.:Happy Daddy's Day:.

I always knew that I loved your Daddy, but I loved him even more when I saw how much he loves both of you

Last night Jeff and I were talking about our girls and how lucky we feel to be their parents. Jeff asked if I feel like I ever take the time to just enjoy the moments, because time goes by so fast. We decided we really need to take time to just enjoy the moment! On Sunday when Jeff picked Brynlie up from nursery he said that she was so excited to see him and ran up to him and said "I love you Daddy", and gave him a big hug. (This is what she usually does when he picks her up) But Jeff asked me how long that will last? How long will she cuddle with him and give him kisses? When will she out grow that stage and that will no longer be something she loves to do? I will admit that I became a little teary eyed. I love the special bond that Jeff has with our daughters.

Our girls have surely stolen their daddy's heart, and they each have him wrapped around their tiny little fingers. I am also really grateful for my Dad and for Jeff's Dad, and also for our grandfathers. They are great examples to us. I am thankful for their knowledge, experiences and for the advice that they have given to us.

Happy Father's Day!

.:The Girls:.

Here are just a few a bunch of my favorites from our recent photo shoot.

(With Giovanna Lou Photography)

Get ready for a picture overload!

It was way too hard to narrow them down any farther than this, too many that I love

.:Hallie Isabelle:.

The one above is Jeff's favorite... and I really like it too

I love the sleepy, cuddly newborn stage, it just doesn't last long enough. I am so glad we captured these poses of Hallie. It took her quite awhile to fall asleep, but once she did she was out. These were taken when she was just 11 days old.

I am so glad to have these pictures of my girls that I will always cherish

.:Brynlie Brooke:.

{I'm so in love with her baby blues}

If I had to describe Brynlie's personality with a photo, the one above is the one I would choose

PS- I am still doing the private thing... just haven't mustered up the energy to actually do it. If you haven't already, please leave your e-mail so you can get an invite.

.:Parade & Fireworks:.

A few of her favorite things to see at the parade:

-The Marching Band(s) Right when she saw them she would say "Marching Band" Really? Where on earth did she learn about marching bands?

-Missionaries: The big blow up balloon ones. She knew exactly what they were when she saw them. Afterwards we were driving past missionary mall and saw another big balloon missionary on top and she said "That you daddy" She is hilarious!

-Princesses: Any girl waving on a float

-The School Bus

After awhile she got tired. Or bored. Or maybe both! She laid her head down on Jeff's shoulder and she was ready to go home. That was fine with us.

Eating some of her yummy treats. The girl LOVES treats.

Watching the fireworks from the car again. Just like last year.

Hallie enjoyed her first summer fest too. Yay for summer! Now if the weather would just cooperate.

.:Hallie's Quilt:.

This is the darling quilt that Toni (my mother in law) Lynsi (my sister in law) and Elise (Chris's girlfriend) made for Hallie!

Isn't it just the cutest thing you have ever seen? I love it so much!

It has several flowers in the corner and a few of them are hair clips, how clever is that?

They sewed buttons on to attach the clips to the quilt

I especially love all of the little details... buttons and rhinestones for the middle of the flowers, and the variety of fabrics they used to make the flowers.

Just some close ups of the cute flowers

They are so creative! I really appreciate the time and work they put into it.

It is so adorable!

.:Little Smiles:.

I love the sleeping little smiles that newborns make, they are the cutest, sweetest little things. And the giggles are even better.

I had to throw in some pictures of the sisters! Brynlie is so cute with Hallie. She always makes sure Hallie has her binkie, even when she doesn't want it. Once she tried to put it in her mouth and missed and hit her eye... oops! She says the funniest things about her sister and always wants to hold her. Some of my favorites: Whenever Hallie is awake she yells "Baby sister eyes open!" or "Baby sister awake!" Whenever Hallie sneezes or coughs she says "Bless you Hallie"

I will admit that having two kids has been quite an adjustment, (although I am getting used to it) but having two girls has also been so much fun. I am lucky to be able to call these two precious girls my daughters.

.:Little Miss Hallie:.

(This is just a sneak peek from Hallie's newborn photo shoot from Saturday...

Isn't it amazing? Many more to come!)

Hallie has been having some struggles lately. Last Sunday just after feeding her she spit up and started choking, turned red and stopped breathing for what seemed like forever but was just a few minutes. We were starting to head for the ER when she coughed up some more spit up and was able to breath normally again. Then just last Thursday it happened again, only this time it was much worse. I was feeding her around 11:30pm, she spit up again, turned red, stopped breathing and this time her face went from red to blue. We immediately dialed 911 and they started to walk us through mouth to mouth and CPR. Soon enough the paramedics came. Luckily they are pretty close to our house. They decided it would be best to take her in the ambulance to the ER to have her checked. After a couple of hours of monitoring her oxygen level and an XRAY of her lungs we were sent home. We followed up with our pediatrician the next day, who recommended putting her on a monitor at night that will constantly keep track of her oxygen and heart rate. It will alarm us if there is anything out of the ordinary. Also, we have started to give her Prevacid which should help reduce the pain she feels from the stomach acid when she spits up. The last couple of days have been a little better. It has just been hard for us to be on edge every time she needs to be fed, afraid it will happen again...

I cannot describe the feeling of seeing her that way, unable to breathe, and not knowing how to help her. She is the most content baby and never complains, so it is really hard to see her struggle.

During these experiences, Hallie has had several Priesthood blessings and my testimony of the Power of the Priesthood has been strengthened. I am so thankful for Jeff and the ability he has to perform these blessings. The last few days have been SO much better. We haven't had any more of these incidents and I feel like our prayers have been answered. Both Jeff and I have felt a huge weight lifted and we feel like the medicine is working well and that everything will be ok. We are still super cautious, but relieved that it hasn't happened again for a few days.