Thursday, May 19, 2016

Brooklyn Turns 11 Months Old! - April 20th, 2016

On April 20th, 2016, Brooklyn turned 11 months old!  We can't believe there is only 1 more month before she's a full-fledged 1-year-old!  Brooklyn is pretty much walking everywhere now inside and uses walking as her main mode of transportation.  She can get to a standing position without pulling herself up and also does some impressive squatting to play.  She is OBSESSED with Kedzie-dog and we have to constantly make sure she isn't harassing her, Brooklyn pretty much just wants to be where ever Kedzie is and doing whatever Kedzie does.  She finds Kedzie's water bowl to be a pretty terrific water toy.  Brooklyn started cutting some molars and has 12 teeth already!  She's also pointing a lot and waving "bye-bye" periodically.  She's great at finding Mom's nose :)  She's babbling a lot more and Mom and Grammy swear she looked right at Jamie the other day and said, "Dada," but she hasn't reproduced that since.  She's eating more solid food and has figured out how to drink from Mom and Dad's camelbak water bottles which is another one of her favorite things.  So far she is unsure of the out of doors.  We are working on this :)








  Brooklyn's 11th Month photo shoot is pretty much all outtakes, Mom decided to for-go the traditional chair pics because it was so beautiful outside...turns out Brooklyn does not like to be on the grass after falling and rolling down a slight incline in the yard the first time she stood on grass.  We sort of got too busy to re-do the shoot indoors, but we still think she's pretty much the cutest :)

 Brooklyn is also obsessed with bananas...as is Kedzie, it's pretty hilarious to watch them follow whoever grabs a banana around the house



Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Outside Adventures - April 2016

We had some beautiful mid-April weather on the weekends which allowed Brooklyn to explore the out-of-doors a bit.  She even got to try walking outside in shoes!  Brooklyn does not care for walking on grass...AT ALL!  We also starting meeting Nana and Grandpa on the weekends for "Hines Days."  This is where Grandpa goes for a bike ride, Dad runs, Nana, Mom, Brooklyn, and Kedzie go for a walk.  We hope to get to do this a lot this year :)









Saturday, May 14, 2016

Playdate with Preston! - April 14th, 2016

On April 14th, 2016, Mommy's friend, Danelle, came over and she brought her son, Preston, for a play-date.  Brooklyn had lots of fun showing off her walking, she also stole most of Preston's toys, but he was a great sport about it!  It was a beautiful day and we all enjoyed a nice walk and good conversation.










The Martian 1/2 Marathon & 5K - April 9th, 2016

Brooklyn enjoyed her (technically 2nd) Martian Marathon on April 9th, 2016.  A very pregnant Mom walked the 5K last year.  This year Dad did the 1/2 marathon like usual and Mom ran the 5K with Brooklyn.  It was Mom's 1st event with the jogging stroller and it went pretty well.  You never know what the weather will be for The Martian and this year was no exception!  It was so snowy and cold that after the 5K we had to relax inside Starbucks with Cousin Debbie while Dad finished his long race!



Aunt Tara & Uncle Mark's Wedding/Playdate After Party - April 2nd & 3rd, 2016

On April 2nd, 2016 Dad and Mom's friend Tara married Mark.  Mom and Dad went to the wedding with lots of college friends (some of which are credited for getting Mommy and Daddy together) while Brooklyn enjoyed a sleepover at Nana and Grandpa's.  The next morning Brooklyn went to brunch with the Bride and Groom and some of her friends.  It was at brunch that Brooklyn really started getting confident with her walking skills!
 

 Daddy and many of his friends wore purple
 Jack and Brooklyn met again!  He's grown a lot since Thanksgiving!

 Brooklyn, Luke, Baby Yanosik, & Jack
Visiting with her friends and walking EVERYWHERE wore her out!

A Soccer Star is Born - March 30th, 2016

Well we really think a future soccer star/figure skating extraordinaire/little mermaid was born on May 20th, 2015, but on March 30th Brooklyn was wearing her soccer shirt and playing the a soccer ball, so we had a quick impromptu photo shoot with the iphone




Brooklyn's 1st Easter! - March 27th, 2016

On March 27th, Brooklyn enjoyed her very 1st Easter Sunday.  We went to church and then Brooklyn found the basket the Easter Bunny left for her.  She shared it with her Kedzie-dog It was a beautiful day, Nana & Grandpa came over and we went for a long walk.  Then we all went to Grammy & Gramps' and got to celebrate with Aunt Steph, Uncle Rob, Paige, & Jacob.  Everyone was a little under the weather but we still had fun!



 




 



 







 A sleepy and sick Daddy-Daughter pair