Happy St Patricks DAY!!!

Today was ST. Patricks day!! AND of course you wore GREEN!!! You had to go to school today which you were not too thrilled about!!! BUT mommy took you to gymnastics right after school!! You are learning so much at Emmanual. I am amazed at all the new things you tell me everyday!! And you are sooo smart--I think you know the days of the week already!! Wednesday you got in my car and said "we are going to church today!"! Took me by complete surprise. You keep our schedules FULL! Tuesday you have kindermusic with Mrs. Pam, wednesday is church, thursday is gymnastics--and I cant even imagine how busy we will be this summer with your swimming lessons that we have you signed up for!! WHEW--I am tired already!! But you are the JOY of our lives!! You are definitely the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that we have always wanted and dreamed for!! 

SO, Happy St Patricks Day my sweet precious baby girl!! 

We love you!

DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL!!!!

Brooklynn looooves her daddy!! And he is an amazing DADDY! I do not know what Brooklynn and I would do without him. Brooklynn loves for her daddy to say prayers with her at night. Tonight before bedtime, Matt and I were playing with Brooklynn in her room. Brooklynn was laughing at her daddy, and I said, "Don't you just love your daddy??". She giggled and said, "he is so funny"!! Which we thought was so funny and so I asked, "is mommy funny?". Her response was, "mommy not so funny". Matt got a HUGE kick out of that!! She loves her momma, but if her daddy comes around I have to take one step back. She adores the ground he walks on. They have such a special bond, and the same interest in TECH sports!! lol!!

MY BUSY LITTLE BROOKIE BEE!!

Brooklynn had her very first lesson of gymnastics at CC's yesterday. It was sooo adorable to watch her! She loved to jump on the trampoline. I think the program will be great for her. They teach all the basics of gymnastics along with the names of each move which was interesting because I was learning too!! They also did some songs like the "Hokey Pokey" and "The Wheels on the Bus". She loved playing with the parachute too! They are called the Tumble Bears. She appeared to be the youngest and smallest thing in the group!! When I say it was ADORABLE, that word does not even explain it! I was sad I forgot my camera, but I will have many other lessons to take pictures. I really hope she continues to love gymnastics and stays in until she is in high school. She cried when it was time to go!
Every Tuesday Brooklynn also has her kindermusic with Mrs. Pam. She took this class last quarter. She loves doing music and learning all the instruments. And she has learned how to "STOPPP" which is soo cute.
So she keeps us really busy. She is our busy little Brookie Bee and the best blessing ever!

Where has all the time GONE !!!!

We found out we were expecting January 1, 2008 "HAPPY NEW YEAR" to us!! We started telling our friends and family around 5 weeks.  I craved ice cream and lemons.  My baby shower was at the James House and was hosted by Elizabeth Clark, Emily Sandidge, Sunny Journey, Lyndsey Pyles, Jenny McMinn, and Janna Lee. 
Brooklynn was born September 10, 2008. She was born at Northern Louisiana Medical Center by Dr. Harper. She was born at 5:30 pm.  She weighed 6 lbs and 6 oz, and was 21 inches long. 
Brooklynn switched to formula at 5 weeks, her preference was Gentleease :)
Her first word was Momma. She loved to swing and listen to Bethoven and Mozart. 

Her first book that we read every night was a bath time book called "Water, Water Everywhere"--Her Aunt Jenny McMinn gave this book to her
Her first time to see the ocean was at 8 months old.
Her first Halloween she was pumpkin, her second she was a ladybug, and her third she was a kitty cat!
She got her first tooth at 6 months old. She loves to brush her teeth.
She lived at Hundred Oaks from the day she was born.  We built a house in Tanglewood on Lovers Lane and moved in when she was 1 year and 3 months old. We lived with MiMi and Pop while we were building our house.

She first started to crawl at 5 months.
She learned how to walk by using her walking toy. She learned how to walk at 11 months.
Her first haircut was when she was 1 year and 9months old.
She loves to paint, draw, do make up, watch movies, paint her nails, take baths, eat sweets, and LOVES being on the GO!
She loves "bands", otherwise known as band-aids.
She was potty trained at 2 years and 4 months old.
She goes to "school" at Emmanual Baptist Church daycare and loves it.  Same place where her Uncle Jason and her mommy went as children. Her best friend is Selah from school.
She loves "my marny", Jordan Davis, and Hannah Ledet

Her first birthday was a cupcake theme and her second was ICE AGE!! She picked the theme this time :)
She loves to swing. HIGH!!!
Her first horse she rode was at Max's birthday in November 2010.  She also rode Monterray Bay at 2 years and 3 months old.  A world champion quarter horse and her mommy's training horse.
When she goes potty at public restrooms we are NOT allowed to flush--this scares her! We avoid the "scarey"  bathrooms that automatically flush!
At 2 yr and 4 months old she has yet to sit on Santa's lap--he is very scarey and "big" to her!
Her grandparents are MiMi and Pop, Tito and Cymi,  Denny and Nanna, Papa and Honey, Grandma and Granddaddy, and Mamow. 

Her first movie at the movie theatre was Tangled at 2 years and 3 months old.  She did good, but we had to walk around the last 30 minutes of the movie! She got popcorn, a hot dog, and an icee at the concession stand.
Her nighttime routine is potty, get water sippy cup, paci, blankee, baby or Monte (her horse), pillow, and books.  Daddy reads her a book and then Mommy sings a song with her and sometimes also reads a book.  Then daddy says prayers with her.  This routine started at 1.5 years old.

GO DAWGS!!

Brooklynn does not miss a single Tech Game! She loves to watch the band, cheerleaders, and athletes.  BUT as much as she loooves CHAMP--he scares her something terrible!! So far, she has never given poor CHAMP a sweet Brooklynn hug!! OH well maybe one day!

Brooklynn is growing up toooo fast

Brooklynn is potty trained (2yrs and 4months old).  She has been wearing big girl panties for about 3 weeks now--only a few accidents!! And I must brag even more--she even wears her big girl panties at night!! AMAZING, I must say!! Tonight she surprised us with going all by herself to the potty!! She came and got me to show me her "poo-poo" in the potty!! I never been so happy to see "POO" in all my life!! LOL!! How did we FINALLY do it??? CANDY!! She knows she will get a piece of candy if she goes, but now she just goes like a big girl!! She loves hershey kisses--she calls them "bowls"--not sure where she got that from!! Everyday she is growing up too fast!! She loves to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", "I'm a little teapot", "ABCs", "Jesus Loves Me", "If your happy and u know it", and she can count to 20.  She does not miss a single thing! Her favorite movies as of now are "Princess Frog", "Nemo", "Madagascar", "Lady and the Tramp", "Peter Pan", "Home on the Range"--but at the VERY moment we are stuck on "Princess Frog".  Matt and I can quote nearly all these movies!! Soon we will be taking down the crib.....and putting her in a big girl bed...I have to say, that will be a bittersweet moment! And we are holding off that milestone as long as possible. She is just growing up too fast.

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