A Butterfly, Cowgirl and a little Tinkerbell

Ok, finally got some Halloween pics posted in January. I guess there were some pics that were not posting so I am just posting a few pics. Brooklyn was a cowgirl and Tinkerbell and Stella was a butterfly. I thought Brooklyn would only like Tinkerbell but she only wore Tinkerbell to school. She was a cowgirl for everything else. It seemed like Halloween had more festivities than Christmas.







Stella was serious about getting some candy



Here is Brooklyn in the same costume 2 years ago

Thanksgiving at the beach with the cousins

Ok so I need to post all of our other Fall Fun including Halloween but I have been having trouble posting. So maybe I have figured it out. So stay tuned for more posts...

We spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in Galveston and rented a beach house with my family. We split the house with Katie and it was perfect. It was warm enough that the kids played on the beach each morning building sand castles and Brooklyn even kind of liked the sand. The cousins played so well together and we had a great car trip so it made for a great trip. When Stella and Finn start playing together it is going to be great! They are still parallel playing and love their mommies so not there yet.



Katie and her boys



Finn aka "Whitie"





All the cousins in the wagon





Stella and Mommy



The little ones on the beach

Fall Fun!

Ok so I am backtracking a little. For some reason I still have some pics from our fall activities that will not load but I got these to load. This was our visit to the Dallas Arboretum to their Pumpkin Patch.










Brooklyn and her friend, Aubrey

Country Critter Day

At school they have a Country Critters and Pumpkin Patch Day. They set up a barn with animals and then take their pictures on the hay bales. The parents get to come and help out. This year I had both Stella and Brooklyn's class to go to. It was fun getting to go to both of their classes.



Stella's outfit



Brooklyn's outfit



Brooklyn and Mommy



Brooklyn's class





Brooklyn loved riding the horse





Stella's class



Stella with Mommy by the horse (was not riding the horse not because of the horse but because of the man holding the horse, he was nice, but Stella is scared of every human being who she does not know)

Brooklyn's First Pigtails

I have decided to grow Brooklyn's hair out so it is now long enough for pig tails. I still miss the short haircut but every girl has to have long enough hair to have pigtails. I am always a shorter hair girl so it is hard for me.







Brooklyn, Allison and Baby Anderson

Mom's League Meeting and Fashion Show

We had our first Mom's League meeting yesterday and I did not know before we went but Brooklyn helped model the new Mom's League shirts. She loved it! Also Dora was there and she was not a fan! She told me she only liked her on TV! She was kind of scray looking.



Dora at the meeting



Walking down the red carpet



Getting ready behind stage

First Day of Preschool

Today was the girls first day of Preschool. This is Stella's first year and since she is one of the younger ones in her class and because she is a momma's girl I was hoping she would do well. There were some tears but generally they said she was happy. She has been doing good in the church nursery and at Adventure Kids Playcare so I really thought she would be fine. Brooklyn went right in like a big girl. The girl is so hyped up right after school that she just talks non stop. The pics are not very good but the best I could get with my not so good camera. Really need to get a new one!

Stella 18 months

Saying cheese for the camera (playing in the rain)

Stella is getting to be such a big girl! She has really been pleasant lately when she is not teething. She is saying more words everyday. Some of her new things she likes to say all the time are "cheese" for the camera, hold, go (when in the car at stoplight), purse, and "pay" for play, Brooklyn used to say this all the time.

She sleeps good and is eating a lot better. She still eats a lot of baby food and still does not like milk. She is really busy and likes to play hard where ever we go. She would climb up the tallest slide if I would let her. She still has not learn to sit when sliding so you have to make her sit. She has never been a good road trip baby so road trips are hard. It seems like we go on a lot to see Katie, Heather, Nonna and Poppy so I hope it gets better. She will start preschool next week so we will see how that goes! She is a big momma's girl.

One of her best traits I think is her big smile. Laird even said from early on when she would smile that she really smiles a lot.

18 months stats

21 lbs - 8%
30 inches -13%

At least she is 20 lbs now!

Pic of girls with Harrison

Here is a cute pic of the girls with their new cousin, Harrison!

Brooklyn's 3rd birthday party

We had Brooklyn's birthday party at Paradise Pond. It is a play place at a church. It is really fun. It was so easy, I just brought the stuff and they set it up. It was no stress! Also both of the girls were in good moods which I was concerned about because it was at 12:30 (almost nap time)

Brooklyn turns 3!

They loved playing in the laundry hampers last week!

My baby girl turned 3 on Tuesday! It was kind of a crazy because her cousins left that day plus we were so tired and the house was a mess. We just went to dinner and then got a special treat after dinner (cookie). Brooklyn is growing up fast! She is really sweet natured but don't let her trick you...she is a negotiator. She will convince you and give you reasons why she should do things. She is definitely all girl and loves to boss her cousins around and Stella. She is potty trained during the day and still wears pull ups at night but she is dry every night for several months so we could probably be done. She is doing so good in her bed. She still is not a good eater and will not try new things or eat any fruit or vegetables. All in all we are very blessed with a sweet, beautiful girl.

Her stats at her checkup:

Weight - 28 lbs (25%)
Height - 36 inches (25%)

Stay tuned for pics from her birthday party on August 7th!

Week with Cousins

Last week Miller and Finn came for a week! They really had fun. All four of them fought over toys the whole week but nothing we could not handle. They should be good a sharing now! Ha! It was a great week but it ended a little bumpy with the stomach bug.