line called Carousel Kids n Pets- she designs ADORABLE clothes! And doesn't Brinley look like the cutest cowgirl in town?!

Baby Brinley

At 7 weeks 2 days old I decided to give Brinley her rattle, just to see what she would do. And this is what she did!! Also, Im recording it with my laptop and she suddenly notices herself on the screen at about 10 seconds, her reaction is cute...

France!

At the end of August this year, we went with Karsten's family to pic up Brolin from his mission in France! Here are some of the highlights from the trip:

MONT SAINT MICHEL

This used to be a Monastery, then a prison during world war, and now a tourist attraction

It reminded me of a familiar place in Lord of the Rings...

See the resemblance?

The Chapel at the very top

Inside

The Monks scriptoria

The courtyard

VERSAILLES PALACE

This is where many of the King Louis' called home, including the famous, Marie Antoinette

The Gardens

The Kings Chapel

Marie Antoinette's domaine

She & her husband (King Louis XVI) built this quaint mini village to get away from the hustle and bustle and luxury of the palace.

D-DAY BEACHES

We had a great time here imagining what it would be like the day the americans arrived on this beach. We explored the hills and found old bunkers the Nazi's used to hide. It was very humbling to think what our soldiers went thru many years earlier on the same ground we were standing.

Here is one bunker the Nazi's used

Selene and I found some old metal pipe, Cool!

DUNE OF PYLA

The sand dunes were a lot of fun! Above you can see the steep steps we walked up to get to the top of the dune. The view was beautiful on both sides!

We ran...

We jumped...

We swam...

We had a ton of fun!

Karst loved running back down the steep hill

BORDEAUX

Miroir D'eau (Water Mirror)

This was so fun! It's black granite with a 1/2 inch water overlay. It would cycle between water, granite and mist. It was beautiful!

Remains Palias Gallien, a 3rd century amphitheatre

The architecture & statue on this old apartment building, is the norm here in France! What?!

This is what happens when you don't clean your building....

it turns black

THE LOUVRE

The Mona Lisa,

was tiny!!

ARC DE TRIOMPHE & CHAMPS ELYSEES

Here we are shopping on the Champs Elysees, which runs from the Arc De Triomphe to the Louvre. Of course, us girls enjoyed ourselves, historical monuments and shopping all in one place!

Statues on the Arc

A beautiful gate on the Champs Elysees

Swarovsky crystal stairs! These will be installed in my house :)

Totally pooped from all the walking, I guess shopping is tiring after all!

I still have to get all the pictures from the Eiffel Tower :) To Be Continued.....