Thanks Michelle!

Michelle, my sister, made some beautiful bows for Brooklyn and sent them to us. (Thanks Michelle!!) They are so dang cute! She also sent us a box full of clothes for 12 month olds, which was greatly needed. (Thanks again, Michelle!) Brooklyn just loves all her new clothes! Here are some pics of just a couple of the new clothes she got and of the bows Michelle made.


She did have one of Michelle's bows on with this outfit, which matched just perfectly... but she's finicky about when and where she will wear a bow. This was the Easter basket one of her Grandma's sent her this week. She gets the idea of putting the Easter eggs she finds on the ground in the basket, but she just dumps it all out after just a few and starts all over again... we'll need to work on that before Sunday. :)

Our little weekend trip

Brooklyn and I went to visit my little sister Shantel in Raleigh, NC this past weekend. We left Friday and got back on Monday. Our trip there was a little adventurous as we ran into some major traffic due to a tornado that had just touched down ahead of us. We were lucky to have left when we did and stopped when we did or we would have been caught in the path of the tornado. It ran up the highway we were on stripping trees and throwing branches into the roadway (which is what caused the traffic) and even knocked over a couple of trucks. We made it safely, but much later than planned.

We had a great time at Shantel and Andrew's place and enjoyed a quiet and relaxing weekend with them. They had a beautiful park just a few yards from their place and we had a great time walking the 2 mile trail and checking out the ducks, geese and turtles, which was Brooklyn's first time to see real ducks. She also got to bathe in a big tub, which she thought was SO much fun. She laughed while "swimming" from one end to the other, over and over again. It was pretty cute.

Matt missed a whole lot of Brooklyn, as he had to stay home and even work the whole weekend. Unfortunately for him, she even started "walking" while we were away. But I at least got it all on video for him to watch... and for the rest of you. :)

Shantel and Andrew, thanks for having Brooklyn and I over for the weekend and making it so much fun. I hope to see ya'll again soon... and I hope you enjoy living in Texas again. We love you!

Eating out on our way there.

Looking at the geese at the park.


Standing on a bridge at that same park. Very pretty place!

Bathtime in a BIG TUB and having LOTS of fun!

Look who's "walking"!!

New Toy

Brooklyn and I have made a couple of new friends in the neighborhood this past week on our daily walks. One of her new friends is less than one month older than her and they play together often, and getting to know this other baby and his momma has made me realize that Brooklyn does not have very many toys at all. So, I went out and bought her a new toy. She absolutely loves it, too! She played with it all night after Daddy put it together and it was the first thing she played with this morning. Who knew toys would be so much fun!?

More Bubble Bath Fun...

Brooklyn just loves bubble baths now, so she gets one every other night now. I have no idea how long that will last, though. Of course, I am having just as much fun with it as she is, as you can see...

Brooklyn is becoming more and more confident with her walking skills, although she still has to hold on to at least one of my fingers, and she especially loves to walk outside (except she prefers to crawl in the grass for some reason). She is just in love with the outdoors. She loves the grass, the flowers, leaves, cars, cats, dogs, bugs... well, just about anything that is outside. She now stands at the back door most of the day like this... just waiting to go outside.

First Bubble Bath!

Okay, so it's not her first bubble bath... it's her second one. She wasn't sure about the bubbles at first, both times. She had to investigate the bubbles in her hands for a while before she learned to just enjoy them.

Also, I re-upholstered the chair that Brooklyn sits in with pink butterflies and plastic - pink butterflies because we thought it was a fun idea to have a discernable Brooklyn's chair, and the plastic... well, that's pretty much self-explanatory. ;)

Swinging!

It was such a beautiful weekend outside this past weekend that we just had to get out and enjoy it. We went out to eat for lunch, and then stopped by a park for some swinging. You can't tell from her face in these pictures, but Brooklyn just LOVES swinging. At home she will crawl up to her babyswing (which is nothing compared to the real thing at a park) and demand to be put in it for some looooong swing time. Then, after almost an hour in the swing, she gets mad when I take her out.

Also, I had to throw this picture in of Brooklyn reading the paper.