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So...I finally updated! I owe it all to this tutorial :) Enjoy.

It's a pillow...

Pillow Pets.

They are all the rage-and quite the popular Christmas gift this year. Brooke & Caroline (sadly) did not receive them under the three. I have contemplated, though, a Valentines day purchase since she LOVES her cousins. I am partial to the Hippo.

But, when is enough, enough. Do you really need to wear a Pillow Pet on your head?? I mean...what is this all about?? Did you know that they even offer neck rests, backpacks, slippers and blankets to match your Pillow Pet??

Be on the lookout for Caroline, Brooke and Gary to be sporting these babies next Christmas (when I pick them up off the clearance rack at Target).

Celebrity

Friday night, we decided to keep it low key. I grabbed some pick up from a local eatery on my way home from work. When I entered the restaurant, they told me I could head the the bar for pick up. The bartender came over and I informed him that I had an order under Fleming. He immediately asked me (after letting me know he checked the caller i.d.) if this meal was for "The Gary Fleming." Confused, I replied that, yes it was. He again asked, "Like, The Gary Fleming that plays the guitar?" Yep, sure is I said. He then informed me that his brother was great friends with Gary and he just loved him. I was now hoping that maybe I was going to get a free meal...not so much. But, I did get some extra ranch which was pretty cool too. Who knew I was married to such a local celeb?? We may start being really creepy and hanging out there. Let me know if you want to be a groupie :)

Grandparents

Brooke calls her grandmothers by their first names. This started when she was around 18 or 24 months. She began by calling Gary's mom, Grandma Mary Annie (not, not Anne..but Annie). She then started to call my mom Grandma Etta. The Grandpa situation is a bit more confusing...since they are both named Tom. So, when she wants to refer to one of her Grandpa's she first references the Grandma. Example: When she is trying to tell me a story about one of her Grandpa's she will say, "Grandma Mary Annie's pawpaw" and vice versa for my dad. Last night, though, she surprised us a bit. We were talking about Grandma Mary Annie who made Brooke some new letters (spelling out her name) for her bed room wall.


Me:        "Brooke, who made you those super cute letters?"
Brooke:  "Ummm....Michael"
Me:        "Are you sure??"
Brooke:  "No...it was Grandma Mary Annie!! For Christmas! I love her."
Me:        "Me too."
Brooke:  "Grandma Etta is my other Grandma. And, pawpaw is my.....well....he is my...He's TOM JOHNSON!!"
Me:        (insert looking at Gary wondering how in the world she knows both my dad's first and last  name)
Brooke:  "Yeah...he is TOM JOHNSON!!!" *yes, she was yelling it.


My dad will love this.
Grandma Etta & Grandpa Tom Johnson. Way to keep it formal at an early age Brooke :)

Caroline = 13 Months

Here we are folks, year two.

Yes, I am going to continue to update you monthly on Caroline up until her second birthday just as I did with Brooke.

Excited?? Thought so!!

Ok, so maybe I didn't update monthly with Brooke after her first birthday (discovered after doing a 'breif' personal blog search), but I am trying to do a bit better with Caroline. I print my blog out yearly (http://www.blog2book.com/) and think of them not just as random updates for you, my devoted readers :), but as a mini journal that the kids can look back on when their older. They will most likely think that I am totally crazy...and not at all as funny as I think that I am...but at least they will have something!!

Back to Miss 13 Month.

I cannot say that a whole lot has changed from month 12. Christmas made life a bit of a whirlwind and if it hadn't been my nephew's first birthday, I may have forgotten the old thirteen month completely! Caroline seems to be trying to say more. There is quite a bit more babble and yelling, but no new words. Her all time, hands down favorite word is MaMa. I used to love it and felt extremely special. When I started to realize that she called everything and everyone (including the check out clerk at the grocery store) MaMa, I began to realize that maybe she just liked the way it sounded coming out of her mouth.

The walking is starting to turn into running. What started off as a waddle has now developed into a trot. She loves to have Brooke chase her around the house! She has also become quite adventurous. Just today I caught her all the way at the top of the stairs-alone. The gate was down and she speed raced to the top. She was SO proud when she made it to the top. I, on the other hand, was sacred to death. She was just having a great time, hanging in Brooke's room-no big deal.

Not so much a 13 month update, but as of today we are steroid free! No more 'roid range' or 'raiding' the pantry!! No joke, the steroid that she was on made her into a bottomless pit. This week, she broke into my mom's bread drawer, pulled out a loaf of bread, took what she wanted and ran off. She also dove into our pantry, threw out a couple sleeves of crackers and went to town. I was warned about these munchies from my sister and mom...but it was pretty hysterical!

We have had a crazy and fun month and are looking forward to an exciting (and healthy) month 14 :)

Happy Birthday Caden!!

This Monday was my godson Caden's FIRST BIRTHDAY!! I cannot believe that he is already one. I remember the day that I talked to his mom on the phone and she told me that she was pregnant. I was SO excited for them!! I can honestly say that I was more excited for them then I was for myself (being pregnant with Caroline)!!

Caden is such a fun little guy. Caroline and Brooke LOVE to play with him and we feel so lucky to live so close to their family :)

Happy, Happy Birthday Caden!! We are so proud to be your aunt/uncle/cousins and can't wait to see what this next year has in store for you!!!

:)

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