Brooklyn's first Birthday Party!

It has been such a crazy summer I didn't even post her 11 month picture.  We had Brooke's party last Sunday because her actual birthday is the same day as my 20 year class reunion.  I figure this year I could get away with pretending her birthday was on another day.   I haven't decided yet if I celebrate her birthday because she is turning 1 or because I survived the first year with 3 kids.  Brookie is a typical 3rd child.  She is just always trying to keep up and learn to do whatever her big sisters are doing.  She is walking but she still prefers to take the safe route and crawl.  She was great at her party.  Just went with the flow.  It is a bittersweet time because everything she does is the last time it will be done in this house.  Last crawler, last time to put the gates up, (not sad about that one) last time we have to use bottles, last 1st birthday party etc......  Brooke is full of personality and loves to yell.  I think its about the only way she can be heard!!!!  HA!!

Justin Bieber concert!

I think I almost lost my hearing from the amount screaming I heard that night!

Swim Team!

Sam swam on our pool's swimteam this year and absolutely loved it!!  At her last meet she got second place in butterfly.  It was so much fun watching her compete!

It was a sidewalk chalk kind of night!