splash pad

There is this cute splash pad not too far from our apartment that Brooklynn just LOVES!!

She really liked the pool but she loves being able to just run free and play in the water at the splash park! 

I love finding places like this that she absolutely loves! 

Even though they sometimes end in little fits because she doesn't ever want to leave!!

my little girl.

Brooklynn has been learning so fast these days.

It is so much fun to see her copy the things that I do like she wants to be just like me.

It is awesome and terrifying at the same time.

I know that she is watching my every move so I need to be a good example.

I want her to be a good happy person and the best way I can ensure that is to be that person.

Yesterday we were getting ready to leave the house and she was standing by the door because she knew we were leaving. I went into the kitchen and grabbed my purse. She saw me do this and immediately ran to her toy box and grabbed her little purse and insisted on holding it for so long!

ah seriously melted my heart.

I love her so much and seeing how much she loves me is the best feeling ever!

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life lately via instagram

my baby girl, lately.

Curtis works pretty much all day every day in the summer so B and I have been trying to find things to fill our days here in this small town. One more month and we'll be in Ft. Worth with many more options. But for now there is a lot of pool days and Elmo days and playing at home. She is so sweet and I love spending my days with her. She is getting so smart I can't even believe it! I love her more than anything in this world. So enjoy these photos I took of her with my phone since I never bring my camera anywhere it seems like!

learning

It makes me so happy to see my little girl learning.

She is like a little sponge!

You teach her something.. and she learns it!

It sounds so simple but it is truly amazing!

the farm.

The weather was SO nice today, so we headed down to Thanksgiving Point to go to the little farm they have there. They have a pony ride that I really wanted Brooklynn to go on. I knew she was going to either love it or hate it and I wanted to see which it would be. 

Turns out she absolutely loves pony rides! As soon as her little pony started walking she started cracking up laughing! She loved it so much! She was less than happy when she had to get off. She kept pointing at the ponies when we were looking at the other animals.

She did really enjoy the other animals too. 

She looked sticking her figures in the holes of the fence and touching their noses. 

SO FUNNY!

Here's a little video of her pony ride. 
Sorry it's a little bumpy, 
but I was mostly concerned with making sure she didn't fall off the pony! haha :)

oh darling, don't you ever grow up...

My little girl is just getting way too big! Her personality is blossoming so much! She is learning new things every day. 

Every day that goes by is another day closer to her moving out and going off to college! Too much for me to bear. I know she's only one but these things happen in the blink of an eye.

I am trying my hardest to soak up every little moment I get with my sweet angel. 

Last night when we were in the grocery store she kept holding her arms out and saying "hug! hug!" ah it made me want to cry happy tears.

I love the way that if I'm sitting on the couch, she'll climb up and come put her little head on my shoulder or sit down next to me and pat my leg. 

She really is the light of my life.

Sometime Curtis and I like to sneak into her room while she is sleeping and just watch her. So peaceful. Dreaming. It takes all of our self control not to wake her up and snuggle her!!

This girl needs her 3 B's to sleep.

Binky, Blanky, and Bee

 

Mama loves you Brookie!

Happy 17 months of life!

dino museum.

The other day I met up with my friend Jocelyn and her little boy Brix and the Dinosaur Museum! Brooklynn had a great time running around with Brix! So much fun!

she is definitely my child.

I put High School Musical 3 on and she pretty much danced through the whole movie! 

I was dying! I love my little dancer girl.

HAPPY WEEKEND FRIENDS!!

words.

Okay, the amount of words that Brooklynn can say is getting insane. Every day she says new words that I didn't even know she could say. And if you get her in the right mood she will say almost anything you ask her to. It's so much fun! Here is a list of the words she can say that I can think of off the top of my head.

mama

mommy

dada

daddy

bath

eyes

ears

mouth

nose

hair

toes

snuggle

hug

elmo

barney

outside

off

no

ashley

cheese

trees

moon

fly

hello

bye

ball

play

hot

coco

dog

wow, as I'm writing out this list it's longer than I thought. I know there are ones I am forgetting too! She even can say a two word sentence which is "Let's go!" Which she says often! I am so proud of my little talker! She is the bestttt!!!

happy weekend friends!

Now, I may or may not have a little bit of an addiction to diet coke.... yesterday Brooklynn had to have a can for herself. Don't worry it's not open. She has never ever had soda and wont for a very long time. But this video of her mimicking me is so funny! And she doesn't say it in the video but she calls is coco.

this girl.

is such a happy little girl and i love her so much!!!

glow sticks.

Brooklynn already loves the bath, but I saw this awesome idea on pinterest and HAD to try it out! 

So tonight we bought some glow sticks and put them in the bath with the lights off.

She absolutely LOVED it!! She also loved playing with them after.

I would definitely recommend it! It was so much fun!

today.

Brooke loves a lot of things. 

But some of her FAVORITES are..

Her new baby from MiMi.

Her bottle.

Her blanket.

& her chair.

(did you notice she weighs 26.8 pounds! getting so big!)