I know it has been months since I last did a picture of the week, and I can’t promise I will get back on that wagon anytime soon, but this one just makes me laugh.
Last Sunday morning Josh and I came out to the kitchen to find this; Brooklynn kicked back at the breakfast table, looking at the new toy ad.
I love this kid. She makes us laugh every day!
Today I am missing Disneyland. A year ago we were there and it was such a great trip. Brooklynn took her very first steps on that trip and it was so special to be able to go as parents for the first time and see the excitement in her eyes.
For any of you that have never been at Christmas, I highly suggest it. Josh and I have been a few times for Christmas now (that’s how much we like it). It’s something that we know we can’t do every year, but we hope to continue every few years. It’s such a fun vacation anytime, but when you add the excitement of Christmas, it’s ten times better. Everything from all the Christmas decorations, caroling around every corner, “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” drinking hot chocolate on main street, and then snow at the end of the day!
Disneyland, don’t worry, someday we’ll be back!
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This picture was taken this morning. I just can’t believe how grownup Brooke is becoming, and how much she is growing (literally) and learning each day. We love our Brooklynn and can’t imagine life without her!
For those of you that know my fear of big dogs, know that it was not me that took this picture. I probably would have freaked out if I saw this in person, but looking at the picture afterwards (knowing my child is not hurt) I think it’s pretty cute. Yes, I do allow Brooklynn to go near big dogs as long as someone who is responsible (and not me), is with her. I hope she will learn to love big dogs, and maybe someday I will too.
This is Brooklynn a year ago. I love this coat, but every time I see her in it, I can’t help but think of George Costanza from Seinfeld and his Gortex coat! 
…Or should I say V.O.T.W.
Instead of a picture for this week, I thought I would put a link to a video of Josh’s famous singing pumpkins. This video is from 2 years ago. Josh made a flash animation that projected onto real pumpkins, making them appear as if the pumpkins were really singing. The neighborhood kids loved them, and we had a lot of fun with them too.
This year the singing pumpkins are on vacation and will not be making an appearance for Halloween, but I won’t be surprised to see them in upcoming years.
Check out the link, it’s a lot of fun. I am very proud of Josh and his creative abilities and knowledge on how to do so many fun things! Singing pumpkins!
This picture is actually from 2003. Josh and I use to love carving Jack-O-Lanterns. Ever since we first got married, we would either grow, or buy the perfect pumpkins. Then we would rent a scary halloweeny movie like “Psycho.” We would lay down a large tarp in our family room, and watch our movie, and just carve away.
We have not done this since Brooke was born, and probably won’t do it for a few more years until she is a little older. Although, this is a tradition that when our children are old enough to handle, we definitely plan on continuing!
This is a picture of my brother Scott and his fiance Marie. They will be getting married this Saturday. Yay! We are so excited for you two!
