Chuck E Cheese

It was a bit chilly today so we went to chuck E cheese! We won 856 ticket...whooohoo! The pizza was nasty but the games rocked! Brooklyn's favorite was ski ball, dance 360, stealing other childrens tickets, and watching the band sing!

big day

So i was folding laundry and i realized i couldn't hear Brooklyn which usually means trouble. I get up and start calling her and i hear in a very sweet voice "poopoo" and there is my child sitting on her potty reading a book with her diaper in the trash and her shorts on the ground! That's right Brooklyn on her own realized she needed to go to the bathroom took off her shorts, than took off her diaper and through it in the bathroom trash, picked up a book and sat on the toilet and yes even went to the bathroom!!!! I have never been so proud!!!!!!!!! I have not been pushing the potty training thing at all. I don't even ask her if she wants to sit on it. I leave it up to her, if she brings it up we do it! Some days she uses it a couple times and someday not at all! This was a big step for my little girl!

That picture was taken this time last year! It is hard to believe that this time last year she couldn't even crawl and one year later she is potty training herself!!!!!!!

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland last week. Brooklyn wasnt quite in the "disneyland" mood, so we didnt have the best time in the world. All she wanted to do is play in the water! Here are some pics from the day.

Video

So i figured out that my camera takes video...only 1 1/2 years later! Here is Brooklyn and i outside today trying to fight off the 95 degree weather.

reason # 101 why you dont shop for bathing suits with a child

So i decided that the time had come to purchase a new bathing suit. I load up the child and head off to Walmart. For all of you who know Walmart know that the dressing rooms are smack in the middle of the store, meaning shoppers can see you as you come in and out of you dressing room...i think you can see where i am going with this.....So i am stripped down to only my underwear (no bra) when Brooklyn swings open the dressing room door and runs out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So what did i do you ask.................................i stand there completely naked with at least 15 shoppers looking at me trying desperately to cover my large boobs and screaming "Oh my god!" So some kind lady grabs Brooklyn for me and brings her back into the dressing room, smiles and says don't worry i am a mom too and we have all been there! I basically wanted to die!

first fort

Brooklyn built and played in her first fort today.

2 silly things you can see in the pictures

1. The things on her face are stickers. I bought her stickers to put on paper and her hands but she decided that she likes them best on her face. When it falls off she sticks it back on her face.

2. You can also see in the picture that her baby minnie mouse is wearing a diaper. One day she walked up to me and held minnie up to me and said "poopoo" so i asked if minnie needed to sit on the potty. Brooklyn then ran into her room and grabbed a diaper and tried to put it on minnie. So ever since than minnie has worn a diaper. That minnie is the only baby that she doesnt sit on the potty.

"baby poopoo"

Brooklyn's new thing this week is showing her babies how to go poopoo and peepee on the potty. I will hear her say "baby poopoo" as she is taking her babies into the bathroom and putting them on the potty! She is so precious

first sentance...well kinda

Last night i was cleaning out the litter box and Brooklyn was sitting next to me saying "ewwww poopoo". After a few seconds she gets up and walks into my Moms room and says "momma kitty poopoo" in a very disgusted voice! Well there you have it, Brooklyn's first sentance and its all about poop!

water world

OK, so i said i was going to wait till next week to buy a pool but today was just too hot to be without a pool. I had been looking for the last couple weeks at toddler pools and this one was by far the best!!!!! It has 2 pools and a slide...how could i say no?

To fight off the heat today we first went to the beach for a few hours then off to the store to buy a pool. Our backyard is now a water world. Brooklyn only took 2- 1 hour naps today and the rest of the time was spent in the pool, playing with the water table or running through the sprinklers. Needless to say we are 2 tired girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

new toy

Gigi bought Brooklyn a water table. We spent the WHOLE day outside playing in it. Next week i am going to buy her a pool with a slide. We will never even need to leave the backyard!

I love these pictures because you can see Brooklyn playing with the water table and Jayden running through the sprinklers!

The Good Life

In celebration of Brooklyn not being sick we decided to head to the beach! We didn't really go to the beach, it is actually a back bay. It is the "beach" i grew up at and it is so much fun to be able to bring Brooklyn there! We had so much fun. When we first arrived we were the only ones there which i selfishly enjoyed. Brooklyn and i were able to do the silly things that we normally do. We made sandcastles, which Brooklyn was really excited about. We bring our sand toys to the parks all the time and Brooklyn has gotten really good at filling the buckets with her shovel. But we have never been able to build sandcastles because of the lack of water. Brooklyn quickly figured out how to do it herself. When we first arrived Brooklyn was so excited about the mass amount of sand that she didn't even realize the water, but when she finally did she was so excited. Without hesitation Brooklyn ran straight in. I had a really hard time peeling her way from to water to leave. I cant wait for our next beach trip!

I feel so fortunate to be able to spend this time with my baby. She is such a smart and wonderful baby to be around and i thank God for giving us the Good Life!

sharing a meal

Nothing says friendship more than sharing a meal together! Joey and Brooklyn have grown up together and they are quite simply best friends!

they give me fever...

Brooklyn suddenly came down with a fever on Monday. The fever last till Wednesday night. It was odd because she didn't have any other symptoms. I worriedly ran through all the possibilities, could it be the stomach flu starting, luekimia (seriously), was i just making it up... than this morning while changing her diaper i noticed 4 new teeth had just broke through. My poor child had to cut 4 teeth all at one time. I can tell she is still very uncomfortable but at least there isnt a fever! Since her mouth has been hurting she likes to "brush" her teeth for at least 45 minutes. Here is my angel brushing her teeth, watching elmo and standing in the trunk of her car!

Pillow fight

Brooklyn sits on my bed and yells "momma, momma, moooooooommmmmmmaaaaaa" until i come in. As soon as i walk into the room she squeals and starts hitting herself and me with the pillow! We have hourly pillow fights!

up the ladder to the roof

This is Brooklyn mastering the ladder!

Smile for the camera

Brooklyn has finally learned the concept of "smiling for the camera"! It is so cute. I have always tried to get Brooklyn to look at the camera and smile by saying "Brooklyn smile for the camera", but she up to now didn't understand. When i ask her to do it now she runs up close to the camera, squats down, pulls her chin in close to her chest and smiles a huge cheesy smile! Sometimes i don't get a smile, she just gives me a very vogue look!