Can't forget the Veggies...

August 30, 2013

As the last day of August sets in tomorrow, I had to post some pics of our garden this year.  Can hardly believe that Fall is amongst us...

When Brooke was out riding her bike, she was excited to find leaves that had fallen off the trees that she brought back to show me, a true sign that Fall is just around the corner!

Sleep on, sleep away our little princess diva~

August 30, 2013

Brooklynne doesn't exactly have a bedroom right now, her bed sits upstairs in the hall in a little sitting area all out in the open...poor little girl.The funny thing is that she is so proud of her area, she thinks it's so cool and she's always excited to show all of her friends. She still has her clothes and dresser then some of her toys in Matt and my closet (she had her bed in there when she was a baby for the longest time since our closet is ginormous and a total waste of space, I mean how many clothes does one person need?) After a couple of years, Matt got tired of Brooklynne in our closet so we decided it was time to move her to Ellie's room which both Brooke and Ellie were SO EXCITED about. Well, the excitement for Ellie was short lived when she found her little sister constantly getting into her things and messing up her bedroom so Ellie moved Brooke's bed to Spencer and Josh's room (which is plenty big enough for the three of them, being the bonus room that the boys share) but they got tired of her in their room as well since they complained that she kept them up at night...so into the hall she went until we figured out a better solution.  Five, maybe six? months later and she is still in the hallway. Many of her toys along with her play house accumulated in the game room downstairs that we thought we might turn into a bedroom until Matt decided to turn it into his office. So she still has toys in Matt's office in the closet under the stairs, then some on the book shelves next to her bed in the hall way and some in our closet. When the kids go back to school that's one of my projects, to figure out a better solution to Brooke's bed, and her stuff/madness.  In the mean time, Summer time at our home is pretty laid back, that's what summer time is for right?  The kids have fun playing with each other in the evenings, it's fun for me as a mom to see them as siblings when the friends are away...enjoying each other and making memories. The kids pretty much determine their own bed time including Brooke, she thinks she's one of the big kids. She goes to bed when she's tired and good and tired to sleep through the hall lights being turned off and on, the kids being loud and the bathroom being used right next to her parked bed in the hallway. The girls took this picture of Brooke sleeping the other night, all decked out in her girly stuff.  I guess the shades are so the hall light won't affect her beauty sleep.... 

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A party for Brooklynne at Pixie Dust Hollow

 August 20, 2013

The Birthday Girl, our little four year old Tinkerbell girl!

Brooklynne blowing out all four of her birthday candles.

Prizes, Goody Bags and Pixie Dust

Making wishes with pixie dust.

Hope all those wishes come true kiddos!

 Ellie and Bre had fun making b-day signs for Brooke.

Bre showing Brooke how to do some cheer stunts to celebrate her special day and Brooke opening a b-day package surpirse from the Kinsey's a day before her special day, all smiles for sure!

 Tinkerbell Pinyata time.

Emily and Haley up to bat.

 Jill and Millie's turn.

Jordynn and Ireland trying their best to break into the goods.

 Mitchell (the only boys Brooke invited, she said to be with Josh:) and Taylor giving it a try.

 Dad the Pinyata Man.

 Josh and Aleni, come on you guys can do it~

Brooklynne and Molly.

 The Fire Fly Toss.

 Pin the bun on Tinkerbell's head.

Loving the B-day party games.

Brooklynne decided that she wanted a Tinkerbell Tea Party for her bday this year so we incorporated some of her favorite finger snack tid bit foods.

 Presents, thank you for the fun b-day gifts everyone. Brooke loves all of her fun new things to play with!

 Brooke had a great time with all of her family and little girl friends at her party this year, it was a packed house full of little girls but they all seemed to have a good time.

Brooke was sad to see all of her friends go home at the end of the night but into her new Tinkerbell jammies she went with her Fairy wings on...wasn't too long after that into fairy sleepy land dreams she went~

Welcome to the Fabulous Fours Miss Brooklynne!