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.