Tom took Aleck to his first day at his new school, St. Vincent’s today. Since Aleck will likely attend St. Vincent’s when he starts school, we decided to go ahead and move him to the 3 year-old class this year. We are looking forward to a year of new beginnings with Mrs. Jordan.
The following conversation took place today while I was preparing lunch.
Aleck: “Mom, I want a green bowl. Ella can have the pink bowl.”
Me: “Why do you want a green bowl and you want Ella to have the pink bowl?”
Aleck: “I’m a king, Mommy. Ella is a princess.”
Me: “Can a King use a pink bowl?”
Aleck: “No, Mommy. Ella use the pink bowl. Ella a princess. I’m a king.”
Well, alrighty then.
Our family was blessed at 11:15 a.m. with the birth of Mason Jonah Thomas Brooks, 6 lb, 9.5 oz, 19 inches.
Mason is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen. This picture was taken when Mason was 8 days old. I love the look of contentment, joy and love on Eryn’s face. Her face radiates complete happiness.
Tom and I are so happy and looking forward to a new chapter in our life as grandparents. My babies have grown way too fast and I am looking forward to the smell of an infant snuggled into the crook of my neck making baby sounds.
Thank you, Lord, for all the blessing in my life.
Those who know me know I love to take pictures. It’s nothing for me to take several hundred pictures on a busy day. My philosophy has kind of been if you take enough, some of them are bound to be good. Lately, I have been trying improve my photography skills. I took this picture in June when we were home visiting family. Tyler, my nephew, is holding Ella in my parents back yard. The sun is setting in front of him and you can see the golden colors reflected in his face. This picture makes me all warm and fuzzy, much like the beauty of the sunset on that evening.
In an effort to keep my house from looking like this,
I bought this.
Now the toys are much neater, and look like this,
and this.
I didn’t stop there. I realized that if everything had a specific home designated by a label, it would be so much easier to keep the house clean and organized.
Now my kitchen cabinets look like this,
and this.
Aleck and I were teaching Ella body parts the other day, and I even pulled out the label maker and labeled Aleck’s arm. I’m not sure where this obsession is going to take me, but man, I am enjoying the ride.
Where have you been my whole blogging life? With the busy life of raising two small children, time for blogging has been nonexistent. Sure, I was in awe of the supermoms who could raise a family of 5 kids under 5 years-old, and still find time to post several times a day. I told myself that those kids must be going hungry and in serious need of a diaper change. How else could a mother blog so frequently during the day? Now I know the secrets that successful blog mommies whisper about in the corners of dark rooms. It is you, my beloved Windows Live Writer. You make multitasking while blogging possible. I know we just met, but I think I love you.
Aleck has a great imagination. Occasionally, during meals, Aleck will “see” an object in the food he is eating. He usually sees a car or an animal. Today, he saw a train when he was eating his toast. He carried it one step further and created an entire string of train cars. He proudly displayed his train for Mommy to see. I love the way he arranged the train cars by size. Of course, he made one heck of a mess, but I am so blessed to get to watch that little mind work.
I think we have started a family tradition of visiting the Grapevine Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning in hunt of fresh produce. We then take our finds home and have a wonderful meal of fresh vegetables and fruit Saturday night. Aleck was especially excited about the fresh strawberries.
This morning during our outing, Aleck insisted on taking Woody shopping with us. He left poor Buzz at home. Luckily, Mr. Potato Head, The Monkey, and Big Baby were at home to keep Buzz company.
