Jeremy left last weekend to go to Dover, Delaware to help my brother and sister in law remodel their kitchen. I have to say that Jeremy is one of the most giving people I know. He drove up there, and spent many sleepless nights (or nights with little sleep) to get the job done in one week. And he did all of that out of the kindness of his heart. I really appreciate him for helping my brother.
I also appreciate everyone who has helped me over the last week. Thanks to Aunt Patti for coming over and keeping me company for a bit on Tuesday, thanks to my Mom and Dad for dinner for last Sunday and Wednesday and for watching Brooke while I played volleyball tonight, and thanks to Nanny for dinner on Thursday. Thanks to Dana for coming over on Friday night and having a little girl time. I really enjoyed our talk! Thanks to everyone else who offered to help out, but I never took them up on it! Just knowing that you guys would be there if I did need anything meant a lot. I am very lucky to have a great family and close friends. It's in times like these I know who really cares.
On a side note, Brooke has been talking up a storm this week. For whatever reason, her vocabulary has expanded bigtime. She is now talking more clearly (Daddy instead of Da-E and Michelle instead of Shelf). She is also singing along to more songs and forming more sentences.
We were watching Snow White earlier this evening. During the part where Snow White is about to get killed by the Queen's helper, Brooke kept saying "Princess? Princess? Princess?". I couldn't figure out why she was asking about the princess until I realized that she was worried about the Princess. She could tell that Snow White was in trouble, and Brooke wanted to be reassured that the Princess would be okay. It was really cute to see that she truly cared about Snow White's well being.
Also during this week, I went to a neighbor's surprise birthday party. I grabbed one beer to take over there with me, and put it in a koozie. When I got the koozie out, Brooke looked at it and said "Poppops". She has not seen Poppop since the end of May, and she hasn't seen the koozie since then either. It absolutely amazed me that she remembered (from three months ago) that the koozie belongs to Poppop since he always uses them. What a memory!!
Today, we had a very busy day. We started off with Church in the morning, a birthday party for Lily this afternoon, and volleyball this evening. I will post more this week - including pictures - of Brooke's fun time at Lily's birthday party.
All in all - we survived this week. The house is still standing, Carson is still here, and nothing broke. Right now, I am anticipating the arrival of my husband from his one week adventure in kitchenland. We are all so happy he's coming home!!
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Kentucky State Fair
On Thursday, Jeremy and I took Brooke to the fair. We arrived at 5:30 and ate dinner there. I decided to be somewhat good, and ate a pulled pork BBQ sandwich, Jeremy did his usual corndog (although he spiced it up a little with the jalapeno version) and Brooke ate about two bites of a $7.00 chicken tender basket. We ate dinner in a tent, and Brooke danced away to the music.
After eating dinner, we went to see the animals. Brooke loved looking at the cows, and was "mooing" throughout the cow venue. We saw the goats next, and Brooke kept calling them puppies. I guess some of the tan colored ones did look like Carson. She loved running up to each goat and giving him a nice pat on the head.
We walked over to the rest of the animals and saw the birds and bunnies. On the far end of the wall, there were several geese along the back wall. My favorite part of going to the fair is trying to pet all the animals that really don't want to be touched. I am sure I am traumatizing these poor animals, but I find it really amusing. Unfortunately, I was unable to pet any geese this year, but was able to pet several of the bunnies.
After venturing through all of the animals, we decided to go to the midway and see if Brooke could ride any rides and play a few games. We knew she could ride the carousel, but wondered if she would like to be more adventurous and ride something else. As we were walking through the midway, Jeremy decided to play a game. It was the one that you take a huge mallet and hit the thingy to see how far you can make it to the top. Jeremy thought he would have no problem with this. Well, apparently the fire he had the day before wore his arms out. He made it go about 3/4 of the way up. Not wanting to lose, Jeremy handed the woman another $5 and went at it again. No winner. At this point, his pride was getting in the way, and wanted to win his little girl a big soft puppy she was eyeing. He handed another $5 over...still, no winner. He walked away with his tail tucked between his legs. We went onto another game where you throw the darts at the balloons and try to pop them. For $5 you have to pop 6 balloons out of 7 dart throws. Jeremy succeeded!! We asked Brooke what prize she wanted...and guess which one? A pink puppy!! That child loves pink. Pink anything. Pink, pink, pink!
