pictures!!

So, Brooke and mom had a very, very busy weekend. Gary went out of town to attend his friend Dan's bachelor party in Memphis (why is it that guys always think that they need to go out of town for a bachelor party-over a weekend-and girls get one night in the local STL?? Just wondering...). We kept busy by visiting many family members and having Aunt TaTa (that's Tracie to the rest of you) spend the weekend with us. I will let the pictures do most of the talking-since there are a TON! You all know me-I never go out in public without my camera :)

Visiting with Toma (Great Grandma) and Topa (Great Grandpa) They were so, so excited to see me!! I think that I'm their favorite..just kidding Kaller, Frisella, Hardest and Krieger Kids :) That's right my Grandparents already have 6 Great Grandchildren-pretty cool huh??!!

Having the time of my life at St. Louis Bread Company! Grandpa Johnson, mom and Aunt TaTa and I went there after Toma & Topas house. I LOVE sitting in the high chair and being a 'big girl.' Mom tried to get a picture of Grandpa and Tracie, but they were not game. I mean, who would think that it was embarrassing to take pictures at Bread Co?? Not the Flemings!!

Just a quick visit to the store where we found an inappropriately large Elmo doll. Brooke has no clue who Elmo is yet, but apparently loved him! Tracie tried to get me to buy it, but there is no way I would spend $15.00 on a HUGE Elmo doll-he drives me crazy anyways! Yes, and I was taking pictures inside Gordmans...

Brooke's latest fascination-mom's topsiders. She loves all shoes, but her favorites are the topsiders-Thanks Lauries Shoes!! Do you think that they come in size 2 infants??

LOVING her bath!! Don't you wish that you still got that excited to take a bath and be naked?? On second thought, maybe you still do...

Ok, so my other grandma-Buchheit side-told me that I needed to cut Brooke's hair because it was getting really long in the front. She said that if I cut it all off, it would grow in think and beautiful. Well, I could not bring myself to cut it all off, but I thought that I could give her a trim so that it was not in her eyes. I trimmed it up and Gary was horrified that I made his daughter look like Jim Carey's character in Dumb & Dumber and/or Moe from the 3 stooges!! I don't know if it is THAT bad, but if you do attempt to cover her bald spot (the entire left side of her head-we are improving though folks-she has quit pulling her hair!) then there is a Moe-ness to her! If I part it naturally, it isn't that bad...Gary has told me to put the scissors away indefinitely..!

New drug of choice..Puffys and Cheerios!! The kids cannot get enough! Brooke is totally addicted and obsessed. Is she even sees these gifts from above she will refuse to eat whatever is offered until she gets some of the sweet goodness of puffs :) Here is a classic picture of Lily & Brooke duking it out for the cheerios. They honestly each will grab 20 at a time for fear that the other will get to get to them first. Lily had already taken her shirt off and was ready for the fight!!

OK-so maybe I didn't end up letting the pictures do all of the talking, but when have you known me to not put my two cents in?? All in all it was a great weekend but we really missed Dad/Gary and were very, very excited to have him home on Sunday.

Thanks to Grandpa and GiGi for letting Brooke come over on Saturday while I had to work and to Aunt TaTa for spending the weekend with me and Brooke b/c I hate to stay home alone-it was better then MANGO!!!