The magic of Disney

Our Disney passes have been blocked out for almost two months which has made for a very sad two months. Once our passes were open again off we went. I decided to go it alone again with Brooklyn since we had so much last time all by ourselves. We got there at nine and our first encounter was with Alice.











Next were rode the Carousal. During the ride Brooklyn got really excited all of a sudden when she realized that it was Sleeping Beauty's Carousal. She had not realized that before.















Next we waited in line for the Princess walk. The line is always at least an hour long and Brooklyn is always so patient and well behaved as we wait. The first Princess in the walk was Princess Belle. Brooklyn LOVES Belle, she quickly ran up and gave her a hug. Belle was so sweet and really saw the excitement and belief in Brooklyn's eye. She really went that extra mile with Brooklyn by sitting and talking with her longer that she needed to. Brooklyn then spotted the next Princess and grabbed Belle's hand and walked her over to the other Princess. Belle thought Brooklyn was the sweetest thing ever.























The next Princess was Arial. Brooklyn quickly realized they shared the same color hair and had to point it out to them. Usually each Princess stays in her spot and the kids go from one Princess to the next but Brooklyn was special and got two Princesses at once. After they were finished visiting they both grabbed Brooklyn's hand and walk her over to the next Princess...






















Last but not least was Princess Jasmine. Brooklyn wasn't so excited about her but she still posed for a picture none the less.
















Our next stop was the Princess Ball. They teach the kids how to walk, dance and Wave like a Princess. Then they hold a Ball so they can practice there moves. Watch closely and you can see Brooklyn trying so hard to copy Cinderella...arms out, spin and walk! I was so excited she was actually coping the moves that i was only able to video the last part. It was a proud mom moment. After the dancing they did the May pole. Brooklyn was the youngest one there and had no problem figuring out what to do!

Make Believe

Brooklyn loves to pretend that she is Cinderella aka "gagh". She even will refer to herself as "gagh" or will even make me call her "Cinderella". She watches the movie every morning right after breakfast. She always brings out one of her many Cinderella dresses and waits for the part in the movie where "bobity" turns "gagh" into a princess and makes me put it on her too. I dont fuss much over headbands and bows but when she turns into "gagh" she always puts this one white headband on as part of the costume.

Here are some pictures i took as Brooklyn was playing make-believe outside. Notice how she carries her dress, waves like a princess, and all around carries herself. These pictures are priceless.

as promised

Brooklyn is a perfectionist and attempting to do a somersalt proves to be no different. She doesnt just put her head down and role; she puts her head down, carefully finds her balance and slowly kicks her feet over.

The many faces of Brooklyn

Brooklyn loves to smile for the camera; she also loves making scared, happy, sweet, mean and mad faces for the camera as well. She cracks me up!

Brooklyn update

My little Brooklyn.

The last few months have been a roller coaster of emotion for Brooklyn. She is finally cutting all her teeth which means cutting a nasty attitude right along with it. There are good weeks where she is full of energy, laughter and smiles. And then there are weeks of pure horror. Brooklyn is a poster child for clean and tidiness. She throws her own trash away without being asked, i don't know if i have ever seen her throw trash on the ground. She clears her own plate and puts it in the sink. When she is finished with her cup it also is tossed into the sink. She always uses a napkin to wipe her face. She can even now carry her step stool to the sink so she can wash her hands and brush her teeth which she also does own her won without being asked. She is constantly cleaning up after me...throwing my trash away, caring my shoes into my room and flushing the toilet after me.

Her speech is coming along slowly. We are working on letter sounds instead of focusing on whole words. She has so much to say I am almost afraid of when she can really say whats on her mind.

Potty training is also coming along great. She decides every morning whether she wants big girl underwear or diapers. I never have to remind her to go, she just does it on her own. I think come October i will stop the diapers completely.

Brooklyn started crawling out of her crib so we finally took down one side and turned it into a toddler bed. It was a big day. I feared that naps were going to turn into a struggle and that she would never stay in her bed. I have been pleasantly surprised. I put her in bed, and there she stays until she wakes up. The best part is that i wake up to her climbing in bed with me.

Lets go fly a kite

It was a hazy morning so we decided to head down to Seal beach to try out our new kite.

Fair trip # 3

We took our third trip to the fair with Steve. We had a blast together as a family. We rode the ponies...twice, rode the elephant, ate yummy food, got her face painted, went down the slide, went into the petting zoo and rode a huge Farris wheel.

Lots to catch up on...Fair trip #2

We were luckily enough to visit the fair three times this year. The food, live music, animals of all kinds, and rides make for a great family friendly day. The second visit was with our friends Lisa and Jackson. Lisa's husband works for the fair grounds so Jackson was able to go frequently. Jackson enjoyed showing Brooklyn around. He would grab her hand and pull her form one thing to the next.






















Riding the ponies was every ones favorite. Lisa and i couldn't believe that our once tiny babies were riding ponies all by themselves. Jackson was a natural and even rode with his hands in the air. We had so much fun we had to do it twice.




















And of course we had to get their faces painted!























It was so neat to watch them interact with the animals in the petting zoo. Both Lisa and I are huge animals lovers and it is clear our children have the same love and kindness in their hearts.




















Some other highlights...