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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
July in Review
*Disclaimer – Here is a very long, picture filled, and probably boring post to most. Reading this post may brainwash you into wishing you were as awesome as us.
Now that you have been warned, let’s get started.
Here is our movie star Enna watching her first parade. She wasn’t a big fan, but her sister thought it was awesome. As soon as Brooke realized that a parade meant people driving by throwing candy at her, she was hooked.
For the 4th of July we went to Josh’s grandparents house. Every 4th of July, they throw a huge party. It is one of our favorite things we do all year. Here is my awesome flag cake I made for the party. I saw it in a magazine and couldn’t resist trying it.
Here is the traditional Indian Dance. This picture just makes me laugh!
Josh and his brothers all ran the Riverton 10K.
I actually found some time to work in my yard. I love my yard and I love it even more when I have time to make it look good.
We took Brooke to see Toy Story 3. She loved it so much that when she asked Grandma and Grandpa to take her, they couldn’t say no. Now she’s been twice and likes to tell everyone about how she saw Buzz and Jessie and ate popcorn.
We went and visited Fireman Jason at his station. Brooke now thinks uncle Jason has the coolest house ever. She keeps asking when she can go back and play. (Brooke’s not in the picture because she was too busy looking at everything.)
The girls in Josh’s family did a day on the lake. This was both of my girls first boating experience. Let’s just say one girl was born to be on the water, while the other appears to be more of a beach bum!
One day I got ambitious and decided to make the gravel patio we had been talking about for awhile. So with the help of my little sidekick, Brooke and I made a patio. I wish I would have gotten a picture of her. She got out all her little plastic gardening tools out and worked right beside me.
We did our annual summer Lava trip. This year was a little different because it was just my family instead of all my cousins. We still had a lot of fun. Brooke was so brave (probably a little too brave). She kept going down the slides and jumping in the water. Sometimes I wish this kid had a little more fear.
The 24th of July we spent with my family. We had a BBQ at my parents house and all the little ones played in the kiddie pool. Here is a picture of Madi and Brooke sharing a chair. These two are so cute together and already the bestest of friends.
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Train
Conversation between Brooke and Mom while driving past the Train Station in Heber.
Brooke -”Mommy let’s go on the train.”
Mom – ”Sorry honey, the train is not working today.”
Brooke – “That’s okay, we’ll go home and get daddy, he can use his hammer to fix it, and then we ride the train!”
I never knew Josh had so many hidden talents!
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Knock, Knock
Brooke is our little comedian. She has just discovered the art of telling jokes, and thinks that she is hilarious! Here is her latest one;
Brooke “Knock, knock.”
Several random people “Who’s there.”
Brooke “Me”
Random people “Me who?”
Brooke “It’s me, Brookey” Followed by hysterical laughing.
Brooke is at a fun age right now (most of the time) and I don’t ever want to forget some of these memorable moments we have with her. She is already growing up so fast. I started a page on our blog called Brooke-isms. Here I plan to recording some of the funny little things she says and does, so that I can always look back and remember my silly little Bumble Bee as a 3 year old. Just click on the “Brooke-isms” link up above if want to see them.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Dance
Brooke had her first dance class today. She was so excited to go. She kept telling me all morning, “I am going to dance craps today!” She is still working on her pronunciations! She had so much fun. They made princess hats and learned some basic steps and a princess dance. Here is a video of the first thing they taught her. She was the first volunteer, but she got a little nervous part way through it. I just love her, she makes me smile!
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
The Girls
I feel like our last few post have been a little on the serious side, so I thought I would add this one just for fun.
Taking pictures around our house is almost a daily ritual for me. My girls are growing and changing so much each day that I don’t want to miss out on anything. Enna is really funny when it comes to the camera. She can be laughing and squealing with excitement, but as soon as she sees the camera, she becomes all straight faced and serious. Brooke on the other hand has become very fond of the camera. She loves to smile and strike a pose.
