Shamo dinner

First of all, I know Brooke is wearing the same outfit, but these were taken the same day. I just wanted to give thanks to our Sunday cook Janae. J.T. tries to make it out to Ricks as much as possible and every time we are given a feast courtesy of Janae.

Brooke started getting fussy toward the end of the night and decided Wyatt and Janae were better company then me. I think Janae is ready for a girl:)

Bridal Shower

My Mom and I went to my friend Pamela's bridal shower. I had not seen her since my wedding till my youngest brother came to me a few months ago and asked if I knew a Miss Baumann. Pamela now teaches at Dakotas school and will be his teacher this next year. We have had lunch a few times since and I was excited for her party.

I took Brooke to the party with me and it was so much fun to show her off. There were a lot of my friends from high school at the shower that I have not seen in 6 years! I can not believe it has been that long. One of the moms there even recognized me and said I went with Pam to her daughters 16th b-day party. It took a bit to jog my memory but it was all good times.

J.T.'s summer session is out, so he has had a litte more free time then usual. I took Brooke to my parents for the night while we went to a wedding for J.T.'s friend. The little girl to the right is Dakotas friend who is in love with Brooke. She is my new helper. The wedding was at the Yacht club, hence the boats in our picture. It was our first extended outing together since Brooke was born. J.T. missed her more then me:)

Since J.T. has had some time off we took Brooke to the Corn festival.
She loved all of the lights and almost got to go down the
slide, but J.T. got tired of waiting in line for tickets.

maybe next year.

I love Harry Potter

Just because my daughter is so gorgeous I will post her beautiful pictures for all to enjoy.

Actually, since I bought Harry Potter she has been a little neglected. J.T. has been gone for what seems like forever and I have had no help.

I completed Harry Potter and I am sure Brooke is thrilled to have her Mommy back. It was a much easier book to read when I could dedicate a full day or two to the book alone.

Brooke has been pretty bored in the mean time, so I have been trying to make up for it. I even took her to the park with my friend who takes her pictures. Her girls are the twins sitting next to Brooke. I could not get a decent picture. The park was nice and completely shaded, which explains why the picture is kind of blue. The park is shaded with tarps.










Brooke fit into her first pair of big girl pajamas. They are 12month size. She is however in the 90th percentile for her height. Shes not skinny either:)

Regan, I better get a post!

Strong kid

Brooke had her 6 month checkup this week. As usual I was terrified for her shots. My mom came for support but Brooke was a true trooper. She hardly cried at her shots. It was not till the last one that she started screaming but was quick to be consoled. I was so incredibly proud of how strong she was.

The doctor also recommended that Brooke start using/playing with her sippy cup. She does not like to swallow the water but she does enjoy spilling it everywhere.

Brooke's new toys

Due to Brookes very large accomplishment of sitting up, my Mom has
found it necessary to reward her with new toys. I had no objections.


Brooke has been very slippery in the bath this last month since she refuses to lay on her bath pad. My Moms solution is Brookes new favorite bath chair. She is much more fun to give baths to now that I am not frightened for her life.


Another great toy is her learning center. It is hard to find tall toys. Brooke is constantly leaning forward to grab a little toy that she threw out of reach and falls on her face. She loves sitting straight up and hearing all the noises it makes. I wish I could take it to church. She already gets bored and J.T. makes me take her out when she is just talking.

First trip back

This is embarrassing to admit but this is my first time back to the temple since Brooke. My cousins Genesse and Leslie went through for the first time. I was so happy to be there for them. I did however cry on the car ride to the temple because I missed Brooke. I am so wierd.

To make matters worse, we got out of the temple and had a flat tire. I was very worried that this would prolong my time away from Brooke. My cousin Tyler changed our tire very quickly and I was very happy to not have to attempt the trick.