1 Year Checkup

Yesterday, I took little Miss B. in for her 1 year checkup. It was not a good time, Brooklyn started screaming right when the nurse came in, and didn't stop until we were walking out of the doctor's office. Poor little thing, she has major stranger anxiety, and on top of it, she got 4 shots yesterday. One funny thing though, as the doctor was walking out he told me, "Good luck, I can see you have a very strong-willed little girl there." Kind of funny. : ) Our little lady is growing just fine, her statistics are:

Height: 30 inches (75 percentile)
Weight: 22 lbs. 2 1/2 oz. (75 percentile)
Teeth: 8!!!

Brooklyn is so much fun, and although sometimes she can be a challenge with her "strong will" she is such a joy in our lives!!! We just love her so much!!!

Watch Out - We Have a Walker!!!

Brooklyn has been so close to walking now for about a month. In the last week, she has taken about 3 or 4 steps to the safety of the couch or other furniture. Well, last night, the day after her first birthday, she figured it out, and was walking all over the place!!! It is so fun to watch, she is still getting the hang of turning, and would sometimes turn when she wasn't planning on it, but it is just so stinkin' cute!!! Now, the level of baby proofing reaches new heights. What a big girl!!! Enjoy the video.

Brooklyn's Birthday . . .

Brooklyn and I celebrated her birthday yesterday by cleaning, decorating, playing, and sleeping in preparation for her birthday party. Ben's family came over last night to help us celebrate. We had an Elmo party, since Brooklyn LOVES Elmo. Brooklyn made out like a bandit with so many new toys, books, and bath toys! She loved all of her presents, but just wanted to hold her crayons. She is one lucky girl. The cake wasn't as exciting as I had imagined it being. I made her the cutest Elmo cake and stripped her down to her diaper, put her in her highchair, and was just going to let her go at it, she just pushed it away and started crying. Sad! We cut off a piece of it, and she just played with it, getting the icing everywhere. Then she wanted out, so into the bath she went. After that we had snow cones, and that seemed to cheer her up a bit. It was a fun party, but when the guest of honor is a little cranky, then it just isn't as fun. Hopefully, next year she will be more into it. Here are some pics from our little shindig.

Her two birthday cakes!
Happy Birthday Girl!
Opening presents.
Not too sure about the cake . . .

Our baby is 1 today!!!

One year ago today, little Brooklyn Nicole joined (after being induced - I was 2 weeks overdue)our family! It is so crazy how fast this year has flown by, we can't believe she is already 1!!! She has been such a blessing in our lives and everyday has been an adventure. She is such a sweet little lady with a fun (sometimes a little wild) personality. We love watching her grow and learn new things, and we can't wait to see the person she will become! We love you baby girl!!! Happy Birthday! Here are just a few of my favorite "Little Brooklyn" pictures!

Another Tag . . .

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy these. I like reading them and I don't mind doing them. Requel tagged me to do the "5 Tag" so here goes.

The Five Tag

5 years ago: (2003) I had just finished my junior year at BYU-Idaho, was living at home working for the City of Idaho Falls mowing all of the parks (a dream job really - being paid to tan all day!) I went country dancing every Thursday in Rexburg, and I think had 4 boyfriends that summer. Needless to say, it was a fun time. : )

5 Months Ago: (January) I was loving being home every day with my 8 month old angel, Brooklyn.

5 Things on my to do list:
1. Go to Target.
2. Bake Brooklyn's birthday cakes for tomorrow.
3. Reschedule Brooklyn's 1 year pictures.
4. Iron Ben's shirts.
5. Clean out my old diaper bag.

