Brooke overcame her fear of bounce houses yesterday! There's this cool place for kids in town that's full of bounce houses and other inflatable things. We've gone once before, paid the $5 fee and SAT ON THE BENCH the whole time. This time I kept telling Brooke before we left the house that we were going to the Bounce House and would sound real excited about it. Every time she'd say "YAY, bounce house!". Then we get there and she walks in, stands next to the door and says "I don't want to bounce." Since it was playgroup and other friends of ours were there I told her that would be fine, but we were going to go in and sit down. I took off her shoes and she started wandering around checking it all out. When she saw there was a ball pit - I think that sold her on the idea. At one point she even climbed up the tallest stairs/ladder thing and slid down the slide - without me prompting her. I was shocked (and so excited!!). Hopefully she'll do this well every time and we can go more often.
Brooke & her friend Kylan
You can sort of see Brooke behind the worker in the blue shirt... I didn't get over there fast enough to take a picture of her by herself. darn! But you can see how tall the slide is.
Brooke at the top of the slide - my camera didn't cooperate to take the picture of her actually sliding!
Brooke & Kylan in the ball pit
Brooke & her friend Kylan
You can sort of see Brooke behind the worker in the blue shirt... I didn't get over there fast enough to take a picture of her by herself. darn! But you can see how tall the slide is.
Brooke at the top of the slide - my camera didn't cooperate to take the picture of her actually sliding!
Brooke & Kylan in the ball pit
The other day I was taking a shower while Hudson & Hallie were napping. Usually Brooke watches a video or plays in the living room or sits in the bathroom while I'm in there. So, she ran in to the bathroom and said "Hudson & Hallie are awake!" I told her okay -- just leave them alone (hoping they'd go back to sleep). After I turned the water off on the shower I could clearly hear that she hadn't left them alone and her voice was among theirs on the monitor. So, I hollered for her to "get out of their room!" She doesn't come running.... I expected that she was in their room talking to them like she normally does going back and forth to their cribs making them laugh. I could hear Hallie on the monitor laughing so I figured all was okay. By the time I dried myself off and made it down there I opened their door (room still dark) and didn't see Brooke in her normal spot. And why is that?? Because somehow she'd climbed up into Hallie's crib and was playing with her! It was hilarious. Both girls seemed to really be enjoying themselves!
Hallie is by far the most curious child we've had. She is into EVERYTHING! She's so sneaky about it too that I don't hear her. So, George's mom sent home a box of fruits and potatoes last time we were in Dallas. We put them on the floor to get them off the table until we can find a different place for them. Well, this box is so interesting to Hudson & Hallie and they've been pulling things out of it and messing with all the fruit. I finally had enough and closed the box so they couldn't open it anymore. Hallie didn't seem to be bothered by this hindrance. She, climbs up onto the box and sticks her legs into the hole... Unfortunately this picture is next to the window so it's kinda dark but all I said was "Hallie" and she looked up at me with this cheesy grin as if to say "Aren't I cute???" --- I'm really going to have to keep my eye on this one!
Brooke & Phinny (she was loving making him laugh!)
Phinny (with Hallie checking him out)
"Baby" Jack, as Brooke calls him
