Okay, here we all are.

Can you believe that the photographer got her actually smiling?!?! She is SO cute! I've had a few requests for pictures of all of us-so here's one. And here's the one that we took with my sister (Teresa), her husband(David), and her kids (Tristan and Lyla-sans my step-niece, Cede, who was already back home when we came out to UT.:() These kids are the cutest in the world!
Oh, and here's Misha and my niece, Lyla. I just LOVE Lyla's full faced grins...look at it-it's SO adorable! I just melt when I see her do this-and give Misha a break in this photo-she was only 10 weeks old.:)

Anyhow-happy viewing.

Bumbo what?

Well, we saw one of these seats when we were registering for baby showers when I was pregnant with Misha. It was the coolest thing ever! So, we got one for her this last week since she can finally hold her head up on her own. I think they're so cute being so little and able to sit up on their own and what not. Anyway-so this is our Misha and her new aqua Bumbo seat. May she get many wonderful sits out of it...and so may her future brothers and sisters.

My many thanks

Thank you all for you input on the last blog. That's the best response I've had yet on a blog! I like when you all say stuff. Say some more stuff! Alright, so, I've determined that the following picture means some bad things for the future....
I'm thinking I should get used to this look...and learn to combat the evil from which it springs. Any ideas on how to stay tough when they're so cute with this look?


Also-I just love the way Misha looks when she's being carried down the hall by Jerry. Her little head poking up over his shoulder always brings a smile to my face. Isn't it cute?

I hope you all are doing well-and thanks to those of you who gave me a shout out on the 15th-my thanks for your best wishes.

What do you think?

Okay, so it's time to take a vote! Here's my baby picture on the left (please excuse the pink bow;)) and Misha on the right. While mine is from when I was only a few hours old and Misha's is from about a week after birth, what do you all notice about them? While we FINALLY found a picture of Jerry when he was a baby, sorry mom Brown, but she looks nothing like her daddy. But, that's my opinion. What does everyone think?

What fun, what fun!

So, we've been out of town for the last two weeks. Jer's brother Jimmy got married to a totally awesome chick that we love, named Amy. We think she rocks and that Jimmy made a really good choice. Everyone in both our families was really excited to meet our beautiful Misha. Seeing as how we were there for the wedding, we spent a lot of time with Jer's family.

A few siblings and their families are missing from this photo-but here's a few of them...see how happy they are to have Misha with them? :) In fact, one of Jer's sisters, LeeAnn, said when she told Misha that they were going to send Jer and I home and keep her, she smiled. Nice try LeeAnn. ;) We managed to get out to Utah by way of Denver, CO. A family in our ward moved to Bountiful, UT, and needed a vehicle driven for them, so we took them up! Because of their generosity, we were able to stop in Denver and see my grandparents who normally wouldn't have met her because my grandmother is in a nursing home.

It was wonderful seeing them...I haven't seen them in about 3 years. And just so the record is straight-I trounced Grandpa in the first game of cribbage and it took him two games to make it up. :) While we were in Salt Lake, we stayed with my other Grandparents. Grandma simply loved Misha and she laid the guilt trip about how her great granddaughter is growing up without her around.
Anyway-we had a great time. I got to see my niece and nephew (MY sister's kids) as well-they're so cute!!! Sadly I don't really have any pictures of them though.:( I will soon though and I'll post it then. But I just love them. My niece Lyla has the most adorable smile I've ever seen...and she smiles so easily. Anyway-It was a blast and it really pulled on our heart strings this go around. We miss all our friends...we only had about a day and a half of seeing friends from my college days and our days at Sundance. You know who you all are, and you're terribly missed. Hope everyone had a great few weeks!

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!

Difficulties

As many know, I ALWAYS have my toenails painted...and when holidays come along, they're always painted for that. So, of course, my FAVORITE holiday is coming up in a week, and it was time for a pedi. So while I was doing it I was struck with the brilliant idea to do Misha's toes as well. Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to paint an infant's toes? Let me tell you that taking this picture was no small feat either. However, I did it...I just love baby feet...it's my favorite thing about babies.

Eye of the Tiger

Okay-so, Misha puked on her cute outfit that we had her in, so we put her in her adorable bathrobe while I picked out a different outfit for her to wear. Can't you just hear "eye of the tiger" playing in the background? Jer is always joking that she looks like she's in training whenever she wears this...who knows, maybe she'll follow in the footsteps of the Ali family and make us lots of money when we're old.