Big grins

Is this not the cutest picture ever? I love the classic eye-squinty full face grins. I just can't stand how cute they are when they do this! It makes me wish I could remember or return to the days when I was unabashedly happy over , what?, gas? My mom playing with me? Honestly-the innocence of children! Ignorance truly is bliss, is it not?

Let Freedom Ring

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! This is my absolute favorite holiday. We went to some friends' home and had a lot of fun setting off fireworks and bottle rockets and the such. We dressed Misha in red, white, and blue, of course (it matched her toes!). She is finally smiling more and more for us, and I finally got it on camera! She's so cute! Anyway-I hope everyone took the time to remember what it is we celebrate, and how blessed we are to live where we are free. Happy fourth everyone!

Blessings...

Okay, so this weekend (Sunday actually) was Misha's blessing. In our church we have infants given a name and a blessing when they are about a month or two months old. A friend in my ward, Elena, had her son Viktor blessed on the same day-he was born just a day before Misha. Same hospital and everything-so Elena and I got to visit one another while we were at the hospital. So I got this adorable picture of them together. Elena and I joke that they're going to get married some day...which would be cool, because we really like Elena and Joel. :) My mom made Misha's beautiful blessing dress. You can see a bit of the lavendar ribbon in the collar...here's a better picture of it...
Thanks mom for making it! I think she looks so beautiful in it.:)


Grandma and Grandpa Brown, and Aunt KJ came out for the event as well. We had a blast hanging out with them, and I know they had a blast spending time with Misha. She apparently REALLY likes Aunt KJ because she smiled at her every time KJ held her...I was a little jealous...she never smiles like that for me! We were so glad that they were able to come. Thankfully it won't be too long before we see them again!