18 months old

Stats:

Weight: 25 pounds - 40%
Height: 34 inches - 90%
Head Circumference: 18 3/4 inches - 25%

Again...my boy is tall and skinny with a tiny head.
Looking at pictures of Chad as a baby and seeing home movies of him as baby is just like watching Brooks. Brooks may look like me in the face (or so people tell me), but he has Chad's body FOR SURE!
Brooks turning 18 months old brings more curiosity, more independence, more communication and more time-outs.
Here are some pictures we took in Corpus at The Hoffman Co. to show off my adorable 18 month old:

Christmas Wreath Craft

It's never too late to create a Christmas craft. Although I think you could do this craft for any holiday or any occasion really. I found it on-line and thought I would give it a try. Here's what it looks like:

I used some red string to hang it up, and it looks pretty darn cute. I love pictures, so I thought this was a perfect craft for me. And it was actually fun and easy. Here are the official instructions in case you want to give it a try:

Merry Christmas Y'all

From Blue Bell to Whataburger...there is a lot that Texas has to offer. Here are some pictures that didn't make the Christmas card cut, but they are too cute not to share.

Thanksgiving (yeah I know it's almost Christmas)

I am realizing that I have no time...working full-time and being a mom/wife/friend/house cleaner/cook. So, I realize that this post is a tad bit late considering Christmas is right around the corner, but I would still like to document the event. This Thanksgiving we spent the day with my dad, step-mom, Aunt and Uncle. My Aunt lives in Mansfield in a great house kind of "out in the country". They have horses, and so do their neighbors. Brooks would stand at the back door and look out begging to go out and see the horses. He loved petting and feeding the horses:


We ate tons of fun and played a lot. It was so great celebrating with my dad and step-mom. I hope that we'll get to spend more time with them now that we're in Texas and they are just a state over in Louisiana. Here are some pictures of the family:


After Thanksgiving, we spent the weekend with my sister-in-law and her family in Carrolton. Brooks and Brodie (Bobo) were at it again...playing baseball in the backyard, reading together, playing at the park together, and running around the house like two crazy kids.

First Haircut

I totally forgot to mention that Brooks got his first haircut. We went all out for the first one. We went to one of those kiddie places. Brooks had his own flat screen TV to watch a movie of his choice. It was so great! He sat still...kind of. He was a little confused why he had a cape on and where his hands went. But he did great overall. Now my little baby is no longer a little baby, but a little boy (someone should count how many times I mention that in my blogs). His haircut makes him look so much older, which is why I was putting it off. But after a couple of people saying, "Oh, she's so cute!" and after noticing a bit of a rattail growing...I thought it was time.
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