Our Summer

We had a pretty big challenge ahead of us trying to keep these 2 monkeys busy for the summer

It all started with the end of Taylie's first year of preschool!

(Taylie and Miss Miriam)


(Taylie and Katie; they were partners in crime through the whole school year)


They put on a program showcasing all that they learned through the year, including a song and dance number. I was most impressed by this because it shows that they taught her how to follow directions! ;)Miss Miriam and Miss Jenny were Taylie's teachers for the year. We loved them!


We went swimming

Played up the canyon

more swimming :)

Played at Grandma's house...A LOT!

more swimming....

popcorn, Popsicles, and movie night

and we swam a bit more... :)

Played at the park

and...SWIMMING!

Played in the dirt (which lead to taking lots of showers)

or cleaning off in the pool....

Played with some friends and went to birthday parties

and (drumroll please......) we swam a bit more! :)
And of course, last but not least:
We increased the number in our entourage from 2
to 3! Whew! I sure did enjoy our summer together :)
Now, bring on baking season!

My 3 favorite peeps!

Luke is....

(I covered his bum with the star, but he is as naked as a butterball turkey!)

Happiest after a nap :)

Which can, obviously, happen anywhere. :)

melts my heart...

This totally made my day:

This is one of the first real smiles he has given me :)
I am so happy!

2 week stats

Things are busy so I don't have much time to update, I am sure you get it.

Here are Jack's 2 week stats (as of 7-27-2011):

9lbs 14 oz (95%)

21 3/4 inches (95%)

We sure do love our new little guy :)

We just wish he loved sleep as much as we love him...

Jack-Jack Attack!!!

Jack Emerson Brooks

July 15, 2011 9:43pm

9lbs 12oz

20 in

I know...

I have totally been slacking off for the last...2 and a half months. Sorry. I promise I will try to post something worthwhile ASAP, especially since we are for sure having this baby Friday.

You can pick your jaw off of the ground and I know that you are all thinking "Whuck?!" but it is a 2 and a 1/2 month long story that is fairly uninteresting. So, I promise that if I don't give a decent update before Friday, then I will do it over the weekend. Okay? Okay.

outsmarted

You know, I am glad that my kid has brains. I just wish that she wouldn't use them against me:

All I said was: "Get your clothes off of my floor, please! I am not your maid."

So she did.

Tee shirt, shorts and ballet shoes all hung neatly on my lamp.

Body Art

I know that this doesn't compare to the epic masterpieces that Taylie has created on herself, but for a kid who hates to get messy and is a germaphobe, it was a pretty big deal that he willingly got messy.

But...true to form, about 5 minutes later he was demanding a shower to get all of the "ewwies" off of him. He didn't believe me when I told him that I had scrubbed off all I could. He grabbed the loofa and proceeded to scrub himself until he got tired. Then he believed me. He was sad at first and was afraid it would be permanent, but I told him that it would take a few days of showering and it would all come off. Then he was okay.

The saddest part: I was standing not 4 feet away from him cooking dinner when he did it. All I did was turn to stir the rice and...TA-DA!!!

Easter 2011

Holiday's usually rock around here. This one was no different. :)

Our Easter festivities started on Saturday, that is when the Easter Bunny comes around here. We try to spend Sunday focusing on church and Jesus, so the Bunny obliges our request and comes a day early.

In all of my pregnancy awesomeness, I forgot to get pictures of the Saturday morning discovery of the baskets. Another part of it may have been that Taylie was up at 3am just to make sure that he came, and she woke us up to tell us that he didn't forget to come. So when both of them were up and the crack of dawn and all excited about their baskets, we were quite groggy. It was super fun though to play with bubbles and they got to take their new coloring books and crayons to church in Grandpa and Grandma Schlenker's ward. I also let them indulge in some marshmallow peeps to go with breakfast.

After church with Grandma and Grandpa, we went to their house for a super yummy lunch and the yearly Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard. Luke did much better this year and Taylie was good about helping him rather then stealing from him. :)

My 2 favorite peeps!

I had to put this picture in because it was taken right in the middle of saying "Cheese Farts!"
I can't stop them from saying it no matter what, so we just kind of roll with it.
:)