Our Brookey

We decided not to take little Brooke on our Costa Rican adventure. She's just not an easy age for traveling but we were so worried about missing her. She is my sidekick. We do everything together and she has my heart in the palm of her hand. We decided to have her stay with my parents for the trip and she was so excited to go. We had talked it up big time and nothing about her special trip to Grandma and Grandpa's disappointed. Every time anyone asks us how Costa Rica was she screams, "I go Grandma and Grandpa's house." Her vacation was every bit as exciting to her as ours. And you know what, she didn't miss us for one second. 

She was happy as a clam to spent so much time with her cousin Jackson. Kim and Jack drove up to help my mom out with Brooke. She was a big help and I'm so grateful she did that. 

Of course Grandpa took the kids to get donuts. 

Brooke was thrilled with her own sack of donuts, not eating them but carrying them around. 

The weather was amazing so she spent lots of time playing outside and Grandma's house, at Sheppy's house and at the park with Grandpa. She even got to do a chick fila trip. 

Kimmy brought cute shirts for the kids to wear. She looks so big. 

And of course Grandma took her shopping. She got this new outfit and when she wears it and people say oh I love your new outfit she tells them, "it from Grandpa." LOL. 

When I got these pictures of her my heart nearly burst at the seams. 

Then it was time for us to see her!! The kids started counting down the hours to be back to Brookey as soon as they woke up Wednesday morning. We had missed her SO much. 

Reuniting. 

It took some adjusting back to sharing again by our darling 2 year old, "no dat my toy." But after a day or 2 we all settled back into being our tight little click. And Brooke went right back to wanting her Millie anytime she gets sad. 

We were also very happy to be reunited with our sweet pup who was taken care of by our good friends, the Harmans for a whole week. Trust me friends that is a lot of dog hair.  

Can't believe life is back to school, work and responsibility again - man was Friday morning a hit when the kids expected ME to make breakfast for them and man when that alarm went off... :)