4 states down...46 to go!

Brooks visited a new state this past week. Since we are hanging out in Arlington right now, we thought we should take advantage of the close driving proximity to Grandpa's house...and drive out to Shreveport, Louisiana. On the way we stopped in Tyler to visit with my good friend from high school, Jennifer, and her family. Thanks Carlile Crew for putting us up for the night. Brooks and Mollie are about 5 weeks apart, so they played pretty nice together. And Jenn's older daughter, Maddie (4 years old), was a wonderful friend to Brooks as well.

Brooks showed Mollie how to hang out in the garden and take all the mulch out and pile it up on the sidewalk...sorry Jenn:


It is not easy to get 3 kids to sit still and smile before nap time...this is as good as it gets:


After our wonderful visit there in Tyler, Brooks and I loaded up and headed to Louisiana to visit Grandpa. We had such a nice time. We got to swim in Grandpa's neighborhood pool, play by the lake, and Grandpa and Brooks played tag all throughout his house. It was so cute to watch my dad get on his hands and knees and chase Brooks under the kitchen table and around the furniture.

Grandpa and Brooks swimming in the saltwater pool:

Just hanging out in the grass together:

I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but looking at my dad's baby pictures, I think Brooks looks a lot like his Grandpa:

"I'm gonna get you!" I think this is Brooks' favorite game:

Pounding on the table with Grandpa is a pretty fun game, too: