Brooklynn's First "Build-a-Bear"

The store that is known as "Build-a-Bear" has always amazed me. You could walk past that place 2 minutes before the mall closes and it's still going to packed with mobs of kids getting yet another stuffed bear to add to their probably insurmountable collection at home. This business is not even close to hurting financially, and we contributed to their profits this weekend. We took Brooklynn there for the first time and we were happy to see they actually had a Winnie the Pooh bear as we had been looking for one for quite some time. Brooklynn loved every bit of it and she wouldn't let go of her Pooh-bear for the rest of her night. I really hope this isn't the start of what could be a very slippery slope of stuffing-filled, wallet-draining bear toys...who am I kidding. Let the bears begin!

One last summer swim

This weekend Brooklynn was invited to go swimming with her cousin Blythe at the public pool. She absolutely loves the water and has no fear of going in the deep water with daddy. The pools around here close pretty soon so it was good to take advantage of the heat relief one last time.

The "Bigger than Brooklynn" Bear

Brooklynn received one amazing gift this weekend and it came all the way from New Jersey. Joy's Uncle Bob and Aunt Eileen came down for a few days to spend some time with Brooklynn and they brought her a stuffed bear...a humongous stuffed bear! I'm guessing that Brooklynn absolutely loves it as she tackles it, rolls around and cries "WHHEEEEEE"!

Ice cream with the Highsmith cousins!

Brooklynn got to go see her big cousin Anna Kate play soccer tonight and afterwards we all went out for ice cream at Brusters. We took advantage of the moment and snapped a quick shot of Brooklynn with Anna Kate and Lauren. It was great to get all the girls together again.

"Turtle-dough"

Brooklynn is always asking us to play with her "turtle-dough" (Joy always makes her a turtle each time they play with playdough). She hasn't learned how to make anything yet except for a mess, but it's still great fun to watch her play and learn each time.

She loves to color!

Brooklynn just loves to color, whether it is with her crayons or markers, and she is always asking us to get them for her. She's getting better and better each day as we see her stay somewhat in between the lines.

Brooklynn's Bathtime

Brooklynn loves her bathtime. Other than the bothersome washing of her hair, she loves every bit of splashing and playing in the water. She almost makes it her own little pool as she rolls on her tummy and "swims" around the tub.

July headaches with our cable modem...

You all have probably been wondering why there have been so few posts this month about Brooklynn. Well, we've been having a lot of internet problems the entire month of July and we finally made the big switch to DSL. We're back up and running!! Updates should now be appearing and appearing frequently! Thanks for your patience.