A big day of firsts!

I had my annual work picnic this evening and Brooklynn got to experience all the activities along with us. She got to take her first hay ride, see her first horse up close, and watch her daddy stuff his face with apple pie in a pie eating contest. She got to wear her brand new fall attire, and then break out her winter hat and coat as the evening brought in even colder weather. It was a fun time all in all.

Wow, a whole new world out there!

Brooklynn loves to pull herself up onto everything and stand up. We caught her looking out the window today looking cute as ever. It didn't last long though as she was off looking for something else to pull herself up onto. What a busybody...always on the go.

Too many toys, not enough time...

Brooklynn really enjoys playing with all of her toys each night. She drags out more than she can handle and our living room turns into a whirlwind of noise-making toys and fluffy animals in no time.

Who's that old man out there trying to play?

Brooklynn braved the cold weather Tuesday night and came out to cheer her daddy on as he played his softball game. She gets so excited when she sees me out on the field, which is such a cool thing to experience. She looked especially cute in her little snow cap.

Rub a dub dub, Brooklynn in a tub...

I think that Brooklynn's favorite part of the day is her bath time each night. When I pick her up from her changing table and start to carry her to the bath tub, she just goes crazy and can't wait to dive in. She loves to play with her rubby duckies, many times taking one in each hand and pounding them together making squeaky music for all to enjoy. The craziest thing is that once you take her out and start getting her ready for bed she just falls apart and can't function enough to put her pajamas on.

Will you just sit still for one minute!

Our cute little "ruffle-butt" is always on the go. It's really hard to take her picture these days. As soon as your camera focuses on her, she's crawling away!

Our little coffee bean!

Brooklynn got to hang out with her uncle Tim tonight at the coffee shop. She enjoyed eating her finger foods while we drank our hot drinks and uncle Tim may convert her to a coffee lover when she gets older. She definetly won't get that love from us.

I love books...they taste so delicious!

Joy observed another really great (and cute) Brooklynn moment just the other day. Brooklynn has always loved her books...not necessarily to read, but to chew the living daylights out of the corners. This past weekend Brooklynn crawled over to her book, grabbed it, opened it up and then proceeded to page through each page and feel all the fuzzy parts of her "touch and feel" book. What a moment to capture!

Who needs a bottle anyway?

Look at our big girl! She is a whole 8 months today and she mastered yet another thing. I have been trying to give her a cup every now and then and today she figured it out.

DADDY!!!!

As Rich was working on the blog tonight, I had to snap these pictures. They say it all..."Daddy pay attention to me! Good Grief you are never going to get off the computer" She is taking after me more and more every day!!

Little busy body.

Brooklynn is quite the handful. After we come home from work it's another full-time job just watching her as she plays with all her toys and crawls all over the place. She's discovered the stairs and has successfully made it up to the third step all by herself.

My new little trick!

Brooklynn's learned a new little thing from her mommy and she's constantly showing off her new found trick. Joy always sticks her tongue out when she's concentrating on something and little miss observant has picked up on the habit. It's a cute sight!

Pull up, stand up, and cruise. Repeat.

Brooklynn is pulling herself up onto everything now and using all the furniture as her own personal "self-help" walking tools. She just loves to stand up all the time and cruise around every room.

...eyes tonight, are big and bright...

Can Brooklynn's eyes get any bigger? She's so attentive and is just always looking around at everything. Very observant!

Fall is coming...

As the weather begins to get cooler...ever slowly, but fall is coming...Brooklynn gets to wear her new fall clothes. She looked extra cute yesterday in her new sweater.