A lovely new tradition

When I was pregnant with Brooke at my baby shower in Tucson my mother gave me two dresses in a bag.  The first thing I saw upon opening the bag was a picture of me wearing one dress at 7 months old.  The two dresses were hand crocheted by her mother, my grandmother, for me.  Now Brooke gets to wear these beautiful dresses at 7 months old and I am saving the dresses and the pictures.  If in the future there is a girl grand-baby it would be wonderful to see her wear these as well.  Thank you again Mom for the memory and for inspiring me to start this new tradition.

Santa Claus Shuffle – December 15th, 2012

Today was the Santa Claus Shuffle, a 5K race in downtown Portsmouth.  It was Brooke’s first race (and AJ’s too).  Brooke was adorable, getting giggles from all the other runners as she smiled at them in her Santa outfit.