Brooklyn Singing E-I-E-I-O

Brooklyn loves to sing the song Old McDonald and I finally got this video to upload. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do. In case you were wondering, yes Brooklyn is feeding the dog strawberry shortcake too.

Joe Pool Lake

*This Picture reminded me of a picture that was taken of me when I was her age.

*Rare moment when we could capture a big smile while she is looking at the camera.

For those of you that have lived or visited Texas know that there are lots of lakes around. Ricky and I have lived in Mansfield for about two years and we have never been to Joe Pool Lake, which is like five miles away. So we went today to check out one of the parks by us. It was a lot different from what I'm use to, but it was really pretty. Here are a few pictures we took while we were there.

*Family Pic while we were exploring.

* Pic of Ricky and Brooklyn with a view of the Swim area.

*Pic of Brooklyn and I walking around.

*Another pic of flowers in the background.

Missing Ricky!!!

Last week Ricky left for New Jersey for three weeks for training for his new job. Brooklyn and I decided that we would miss him too much at home, so we decided to go to Nana and Papa's in California. Brooklyn and I have had a good time here in California so far. We have gone to the park, visited with family from the bay area and fed some ducks while hiking. Brooklyn really enjoyed hiking and being able to walk where she pleases. I have decided that she wouldn't miss me if she wondered off somewhere and got lost. She is definitely little Miss independence. She also has aquired the taste for rocks and flowers. Our whole little hike Brooklyn would bend over and grab either a rock or a flower to sample before her mean mom took it away. It was quite the little adventure. This past weekend Ricky was able to go to Atlantic City with some people that he is in training with. He said that he had a really great time, but that he misses us and wishes that he was with us instead. We Miss you Ricky!!!

New Hang Out and Sectional

Brooklyn found a new hang out this week. Unfortunately it happens to be in our fireplace. I'm not too excited about her new hang out, but I took a few pics because she looked so cute in there. For those of you that have never seen our fireplace, it's never been used, so it's not as dangerous as it sounds.
A few weeks ago, we were able to purchase a new sectional for our living room. We have had several family members that have asked for pictures, so we figured it would be easier if we just posted the pics on our blog.

My Wild Child

Brooklyn's hair lately, has been out of control. I put clips in her hair, she tears them out, I put a headband on her, she tears it off, etc. Well the other day, I was able to capture a rare moment when her hair looked brushed and cute. I was especially excited that I was able to do pigtails to where all her hair fit.





On Monday we were able to have Ricky's parents and brother Skyler over for dinner. Afterwards, the guys watched the Mavs game while Brooklyn entertained the rest of us by biting her uncle Skyler's big toe. I know it sounds gross, but it was hilarious. Here's some pics from that night.

Walking and Talking

The other day, Brooklyn was talking and walking all over the house and having such a good time dragging around a bag. I thought some of you would enjoy watching her walk and talk in the video.

Vacation Time

Ricky started a new job today as a pharmaceutical rep for a company called Sanofi-Aventis. The past two weeks, Ricky was able to use some vacation days at Woodgrain before starting his new job. We were able to go to the Zoo, one day as a family and had a really good time. The part that we enjoyed the most was feeding the birds with the seed sticks that we bought there. The birds get so close and Brooklyn was amazed by this. Brooklyn also enjoyed waving and saying "hi" to all the animals. It was definitely a great day to go to the zoo.

Ricky and I were also able to go on a little getaway to Cancun. Ricky got his passport on Friday, I got mine Monday and we booked our flights that night. It was totally last minute. We then were searching for places to stay Monday night and I found a 4 1/2 star resort on Hotwire that was only $89 a night. The only problem was we didn't know which hotel it was. All we knew was that it was in the hotel zone, it was 4 1/2 stars and that it was $89 dollars a night. When Ricky and I were deciding if we wanted to take our chances I convinced him that it was liked putting a quarter in the gum ball machine and not knowing what color the gum ball was going to be. We took our chances and we ended up staying at Le Meridien. The hotel was absolutely beautiful.

Ricky and I had a really good time there while Brooklyn stayed with Ricky's parents. We laid out by the pool and beach, we went downtown to do some shopping (which is scary!!), and we shopped at some tourist shopping areas. It was really fun. The only regret Ricky and I have is that we didn't go to Senor Frogs the second night we were there. We went there the last night we were there and had so much fun. The waiters were hilarious and there was a band that was playing while we ate. After dinner we even danced a little bit. In short, it's a fun place to go.

Us Laying Out While it was Cloudy

Out to Dinner one night

Senor Frog's with Our Loco Balloon Hats and Virgin Pina Coladas