A Trip to the Zoo

Over the Thanksgiving holiday we too Brooklynn to visit the Fort Worth Zoo. What a great zoo!!! We had a great time and Brooklynn loved everything about it!

Brooklynn and Daddy (I love this picture!)

Brooklynn looking at the swans and fish in the pond.

Brooklynn and Daddy

Brooklynn and mommy

Brooklynn and mommy looking at the rhinoceroses.

"This place is great!"

Let the Holidays Begin!

Tonight we took Brooklynn to a local shopping center for their Tee Lighting and Santa Arrival. Brooklynn was so excited to be a part of all the festivities. Her favorite part was seeing the reindeer, she loved them! Although Santa's arrival was a little past Brookie's bed time, she had a great time visiting with Mrs. Claus.

Brooklynn and Mrs. Claus

Brooklynn admiring the reindeer

Brooklynn and puppy

A Thanksgiving Feast

Brooklynn's class celebrated Thanksgiving with a traditional Thanksgiving feast of pizza, veggies, and cookies! :) Yum!

Making Muffins

Brooklynn and I decided to make some muffins (or cupcakes as Brookie refers to them)over the weekend. Brooklynn enjoyed the experience but wasn't a big fan of the carrot raisin muffins.

Halloween 2008

I'm a little late...but here are some pics from Brooklynn's Fall Festival days at her school. There's also a cute pic of her and a waiter who was dressed up as Elmo for Halloween. Brooklynn was absolutely star struck every time he came over to our table!

Ok ..... She's Always Been Adorable!

I was going through some old emails today and came across these pics. When we lived in Michigan Brooklynn went to the AMAZING day care center in Ford Motors corporate headquarters. Her teachers were so wonderful and we still keep in touch. They used to send me these pics of my sweet baby. It was such a treat for me as a working mom at the time! So I thought I'd share little Miss Brookie way back when.... :)

Brookie and her first "boyfriend" Robbie

What a cutie


Miss B

Brookie and Robbie chillin in their favorite spot

November 4, 2008

Brooklynn on Election Day 2008


Even though I voted early, I still took part in all of the election day excitement! Numerous businesses offered freebies for election day and I managed to take advantage of most of them! :) Although Brooklynn is too young to know what's going on I wanted to make today fun and memorable for her. So after school we met up with some friends and enjoyed some "Election Day" cupcakes and went to the party store and got some red-white-blue balloons and a really cute hat for Brooklynn (that mommy turned into an "Obama '08" hat). After dinner we got some "Election Day" ice cream and partied like our last names were Obama! Ultimately Brooklynn couldn't hang past 8:00 for all the election night fun but I'm hoping she'll look back on pictures of today and smile! And for the record, I think I gained 5 lbs today!!!!! :)

Our Obama cupcake from "The Cupcakery"

Brooklynn and her "Election Day" cupcake

Free cupcakes from "The Cupcakery"

Brooklynn and mommy's free "I Voted!" Starbucks coffee!

Our free "Election Day" Krispy Kreme doughnut!

Mommy and Brooklynn enjoying their "Election Day" Ben and Jerrys ice cream cone

Today is a day I will recall for my children and their children. This was one of the most historic days of my lifetime and I feel so blessed to have been a part of it. I am so full of emotions, pride, and encouragement. After I voted last week I sat in my car and cried. Many will never understand my tears and others identify with my tears because they shed their own.

Over the past few hours I have cheered, prayed, cried, and smiled. I have looked over my sleeping daughter and thought of what this day means for her. Although I will ensure she knows of the decades of struggle, effort, and sacrifices that it took to come to this historic day, she will ultimately be a part of a country her ancestors only dreamed of. I am completely overwhelmed with emotions. It's a new dawn, it's a new day!