Spring Break!

So spring break was a few weeks ago, but I really wanted to show what all we did! It was so nice to have a few days off to spend with Greg school free, but it was short lived, since even during the breaks, the studying never stops!

One of the greatest things that we got to do was take our good friend Mike to the Orlando Temple for the first time! It was so fun and exciting to experience this with Mike and some of our favorite missionaries The Kellets

Mike didn't stop smiling the whole day

Then a few days later we packed up the car and headed to Orlando again, this time for Disney World! It never gets old!
Brooklyn's dreams came true as soon as we walked in. She FINALLY got to meet her favorite princess Snow White! Brooklyn was all smiles and tried so hard to wait her turn the whole time yelling "Hi Snow White! Hi!"

It was pretty packed since it was spring break, so we spent a lot of time waiting in lines
Brooklyn and Greg getting ready to go in Buzz Lightyear!
She even got to dance with Chip and Dale
Out of all the rides, Cinderella's Carousel is still her favorite!
Going into the Haunted Mansion!
This big guy from the Country Bears reminds me of my Grandpa every single time! I love it.

Brooklyn adores Dopey. He is her favorite dwarf! While we were in line, someone said that he was going to leave and a different character would take his place. So while we were waiting for the next batch of characters to replace him...we kind of cheated and got this picture. I stood really close to the rope and tried to pose while Greg yelled "Hey Dopey!" and snapped the picture. Pretty lucky!

But even though she didn't get to hug Dopey, she was just as excited to hug Baloo!

and we got a picture with Rafiki from Lion King

Dad and Brooklyn on Pirates of the Caribbean!

Fireworks are always a must and every time she sees them Brooklyn says "Wow! Awesome!"

We didn't stay till 1a.m. but pretty close to it, and Brooklyn was exhausted.

The next day we went to Animal Kingdom!

Brooklyn loves Winnie the Pooh and especially Pooh and Eeyore..so when we turned the corner and she saw Eeyore standing there all alone she started yelling and ran to him! She was so excited to take a picture with him!

Brooklyn was too short for most of the rides at Animal Kingdom, but she LOVED the Triceratops Spin ride...we rode it like 3 times in a row.

She insisted on posing by the dino sign

This carved tree at Animal Kingdom was pretty awesome. Inside we got to watch the It's tough to be a bug movie. It was pretty fun!

She even got a picture with Terk from Tarzan

Since most of the rides there were for bigger kids, we headed back to Magic Kingdom to finish the trip. This was pretty much her expression the whole time...

It was so hot that we had to take an ice cream break during the parade

Outside of one of Brooklyn's favorite rides, Winnie the Pooh

We even got to see the electrical parade before we left!

Pete and his dragon friend

We LOVE Disney World! and to finish off our break we celebreated St. Patricks Day with a little bit of Green Eggs and Ham.This was one of the best spring breaks we have had together! It was a blast!

Don't Touch it!

Brooklyn LOVES the zoo but hates the snakes

Valentines, Friends, Birthdays, & Fun

The title pretty much sums up this post! February flew by and now March is just about over! I haven't had a chance to post a lot of the pics from the last 2 months, but here they finally are!

All ready for church in one of her favorite dresses. Brooklyn wants to wear this one just about every week. She calls it her "Beautiful princess dress"

This girl LOVES stickers! Her latest fascination is seeing how many she can stick on her face.

Right before Valentine's Day we had a super fun playgroup at our house! Brooklyn and I made tons of sugar cookies the night before..

and then all the kiddos got to frost and eat them

They also made cute valentines to give to their dad.

One of Brooklyn's best friends, Miley. She loves her so much!

And our friends Tennille and Shaef

Brooklyn was all about the frosting and sprinkles

My first attempt at chocolate covered strawberries

Since we have had spring here in Florida for quite a while we have taken A LOT of trips to the zoo!

Brooklyn and her friend Malynn

Jackson and Brooklyn

She used to be scared of this statue, but now she begs to climb on his back every time we go by it.

This past month one of my great friends Heather was baptized! It was such an amazing spiritual day, that I will never forget!

These women are some of the many reasons that I LOVE it here in Florida! They are the best friends a person can have!

I love this dress..the best part was that it was $4

Brooklyn is now an aspiring model. She loves to pose for the camera and say "CHEESE!"

I can't believe how grown up she is! French braids!?! Not to mention the fact that she sat still and let me do it without moving an inch!

A couple of weeks ago I was able to do the flowers for my friend Emily's wedding! It was so fun and I have definitely missed playing with flowers!

The centerpieces

Emily's bouquet

And the boutonnieres.

March brought along Greg's 26th birthday! Every time he would get a card in the mail and go to open it, Brooklyn thought it was for her and would say "Oh thank you daddy!" and try to steal it.

Getting ready to find all the presents that Brooklyn hid!

I don't know who was happier about the big bag of tootsie rolls and suckers!

Greg's hopes and dreams finally came true when he opened his last present! Thanks to his parents he is now the proud owner of the new Lebron James jersey!

While Greg has been busy with school, Brooklyn and I ventured out to the zoo one more time for the premier of Dino Alive! We had to make a pit stop at the elephants of course!

She has been pretty into dinosaurs lately so she was way excited to go see them!

I was lucky to get her to even look at the camera. She was amazed!

The life-size T-Rex made her a tad nervous...although she tried to play it off cool trying to smile

It was a pretty awesome exhibit!

All that playing can wear a person out! Lately she has been falling asleep holding her babies or her kitty...

or she falls asleep with her hand in the sink...

Speaking of being grown up, Brooklyn still thinks she is old enough to wear makeup. At least once a week I walk in to find her putting on mascara..no matter where I hide it! Oh and she has taken up flossing...

And if she isn't into the mascara, she somehow manages to squeeze her little arm into the locked cupboard and reaches the nail polish basket. I guess she was feeling the Christmas spirit.

She loves being in the tub! Sometimes I wonder if she creates a mess just to get a bath!

Brooklyn's New Tricks

Brooklyn started going to My Gym a few weeks ago and she loves it! Every class the coaches teach the kids one new skill to work on at home, and the first new skill she learned was to stand on one leg and balance. She thought she was pretty awesome and was so excited when she figured out she could do it!

We tried to get her to do it again, but then she got distracted by her shadow and then started doing Ring-Around-The-Rosie. It is her new favorite pastime.