Another week in the AZ heat!

The summer heat is ridiculous! 110 + degrees- I say it's time for winter! However, Life at the Reidhead home is going well, as summer vacation is in full swing! Brightlie is having a blast and keeping us entertained! Get ready for lots of pics!!!

Cutie Pie- chillin at church! Brightlie has made lots of new friends-

I'm now the 2nd Counselor in the YW Presidency! Go Beehives!!! (they love Brightlie)

Brightlie is constantly on the go- she is already a very fast crawler! She gets into EVERYTHING! Time to baby proof the house!

Brightlie is a good sleeper, sleeping 11 hrs through the night & taking 2 naps each day.

P.s. - this is not staged- this is how I found her in the morning! :)

She loves to make funny faces- her new thing this week is puffing

her cheeks, and blowing air out her lips. Try it, you will think it's fun too!

Every morning she is so happy to see me (or Paul)

and is standing up in her crib, just waiting for the day to begin!

B loves to stand up on everything- couches, doors, chairs, you name it! She is getting really good at pulling herself up to standing, but she has already had some hard falls... those make us both sad.

Friday night Paul and I went to dinner with Amanda & Brent Kelsch and their new baby Landon! It was fun to spend time with them, cuz we both LOVE Texas Roadhouse!

Brightlie loves spending time with her cousin Karson! I love hanging out, talking, shopping, and doing Mary Kay with my cousin Jenny- it makes the days go by way faster when you have a friend to spend them with!

For Chelsea Reidhead's (Paul's lil sis, 19 yrs. old!) birthday,

we (Paul's fam) all celebrated at Village Inn for a night of delicious pie! Yum!

Happy B-day Chelsea- We LOVE you!!!!!

B lookin super cute!!! :)

Bath time! Yep, getting ready for a bath (her favorite activity), but she

sure enjoyed eating her lunch! (Baby yogurt- 1st time!)

Paul & Me- happy as can be!

That is about all for the past week and 1/2!

Brightlie is the love of our lives and we are having so much fun!

Time flies....

Oh my goodness! I never knew how fast time could disappear, but it is happening right before my eyes!!!! My baby is growing up, and it is making me happy & sad. I woke up this morning and this is what I awoke too.... I couldn't believe it!!!!! (standing up?! when did this happen?!)

Oh no.... my baby is growing up, and I'm not handling it! I just want her to stay little, cuddly, & dependent. Nope- she is crawling, pulling herself up already on furniture/trying to walk, and independent. I love my girl, but could she just please stop growing up so fast! :)

4th of JULY!

4th of July this year was simple, but enjoyable! It was Brightlie's first, which was very fun- she didn't even cry during the fireworks, and we were in a field that backed right up to where they were setting them off. It was quite the display at Schnepf Farms, and we had a good time with our neighbors and their friends/family! We sat out in a field with our camping chairs, snacks, and cars/truck tailgates, and had fun!

Plus, for any of our close friends that might wonder... Paul & I had our very first kiss SEVEN years ago to date, and we are still going strong!

HAPPY 4TH- GOD BLESS AMERICA

This is our neighbor Leandra's mother, and Leanra's nephew, Bennett.

He loved the sparkler and really liked "the baby"

(Brightlie). He's only 2, and was super adorable.

Our across-the-street neighbors, Mike & Leandra Hoffman!

They are great friends, and we were excited that they

invited us to go watch the fireworks with them!

Mom & Brightlie!

Daddy & Brightlie

Brightlie!

Happy Fourth baby girl!

Mom & Dad love you princess!

2010 Reidhead Family Reunion

The whole Randy Reidhead Family...

Yep, this is Paul's immediate family-

it's a little overwhelming at times,

but we love them!

REIDHEAD FAMILY REUNION 2010

(get ready for lots of pics!)

Although I didn't take many pics of anyone else but Brightlie... the reunion consisted of about 60 people, All of Paul's DAD's siblings w/ their kids, and of course their Mom, Grandma Reidhead.

It was lots of faces, and lots of fun!

Brightlie eating the sand, yum!

on the river beach

"I love the soft sand mommy!"

lil cutie pie

Aunt Chelsea & B!

Paul & me... out in nature... fighting the mosquitoes

with my 5 cans of Off Spray.

our lil family

Camille, Sage, Chelsea, & Brightlie-

Paul's 3 baby sisters

Sage & Brightlie

The view from our hotel room...beautiful

Brightlie and her water bottle...

B loves watermelon!

B & her Great Aunt Bonnie

Sage, Camille, and B

Wed. June 30th - Sat. July 4th was the every other year, big Reidhead Family Reunion! This yr. we drove 10 hours. to Green River, Utah (a one mile ghost town, it was interesting) where we "enjoyed" camping. Luckily, my loving husband allowed us to stay in the River Terrace Hotel (the nicest one in this small 1 mile town) and it was quite nice, so I was happy! It made our vacation much nicer, since camping is a bad word in my dictionary. We rafted down the river on Friday, & unfortunately Chelsea and I got decided to get in the water to cool off, and ended up getting swept downstream into a rapid! It was super scary, but I'm glad I lived to tell the tale! Anyways, it was a fun time, and I enjoyed meeting some of Paul's Aunts & cousins I hadn't ever met yet. It was a good time, despite the long drive! :)