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Twinkies
2. Any candy really
3. Drinks or snow cones from my margarita machine. : )
4. String cheese
5. Frozen fruit bars

5 Things I would do if I were suddenly a billionaire:
1. Build our dream house in Idaho.
2. Buy some fun cars.
3. Buy me and Brooklyn lots of clothes (and Ben too if he wants them!
4. Invest it for Brooklyn in the future.
5. Pay Ben to stay home with us. : )

5 of my BAD habits:
1. My OCD tendencies.
2. Having a hard time admitting when I'm wrong.
3. Picking at my split ends.
4. Biting the polish off of my fingernails.
5. Not being happy when my life is just fine.

5 Places I have lived:
1. Idaho Falls, ID
2. Rexburg, ID
3. Littleton, CO
4. Lakewood, CO
5. To be determined . . .

5 Jobs I have had:
1. City of Idaho Falls Parks and Rec. Employee (tree waterer, flower girl, trim crew, and lawn mower extraordinaire)
2. Hometown Kitchen waitress
3. Circulation Librarian at BYU-Idaho
4. Maternity clothing manager at Babies R Us
5. Kindergarten Teacher at Westgate Elementary

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I am very claustrophobic!
2. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Chris Brown these days.
3. I am a little OCD about cleaning.
4. I'm in love with diet coke!
5. I can mow lawns with the best of them; and change the wheels, blades, and belts on any lawnmower, just give me that air wrench! Thanks Paul!

5 people that I tag:
1. Debbie
2. Jenni
3. Jaime
4. Erica : )
5. Linda

Friday Flashback Part 2

I decided for today's edition of Friday Flashback to post some pictures of Ben and I at college before we were dating. All of these are from our freshman year, so 2000 - 2001. My roommate Lindsay and I got a kick out of harassing Ben (or Watts, as we called him) and he was really nervous around us. I wonder why?!

Tag about Ben . . .

I got tagged by Debbie to write things about Ben, so here it goes:

A -ATV of choice? definitely a snowmobile, but he likes all of those crazy things.

B - Born? March 29, 1979

C-Cookies or Candy? Not much of a candy/cookie eater. He does like Oreos and Soft and Chewy Chips Ahoy!

D-Date of Choice when you go out? Dinner and a movie?

E-Essential Item? Cell Phone and wallet

F-Favorite Foods? Steak, Hamburgers, Hot dogs

G-Gas or Diesel vehicle? Gas guzzlers (2)

H-Hobbies? Snowmobiling, golf, watching sports on TV (golf), me and Brooklyn : ), taking care of the cars, cars in general

I-Ice Cream Flavor? Vanilla and chocolate chip cookie dough

J-Job? Financial Analyst Lockheed Martin

K-Kids? 1 little angel, Brooklyn Nicole

L-Last Vacation as a couple? Idaho and Utah? Our last real vacation just the two of us was our honeymoon to San Diego almost 4 years ago.

M-Morning person or night owl? Morning person, he likes to go to sleep early and gets up pretty early.

N-Number of Siblings? 3; 2 brothers and 1 sister.

O-OCD or sloppy? OCD, especially when it comes to our cars, it is kind of nice though.

P-Pet Peeves? When I get after him about things. : )

Q-Quiet or Loud? Quiet, until he feels comfortable.

R-Restaurant? Chili's, Texas Roadhouse, any steak house.

S-Sports? Golf, snowmobiling, watching football and basketball.

T-Tight wad or spender? Tight wad, although I didn't realize it until we got married. : )

U-Unknown Fact about him? He was voted "extremely hot" on hot or not back in the day. : )

V-Vegetables? Green beans and corn.

W- Worst Habit? Leaving the toilet seat up? It doesn't really bother me but, Brooklyn loves to play in the toilet. : )

X-Xtra Curricular activities in high school? Cars, friends, and I think he was the mascot for awhile? : )

Y-Your favorite things about him? He always makes sure that my car is moved in the morning (and scraped when it snows) so I don't have to walk that far. And, he indulges me with letting me shop for Brooklyn's clothes, and calls us just to say hi and that he loves us!

Z-Zodiac Sign? I think Aries.

Tag three people: Erica, Amy and Requel!!!