After winning her puppy, we went on to ride rides. We put her on the carousel with her Daddy and everytime they came around the corner Jeremy would try to get Brooke to look over at me and point me out in the crowd.
There was another little car ride that I thought she could ride, but I was worried that she would jump off when the ride started saying "All done Mommy". But, we gave it a shot, and I stood inside the ride so that I could quickly get my hands on her if need be. She sat in the corvette, and was pretending she was driving. It was really cute to watch my little girl go on her first ride all by herself!!
After this ride, we packed up and went home. The little girl was tired, and so was Mommy and Daddy.
On Sunday, Grandma, Aunt Paige, and John wanted to go to the fair with Ms. Brooke. We left around 10:30 Sunday morning and thought it wouldn't be too crowded at that time. Boy were we wrong! It was packed. Again, we ate first and we finished it off with an ice cream for Brooke. She loves her "ice seem".
We saw the animals again, and she loved them again. I think this child could be a vet when she grows up. She loves her animals! They had several bunnies out for petting, and Brooke wanted to get her hands on the bunny - but as soon as she did, she would pull away. I think she was a little scared by them, but I think the bunny was still more scared!
We then decided to ride some more rides. I figured we would do the carousel again, but I also wanted her to do the kiddie bumper boats she was eyeing the previous fair trip. I was afraid that she would find more interest in the "simming pool" rather than the boat ride, but we gave it a shot anyway. Here's a pic of her riding the kiddie bumper boats.
It was a hot day, and we were all getting tired. We rode one more ride (the cars again), and we left. On our way out, Brooke started to fall asleep, and actually did so on the way home. She took a nice long nap on Sunday afternoon, and since Mommy was whooped as well I laid down too.
Two fantastic days at the fair.
After eating dinner, we went to see the animals. Brooke loved looking at the cows, and was "mooing" throughout the cow venue. We saw the goats next, and Brooke kept calling them puppies. I guess some of the tan colored ones did look like Carson. She loved running up to each goat and giving him a nice pat on the head.
We walked over to the rest of the animals and saw the birds and bunnies. On the far end of the wall, there were several geese along the back wall. My favorite part of going to the fair is trying to pet all the animals that really don't want to be touched. I am sure I am traumatizing these poor animals, but I find it really amusing. Unfortunately, I was unable to pet any geese this year, but was able to pet several of the bunnies.
After venturing through all of the animals, we decided to go to the midway and see if Brooke could ride any rides and play a few games. We knew she could ride the carousel, but wondered if she would like to be more adventurous and ride something else. As we were walking through the midway, Jeremy decided to play a game. It was the one that you take a huge mallet and hit the thingy to see how far you can make it to the top. Jeremy thought he would have no problem with this. Well, apparently the fire he had the day before wore his arms out. He made it go about 3/4 of the way up. Not wanting to lose, Jeremy handed the woman another $5 and went at it again. No winner. At this point, his pride was getting in the way, and wanted to win his little girl a big soft puppy she was eyeing. He handed another $5 over...still, no winner. He walked away with his tail tucked between his legs. We went onto another game where you throw the darts at the balloons and try to pop them. For $5 you have to pop 6 balloons out of 7 dart throws. Jeremy succeeded!! We asked Brooke what prize she wanted...and guess which one? A pink puppy!! That child loves pink. Pink anything. Pink, pink, pink!
After winning her puppy, we went on to ride rides. We put her on the carousel with her Daddy and everytime they came around the corner Jeremy would try to get Brooke to look over at me and point me out in the crowd.
There was another little car ride that I thought she could ride, but I was worried that she would jump off when the ride started saying "All done Mommy". But, we gave it a shot, and I stood inside the ride so that I could quickly get my hands on her if need be. She sat in the corvette, and was pretending she was driving. It was really cute to watch my little girl go on her first ride all by herself!!
After this ride, we packed up and went home. The little girl was tired, and so was Mommy and Daddy.
On Sunday, Grandma, Aunt Paige, and John wanted to go to the fair with Ms. Brooke. We left around 10:30 Sunday morning and thought it wouldn't be too crowded at that time. Boy were we wrong! It was packed. Again, we ate first and we finished it off with an ice cream for Brooke. She loves her "ice seem".
