Annual Halloween Carnival

Last night was my parents annual Halloween neighborhood Carnival that is put on by the church. I can always remember going to this event as a kid. It has always been the high light of Halloween for me. Everyone dresses up and they have lots of food and games for the kids. Its fun because all the friends that I grew up with all come back and I get to see a lot of old familiar faces and catch up with them. It is held in one of the cul-de-sacs in the ward.

Here we are at the party, just finished eating our pizza and nachos.
Surprisingly still clean :) (we were bums for not dressing up, next year we are gonna be something fabulous!)

Maycee stayed in her costume the entire time. This was the only time that she allowed us to put the head piece on her. So we quick got a picture. She was by far the cutest butterfly there!

I know this picture is funky but i had to put it in so you could see her cute little smile :)

This year they had a petting zoo. Maycee was funny about it. She waited in line so patiently and kept pointing to the animals jabbering about them. She wanted to see them sooooo bad. We got in and this is how she was.... very VERY hesitant to touch them.

Mostly she just wanted to point and squeal.

There was a pretty good variety of animals.... goats, a cute little big, rabbits that looked about 25 lbs., so weird breed of chickens, and this cute little pony which was incredibly soft! This is the only animal Maycee touched on her own, and really she didn't hesitate about this one. She takes after her mom, she likes the hoarse's the best :)

Maycee was so excited to see her other cousins there. She immediately gave Randy a hug. Doesn't he make a cute Thomas the train!
She even gave little Henry a kiss. Not just a "butterfly" kiss, it was right on the lips! Mom and daddy set a good example :)



Another friend that Maycee liked to be with was "Uncle Sam" we like to call him Uncle Dallin.

A little patriotic for Halloween you say?
Well its the only costume that works when your 10 FEET TALL!!!

Remember those Powerizers the kids got for Christmas. Well Dallin is pretty much a pro on these babies! He was showing off at the party. Bouncing really high, hoppin' on one foot, etc. He said he is still working on the front flip. He wants to wait until track season so he can go make good use of the high jump mats at Meas High, ya know, just in case the front flip doesn't work out like he is hoping.

Maycee with Aunt Rachel, she was a very cute black cat.

Aunt Ruthie I do apologize for not getting a picture of you and Maycee. However, you were a beautiful greek goddess if I may say :)

One of the games Blake has enjoyed over the few years that he has gone to this party is this one.

You get three attempts to throw the ball as fast as you can! Someone is behind a net recording the speed. (I'd hate that job) From what we remeber he has improved every year. Last night he topped out at 68mph! Great job honey! The guys always get real competitive with this game because they have a white board posted at the front of the line that is broken down into age brackets with who is throwing the fastest and what there speed is.

It was a fun evening! By 8:30 we were all ready to be done.

Maycee really did have a good time, we all did :)
Can't wait for next years....

A Sign of Relief

I can breathe easy, finally.

It really is a girl.

My only 2 ultra sounds have failed to show any "positive, for sure" girl signs. They have always been "Ya, I don't see any boy parts", "its probably a girl". Those thoughts just haven't been sitting well. I wanted a for sure "ITS A GIRL!" answer. I finally got one!!!

I had an appointment today and my awesome Dr. took a quick look for me. We got a, "positive, for sure, ITS A GIRL!"answer. Glad to have the relief :)

Now I feel like I can tell people the name we have chosen for our sweet little girl :)

Lydia Celeste Brimhall

They are both family names.

Lydia Is Blake's Great (x5) Grandmothers name. We became acquainted with this name at the last Brimhall reunion over the summer. It was a big "50th" reunion and so each family had a display about their line of the family. We noticed this name on a family pedigree chart, and both told each other we liked it. It wasn't until that evening that we found out a little bit more about Lydia. One of the family members had put together a movie about the family. Where the Brimhall family name comes from, ancestors, neat stories etc. If my memory services me correctly Lydia gave birth to her last child on a boat coming down the Mississippi River and so they decided to name him Noah. There were some other things said about her that aren't coming to my mind at the moment but she seemed like a really neat lady. (hopefully we will be getting a copy of that movie soon)

Celeste is after me. It is my middle name. I am the 2nd daughter of 4 girls in my family. I always thought it would be fun to name my 2nd daughter after me. So we are :)

Now you all have a name you can add to your prayers.....
Lydia Celeste