Company BBQ

On Wednesday, there was a company wide BBQ at Gordon's work. They had bouncy houses, face painting, balloon animals, bubbles, prizes, paper airplane contests, and a live band! It was a lot of fun even though it was a little windy.

Out to lunch with Dad

We love 'going out' to lunch with Gordon in the middle of the week!

Brooke especially had a great time sitting and eating like a big girl and then playing with her Dad!

I love these memories that we are creating!

Giveaway!

There is a fun little giveaway going on over at my food blog so go check it out! www.golokitchen.com

What a HAM

This is what lunch time has become. Brooke not eating her food and then making these faces.

Brooke 18 month stats

Weight: 20 lbs. 8 oz.

Height: 30 1/2 inches

Head Circumference: 18 3/4 inches

Cuteness factor: off the charts

First Mac & Cheese

I usually never buy boxed processed foods-I try to make everything from scratch. However, this past week I thought about giving in and trying Brooke on some traditional Macaroni and Cheese (or Kraft Dinner).  After a few bites, she was done! Typical for her. I tried again today, but she didn't like it! Brooke likes to use the utensils more then she likes to eat the food. She is hard to please.

Brooke has been slowly building up her vocabulary. She now says:

Mama

Dada (a lot!)

yay

ball (sounds like baw)

dog (sounds like daw or og)

no (this one is pretty clear)

yes (sounds more like ess)

Of course they aren't perfect and we're still working on them. I didn't talk until I was 3, so I'm happy with anything she has to say. Also, she still babbles up a storm and looks at me like I should be understanding her. She's just so darn cute!

Body Slammin' Brooke!

This is what we did for a good portion of the day yesterday. Whatever keeps her happy!