Winnie the WHO?

Trying to keep presents for Brooklyn's' birthday or Christmas has been a little hard. A couple of weeks ago while I was out and about Nick got in the surprise closet and pulled out a gift for Brooklyn. It was her gum ball machine. She liked it for a little while. When I got home that evening and looked at what she was playing with I looked over at Nick and all he could say was "It was a rough night. I had to pull out something new." Seriously! It was what it was. I could box it back up and put it away. However this weekend Brooklyn was feeling a little under the weather. We spent all day Saturday and Sunday just home hanging out and napping and just relaxing. I cleaned out the down stairs bedroom and found a X-mas gift I had put away for her. It was really cool little Winnie the Pooh rider plane. I loved it. So I thought she was such a good girl being under the weather I decided to pull it out for her. It was too cute. Now we are two gifts down for Christmas. Oh well! There are a couple of things to get for her.

Gobble! Gobble!

(You can see Brooklyn's 2 bottom teeth. She has 1 on top.)

This year I had so much more to be thankful for. Brooklyn! She had her first Thanksgiving this year. She ate turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and yams. The yams were her favorite. They ended up in her hair. This was such a wonderful Thanksgiving. Nick even said it was my best Thanksgiving dinner to date. I was so proud. He was really surprised. I mean most things I cook are good or at least that is what I thought. Either way it was a wonderful day. Good friends and my family. It was a great day.

ELEVEN Months!

WOW! Really it is all I can say. My little girl is 11 months old. She is quite the little piece of sunshine. After a long hard day at the office I get to go pick her up from Johnell and she looks up at me and BAM it is a bee line for her momma. She gives me the biggest hug her little baby arms can manage. It is the perfect end to a day. Her little face when she gives kisses, the way she says momma over and over again. My precious little Brooklyn has blessed my life in so many ways. I am lucky to have such a happy easy baby. She is growing up to be a sweet little girl. Brooklyn is truly amazing. I am blessed to have her in my life.

Stats on my little piece of sunshine!

* Three teeth

*Loves her peaches, pears and mandarin oranges.

*Hates Gerber graduates food. She would much rather eat real food.

*Is almost ready to walk.

*Brooklyn will stand up in the middle of the floor and sway back and forth and then plops to the ground. She is not quite brave enough to take that first step yet.

*Sleeps from 8pm to 7am! (Most of the time!)

*Takes TWO 2 hour naps during the day.

*Loves to walk with her push toys.

Vegas Trip

This past weekend we drove to Vegas to see some family. Brooklyn got to meet her Aunt Jeannie, Uncle Bob, cousins Megan and Jimmy Ray, along with her other cousins Baby Victor, Gussy and Adriana. She also got to see her Auntie Lupe again. While we were there we went to the Hoover Dam. We had a great time seeing family. FYI Vegas is no fun with kids, but I wasn't there to see Vegas, but family. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of Brooklyn with Uncle Bob, Aunt Jeannie or Megan and Jimmy. Super Poopy Oops! Hopefully I will get some in December.