Look Who's 2!

Brooklyn turned 2 on September 4th! To celebrate we had a jungle safari birthday party with all of her friends!!! We had yummy food, played fun games, had strawberry cake, and opened lots of great presents!!

Ready for the party!

Brooklyn's Elephant cake!
Jungle treats!
The party bags Brooklyn gave to all of her friends for coming to her partyBrooklyn, Jonah, and Jackson sporting their animal masks

Megan and Aiva & Amanda and JaceyMore of our friends!Our friends Tennille and Shaefer, Loni, & Pollyanna and JacksonGreg and all the kiddos trying to hit the coconut pinataBrooklyn and all of her best buddies at the party (her girl friends couldn't make it to the party)It's pretty much impossible to get 5 two year olds to look at the same time for a picture

Our family

She loved having everyone sing Happy Birthday to her!Getting ready to blow out her candleMmmm cake!And of course the party wasn't complete until her little buddy Jackson fell into the cake while trying to grab another cookie! He was a little surprised!The poor elephant got scalped, good thing we'd already taken pictures!Time for presents!She loved tearing open every present and seeing what was inside!Brooklyn and most of her birthday presents! She definitely got spoiled!

We had tons of fun at the party and were so glad that all of our friends could come play with us and celebrate Brooklyn's special day!! Brooklyn got very spoiled by all of her friends and grandparents, but she loved every minute of it!

Our little Smarty Pants

Just a couple of videos to show what a cute little genius she is!! Make sure the pause the music at the bottom so you can hear her!

Hey Good Lookin' Whatcha got Cookin'

All of my life I have wanted an Easy Bake Oven!! One day I was out garage-saleing and I stumbled upon this little beauty, practically brand new with all the accessories for $3!! What a steal!! Brooklyn loves to climb up on the counter and "help" so I couldn't wait to let her use it!!

Getting ready to bake!

Stirring up the brownies
Mom and Brooklyn

Pure concentration...and a test taste here and there...
She really was enjoying this...despite her lack of smilesEnjoying all of her hard work!And in the words of Brooklyn "Mmm Numm Numm"

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Before Greg started back to school, we took Brooklyn to her first baseball game!! Jacksonville has a minor league baseball team here, The Jacksonville Suns! We got way close seats for a really good deal!! Brooklyn loved watching everything and seeing all the people and bright lights!!

Here are some pics from the night!

Of course no baseball game is complete without Cracker Jacks!
Which Brooklyn devoured!

For entertainment they had this awesome little cowboy monkey riding around the field on his "horse"
Brooklyn loved the mascott!
The stadium at nightAnd after every Friday night game they blast off fireworks! If you can't tell by Brooklyn's grip on my throat, the loud explosions scared her to death!!
And last of all..our nice sweaty family after the game! It was a bit humid that night but we had lots of fun!

Random pictures of Brooklyn

This post is mainly for the grandparents, but here are a few pictures of Brooklyn from the past few weeks!

Showing off her pigtails!

This picture defines her true personality! She is one of the happiest little girls I have ever known!We Love her!Haha she thinks if she closes her eyes, that you can't see her. She does it everytime we catch her sneaking into something, coloring the walls, playing in the toilet, etc.Brooklyn loves to cook!! Here she is making jello jigglers with dad!And then of course she gets to reap the benefits of all her hard work with mom!