good quote

I came across this quote today . . . thought to share . . .

"When we stifle our creativity we kill part of our souls."

So--Mom--I think you should paint those clouds today!

Pictures and more Pictures

This is from the BYU golf tournament, from a day in the swimming pool, and from Brian's swearing in ceremony (out-of-focus)!

Kaley and John found an apartment

Kaley and Mom went to Gainesville today to look for an apartment. They were successful in finding one that the Wirthlins can move into in late June! John is fishing so he hasn't heard the news yet--but we are all very excited for them to be in Florida for the next little bit!

Kaley came over last night and made a waterslide for Campbell and Annastyn--they had a blast.

Grammie, mom, and Brittan played golf yesterday with 50 other "friends of BYU" in Tampa. There were only 3 other women that played--but we came in 5th place!

I'm going to post some pictures soon! Kaley said the apartment is right off the interstate and it is a 2 bedroom apartment (that way there is room for over-night visits!).

Anyways, more details to follow

Annastyn is walking

Last night (May 23, 2006) Annastyn took her first real steps. She doesn't completely have the balance thing down--but she will stable herself on a piece of furniture, put her hands straight up in the air, and then run about 4-5 steps, till she finds herself in the safety of someone's arms!


She laughs and giggles the entire way--it really is VERY cute! I would post a video--but I am still working off dial up--so that will have to wait! She took those first steps at mom and dad's house (which coincidentally is where Campbell took her first steps too!). She woke up this morning and was still able to walk (Campbell took her first steps and then didn't walk for about 2 weeks).

Anyways, I have a runner on my hands--and life is great! Happy Memorial Day. We are moving to Inverness this weekend. We also are headed back to our branch in St. Petersburg on Sunday to give Sacrament meeting talks. Brian and I played in a golf tournament last weekend--and I won closet to the pin (for women) on one of the par 3's. (The neat thing was there was a woman that was a golf pro at Black Diamond (a very famous course) that was playing!) I'm in another golf tournament tomorrow (Thursday) for the Tampa Chapter of the BYU Alumni. I'm playing with my mom--so it should be fun. Grammie is playing too. Raleigh was supposed to play--but is going to S.C. w/ dad for a horse show instead. Anyways--happy memorial day.

We are excited for Kaley's arrival in Orlando tomorrow--she's here to look for an apartment, and as far as I know Kempton made an offer on a townhome--but hasn't heard back from the realtor. He's also headed out of town on a weekend trip w/ some friends--and his 'date' is a former Ms. Utah.


I know alot of people say that they can't post for a variety of reasons--just send me an email at brittanmitchell@gmail.com and I will post on your behalf! Love you guys! Brittan

Dangerous Duo!

Dangerous Duo! Watch out for these girls as you are driving through town! Picture taken in April 2006.

Our house

Just in case you guys want to see which house we are going to build--this is what we've submitted to our builder.

We will add a garage/Bonus room down the road when our family is a little bigger--but for now we thought this would be adequate--but still cute

http://www.mountainhomeplans.com/plan.asp?PlanNum=2359

Update!

Kempton turned 21 on Wed and I turned 27 today. Mom, Dad, and Ben left this morning to fly to San Diego for Dereck's wedding. We wish we were there--but I couldn't take the time off work. Our house sold last Friday, May 5th, thanks in large part to Dad! We all went to Outback for a celebration. Campbell and Annastyn are a having fun at the Farm, and Brian is really starting to get busy at his law firm. I am excited for this year! We will move into the Flicker house soon and then will settle into the Lecanto ward. I am hoping to have a fun celebration for Annastyn's first B-day--which is right around the corner. I am joining Brian and 2 of his bosses in a golf tournament next Friday (May 19th)--thankfully it is best ball. Grammie, Raleigh, Mom, and I are all playing in the BYU Tampa alumni golf tournament on May 25th.

I've been on dial up for the last month--so I can't load any pictures or movies--but I have some cute ones of the girls in the powerwheel and of Brian's ceremony when he took the oath of an attorney.

Kaley and John are moving to Florida soon and we are all excited for them to be just a few hours away in Gatorland--John got an assistanship which allows him to assist professors and basically get his Masters degree for free!

I'm excited for this year and for my transition from a work-at-home mom to a stay-at-home mom. As far as I can tell, Campbell is really excited too!

I hope everyone is doing great! I've heard that Kempton is finishing a major load of independent study courses by the end of the month. He's been working hard so that he can apply to the accounting program at BYU in the summertime. He's also been researching some real estate deals.

Ben came to Florida (although he's in San Diego now) and has been helping Dad with real estate projects. He fed Annastyn her very first Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich--and she ATE the ENTIRE sandwich. Ben laughed at her appetite throughout the entire process. Campbell was also very excited to see her uncle Ben and she worked especially hard on looking "cute" on Sunday's so that Ben would make a comment on her outfit! It's cute to see these girls interact w/ Ben.

Raleigh is taking some summer classes at Florida's Virtual Highschool. This should allow him to expedite the process of getting enrolled at BYU.

That's all for now! Feel free to update the blog--or make corrections!

Swearing in ceremony

Brian has opted to go to one of the official swearing in ceremonies. May 8th, 2006 11:00 am 2nd District Court of Appeals Dept of Citrus 1115 E. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland We will post pictures for anyone who cannot attend.

If you want to see a picture of the building--go to the website at http://www.2dca.org/

The Wirthlin clan

We had a fun filled two days of celebration. Here we all are right after John walked with Bina. He participated in the Communications Department ceremony and Derek and Erica recieved their diplomas also. At the end of the ceremony Uncle Neil was asked to share his thoughts and testimony. It was a very special time for all of us.

BYU Graduation!

April 27 th. Congrats John! We are all so proud of you! John is graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Chinese and a business minor.