THEN...Monday night we were just relaxing after having dinner & Matt went out to put some stuff away in the storage unit. Trinity went with him & Brinley and I sat on the front porch enjoying the "summer like" evening weather. When they were finished Trinity came running across the parking lot to see us & tripped. (She was wearing shorts and flip-flops for the first time since winter) She skidded on her leg and immediately started to cry. Matt picked her up & helped her wash off her wound. I went in to check on things & was surprised to see a much bigger wound than I had expected. We decided to take her in to the after hours clinic & ended up being there until about 11pm. here are some pics of the events that took place.
Trinity ended up with 5 stitches and a dose of pain killer. She was SO brave through all of it & only cried one time when they were giving her the shots to numb the area. I tired my best to keep Brinley busy while we were there & she did a pretty good job. Matt was very attentive to Trinity & kept her spirits up by telling her he was going to lick her stitches...I know GROSS...but hey that is Matt & the girls thought it was pretty funny! Now we get to go back in 10 days and have the stitches removed.
The last surprise for our short time since being home was finding out that Matt had to leave for a week to be in Chicago. He had been trying his best to get out of going, but there was no way around it. He was nominated for some award in his unit & made it to the next round. He really didn't want to have to go on, but we said good bye on Tuesday & won't see him again until Sunday. So here we wait....I just hope that there aren't many more surprises in store!
The last surprise for our short time since being home was finding out that Matt had to leave for a week to be in Chicago. He had been trying his best to get out of going, but there was no way around it. He was nominated for some award in his unit & made it to the next round. He really didn't want to have to go on, but we said good bye on Tuesday & won't see him again until Sunday. So here we wait....I just hope that there aren't many more surprises in store!
Trinity insisted that it was not too cold to be playing out side.
Brinley was constantly by my Mom's side & always asking for an "ap-O" (apple) or a
And of course Grandma was always ready and willing to cut one up for her.
It wasn't too long before the bikes came out & with a little help from Grandpa Trinity was riding on a big girl bike (with training wheels) for the first time. She did really well, but got a little nervouse from time to time.
I have this wierd obsession about things being organized, so while the girls were having fun with Grandma & Grandpa I organized the toy closet & began plans of how I could help the kids & adults to remember where everything goes. (I will have to have my mom send a pic of everything with it's picture & name label. I was very proud of the toy closet make-over!)
Aunt Kim reading a book to the girls. It didn't take them long to get re-aquainted.
I would have to say that Brinley's favorite part of the trip was meeting Avie-Kellie's new puppy.
Kellie & Richard now have 2 Syberian Husky dogs Sennie & Avie. They are such a fun couple & love thier dogs!!
Brinley was constantly looking for Avie & would wander around saying, "A-bV, A-bV, A-bV" until she had found her. Then she wouldn't leave Avie alone until she had licked her hand. Even now that we have been home for a few days she still looks out the window and calls her name!
Grandpa had the idea to go for a pajama ride one night, so he took the girls out to the Trooper & my mom and I grabbed a few things before coming out. When I went to get in the backseat with the girls he was already belted in the tiny spot between them! The picture doesn't do justice of how small the spot was! The girls loved playing with Grandpa!!
My family had planned a trip out to the sand dunes, so we decided to go with them & the girls had SO much fun! This is a rhino that my brother-in-law Richard borrowed & brought out. It is one powerful machine. (for looking like a golf cart)
It got really windy while we were there & Kellie found some $1 swim goggles to help keep the sand out of our eyes. Trinity didn't care what she looked like as long as she could keep riding with "the boys" what a cutie!
Brinley and I went to check out Rich & kellie's Truck/Camper & we got some fresh baked biscuits out of it! Yum-thanks Kellie!! (oh, my sad camping hair-do!)
Brandon was so sweet with Brinley he putted all over the camp ground with her & as they would pass you could hear her going, "weee-weee!!" Trinity got to put around a little faster with Grandpa & he said that she was talking constantly, but he would only catch a word here and there. My little chatter box!
I wanted to see the actual dunes, so my dad drove us up to the top so we could look out over all the sand hills. There weren't many people there, but I was still ready to go back down as soon as I got a couple of pictures. I am getting to be so paranoid these days!
The sand is so soft & is the best to play with! Brinly just sat there & Sifted her hands and arms through it. She was showing me something she found & after I had taken the picture I took it from her & realized it was this huge chunk of glass!! AHH!!
Playing on the swings is another favorite activity & Grandma is usually always ready to join in on the fun.
Trinity is learning to pump herself, but felt safer practicing in the baby swing. I love this pic!
We didn't get to have a fire at the dunes but my parents have a fire pit in their back yard, so we were still able to have a fire for hot dogs & s'mores!!
My sisters wanted to throw me a baby shower & I was so happy to see some of my closest friends!
Here is another pic of a bigger group of us-I should crop in on it so we aren't so tiny!
My Grandma Bev just had her 85th birthday and surprised my family by showing up at the shower with my Aunt, Uncle, & their girls. I was so excited that she was able to come down!
I asked Sara to stay over night since she came all the way from Logan. The girls and their cousins couldn't get enough of her!
We spent some time at Aunt Kim's house & the girls had a blast playing with the kids!
Brienna is Kim's youngest child & will be turning 1 on May 8th. I still can't believe it! She is so tiny!
Grandpa took Trinity & her cousin Sierra out on a bike ride & Trinity made it all the way around the block-way to go Trin!!
Trinity & Sierra were playing a fishing game in secret behind one of Grandma's couches. It worked pretty well, none of the "little kids" even knew they were there!
We got to visit with our good friends Danica and Isabel & even went out to lunch!
Me & Danica :)
My cousins came to visit and play games one day. We are all trying a new health drink.
Eating breakfast with the cousins & Grandma.
Grandma pulling the girls on Grandpa's little green wagon.
