Hello everyone!
We have been enjoying the summer and having Matt around a bit more now that the draft is over. He only works about 5 days a week now, like a normal person, so he gets to join in more activities with us which is nice.
We took Braelyn to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale this past week for the “Dog Days of Summer” Family night. The kids got to look at 3 of the exhibits, including William Wegman who photographs the Weimeraner dogs in costumes. They also had a puppet show put on by the Great Arizona Puppet Theater and an art project for the kids. At the very end of the evening, they turned on the fountain outside and had bubbles, juice and popsicles for everyone. It was really fun and Braelyn had a great time looking at all of the colorful exhibits and she really loved being in the water with her Barbies. I love finding unique things like that to do as a family!
We have also been in the pool EVERY DAY and Braelyn is getting a little bit of a tan 
Today she was swimming as a noodie and sporting some very cool shades!
I also wanted to show everyone how good Braelyn is getting with her writing and drawing. The picture she has drawn is a self-portrait and she wrote her entire name WITHOUT HELP (except for letter N) this morning! She is getting close to reading now – she knows all of her lower case letters and the sounds they make and she has been practicing sounding out letters to spell words. I think the next step is recognizing words and then reading. I am trying not to push her because I want her to enjoy it so I am letting her tell me when she is ready.
We hope all is well with everyone and we are looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you all soon!
Love,
MLB Mama
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
It’s always good to hear and see how Braelyn is growing into such an independent little girl.
I love the shades and that great smile!
Love always,
Uncle Bob
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
A noodie! HAHA! The good life of a kiddo! And as always what a pretty little girl!! You guys are living the high life in AZ!! I am jealous…summer fun!
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
WOW!!!!!Braelyn is moving right along…
She is learning to be ready foir those photo ops. We are in the Adirondacks of New York and we would like to build a pipeline with the water to the West. Water, Water everywhere
Love,
Aunt Dori and Uncle Max
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Loved the pictures! Such a beautiful smile. And she is a water babby.
Nana
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 pm
I wish I was swimming along with our little Mermaid! It looks so cool and refreshing.
Great picture and writing Beetle! I love you,
Grammie Sheri
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 pm
What a sunbathing beauty! That event you went to sounded like lots of fun and B especially looked to be having a good time in the water fountain. What a fun loving girl she is…love you all. ~ Sara and Emmy
August 4th, 2009 at 11:09 am
What was funny was that she was swimming with those sun glasses on with her face underwater – she said that they were her goggles like she wears at swim class. She was also singing the Ariel song in the water playing with her Ariel Barbie but we couldn’t get the song to be heard on the video. She is having fun this summer and as usual, Mom finds interesting things to do as a family and that keeps B busy as well. Keep on having fun and sharing the pictures with us! Love, Gramma Bonnie