Yesterday we had a few snow flakes fall, but nothing stuck to the ground. Today was the first true snow of the winter for us and Brooke loved it. We enjoyed playing in it today, especially since it will probably be all gone by tomorrow.
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Allison came to visit us and see her niece, Brooke, who is growing all too fast. She got to play with Brooke, go to the aquarium, and was even here over AJ’s 30th birthday. We all really enjoyed having her around.
Brooke went to swim class yesterday, and had a blast. Allison was in town visiting and snapped some photos and videos of us in the pool with Brooke.
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I have been taking several weeks to work on this project for Brooke. For those who know me and know I am not very crafty at all, this is a feat. I wanted to make her a custom board because most of them top off at 5’8”. Since that is shorter than me, and I am the 2nd shortest woman in the collective family, I don’t think 5’8” would cut it. AJ and I will be surprised is Brooke is less than 6 feet tall. So I made this custom board for her out of a nice pine plank to look like a ruler with her name on it, something not too baby-centric. I sanded it, stained it, hand wrote the marks and numbers with a paint pen, and then painted, glued and clamped the letters on. I wanted to make her something that she will stand next to and measure herself at eight and eighteen.
Brooke is all ready to go to her first swim lesson today. She’s got her new swim suit on (thanks Sis and John!) and even has her beach ball ready to toss around. Look for more photo’s next week, as AJ will be off work and can take some action shots of Brooke and Laura in the pool.
