Thanks to the holiday weekend we were able to have some family come out for Connor's blessing.
Troy gave a beautiful blessing and since Troy's mom knows shorthand we were able to have it recorded and saved.
Prior to Sunday, Brooke has had a blast with all her cousins. Will and his family arrived Wednesday evening and my mom followed Thursday morning. That afternoon we took all the kiddies to Chuck E. Cheese's. Brooke is a big fan of the place and loved the feeding the dog game. We walked away with a matchbox car, bracelets, rubber dinosaurs, candy, and very happy kids.
Friday, we headed to
Pirates' Cove. It is a great place to take little kids and the kids were all thorougly spent after a day in the sun.
While the older kids played, Connor and Elena chilled in the sun.
By far, Brooke's favorite place to be was in the lazy river.
When we were leaving, we told Brooke that she should take a nap in the car. She replied saying that she only sleeps in her bed. Well, we weren't in the car for more than 5 minutes and she was out. She didn't even stir when we set her on the couch.
Saturday, we let the kids play out in the backyard. Troy did a wonderful job supervising. Can't you tell.
The kids were soaked after playing so they had to change before our annual cul-de-sac 4th of July party.
Since church is at 8, we thought we'd start the sparklers early and put the kids into bed afterwards. That didn't happen. They stayed up well past their bedtime...10:30.
Brooke wasn't a fan of the sparklers but eventually warmed up to them.
Nor was she a fan of the fireworks. She sat with her hands covering her ears for pretty all of it.
But she enjoyed watching them and told me to keep taking pictures of them.
This morning, Brooke was all on her own in keeping herself entertained.
Until she convinced Troy to come and join her.
Luckily she has Troy to teach her the art of drying off in the sun.
We had a fabulous weekend spending time with family. Now if only we could get Brooke back on her schedule...
Troy gave a beautiful blessing and since Troy's mom knows shorthand we were able to have it recorded and saved.
Prior to Sunday, Brooke has had a blast with all her cousins. Will and his family arrived Wednesday evening and my mom followed Thursday morning. That afternoon we took all the kiddies to Chuck E. Cheese's. Brooke is a big fan of the place and loved the feeding the dog game. We walked away with a matchbox car, bracelets, rubber dinosaurs, candy, and very happy kids.
Friday, we headed to Pirates' Cove. It is a great place to take little kids and the kids were all thorougly spent after a day in the sun.
While the older kids played, Connor and Elena chilled in the sun.
By far, Brooke's favorite place to be was in the lazy river.
When we were leaving, we told Brooke that she should take a nap in the car. She replied saying that she only sleeps in her bed. Well, we weren't in the car for more than 5 minutes and she was out. She didn't even stir when we set her on the couch.
Saturday, we let the kids play out in the backyard. Troy did a wonderful job supervising. Can't you tell. 
The kids were soaked after playing so they had to change before our annual cul-de-sac 4th of July party.
Since church is at 8, we thought we'd start the sparklers early and put the kids into bed afterwards. That didn't happen. They stayed up well past their bedtime...10:30.
Brooke wasn't a fan of the sparklers but eventually warmed up to them.
Nor was she a fan of the fireworks. She sat with her hands covering her ears for pretty all of it.
But she enjoyed watching them and told me to keep taking pictures of them.
This morning, Brooke was all on her own in keeping herself entertained.
Until she convinced Troy to come and join her. 
Luckily she has Troy to teach her the art of drying off in the sun.
We had a fabulous weekend spending time with family. Now if only we could get Brooke back on her schedule... 
4 comments:
We had a great time! Thanks for letting us crash with you!
Ha ha, I love the towel wrapped around Brooke's face. Did she learn that from dad too? :)
Glad Connor's big day went well, nice to see the Wares were able to be there! We are excited for Easton's big day this Sunday. Sounds like you had a fun 4th--hopefully the stars will align and Brooke will get back on track soon.
So fun! Connor is so dark! He looks darker than I remember Brooke being...looks like Brooke (and family) are loving the summer days!
That first picture was hilarious. Our girls are quite the characters and it makes for Jason's most angelic picture ever
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