January 2012

Eva Brooke is putting on her makeup like Mommy.

These sweet grins melt me every time.

Her vocabulary is growing by the day!   My favorites are "peeease" and "tank you."  She is also beginning to put noun and verb together, like "Daddy go?" and "juice peeease."

Cotton really puts up with a lot.

She can't pick her up yet, but the day is coming soon!

Bathtime fun

Boxes are the best choo-choos.

Dinelli's Pizza!  If you are in or around Hamilton, Alabama, you have to stop.  You can't beat it!

Eva Brooke is not intimidated at all by the iPad, and has actually shown me several features I didn't know existed.

Do you ever just want to stare at your baby for a while??

Always on the move.  Always.  It is getting much harder to snap pictures that aren't blurry.

A music star, maybe?

Eva Brooke has been into bubbles lately, so we thought she would love bubbles in the bathtub...

Nope.  (She does now, though.)

Now very interested in coloring.

These moments are so rare!

Loves to write and scribble.  We believe she is right handed, although she still uses both at times.

PJ days are the best!

Cooking in her kitchen.

This girl loves shoes!

Eva Brooke and Hunter at Emily's 4th birthday party.  Wish I would have snapped more!  What a cute, cute party!

Celebrating Mimi's birthday

Eva Brooke with my "Me-baby"

Mimi got an iPad, too.  We are able to Facetime, which is so cool!

Happy birthday!  You are loved and appreciated!

She is really becoming a Daddy's girl!

Mommaw, Deb, and Momma Lin came to see us on Mommaw's birthday.  Eva Brooke was really showing out for them!  She runs and then plops down on her little bottom.  Who knows?!

Reading to her babies

Boxes, boxes, boxes.  Eva Brooke stayed busy helping Mommy label and color them.

Love this girl!

At the mall playground for a little fun.

I got so tickled watching herself press her face against the glass.

Laughing like Mimi!

Putting on her makeup.

Enjoying these warm winter days!

Giving Elmo kisses in one of her favorite reading spots.  One of the last snaps we have in our old house!

Christmas & December 2011

Christmas card photo shoot at Daddy Don and Momma Lin's house

Eva Brooke's friend, "Croak"

Riding on the Gator

We bribed her with sweet tea.  Whatever it takes, right moms?

EB has discovered the world of "cuckers" (suckers).

This girl does not like her hands "kicky" (sticky).

Not a big fan of Sesame Street, but she LOVES "Melmo."

If only she really was cleaning...

Looking at Mimi and Pop's Christmas tree

Talking on Mimi's phone.  She had it balanced between her ear and shoulder walking around.  I don't know who does that. :-)

Christmas at Mimi and Pop's!

EB loves, loves her Aunt Beth

Her first animal crackers.  Thanks, Mimi and Pop.  Now she only wants brand name! :-)

Showing us all how to use her new computer. This has really been a hit!

All the fun she could stand.  Daddy is really soaking this up!

Christmas morning!  Santa came!

Santa brought Mommy an iPad.  Man, I love that thing.

Santa brought Andrew a Blu-Ray player.

These next few pics I "snapped" from my Christmas video.  Thanks to Aunt Beth who spent Christmas morning with us and was our videographer.  That worked out pretty well.  You should come back next year!

Coming into the living to see what Santa brought.

My little sleepyhead wasn't real sure what to think of it all!

Baby Bop!

Coloring with her first real crayons from Santa

She was most excited about Daddy's candy in his stocking!

Helping Daddy get the train out of the box.

 

She is very into everything "choo-choo!"

She thought Aunt Beth should have some fun, too.

After three tries, Daddy finally let her have a bite of candy!

Looking at the other present Santa left, a playhouse.  You will see pictures later in the new house.

EB thought she was supposed to get in the barn.

She even invited Barney and Baby Bop to join her.

She was really excited Santa left Baby Bop in her stocking!

We had to get up early to have Christmas morning before church.  Doesn't my little Christmas baby look gorgeous?!

After EB's much needed afternoon nap, we went to Daddy Don and Momma Lin's house.

Eva Brooke wasn't sure why she had been getting so many new toys, but she was totally fine with it.

Daddy Don hit it big with the rock and roll Elmo!  The batteries died one day, and Eva Brooke did not take it well that "Melmo" was sick.  He was fixed same day thanks to Daddy Don and Momma Lin.

Momma Lin hit it big with the tent!

She LOVES to hide from Mommy in tent.  I found her there just yesterday with several lids from the kitchen.

 

Once again, a girl can only have so much fun.  She sure loves "Da-Don."

How many grown-ups does it take to fold down a princess tent??

The next day, EB was READY to play with these new toys!

Mimi and Pop gave her a sweet baby doll that she has really enjoyed.  It has a "pa-pa" (pacifier) that EB tries out for herself occasionally.  It also has a bottle, and she will make drinking noises when feeding her baby.

EB gets on the couch with her computer and does work like Daddy. 

One last pic, from Christmas 2010.  Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!  We sure did!