Update from the crazed

Things have been so hectic here on the home front. I don't get alot of time on the computer, so when I do updating this thing just wasn't on my mind. Apologies to all my avid readers...as well as the avid "hidden readers" (that's a whole nother blog).

So I will start off with Miss Brooklyn. Shes running, jumping and making a mess. She is such a character and has one attitude I would trade in no problem. I call her determined, I think that is my nice way of saying she can be a complete PITA! I will say, her whine spells have become fewer and farther in between. She is a wonderful, and I mean wonderful sleeper. That little girl begs for her crib by the time 7:30pm rolls around, and we dont hear a peep from her until 8am. She gets up, nurses, and goes back down until around 9ish. She is very happy in the morning, and loves to just play on her own (not so happy if someone is in her face). Nap time is the same time daily, 1230/1pm and lasts about 2hrs. Mama really shouldn't complain now should she?!?
She is learning new stuff on a daily basis. She loves body parts and will show you when asked where her eyes, nose, mouth, ears and belly are. She still isnt the biggest talker but some of her newest that she says daily are "tub tub" (while she is trying to climb in), "out" when standing by the door crying to go outside and "yummy". She loves to sing twinkle twinkle...which is really humming the tune with you and throwing in a few words like star, high and meeeeeee. As JM, she sang for her on the phone LOL. So cute!

Alexis....ohhhh miss Alexis. She had her gymnastics competition last weekend. She did AMAZING, and we were SO proud of our little girl. She got first place for her floor routine and her bean routine. She got second place on the vault and she got third place in the pit race. She has her ribbons and is more then pleased to show them off to anyone who asks. We went to her kindergarden orientation last night and she loved it there. Her teacher Mrs. O'Neil is just amazing. Her current J/K (pre-kindergarden) class is at a stage 5 (grade 1) reading level, and all but 1 child in her class can read. She showed us their writing journals and all the different activity stations she has planned. Great ways to learn math and science all while playing with things kids just love to play with. Alexis is now very excited for summer to be over and to be able to go to school. She really didn't want to leave last night, and has talked about it ever since.
Soccer started a few weeks ago and its going good. She was shy and apprehensive at first but has really come to love playing with her new friends there. We are deciding on swim lessons, but may just do a few private at a family members pool so we dont have to be stuck obligated for weeks when we wont be home. Other then that, Alexis is her same, cookey, silly, smart and playful self.

Other then all of that, things are going great. We have 2 concerts coming up. We are going to see John Mayer and One Republic with our BFF's in August. We are also going to see Hedley in October. Next weekend we are going camping with JM's family a few hrs away, and in August we are going to PA to Idlewild for a weekend of fun. Im sure we will plan lots more (like Marineland with our best friends, and lots of other fun stuff with them). Should be a great summer...about time!