We saw the animals again, and she loved them again. I think this child could be a vet when she grows up. She loves her animals! They had several bunnies out for petting, and Brooke wanted to get her hands on the bunny - but as soon as she did, she would pull away. I think she was a little scared by them, but I think the bunny was still more scared!
We then decided to ride some more rides. I figured we would do the carousel again, but I also wanted her to do the kiddie bumper boats she was eyeing the previous fair trip. I was afraid that she would find more interest in the "simming pool" rather than the boat ride, but we gave it a shot anyway. Here's a pic of her riding the kiddie bumper boats.
It was a hot day, and we were all getting tired. We rode one more ride (the cars again), and we left. On our way out, Brooke started to fall asleep, and actually did so on the way home. She took a nice long nap on Sunday afternoon, and since Mommy was whooped as well I laid down too.
Two fantastic days at the fair.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Grandma Broke it
This happened a few weeks ago, but it's still funny none the less. Brooke reminded me of it this evening on our way home from the fair.
Brooke has a Little People Farm book that you can lift the flaps and see different animals, shapes, colors, and opposites. She reads this book a lot during our car rides. There was one specific evening when Grandma was sitting in the back seat reading the farm book with Brooke. Brooke peeled off one of the flaps and broke it off completely. She said "I broke it"...and that was the end of that.
A few weeks after Brooke pulled off the flap, she was reading the book again, and came across the broken flap. She looks at it, and says "Grandma broke it". I started to laugh and told her that Grandma didn't break it - that Brooke broke it. She returned, laughingly saying that no, Grandma broke it.
So we were in the car this evening, and Brooke was again reading her farm book. She got to the page with the broken flap, and said again "Grandma broke it". I think it's really funny that she remembers that Grandma was sitting in the back seat with her when she broke the flap, and that she blames it on Grandma. I am not sure if she really thinks that Grandma broke it, or if she is just trying to be funny. Either way, I think it's adorable.
Brooke has a Little People Farm book that you can lift the flaps and see different animals, shapes, colors, and opposites. She reads this book a lot during our car rides. There was one specific evening when Grandma was sitting in the back seat reading the farm book with Brooke. Brooke peeled off one of the flaps and broke it off completely. She said "I broke it"...and that was the end of that.
A few weeks after Brooke pulled off the flap, she was reading the book again, and came across the broken flap. She looks at it, and says "Grandma broke it". I started to laugh and told her that Grandma didn't break it - that Brooke broke it. She returned, laughingly saying that no, Grandma broke it.
So we were in the car this evening, and Brooke was again reading her farm book. She got to the page with the broken flap, and said again "Grandma broke it". I think it's really funny that she remembers that Grandma was sitting in the back seat with her when she broke the flap, and that she blames it on Grandma. I am not sure if she really thinks that Grandma broke it, or if she is just trying to be funny. Either way, I think it's adorable.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
A Day at the Park
Aunt Mimi, Ava, and Cecily met us at the park today for some good cousin time fun. We went to Briar Hill park, and although it was still warm outside, it was a nice day. We spent most of our time in the shade under the picnic area. All of the girls played very well together.
I thought it was especially cute that Brooke wanted her Aunt Mimi to help her with everything. When her flip flop fell off, Brooke wanted Aunt Mimi to come and help her fix it. When Brooke wanted to go down the big slide, she wanted Aunt Mimi to go down with her. When Brooke was playing with the purple ball, she wanted to always throw it to her Aunt Mimi! Aunt Mimi sure is wonderful!!
Here are a few pictures from today's adventure at the park. Three beautiful blonde haired blued eyed little girls!
I thought it was especially cute that Brooke wanted her Aunt Mimi to help her with everything. When her flip flop fell off, Brooke wanted Aunt Mimi to come and help her fix it. When Brooke wanted to go down the big slide, she wanted Aunt Mimi to go down with her. When Brooke was playing with the purple ball, she wanted to always throw it to her Aunt Mimi! Aunt Mimi sure is wonderful!!
Here are a few pictures from today's adventure at the park. Three beautiful blonde haired blued eyed little girls!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Mommy is A Mess
Brooke and I had just finished eating lunch on Sunday afternoon and we were getting ready to go to Grandma and Grandpa's to swim. I was buckling her into the car seat when she looked at my face in a weird way. She sort of stared at my cheek for a second before pointing at something on my face and said "a mess". I asked her what it was that I had on my face, and she told me that it was a booger!!
