18 Months!

On Wednesday Brooklynn turned 18 months! We visited the doc on Monday, and she was amazed at how well Brooklynn is doing. Of course, we've known how wonderful she is, but it's always nice to hear from others. She's now almost 25 pounds (60th percentile) and is 33 inches (84th percentile). The doc was so impressed at her talking and how friendly she was to her. She said they usually cry at the office. We are so thankful that she's incredibly healthy and developing beautifully.

Last weekend we went to Damon and Shari's going away party on Saturday. We'll miss them but know they'll have a good time in St. Kitt's. On Sunday a group of us took the kiddos to the Aurora Reservoir. The water was cold but it felt good on the hot day!

The boys dipping their girls in the water!

Summer is almost over :-(

With last week being the last week before I go back to work, we stayed busy having fun! We went to the Children's Museum, Butterfly Pavilion, and the Botanic Gardens. It's sure going to be hard to go back to work after having such a great summer!

Brooklynn at the Botanic Gardens (a little scared she'd jump into the water)

She was in awe of this little boy...it was too funny!

In the tropical gardens

With grandma

Grandma showing Brooklynn the butterflies

Grandma holding "Rosie" the tarantula. Yuck!

Family Fun Weekend

With the summer winding down, we've been busy trying to get in as much fun as possible. On Wednesday we went to the water park down the street. Brooklynn is getting a little more daring there, but of course she's usually the smallest one there. Thursday we went swimming with Kiley and Heather. Kiley had to put on her matching outfit, so they could be twins.

On Friday Steve left work early so we could get in some swimming time. Brooklynn has no fear of water and loves to "jump in" now. After swimming Brooklynn wanted to read her new favorite read - Cows! She has become obsessed ever since visiting the VanOrd family farm.

Saturday we went to the zoo to check out the animals. It's getting more fun each time, as Brooklynn is more and more amazed at the animals. Here she's riding the train with daddy.

Always loves the gorillas

Feeding the Lorikeets with daddy

Because of her cow obsession we thought it'd be fun to take her to the Adams County Fair on Sunday. She loved it, and we didn't realize what city slickers we really are until we got there!

Petting a horse for the first time.

We had to visit Cam for a shot. The alumni association gave out free root beer floats.

At the petting zoo - she loved this bunny and tried to snuggle with him. I couldn't believe how gentle he was after all the torture.

With the goats

Last Couple of Weeks

The last couple weeks we've been trying to stay busy since the summer is coming to an end soon. Boo! Here's a few pics of what we've been up to! At the Botanic Gardens - Brooklynn loved the fountains

Playing with Hazel at the Gardens

Playing with cousin Makenzie

Brooklynn has been really into climbing - especially on mom and dad. She loves to wrestle with daddy!

Her new game - putting the blanket over her head and walking around. It's really funny!

Daddy holding Brooklynn and Jackson