Random Thoughts

My baby is walking. Officially. Everywhere. Not perfect of course, but it's her preferred means of travel.

I got to a church with a coffee shop and bookstore in it. Everybody wears jeans. And drinks their lattes in the auditorium. They have a crazy childcare system that provides pagers to the mothers and if you get paged, they have a room upstairs you can go watch church with your baby. Rocking chairs provided. They even have a college... or something. I'm still confused on that. It's pretty crazy. But I really like it.

I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving... and Christmas! It's still in the 70's here. Definitely doesn't feel like the holiday season I know. My Dad is coming Wednesday. I'm really excited. Maybe being around some family will make it feel more festive.

We have tickets home. Jan 17-Feb 7. I'm SO excited. I can't wait for everybody to meet Aubree. I still can't believe some of the most important people in my life haven't even met her.

-Hold on, I have to change the song. That one makes me sad... -

Ok!

:) Happy again.

And the last random thought crossing my mind is how I have 123096654163210884610 things to be thankful for. Obviously around Thanksgiving, you think about that list more than you do throughout the rest of the year, but it really hit home today when I heard that the poorest person in America is better off than 70% of the world. I'll try to think twice before complaining about something very minute again.

Very blessed,
Brooke

Aubree Clare...

Took 6 steps to me today!

8 months old!

Wow.

Add to her newest list of accomplishments... drinking from a straw.

Picture time again!

We had Aubree's pictures taken today!
We started at Kiddie Kandids. She was in a mood and the photographer wasn't up to par, so we headed to The Picture People. Here's what we came home with:

*Excuse the quality, they didn't have photo c.d.'s to purchase, so I had to scan them.

Look what a big girl I have! Not even 8 months old!

1 year today...

Allois Evanoff Dotson

Today make a year since we lost my Grandmother.

She ended up raising me, so she was more than a Grandmother to me. She was, and still is, the epitome of what kind of woman I want to become. Selflessly quiet spoken & kind hearted she is who I think about when situations get frustrating:

WWMD-What would Mammaw do?

Last night when I prayed, I thanked God for giving me 25 years with her and making her such a good example to live by. I've really been blessed to have such an awsesome person in my life.

Happy Halloween

I figured every year to come, Aubree would have something in mind to be for Halloween. This year may have been my only chance to dress her up myself and embarrass her a little bit!

My little Hokie bird!