Happy Birthday, Uncle Blake!

Today was Blake's birthday! We celebrated with Blake, Pops, and Mimi at Arizona Steakhouse. Brooklynn had a good time snuggling up to her uncle. Above is a pic of the two as we left tonight in the pouring down rain. Sorry for the poor photo quality.

It's the weekend!

Brooklynn has had a fun filled week at school. We are happy that she really seems to love her new class and teachers. We were a little worried before they moved her bc she just didn't seem to like her old class. Things sure have changed. Every time I pick her up she is having a ball. I do feel a little sorry for her teachers though. She has a classroom full of boys who are always arguing with one another. Yesterday they were fighting over the computer. It always seems to involve tears and hitting, but Brooklynn doesn't seem bothered.

Today I'm heading to Atlanta, so B and Nick are planning a Daddy Daughter Day. I'm sure it will consist of a long nap!

Two Year Check Up

Yesterday Brooklynn finally had her two year checkup. She did such a fabulous job and didn't even cry when they took blood from her finger. She even waited patiently for what seemed like forever in the room. Once the doctor came in, she smiled and showed out the whole time. The doc even said that it is rare to see such a happy two year old girl during a check up!

Here are B's stats:

Length- 37.25'' 99th percentile

Weight- 29 lbs 75th percentile

Overall, he said she is looking good. Mimi came along with us because I told her how hard B is to handle at the doctor's office and I wasn't feeling real well. B sure made a liar out of me, because she didn't act up once. We met up with Pops for breakfast at Cracker Barrel afterwards and Mimi brought B two surprises from the store. B picked out a monster school bus with huge wheels and a stuffed lion. It's pretty strange that she picked the lion because she sure hasn't wanted anything to do with the lions at her two recent zoo visits.

Below are some pics of B practicing her high heel walking.

Smiles from Riverbanks Zoo

Well, it turns out that I wasn't as well as I thought in my last post. Sunday morning I went to the doc and found out I have strep. I must have infected a million people at the zoo, but in my defense I haven't even had a sore throat!

Here are some pics of Brooklynn enjoying the animals at the zoo on Saturday.

Brooklynn watching the elephants.

Her favorites are always the giraffes. She picked out another stuffed giraffe in the gift shop to bring home. Click on the pic and you can see the baby giraffe right over Nick's shoulder.

We had to go back to the turtles twice. B even told Nick tonight at bedtime that turtles eat vegetables.

She also remembered to tell Nick tonight that flamingos are pink!

I was impressed with the flamingos. Brooklynn preferred the fish nearby.

We knew our trip to Columbia was a success when we finally got back on the road and Brooklynn said, "I love animals. I love the zoo!" It made us smile.

Saturday

Sorry I haven't done much blogging this week. It was a busy one, and I felt bad for most of it. Today I felt a lot better so we headed to Columbia to the Riverbanks Zoo. B had a blast. I'll post pictures tomorrow!

Fun in the Sun

Brooklynn enjoying the sunshine this afternoon.

Happy Valentine's Day . . . Again

Valentine's Day was just like any old day at our house. Brooklynn had already celebrated at school last week and over the weekend with Gram and then again last night with my parents. She got lots of cool things from her grandparents, great grandparents and Aunt Bidney. B sends her thanks and love! Thanks to Mimi and Pops also for the new glasses for Nick and me. I was getting a little tired of all the plastic football cups around our house. That present was much needed.

Here is a pic of B with Uncle Blake and Kaley last night at Pizza Hut.

Just as a side note I think Brooklynn's school was on to something when they decided to celebrate Valentine's on a Friday afternoon. I wish my school had decided to do the same. Monday afternoon parties are exhausting