It's the weekend!

Last night Brooklynn and I went to the Yellow Mall in Gaffney with Blair and Garren. We were on the hunt for some new white Keds, which seem to be harder and harder to find lately. We had dinner at Fatz and Brooklynn was really impressed with the giant peach. She was still talking about it at dinner tonight.

Garren and Brooklynn

Off and running

What a nice Saturday we have had around here. It seems like we always have something to do every weekend this fall, so today was a nice change. We all were home and able to do a lot of nothing. We went back and forth all week about going to the Clemson game, but ultimately Nick decided he might be bad luck for the Tigers. We decided to stay home and get some much needed Brooklynn time. Also, Dakota (Mom and Dad's dog) is still in recovery mode since he was hit by the car. So he is spending the weekend with us while Mom and Dad are in Rabun Gap.

Brooklynn is loving her new dance class. Well, she loves the tap part of dance class. Mom says she pretty much stands around and watches the ballet part, but when it is time to tap that girl LOVES it!

Sorry I have been so slack with the blog lately. My days seem to be packed with work and obligations. I promise to do better!

Wordless Wednesday

Llama, Llama Red Pajama . . .

is one of Brooklynn's favorite books. She read it to us tonight.

Sorry it is two videos, but I took it with Nick's phone and it was too big to email as one attachment.

Can you tell we read this book a lot?

Relaxing Sunday

We had a nice and relaxing Sunday. Finally a day that we all got to stay at home. Those have been few and far between lately. Brooklynn took a good long nap today and when she woke up we headed to Barnes & Noble for a new book. She chose, A Fly Went By, but was really more interested in the train table. We have notified Santa that B is slightly obsessed with train tables. I guess trains are in her blood.

This evening Brooklynn and Daddy made Halloween cookies that we all can't stop eating. Then we took a walk to see the wild Halloween decorations that our neighbors down the street have ALL OVER their front yard.

Here is a pic of B ready to leave for Sunday School.

Dance Update: B did great this week in the three year old dance class. Mom said she had a much better time during the tap portion of the class, but she was a little hesitant during the ballet time. Mom said that there are about twelve girls in her class, B being the youngest since it is a three year old class. She seems to be enjoying herself.

Still Reading in the Dark

Brooklynn is still reading books in the dark long after bedtime. This video was from Sunday night.

Laurel and Niles

Congratulations, Laurel and Niles! What a beautiful wedding. You could really tell that Laurel spent a lot of time preparing for this wedding. So many little details that I loved! We had a fabulous time!

The happy couple

Loved the straws!

Boys will be boys

A Few Updates

I'm really going to stop making excuses about not blogging. I've just been flat out busy and there aren't enough hours in the day it seems. Hopefully things will slow down soon.

Brooklynn has done so many things I've wanted to blog about lately, but I will just hit a few key points.

1- Last Thursday Brooklynn got to spend the day with one of her favorite people, Aunt Bidney! They went to the movies, Bidney took B to dance, they went out for lunch, baked cookies and the list goes on and on. This was B when I picked her up that afternoon.

2- Brooklynn is moving on up to the three year old dance class next week. It should be interesting to see how this goes. If she sticks with it, she will have a recital in the spring which will be more than entertaining.

3- My friend, Laurel, got married this weekend in North Carolina. Nick and I picked up our college roomies, Jessica and Grant, in Columbia and spent the weekend up there. It was a blast catching up with our long lost friends. A big shout out to Mimi and Pops who skipped the Georgia game to keep Brooklynn. We owe you two big time!