These two are so much fun together. They are already the best of friends. At our house, each day is started with Brooke going into Enna’s room to sing “Good Morning.” They love playing on the floor together. Brooke loves to tickle Enna and listen to her squeal with excitement.
Monday, March 15th, 2010
That’s How I Roll!
Yay, Sienna rolled for the first time today! It was during her 4 month check up. I had laid her on her tummy on the exam table, so the pediatrician could exam her ability to lift her head while lying down. Sienna is not a fan of tummy time or doctors, so the two combined I think gave her enough desire, that she rolled away from doctor Esham and back on her back where she felt safe. I love watching her grow and accomplishing new things each day.
It was also time for Brooklynn’s yearly check up, so I had both girls with me. I had to laugh when the doctor showed me their growth charts. I knew Brooke was tall and I knew Sienna was tiny, but I wasn’t expecting Sienna to be in the 1 percentile on height and Brooke to be in the 99 percentile. I guess that means together they would make a perfectly average sized child, but what fun would that be! It will be interesting over the next few years to see what happens with this.
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
3 Years Old
Last week we celebrated Brooklynn’s third birthday. It is amazing to me how fast she is growing. She is such a special and unique child that has won our hearts over time and again. I just want to take this opportunity and share with you some of the things that make her, her!
Brooklynn wakes up every morning at 8:30am on the dot with a huge smile on her face.
She loves backpacks, boots, slippers, socks and sunglasses. If she could wear them all the time she would.
Her favorite toys are Little People. She has a huge collection of them and we can’t leave the house with out a backpack full of them.
She loves Dora, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Mickey Mouse, and anything with princess’s.
She is a girly girl with a side of tom boy.
She has her own play tool set that she insists on using whenever Daddy has his tools out.
She loves to dance and sing and insists that we join in the fun.
She absolutely hates being dirty, although she does love to play in the dirt.
She loves, loves, loves stickers!
She loves all of her cousins and grandparents and talks about them daily.
Her favorite foods are, hot dogs, cheese, yogurt, and anything she can put ketchup on. (Which to her, is pretty much everything – including Captain Crunch.)
She loves talking on the phone.
Whenever we are at the dinner table we always have to do “cheers” (tapping the glasses together).
We have our own secret family hand shake that she insists on doing several times a day. The hand shake is a mixture of high fives, thumbs up, rocks, and hands in.
Her favorite day of the week is Thursday, because it’s “School Day.”
She loves her baby sister “Sinana” (her name for Sienna).
She loves to show off her little sister to everyone she meets.
She is always looking for an adventure whether it is scaling the backside of the banister at Grandma and Grandpa Buhler’s, jumping as high as she can on the bed, or setting off the fire alarm at the movie theater. However don’t even think about putting her on an amusement park ride or she’ll scream like 15 little girls all in one.
If you ask what my name is (Cindy) she’ll tell you it’s “mommy.” If she hear’s someone call me Cindy, she’ll correct them and tell them that I am mommy.
If you ask what daddy’s name is, she’ll tell you it’s “Josh.”
If you ask what her name is, she’ll tell you “It’s me, Brookey!”
Nicknames for her include, Brookey, Brookey Brew, B, Bumble Bee, and Princess.
She loves to be the center of attention.
She is the most stubborn, strong-willed, child I have ever known.
She loves to be a part of everything and there is nothing that she misses out on.
She always has a plan and don’t even think about getting in her way.
We love our Brooklynn. She is such an amazing little girl. She brightens each day of our lives with her smile, her laughter, and her sweet spirit. We love her so much and we are so glad she is a part of our family.
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Pretty Castle
Tonight, on the way home from my parents house, we were driving by the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. I pointed to it and told Brooklynn, “Look at the pretty Temple.” She quickly replied, “No Temple, that’s the pretty castle.” I responded back to her, “No honey, that’s not a castle, that’s a temple.” She then replied back to me, “No, that’s the pretty castle where all the princesses live.”
Apparently we need to spend a little more time talking about Temples at our house, and a little less time talking about castles!