Cousins...

Rachel and I decided that we should try and get some pictures of our girls for our mom for Mother's Day. We kinda waited until last minute to get them because of work schedules and such which was a huge mistake!! I thought it would be easy because I had taken some pictures of Brooklyn before this but it was still WAY hard. When there are two babies they don't like to look at you at the same time or do anything together! It was crazy but we did get some cute pictures...

(Can you tell Esi was more cooperative than Boky?)

Easter 2009

Easter this year was very fun with Brooklyn. She enjoyed going through her basket and finding the treats that the Easter bunny left for her. She was such a character. You can tell in the pictures she was a little tired still when she woke up but that didn't stop her!!

After we did our own thing at home we headed over to do an Easter egg hunt. Brooklyn liked for a few minutes then all she wanted to do was play on the slide and in the sand. It was fun to watch her run around in the grass and grab the eggs.

(4.12.2009)

Valentine's Day 2009

So Valentine's Day this year was kinda crappy. Zach had to work all day and so I was upset about that. Brooklyn and I had an alright day though. We made sugar cookies, did laundry, and visited Grandma and Grandpa, Jamie, Jade, and Rachel and her family. It was weird to not go on a date or at least snuggle with Zach. When he did get home from work we tried to watch a movie but we were both so exhausted we just headed to bed. It's funny how when you get older all you want to do is go to bed rather than when you are young you beg to stay up all night. Hopefully next year we will get to go on a date or something...


P.S. I tried to take some good pictures with Boky but she wasn't having it! (The first one she looks like a zombie!)

Christmas 08

Christmas this year was different than most in my life. I have always had 'believers' to wake up with on Christmas morning until this year (well I guess last year too). When Brooklyn got up at nine I was so excited to head down stairs to see how she reacted. Smiling the biggest smile ever we made it down stairs and showed her the presents, she wanted nothing to do with them :( All she wanted was a sippy of milk. We had the video camera going and everything and we had to stop it so she could have her milk. It was kinda funny but kinda disappointing too. Once we got started she loved it. Her favorite gift was her hair brush that Santa left in her stocking, she held onto it almost the entire time that she opened gifts.

After we did our own little thing I headed off to work for a few hours. At 5pm we all met at mom and dad's house to do a gift exchange and eat dinner. It was a good night!

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Apple Juice...

Thanksgiving was different this year (not only because I was away from home) because it was Brooklyn's first time eating real food at Thanksgiving! It was funny to watch her try and eat mashed potatoes by herself with her own spoon, try to hold on to an egg, and most of all 'bath' in her juice!











We put her down for a nap before Thanksgiving dinner started so that she would be a happy baby and when she woke up this is what she looked like... wet hair, grouchy, sticky, and sweet smelling. She had somehow gotten her apple juice in bed with her and it had leaked all over the place. She had already had her bath earlier in the day and was not happy that she had to have her hair washed twice because of the faulty sippy cup. It was funny though at first we all thought she just drooled a lot but it was obvious once we smelled her and saw the full extent of the wet hair it was APPLE JUICE!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks so I thought I would write a small list of things I am grateful for...

1-My husband. He has always been extremely supportive and helpful. I am thankful he is so willing to work and so eager to make me happy. He treats me like a queen :)

2-My daughter. Even though she can be a hand full I am thankful that she is a part of my life and can be so sweet to me. I am thankful that we were able to have her and she is healthy and happy and growing.

3-Family. In general I am thankful for all my family and all of Zach's family as well. They are always there when we are in a pinch. I am grateful that they are such a part in our lives and set such good examples for us to follow. They are always there when we need advice or just a shoulder to cry on.

4-My job. Even though I get frustrated sometimes I am very thankful to be able to work and to have a job. I am also grateful for the people I work with and their willingness to accept my faults and make up for what I lack in, they are the best team workers ever.

5-My home. Even though we aren't in a house yet I am thankful for the fact that we have a place to call home. It's nice at the end of the day to be able to feel relaxed and comforted just in the fact that I am 'home.'

6-Life. It has really hit me lately (maybe because I work in the ED) that not everyone has great health. I am so thankful that my body is working and that I am not chronically ill or have any significant health problems. I realize I shouldn't complain about the small things because there are so many people that have worse problems than I do.

Happy Fourth of July, 2008

This was Brooklyn's first fourth of July. It was kind of different this year. Zach's Parent's came up the night before and stayed the night so they could go celebrate with us and watch Zach at the trap shoot. I had to work so I was only there for half of it. All the people that are my age that were there were all weird. There were so many people we didn't even know. Over all I guess it was a good day. Check my mom's blog for firework pictures, Brooklyn and Zach did a sparkler... I missed it :(

This is the outfit that Sarah bought for her... perfect for the occasion. I was going to have her wear a red shirt and some capri's but she would have been way to hot. This little outfit worked perfect. Thanks Sarah.

Mark, Tammy, Brooklyn and me. Brooklyn was trying to figure out how to get the cup holder out so she could suck on it...

Jamie, Brooklyn, adn Jade in the children's parade. We didn't dress them up because we had no idea what the theme was but they still walked.

Thanks Jamie for walking her through the parade!

Zach at the Trap shoot. This year he did very well, he won in his age division. He was super excited and I was very happy for him. He got chocolate, pop, and a little but of cash!

Zach shooting. If you look closely you can see the casing right above the barrel of the gun, pretty cool huh?

Brooklyn actually fell asleep at the trap shoot. She jumped after the first shot but slept through most of the rest. I was surprised it didn't scare her.