States & Capitals

Received an email from B's daycare today. They feel she is advanced for her age. (can they really tell this early?) Anyway, daycare has offered to allow her to participate in the preschool class activities regarding states & capitals, just to see how much she can retain. Curious to see how she'll do. I picked up a placemat with states & capitals on it, as well as a puzzle. To help her at home, I started telling her she lives in Kentucky, & pointed it out on the map. I'll have to add video soon b/c it is so cute to hear her say her state. Stay tuned for updates!

Sigfried & Roy White Tiger

Grandma & Grandpa B just celebrated their anniversary in Vegas & sent this cute little white tiger to Brooklyn. It was a 'must have' in bed tonight. :)

Earth Day

It's Earth Day today, so we're making Elmo tomato plants this afternoon- adding our stickers to the pots & planting seeds. I'll add a photo at a later post as we just were in the moment for this. We're heading out to purchase some recycle bins for the garage too- cuttin down on our landfills!

My little helper, always ready to help cook! :)

Bye Bye Auntie C

Thanks so much for driving all this way to see us! We'll miss you & all our giggle moments!

Mommy dressed up....with make-up!

Sean, Chris & I all headed out for a great lil restaurant tonight, Cumin. Chris shared with her wine expertise & offered 3 selections of wines that would pair nicely with dinner, & must admit, I was very impressed with her...and the wine!
Ate mushrooms for the first time, seasoned with cumin (whatelse!) and their eggplant chips I have yet to replicate.

Childrens Museum

We took Auntie C over to the Children's Museaum today! They offer so much there....water zone, sandbox, grocery store, vet, music etc. Auntie C had so much fun, we even caught her playing w/ legos by herself! :) It was a blast!
After Brooklyn went to sleep for the evening, we had some good ol family fun on the Wii. Chris took some video I won't let her post on facebook, but she should totally send it in for Funniest Home Videos.....me doing the hula hoop. That would put a quick 10Grr in her pocket! Sean capped off the evening well with banannas foster. YUMMY.

Told ya she loves her cats!!

Easter 2010

Fantastic Day!! We dug into our Easter basket asap & found a puzzle & various Sesame Street books to be of most interest. She pulled out some of the grass as she went for these items & did a potty dance trying to escape from it once it touched her toes! (on video- its hysterical!) 2 Easter egg hunts-1 in the backyard & 1 at Aunt Mere & Uncle Steves' house. Auntie Chris drove 30 hours to be here with us this week!! With only a 20 minute nap in the car, she had plenty of energy to repeat "cat" over & over again as she held their new kitten Zeke. Bella, their dog, received plenty of attention too! The annual cracking of the confetti eggs is always good for fun & photos too.

What's she UP to?

Ok, so I've noticed I've posted pics, but haven't really said what's she's up to lately, so here goes:
1) The chair. It's not like its the most comfortable chair, but its "dada's chair." The very minute Sean gets out of it, she makes a b-line for it. Giggling the entire way over there & running so fast she just about wipes out! Her hiding spot is also between the chair & the ottoman. You'll find her fave toys, puzzle pieces, & cups hidden there anytime of day.

2) Allie. Mostly, it's still pronouced "EYE-YA," but occasionally, it sounds more like Allie. Brooklyn is very into where Allie is at all times, offering her a toy & asking her to "come here, eye-ya." Sometimes Allie plays, but her age shows lately.

3) Cuddling- hugs, hugs, & more hugs is what she loves lately, as she also pats us on the back!

4) Mommy- as of 2 days ago, I have become MOM-MEEEE" and no longer "mama." Supercute!!

5) Preschool Prep-Meet the Colors DVD- the first time we saw this video, we were like: what in the world is this brainwashing? SHE LOVES IT. At first she called it 'Purple,' which she now calls it "Colors." Yellow was the first color she said. Every morning when I get her up I pretty much know what the routine will be: a hi mama, followed by a giggle, next we gather up the blankets & bears in her bed & they all come out with her, then big hugs are exchaged where we pat each others back, then we pass by the oragel-a must have to officially make it out of the room- & then we head into the kichen to get her a cup ready while she runs for Daddys' remote control & starts saying "colors!" It's quickly followed by a run to my laptop & yelling for "elmo" on sesame streets' webpage! I wouldn't change a thing! And our girl knows all her rainbow colors + black, white, brown & pink!
6) Outside. We have an outdoor nut! (will this be the thing to get Sean away from the TV??) Yesterday, I asked her to come with me to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Her response- brush teeth outside?
7) smart as a whip!!! Tonight we were reading Dr. Suess ABC's. For letter C the page says Big C little c what begins with C?, the artwork shows a camel upside down on the ceiling (it is a Dr. Suess book don't forget.) She takes the book & rotates it upside down so the camel is now rightside up & says "there mama."
8) Her first 2 words together were "go away." She was repeating me reading a quote from a cat hiding under a chair in "Spot searches for Easter eggs." Her vocabulary continues to grow & grow!
9)We took her outside for a little 1 on 1 basketball game with our neighbor, Lexi, who's 2 mos. older than Brooklyn. Brooklyn loves to dunk the ball, & Lex likes to run away with it! They were so cute playing together & sharing. B is in 18 mos clothes now, & Lex just switched into 3T!!!! I'll have to get a pic of the 2 of them together soon.
10) Now in her forward facing car seat, she kept saying "my muke" over & over. I had no idea what this was, & she's getting frustrated & starts to cry. By the time we got to a stop light, I turned around & told her I had NO IDEA what she talking about, she'll have to show me. So she points to the radio, & says "my muke" one more time. Ahh.....my music!!! Turn on her Disney CD & the tears stop! So much for my Black Eyed Peas!

Who's the leader of the band......

Aunt Brianna recently went to Disneyland & sent Brooklyn this Minnie Mouse towel. It's too cute-little hand 'pockets' & all. Think she likes it? Can't tell by that BIG smile, can ya!

Random "mommy & me" pics

83 degrees today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ordered our zoo pass online last night & headed out first thing this morning. What a beautiful day. The cat house is still her favorite by far. "cat, cat, cat" over & over at each of the 15+ cat viewing areas. She gets so excited it gets other parents laughing! Here's one of the flower parks someone enjoyed running around in. Oh yeah, all of this resulted in a 3 hr nap!(no joke!- get it? Its April Fool's Day- ha,ha! That humor is for you Joe!) :)