Summer is Over....Back to work

Its official.....I am going back to work tomorrow. I am starting this school year off at a new district so I have to go back with all of the new teachers. I am so sad to have to leave my little girl but I am kinda ready to get back to teaching.

Brook turned 16 months this week!


We had a great last week babysitting the girls! We had lots of fun playing games and going to Chuck E Cheese. We sure missed our little Emma this week. The girls taught Brook how to play some fun games. Here is Brook and Ashley playing Connect Four. I cant believe my 16 month old sat still long enough to play. It was so cute to watch her wait until it was her turn to put in her piece.

Sarah and Brook played this elephant game that was super fun! There is air that blows little butterflies up through the elephant's trunk. The winner is determined by whoever catches the most butterflies in their net. Brook had so much fun running around trying to catch the butterflies in her net!

We also had a great weekend! Dada was off on Saturday so we finally got to take out his pride and joy......the Boston Whaler and go boating on the river. This was Brook's first time to go out in a boat and she loved it! We packed a picnic lunch and caked on the SPF 50 and had a great day out in the sun.

Here is a picture of Brook's single uncles if any one is in the market!

Girl time during Edouard

Well it was a great day staying at home with Brook today while Edouard came through! We got to sleep in to the sound of rain on the carport. We spent the day in our pjs lounging around. After nap time we had little pedicures. Of course Brook wanted to paint mine after I was done with hers. Needless to say I had to use a cotton ball and remover to fix mine up!

The only thing missing today was our Dada! He is stuck at the plant for 16 hours. We are going to make him one of his favorie dinners tonight...fried shrimp. I am sure he will appreciate it after a long day of sitting around at work making double time!

Please pray for our friend Cody's family as they deal with the loss of his grandma. They are old neighbors that we dearly love and miss. Cody and Travis became close buds from the start! Here is a picture of them from Halloween '07. Cody wanted to be an Operator like Travis so my dad got him a "blue suit" with his name on it.

Blog Debut!

Well I have been fixing up my blog for a week or two now and have finally decided to post. Thanks to my friends Laura and Tedra I have been hooked on blog stalking! I always thought that I did not have enough time to do something like this or myspace but my husband convinced me that all the time I spend stalking everyone else I could have one of my own.

Well I have really great news.....Brook's paci went "gone gone" over the weekend! It has been more than 24 hours without it. She has played, rode in the car and even went to sleep without it. I figured since she knows the meaning of "gone gone" now it was time to get rid of it. She was never going to learn how to talk with it always in her mouth! She is about to start Mother's Day Out in a few weeks and I did not want to have to worry about her having it with her.

This is going to be really fun sharing the everyday adventures with you of my family!

Oh by the way, these are Brook's favorite songs!