Catch up of the past month!

Time has been going by way too fast and I have gotten sooo behind with blogging! We have been going non-stop this past month and done tons of fun things! Here are a bunch of pictures to re-cap what has been going with us the last month!!

Florida really doesn't have a fall season to enjoy, but they do have some fun football games to go!

Brooklyn loved her first gameHer favorite part was the cheerleaders! She loved trying to jump and kick like themSpaghetti face!Brooklyn has discovered the Disney Princesses! She loves to dress up and has a particular fondness for Snow White and Belle.Speaking of Snow White, Brooklyn loves to imitate a certain dwarf..Betcha can't guess who?Some friends of ours invited us to their church's Fall Carnival! It was lots of fun and the best part was that it was all free! Brooklyn even sat still to get her face painted!

Brooklyn and Mom See my flower?

And Brooklyn had her very first pony ride!She loved it! She kept waving and smiling the entire time! The lady helping said she was a natural!In between all the festivities, we've taken time to read a few good books as well!And the best thing about living in Florida? The Beach of course!

We had a sleepover with the young women at a condo on the beach so I finally got to see the sunrise over the ocean!

We love beach days Brooklyn and one of her best friends JacksonThey give each other huge hugs every time they see each other! Her say "CHEESE" faceThis is Brooklyn's best friend Kenna! She loves her and talks about her every day!Brooklyn's not the only one that gets to have fun and play with her friends...This semester we have started doing Crafty Friday and these are a few of the fun things we have made!!

Spooky Halloween Jars found here

(which Brooklyn loves & insists on saying "goodnight kumpin" to every night)

And cute Halloween Wreaths found hereThis past month was also Brooklyn's first primary program! She got to go up front during church and sing "Follow the Prophet" and clap her hands. She did great!All ready for churchFor her birthday Brooklyn got a set of princess shoes, which she wears every single day! Jackson thought it'd be cool to wear them too! At least he picked the blue ones! They sat on her bed laughing and kicking their legs...it was pretty cute!And these pics just made us laugh. She loves to wear hatsand pose for pictures!

So that pretty much sums up what we have been up to! Greg is more than half way through this semester and I am just staying busy hanging out with Brooklyn and all of our friends that we have here! Another great thing about Florida is that while most of our friends and family are inside avoiding the chilly weather, we are having fun and enjoying our 80+ degree weather in October! Jealous aren't you?

The Cutest Girl Ever!

These are just some pictures that I took for Brooklyn's 2 year old photo shoot! She loves to pose and have her pictures taken!! These pictures totally show her awesome little personality and we think she is pretty stinkin' cute to boot!

Here are a few facts about Brooklyn!

Weight: 27 pounds 48 percentile

Height: 36 inches 98 percentile

She loves:

to run and play

dance

sing primary songs and do the actions

watch Disney princess movies

play with her dolls

jump really high

help mom cook

play with her friends

read books

dress up

say her prayers

color

go swimming

copy what mom and dad say

going to the park and zoo

play with her puzzles

and many many more things!

Brooklyn has grown up so fast!! It is crazy to look at her and see a little girl and not my baby anymore!! It amazes me how smart and talented she is! Not a day goes by that she doesn't do something or say something that completely surprises us!! She is talking like crazy and is so stinking funny! We laugh at her everyday!! We love her so much and couldn't have asked for a more perfect little girl!! Being her mom is the best thing in the world!

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!