Like a fish!

We took Brielle swimming with all her cousins & the rest of the Berning clan at a local hotel. Grandpa & Grandma Berning were staying there to have a little getaway from the farm. Brielle loved the water! She kept splashing and putting her arms and face in the water. She splashed a lot of water in her own face, but it didn't slow her down a bit. She loved seeing all her cousins swimming too.

Opening her first Christmas present

Brielle received her first Christmas presents from her friend Ben. Instead of ripping off the wrapping paper, she was more interested in putting it in her mouth. :) With a little help, she found the cute penguin and book inside. Thanks, Abby & Ben!

Hello? Who's there?

9 months old and already learning what to do with the telephone!

Brush brush

Brielle doesn't have any teeth yet, but she likes chewing on this toothbrush we gave her!

Sweater & Hat from (Great) Aunt Susan

Kristen's aunt Susan knit this hat and sweater for Brielle. So cute!

Playing in Mom & Dad's room

Christmas tree hunting

Brielle's first Christmas tree hunting trip. Each year on the weekend after Thanksgiving, we join the rest of the Berning clan and travel to a tree farm. We made sure to choose a softer needle tree this year since Brielle will be finding it and grabbing the branches! After each of the 6 families cut down a perfect tree, we returned to Grandma & Grandpa Berning's house for some hot chocolate and snacks.

Weekend Trip

We had a very fun weekend visiting our friends Chuck & Annie and Tony & Katie... and watching the kids play together.

Brielle & Patrick... on the treadmill already!

On their way to becoming future runners like their dads (and Patrick's mom, Annie).

Feeding by Aunt Jenny

What would Thanksgiving be like without Jenny teasing someone...

November 10th

Abby's uncle took these photos of Brielle... when we were at Benjamin's baptism party. Brielle was doing a lot of posing for the camera, but she wasn't sharing her cute smile with us!

learning peekaboo

Halloween 2007

Our 4th Annual Halloween Party

Happy Halloween

Chicago

October 5-7, 2007 at the Westin, Michigan Ave, Chicago. We watched Alexia play 2 soccer games and saw Ross run the Chicago Marathon.

Brielle after a good dinner.

Brielle & computer

Brielle is practing her keystrokes on Daddy's computer.