Swim Lessons!!!

Last week Brooklyn took her first swim lessons! At the beginning of the week she cried the whole time but by the middle to end of the week she was doing much better. As most of you know she loves to have her picture taken. So I told her that if she didn't cry I would take her picture and it worked. Her instructor was Jessie Horton. She did a great job with her. Since then we have gone swimming and she is a fish! She goes everywhere in the pool by herself(with her life jacket) and tell herself to reach and pull and kick. It is so sweet. I was truly amazed at how much she learned in one week.


Brooklyn with goggles on going under water to pick up an alligator.


Brooklyn crying because they took the goggles off.


Okay so this really scared me. On the second day there Brooklyn jumped off of the diving board. She did it twice and again on the last day of lessons!



Here Brooklyn is learning to go under water and hold her breathe.



Brooklyn is holding onto Jessie and kicking her legs.

Puddle Jumping!!!!

On Tuesday night we got a nice rain shower. After it was done raining we went outside to put the trash out and on our way in Brookie saw this puddle and wanted to jump in it. She had so much fun running back and forth in it. When she got done her clothes when soaked from head to toe.


Not quite sure what to think yet.


And she is off!!!


Jump, jump, jump.


Hi Mommy!! Look at me!


I love this face she is making like uh-oh "am I in trouble?". The funny thing is she is laughing behind that hand.

Allison turns "4"!!!!!

On monday night we went to Allison's birthday party. I can't believe she is already 4 years old. She had her party at the mexican restaurant in Warrenton.


We got Allison this dress for her birthday. She loves dresses.


Allison loves anything that has to do with Dora.


Allison's candles had a spark to them like sparklers.

Lincoln County Fair time....

On Sunday we went to the parade. It was very hot and sticky. Brookie had a good time watching all of the floats come by. She was dancing to the music on the floats. She was all about the candy, especially suckers- as you can see in the pictures. By the time the parade was over she had eaten 5 suckers and was on a sugar high.

Turkey Fry!!

On saturday night Joe, Alaina and Jack Lawrence and Uncle Kurt came over for a turkey fry. The turkey turned out great. Jack and Brooklyn had a great time playing as you can see. Then when it got dark the men put a fireworks show on for us.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

The 4th of July was great. We had such great weather. We went to my parents house for a bar-be-que and swimming. Then that night we went to Mary Kay and Charlie's to watch the fireworks. We have a great view of the fireworks there. It might be our last year to enjoy them.


Brookie doing some sparklers.


She really didn't make much over them.


Kate (Brookie's cousin) and Brookie playing on the porch at Mama and Pa Kaimann's house. They were playing with the flag.


Brookie eating a Monster cookie.


Daddy (Ben) and Brookie watching the fireworks. Brooklyn loved them. She kept pointing and saying "Big One".



Uncle Don and Brookie were letting their feet hang in the pool.


Brookie having a good old time kicking her feet.


Splish-Splash!!!!


The men in the pool (Papa Pralle, Uncle Don, Ben, Uncle Dick, and Kurt) we playing with the beach ball. They were trying to see how long they could keep the ball in the air for. The kept hitting the ball and at one time someone got hit in the face and it reminded them of the movie "Meet the Fockers".


Brookie hanging out while we are bar-be-queing.


Brookie and her Uncle Kurt playing catch.


Brookie riding her wheeler at Mama and Papa Pralle's house.


Daddy teaching Brookie how to pop-a-wheelie.


Brookie and Uncle Dick playing catch. Brookie didn't want to throw it back.