On one hand, I was happy that my little girl would not let me go out into public with a booger on my face. But, on the other hand, I was embarrassed that I had a booger on the side of my cheek! I was trying to figure out how in the world it got all the way over there!!
I finished strapping her in, and quickly ran into the drivers seat so I could inspect this so called "booger" through the rear view mirror. I looked, only to find an itsy bitsy teenie weenie little zit on the side of my face! Whew! What a relief.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Bath by Flashlight
Aunt Paige and John were kind enough to come over and babysit last night so Jeremy and I could go out to dinner to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. I gave Paige instructions for the evening. It was bath night, which usually occurs around 7:45 at night, followed by bedtime at 8:30. We left around 7:15 for our dinner.
Shortly after we left, the power went out due to a storm. Paige, John, and Brooke played outside after the rain came through. They were hoping that the power would return shortly. Since it did not, Paige sent me a text asking if she should still give Brooke a bath even though the power was out, and since my phone was on silent and in my purse on the floor, I did not respond.
I came home for the evening to find that the power was still out. I asked Paige if she was able to give Brooke a bath before the power went out. She said no, but she said that she set up a flashlight and gave Brooke a bath by flashlight. I was cracking up. Apparently, when I give a Dellis instructions, they are followed! Thanks to Aunt Paige and John for giving little Brooke a bath by flashlight and enduring the boringness that follows after a power outage.
Shortly after we left, the power went out due to a storm. Paige, John, and Brooke played outside after the rain came through. They were hoping that the power would return shortly. Since it did not, Paige sent me a text asking if she should still give Brooke a bath even though the power was out, and since my phone was on silent and in my purse on the floor, I did not respond.
I came home for the evening to find that the power was still out. I asked Paige if she was able to give Brooke a bath before the power went out. She said no, but she said that she set up a flashlight and gave Brooke a bath by flashlight. I was cracking up. Apparently, when I give a Dellis instructions, they are followed! Thanks to Aunt Paige and John for giving little Brooke a bath by flashlight and enduring the boringness that follows after a power outage.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Sooo Big!! Nope.
Brooke has a book that Pop got her for her birthday last year. It's a lift the flap book and on every page it talks about an animal that is "Sooo Big". Once you lift the flap it shows a picture of a baby and asks "How big is baby? Soooo Big". On the last page of the book, it says that the baby is so big (instead of an animal). Once you lift the flap, it asks "How big is my love for you? Soooo Big".
On every page of the book (except for the last one), I will ask how Big is XXanimal, and Brooke will say (in the cutest voice ever to be heard) "Sooo Big". Then we lift the flap, where it shows a picture of a baby, and ask Brooke "How big is baby?" She will again respond with "Sooo Big".
When we get to the last page (where it says "How big is my love for you"), Brooke lifts the flap and says "Nope". She doesn't say no, or uh uh, she says nope. She is looking for the baby to be "Sooo Big", and since there is not a baby there, she doesn't say Sooo Big.
I love that she says Nope instead of no or uh uh. She just says it so matter of factly, closes the book, and moves on to the next thing she wants to play with.
On every page of the book (except for the last one), I will ask how Big is XXanimal, and Brooke will say (in the cutest voice ever to be heard) "Sooo Big". Then we lift the flap, where it shows a picture of a baby, and ask Brooke "How big is baby?" She will again respond with "Sooo Big".
When we get to the last page (where it says "How big is my love for you"), Brooke lifts the flap and says "Nope". She doesn't say no, or uh uh, she says nope. She is looking for the baby to be "Sooo Big", and since there is not a baby there, she doesn't say Sooo Big.
I love that she says Nope instead of no or uh uh. She just says it so matter of factly, closes the book, and moves on to the next thing she wants to play with.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Stop It, Dano
A few weeks ago, Jeremy was tickling Brooke and me. When he would tickle me, it was really tickling me, so I would belly laugh and say, "Stop it, Jeremy". Well, Brooke picked up on this, and she started to call Daddy, Jeremy. I thought this to be absolutely hilarious. Jeremy didn't think it was so funny.
So, in order to get back at me, Jeremy thought it would be a good idea to teach Brooke to say "Stop it, Danielle". Now, whenever I tickle Brooke, she says "Stop it, Dano". She can't quite say Danielle, it sounds more like Dano, which is funny, since that's what my family called me when I was little.
