9 Months

 This little princess turned 9 months two days ago. She is so fun! She loves to smile, laugh, and play. Isn't she the sweetest?!

 She started doing the army crawl a month ago and has gotten super fast. Yesterday she got up on our first stair, and she has started pulling herself up on things. Her two top teeth just broke through. So, she's up to 4 teeth now. She loves to eat puffs!

 Mama and Daddy can't get enough of her. However, she is a major hair puller, as Daddy learned the hard way.

 She says "da da da da" "ba ba ba ba" and "ga ga ga ga".

She was sick a few weeks ago, and it was so sad. She had a fever of 102. I called the doctor to see, if I should take her in. The nurse said to watch her and if we couldn't keep her fever below 102 with medicine to take her in. She threw up twice and was just miserable. She cuddled and slept all day and then was much better the next day, thankfully!

She had her 9 month check up last Thursday. She had a slight ear infection we didn't have a clue about. Also, the doctor said she has a heart murmur, but they're not worried about it right now, and they'll just keep tracking it.

Other than that she is perfectly healthy!

Here are her stats-

weight- 17lbs 4oz- 25 %

Length- 29in- 93 %

head- 17 1/4 in- 48%

So, she's tall and skinny, just like our others.

We love our little Princess, Brookie!!

PetSmart

 Cole's preschool class had a field trip yesterday. We went to PetSmart. We got to carpool with his buddy, Mac, and Cole thought that was so great! The kids got to pet a lizard, snake, turtle, and chinchilla. They also got to feed the fish. I asked Cole which animal was his favorite. He said "All of them!"

 

Brooklyn hung out in the stroller, and was her usual happy self!

Jazz

This is a horrible picture, but a fun night. Ryan's work has a box suite for the Jazz games, so Ryan was able to get us tickets to the game last week. It was so fun. The suite was stocked with food. So, we ate, hung out, and watched the Jazz play horribly! We left the kids with Grandma and Grandpa Woodland. It was definitely a great date night!

H and C

So, It's taken me a while to post these. Hayden's kindergarten pictures. I think this picture makes her look so much older, so we planned on retakes. I got her all ready on retake day and told her "When Mrs. Peterson asks who needs retakes, be sure to tell her that you do." When I picked her up after school, I asked her how her picture went. She didn't get retakes. Her teacher asked who had missed picture day and sent them for retakes. Since, Hayden didn't miss picture day, she didn't raise her hand. Oh well...

Since Hayden's birthday is in the summer, she was really worried that she wouldn't be able to be "Hero of the Week" in her class. I mean, she was REALLY worried. I volunteer in her class on Tuesdays, so I talked to her teacher about it. The next week Hayden got to be "Hero of the Week" , and she was beyond excited. The second she got home she got to work on her poster.

Here's what it says-
Favorite Food- Noodles
Favorite Treat- Starburst
Favorite TV show- Caillou
Favorite Friends- Lilyana, Samantha, Olivia
Favorite Movie- Tangled
Favorite Book- Fancy Nancy
Favorite Things to Do- Art, Play outside, Gymnastics
Favorite Color- Rainbow
Places she's been- Chicago, Moab, Six Flags

She got to be line leader all week and we got to bring ice cream on Friday. She was in heaven!!

**As a side note, last month she got mad and threw something at the wall. There is a beautiful hole in the wall in their room now. Nice...

Cole also got the chance to be "Star Student" in his class. I wrote his answers on the poster and he drew a picture of his answer and decorated the poster.

Here's what his says-
Favorite Color- Red
Favorite Song- Away in a Manger
Favorite Food- Mac and Cheese
Favorite Toy- Big Toy Cars
What he wants to be when he grows up- A Baker (Like the Cake Boss)
Favorite Thing to do- Color
Favorite Place to go- The Pizza Place (I have no idea why he picked this. We never go to a pizza place.)

**As another side note, a few days before Hayden's fiasco, Cole got mad and threw the remote at the tv. It had a big crack down the front and completely broken. Apparently we have anger issues we need to work on :)