During a bath recently Brooke was being cute as always. She got some new bath towels recently and models the “Fox” one for us in her nightly walk from the bath to her room.
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Category Archives: Brooke
Virginia Aquarium
We are really enjoying this time together as a family and yesterday we took Brooke to the Virginia Aquarium. She had an amazing time walking around and looking at all the exhibits. It is exciting to take her places now that she has turned a year because she really acknowledges and responds to her surroundings. She is a blur of motion in most of these pictures because she loved everything so much she just kept moving and looking at all the different things. She wasn’t too fond of seals but enjoyed the seahorses, fish, and turtles. She even tried to get into the water with the manta rays but the pool was really cloudy and hard to see. I think if she could really see them they probably would not wanted to have jumped in. It was a wonderful and fun afternoon.
Flipping Brooke’s Car Seat
Brooke has grown so long that when we put her in her car seat her feet would hit the back of the seat and force her knees to bend. She’s a good sport with this, but it just seems uncomfortable. So since she is big enough to turn around in the car, we flipped her car seat to forward facing today. She seems to like being able to see where we are driving to and even took full advantage of the extra leg room by stretching out her legs.
Blueberry and Blackberry Picking
This afternoon we went blueberry and blackberry picking at a nearby farm in Pungo. We were joined by Jen and her daughter Adrianna, who is one of Brooke’s favorite people. The girls had fun picking and eating the berries and so did we. AJ in particular was very good at picking with his speed and ability to get some of the hard to reach ones. It was a fun thing to do on a hot day.
Putting Blocks Away
Brooke’s new thing is being our little helper around the house. She’ll take a sip from her cup, walk around with it, and then put it back. When she’s done with food she’ll put it on a separate plate instead of throwing it (sometimes). When we got back from our vacation the other day, Brooke was playing with her blocks while we ate dinner. She even “helped” in putting them back.
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