Brooke's 2nd Birthday!

We celebrated Brooke's birthday with family and friends at our house. The theme was Winnie the Pooh since Brooke loves all the characters from that movie. It was so much fun to celebrate with everyone and we just cannot believe our baby girl is already 2 years old!! What a wonderful 2 years it has been. Luke and Brooke having a dinner date during the party eating their pizza. :)

Jill, Aunt Judy, and Uncle Kurt having fun!

Mom played songs for everyone to sing. Brooke liked to be in the center of all the attention!

PRESENTS!.. She has been asking for more ever since. Thank goodness Christmas is around the corner!

Sisters!!

Aunt Lisa and Brooke opening her princess shoes!

1st Major BOO BOO

Brooke has skinned her knees countless times but this was the 1st major boo boo she has had. She was standing on a curb and for some reason leaned over to get something and fell off head first into the concrete. It was heartbreaking to see her nose bleeding so much. No stitches, it was more of a brush burn. Poor thing but she has been such a trooper about keeping medicine on it.

FSU/Clemson Weekend

This is the 2nd year that my college friends and I have met up for the FSU/Clemson game. Last year we went to Tallahassee and this year everyone headed here since we are about 45 minutes from Clemson. Cori, Brooke, Justin, and Emily (their daughter) are my college friends that made it and my best friend from high school ironically went to Clemson. So...Amy came down from PA and her friend Jessica from Clemson all stayed here and we went to the game! Such a great weekend...miss having all you girls around. LOVE YOU!! Pete (Scott's great friend from college) and Brooke...oddly enough the Thursday night before everyone came in town Pete was in town for the night because he had been hunting in South Carolina all week. It was so fun seeing him and he and Brooke have such a special bond.

Cori and I downtown on Friday...

Brooke, Justin, and Emily!! She's a doll!

Amy and I...miss you.

Brooke and I ... miss you too.

Mom Mom Suz and John John's Visit plus Halloween

Halloween was so much fun this year!! It happened in 2 parts. The 1st part was Melaina's 2nd birthday Halloween dress up party and the 2nd part was actual Halloween day in which Mom Mom Suz and John John were here!! We had such a great time just hanging out when they were here. We miss them so much and Brooke had such a blast with them!!

Brooke dressed up as Dorothy ready to head over to Melaina's fun party!!

B and Melainia (the Scarecrow)!

Daddy and his girl...

Brooke, Melaina, Luke, and Thomas...all the Wizard of Oz!! This was hilarious trying to take this picture. You can tell they weren't so happy about it.

All the Moms and kiddos..love these girls!! We get together once a week and have been for awhile. So fun!

Trying to recreate "Yellow Brick Road" with them running...they were chasing after us!

Arts and crafts with my girl...

Had to take a pic of her sparkly pretty feet. :)

Munching on their cupcakes!

All over her face!

Swinging with Mommy!

Mom Mom Suz and John John are here!! YEAH!!

Suz with a handsome statue downtown! Isn't she so pretty!!

The happy couple!

Miss B wanted to pose next to a statue as well...

Halloween night back in her costume!

Down at the end of our neighborhood where the parade starts. Love this picture of them!

Family pic!

The fire truck kicks off the parade. Brooke loved the fire truck but didn't like getting too close!

My loves...

Brooke playing with one of the many birthday toys Mom Mom Suz and John John gave her!!

Her new tent and tunnel...she LOVES it!

Watching the World Series...too bad the Phillies lost. :( We had such a great time with them here. Thanks again for coming and cannot wait to see you soon. LOVE YOU!!

Patty's Baby Shower

Brooke and I flew to Naples, Florida this past weekend to be with my best friends from college. Patty is having her 1st child (a baby boy!) and we went down to go to her baby shower. She and her husband are going to be such great parents. They are so excited for their little one to arrive next month! Can't wait! It was also my 1st time meeting Brooke's daughter, Emily, who is absolutely precious! Cori, thanks so much for playing with little B! You are so great with children..truly. I miss you girls so much already... love you. Cori, Emily, Patty, and Alexandria (Patty's niece)

B wanted to get in the picture!

Cori had Patty's cake made..SO CUTE!

Cori and Patty trying to cut the cake!

All the girls!! :)

Baby Emily!! So gorgeous!

Brooke playing in Patty's pool... so great to be in 90 degree weather!

Mommy and B!!

Cori and Emily!

Bathing beauty...

Best Friends

Brooke and Melaina met 1 year ago this week. Melaina had just turned a year and Brooke is one month younger. They have played together almost everyday since they met. It is the sweetest bond to watch them act as if they were sisters. They laugh, play, run, fight, talk, and hug just as sisters would. It is so neat to see the girl bond start so young. What we do without our girlfriends??? Picking out pumpkins for our front porches...

Taking a seat...

Brooke giggling at something Melaina was doing!

Sweet faces...

Best friends!!