I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!

Brinley is growing too FAST! I just can't get enough of her. She is soooo sweet and loves to give Greg and I kisses and hugs all day! She is starting to talk and become very aware of everything we do. If we are eating anything she finds us and screams until we give her some. She is walking all over the place and getting into everything. Since it started getting warmer out Brinley LOVES to go outside! All I have to say is "outside" is she runs for the door! I love this little girl more and more each day!!

Greek Fest

As some of you know Greg is a quarter Greek. He is VERY proud of his heritage and so is his family. Each year we celebrate Greek Easter. It's usually on a different Sunday than American Easter so it works out well. Since Greg and I are not in Utah to celebrate with his family his YiaYia will usually send us money to go to a Greek restaurant instead. This year we decided to be a little more festive and throw our own Greek Easter feast!
I made lots of traditional Greek food and invited some of our friends over to share it with us. I was in the kitchen for two days straight but it was all worth it. I made Pastitsio, which is like a Greek lasagna, Cheese triangles, Greek salad, Baklava, and yummy Greek rice pudding! It was all fantastic and I must say I did a pretty good job for my first time making any Greek dishes.

Girls trip to utah!

While Greg was busy studying and taking finals, Brinley and I went on a lovely trip to Utah. We had a great time visiting with family and friends.

I have to share a funny story about our plane ride to Utah. For those that have ever flown solo with a child/children you know that it can be a scary experience. The whole time you're on edge trying your hardest to keep your little one entertained and avoiding bugging others. I hate flying as it is so adding all the stress of a baby makes it even worse. I'd flown twice before this and have been very lucky. There have always been extra seats on the plain so Brinley had her own place to sit, but this particular time there were no empty seats so she was on my lap.
We sat next to this couple in their mid 50's and they seemed nice, but didn't really say anything at first. After we had taken off I started feeding Brinley that only lasted about 10 minutes, then I read her a few books that was another 10 minutes, I gave her some toys that she played with for a minute or so, then I went to the back and changed her, came back played some more, read books, gave her some treats, and then I started running out of ideas. It had only been about an hour, maybe, and I had 3 1/2 to go! I started to get nervous. Then all the sudden the lady who was sitting next to me asked if she could hold her. She told me "all kids love me." I gladly let her, but thought that she would be back on my lap in about 5 minutes after this nice lady got bored with her. Boy was I wrong! This lady was right, kids LOVE her! Brinley took to her like a bee on a Popsicle stick! (Sorry for the cheesy analogy) She had no kid things with her but she made everything around her exciting. For example, the Sky Mall magazine! Who would have thought it could be so interesting? Brinley sat and looked through it with her for at least 15 minutes! The lady made everything look so cool. It made me want to buy some stuff! Anyway, after a little while more of playing Brinley started to get a little fussy so I went to grab for her and the lady told me "No"! She said she still wanted to hold her. Whatever, I guess if she wants to hold a crying baby she can. Well she put Brinley on her shoulder and within about 3 minutes she was asleep. Brinley never falls asleep on anyone!!! I couldn't believe it. Well to sum it all up Brinley slept on the lady all the way until the last 30 minutes of the flight. It was wonderful!!! I was grateful to sit next to such nice people!

Here are some pics of the trip!


Brinley helping my Mom make her famous rolls!!


She loved playing with the dough.


Brinley had a great time playing with all her cousins!!


We took Brinley to visit my Grandpa's farm and she loved looking at the cows!


Then she went on her first Tractor ride with her Grandpa Egginton

We had a great Easter also, but those pictures are below.

Happy late Easter

Sorry its been a while since we updated. Brinley and I have been in Utah visiting family and friends while Greg is at home doing finals. We've had a wonderful time so far. Here are some fun pictures of us on Easter. I'll write more about our trip later when we get back!


Seeing her basket for the first time.


The Easter Bunny brought Brinley a new swim suit and hat.


And of course a new book!


So pretty in her Easter dress.






I guess Brinley was a little tired of getting her picture taken, so she decided to tell us she was done.


First Easter egg hunt


She did a good job finding the eggs.


The only thing that would have made our Easter better, would have been having Greg there!! We miss you honey!!!