Wednesday, June 30, 2010

May and June

It has been two busy months. Sydney finished school and Tee ball. She is now a first grader. We are so proud of her. She did great with Tee ball this year and this fall she wants to do soccor. She also has two teeth that are loose and she is waiting for them to come out.

Brooke does not have her pacifier any more. We took it away from her last week Monday and it only took two days for her to forget about it. Next we are starting potty training. She has been using the potty on and off. I think she will catch on fast too it.

Shawn started a new job this week. He is working at Bank of America working downtown. I'm not working at Hallmark anymore I'm just babysitting during the day some children from the neighborhood.

It has been really hot here! We have had 18 days straight of above 90 degree weather here. Today is the first day that it is not 90 degree's here. We have been at the pool a lot already this summer. Papa and Mimi Smith can here for a week to visit. My sister and her family stop by for a surprise visit on their way to Florida and they are coming back the end of July for a week along with my other sister. Mimi Smith, Aunt Nikki and Aunt Holly were just here for a long weekend and the girls also got to see Uncle Mike. We have had a lot of visitor but love seeing everybody.

Movie Star Brooke
Sun bathing girls!
Sydney and her friend Marley in the pool.
Brooke in the pool.
Our in covered patio in the backyard! The only thing left for us to do is add the lights and fans. We love it out there.
Mess face Brooke! She was eating a cupcake.
Sydney getting her trophy and game ball from playing Tee ball.
At Carowinds.
Girls at carowinds.
Sydney and Brooke at Sydney's school for her year end party.
Sydney on third base waiting to go home!
Going home!
This game she had a double header and out of both games hit very pitch that coach pitched too her except for two that she had to hit off the Tee. That was a great game for her.
Brooke at Sydney's school she loved going up there to see her sister and she never wants to leave once we were there.
Mother's Day flowers that Sydney made for me at school.
Mother's Day....All about Mom by Sydney.
Mother's Day
I went on a field trip with Sydney to Patterson Farm picking strawberries. We had a lot of fun.
All finished picking strawberries.
Picking strawberries.
They had a petting zoo there too!
They were getting ready to plant beans.
Class picture when they arrived.
Getting off the bus that brought them to the farm. Parents had to drive theirself there.
Our three new flower plants that we planted in the front yard.
Sydney had a school dance that her and I went to. This is her friend Emily that is in her class and lives in the neighborhood. She is also from Michigan!


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Easter In Michigan

April was a fun month for us. We went to Michigan for Easter and when we were their the new little baby came. He just wanted to wait for his Aunt Jean to come before he came. The girls were so excited to see him. When you asked Brooke who's baby he was she would say her baby Gabe. I think if she could have she would have brought him home with us. We had a great time on Easter seeing our families and the girls got to dye Easter eggs and also did an Easter egg hunt. We loved seeing everybody it was a busy week in Michigan.

Now that we are home the busy starts here. Sydney had opening season of Tee ball on Saturday. She did great. She hit the ball that was pitched to her for her first hit and then the second time up she had to hit off the Tee but she did get on base both times. Brooke is also doing good.

We are looking forward to the school year coming to end and the pool opening. I can not believe that Sydney will be a first grader at the end of this school season. We love you all and hope all is well with everybody!


Sydney and Brooke at Baker Park.
Sydney and Brooke blowing a flower at the park.
Brooke and Sydney at the park
Sydney and Brooke having fun at Baker Park
Sydney up to bat! First Tee ball game of the year.

Sydney ready for the ball to come her way.

Brooke and Daddy at the ball field.

Team picture...Sydney is in the back row.

Sydney and Brooke being silly.

Sydney and Brooke

Sydney ready to play ball.

Sydney's spring pictures.

Sydney and Brooke with the Easter bunny.
Sydney giving Gabe kisses. Last day in Michigan.
Brooke giving kisses to Gabe. Last day in Michigan and saying good bye.

Brooke being silly

Sydney getting to feed Gabe.

Me with the girls and Gabe.

Me with the girls and Gabe.

Brooke so happy that she finally gets to hold her new baby cousin.

Sydney with her new baby cousin.

The girls with their new baby cousin.

Sydney, Brooke, cousin Hailey(the new big sister), Gabe.

Brooke giving Gabe kisses. "My baby Gabe"

The girls with Gabe.
They found an egg...now how do I get it out of there?
Look at me I found an egg!

Brooke looking for eggs.

Sydney looking for eggs.

Easter eggs that the girls and Hailey did.

Hailey
Sydney
Brooke

Brooke
Hailey and Sydney...they were so excited to see each other!



























































































































































































































































































Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Brooke's 2nd Birthday

I can not believe that Brooke is two now. We had a Mickey/Minnie birthday party for her. All her friends came over to celebrate the big day with her. She had so much fun opening her gifts and blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. We had to relight one of the candles before we finished singing Happy Birthday because she blew one out. Mimi Smith, Aunt Holly and Aunt Nikki came down from Michigan for Brooke's party.

Sydney is doing great in school and is getting ready to start T-ball again. She starts practice next Tuesday.

The weather is finely getting warm here and we have been outside enjoying the nice warm weather. The girls love being outside. Sydney keeps asking when the pool is going to open now that the weather is nice. Had to tell her that it is not that warm yet. We have a few more weeks and we are going up to Michigan for Easter and will be up there for a week. We are all looking forward to going up and hoping that the new little baby will arrive before or during our trip so that we can see him. So to my sister you better tell that little one to hurry up and come.
Brooke in her birthday dress!

The girls new sister picture.

Brooke decided to try on all her new birthday clothes.

Eating her birthday cake...it must be good that it is all over her face.


Being silly

Giving me high five's that she blew out her candles.

Blowing out her birthday candles.

Waiting to sing Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girl.

Opening Birthday presents

Mommy, Brooke and Hailey that I watch during the week. That is one of Brooke's friends.

Brooke with her new baby that mommy and daddy got her. And her new cup.

The Birthday Girl!