Well here it is the 28th and I haven't gotten a post done. We have had a great February!! Ella turned 9 months!! 9 months!! I can't believe it- how come these past 9 months have gone by so dang fast?
Brooklyn participated in her school's reflection contest. The theme was "I Wish" she decided that she wanted to do photography for her project and took a picture of Pop's horse, Fancy. Her title, "I wish I had a horse." There were hundreds of entries and a fun night- Texas Road House catered the night. I am so proud of her that she is willing to try these things out.
We had a really fun Valentine's as well. Sean usually works Tuesday nights, but was able to take it off. Thanks to Papa Murphey's for your wonderful heart shaped pizza that fed us. We also played pin the cupid on the heart and topped the night off by watching the movie "Treasure Buddies." (Sadly I didn't take one picture of it.) The gals got in their Valentine's best and looked so cute. Brooklyn had a Valentine's Tea at her school- she woke me up that morning by tapping me on my shoulder- which I hate I might add. And continued on to say, "Mom, mom, mom- since I will be dancing with boys today, can I wear make-up to school?" Of course the answer was, "NO!" She ended up wearing a lovely coral lip gloss. She was so thrilled because the boys pulled their chairs out for them and she was able to dance with a boy the whole time while some girls had to dance with other girls. And to top things off, she told me, "Peydon told me he was going to buy me a rose, but he didn't have enough money." She is 7 almost 8- what I am going to do with her- Heaven help us during her teenage years!!
Brooklyn also had her 2nd Grade program. It was titled- "I have a Dream." She recited part of Marten Luther King Junior's speech and had the whole thing memorized. "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed- we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. I have a dream today." It was such a great program and we were so proud of her.
I came across this picture that I forgot to post in December- this is the first time that Gracie wrote her name all by herself. She now loves to write her name all over as well as anything else she feels like spelling. This age is fun to see how she is learning and growing.
Trying to get a serious picture out of Brooklyn these days is a rare feat!!