The other day, Jake, Michelle, and Lily were over the house, and Brooke was standing atop her playset. She looks at me and says "Dano". She says it over and over again. She just thinks she's soooo cute ;). And quite frankly, she is.
So, in order to get back at me, Jeremy thought it would be a good idea to teach Brooke to say "Stop it, Danielle". Now, whenever I tickle Brooke, she says "Stop it, Dano". She can't quite say Danielle, it sounds more like Dano, which is funny, since that's what my family called me when I was little.
The other day, Jake, Michelle, and Lily were over the house, and Brooke was standing atop her playset. She looks at me and says "Dano". She says it over and over again. She just thinks she's soooo cute ;). And quite frankly, she is.
Monday, August 9, 2010
A Mess
Brooke's new obsession (partly created by me) is that everything is a "mess". I painted her toenails the other day, and once I got done, she looks down at her toes and says "A Mess". I kept telling her that her toes were pretty and that they looked like mommy's toes, but every few minutes, she would look down at her toes and proclaim that they were a mess.
I gave her the first bath since the painting of the toenails this evening. I washed her hair, washed her arms, her belly, and then her legs. When I got to her toes, she looks at me and says "Mommy, all gone". She repeated herself several times while pointing at her toes. I finally realized that she wanted "the mess" on her toes all gone. I again told her that her toes were pretty, and that it doesn't go away.
Whenever anything is dirty or out of order, she looks at it and says that it's "A Mess". It was really cute for a while, but now it's becoming a nuisance. We were playing with water balloons earlier this evening and when one busted on the concrete, she was mad because it was a mess. I sure hope I am not creating a child who is obsessed with cleanliness. Although, maybe I can teach her to clean the house. Hmmm.....
I gave her the first bath since the painting of the toenails this evening. I washed her hair, washed her arms, her belly, and then her legs. When I got to her toes, she looks at me and says "Mommy, all gone". She repeated herself several times while pointing at her toes. I finally realized that she wanted "the mess" on her toes all gone. I again told her that her toes were pretty, and that it doesn't go away.
Whenever anything is dirty or out of order, she looks at it and says that it's "A Mess". It was really cute for a while, but now it's becoming a nuisance. We were playing with water balloons earlier this evening and when one busted on the concrete, she was mad because it was a mess. I sure hope I am not creating a child who is obsessed with cleanliness. Although, maybe I can teach her to clean the house. Hmmm.....
Background Information
As this is my first blog, I wanted to test things out by providing some background information on "The Eadens Family of Three". This blogging thing is very new to me, so I am going to give it a shot - based on my friend Dana's advice. She was talking about how a blog is a great way to keep track of documenting information on your life. Once it's on the internet - it's there forever. So, this is a blog I wanted to create to document the wonderful moments in life that tend to just "happen". So, anyway, here is a background on our family.
Jeremy and I (Danielle) met in July of 1997. He was going to be a senior in high school, and I was going to be a sophomore. We got married on August 14, 2004. We bought our first house on Oakbrook Drive in July 2004. Carson, our four legged son, came into our life October 2004. After a few years of it just being us, we decided to start a family of our own. We found out we were expecting on March 12, 2008. Brooke Gabrielle Eadens was born by C-Section on October 20, 2008.
As of this date, Brooke is now 21 months old, and makes me laugh every single day. There is not a day that goes by that she doesn't say something or do something that makes me laugh. This blog is intended to document all of these funny things along the way of her growing up. It's probably also going to be much more than that...but as of right now, that's my goal.
Jeremy and I (Danielle) met in July of 1997. He was going to be a senior in high school, and I was going to be a sophomore. We got married on August 14, 2004. We bought our first house on Oakbrook Drive in July 2004. Carson, our four legged son, came into our life October 2004. After a few years of it just being us, we decided to start a family of our own. We found out we were expecting on March 12, 2008. Brooke Gabrielle Eadens was born by C-Section on October 20, 2008.
As of this date, Brooke is now 21 months old, and makes me laugh every single day. There is not a day that goes by that she doesn't say something or do something that makes me laugh. This blog is intended to document all of these funny things along the way of her growing up. It's probably also going to be much more than that...but as of right now, that's my goal.
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