Tales from Goshen: March 2007

Brooklyn - 11 months

11:23 AM

Brooklyn has begun to say words - even repeat them once you say them. With her own special flair, of course. Dogs are "dog-dog!!", Luna the cat is "ka-Ka!" She can now say Da-dee, Momma, Way-Way (for Aunt Rachel or Aunt Ra-Ra). This brings Rachel no small degree of pleasure as she is the first person whose name Brooklyn has spoken (other than me and Kyle). Brooklyn just LOVES her Aunt Rachel. She sees Rachel and Josh most of all, and she ADORES them both.

A Tribute to Lynn's Place

10:55 AM

Here are some pictures of Lynn's beautiful kitties - both incredibly sweet. How is it that everyone manages to find sweet kittens but us?? Our rescue kitty is the DEVIL incarnate! Also, turn your head to the side and appreciate the bluffs outside her place.

New Year's at Lynnie's!

10:43 AM

Lynn was gracious enough to invite us to come to her wonderful retreat in Norfork for New Year's. We always enjoy spending time with her, and her place in Norfork seems to have a magical enchantment that rids you of any stress or tension and allows you to completely relax and breathe in the sweeter scents of life. Lynn's cooking is amazing...Kyle and I always leave slightly heavier than when we came, but it's so worth it! We always enjoy good wine (if not the occasional dud experiment), great cheese, yummy snacks, plenty of bird life, walks along the river and lots of great conversation. Brooklyn learned how to say "cat cat" while at Lynn's!

Festivus at the Floyd's

10:32 AM

The first annual Festivus at the Floyd's was held this past December. Our dear friend, Lynn, was the co-host of the gala. It was a spectacular success - a night of dear friends, EXCELLENT food, and great conversation. Attendees were Matt & Liz, Tak, Chad & Kai, Kevin & Tish, Rachel, Emily, Michelle and Lynnie. We look forward to the second annual Festivus next year! Here are some pictures of the night...

Brooklyn's First Christmas!

8:18 PM

Brooklyn's first Christmas was very exciting! We always go to my parents' house and the WHOLE family shows up - my parents, Chad & his then girlfriend/now fiancee, Melissa, Josh, Zach & Anna, Michael, Jeremiah, Rachel and us! The opening of presents is a wonderfully chaotic event where we all pick our stations, distribute gifts and open presents in a blur of exlamations, jubilation, enthusiastic thank you's and hugs...it is a flurry of paper and boxes and general mayhem..of the best kind. Afterwards, three families come over and share Christmas dinner with us and we all relax and enjoy the time together. It's my favorite time of the year!
Brooklyn took it all in stride - adapting easily to the chaos and noise and adding her own special squeals of delight. It was lovely!

First Halloween

8:11 PM

We found the greatest costume for Brooklyn's first Halloween! No peas in pods or corn on the cobs for us...B was a baby shark! Rarrr! Kyle was our resident shark hunter and alas, I was a shark attack victim! We went with my family to a neighborhood Halloween party!

Brooklyn - 9 months

8:05 PM

Brooklyn visited her Great Grandma Alice this month and showed off her new mobility! She was getting more teeth and growing some more hairs. I say "hairs" because she had so few you could literally count them as they grew in!

Retrospective - 8 months

7:51 PM

Brooklyn has such a great smile! She modeled her new winter clothes with Uncle Mikey, and practices crawling to me on a hotel bed. Kyle and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary this month and took Brooklyn with us to a hotel for the night.

Retrospective - 7 months

7:44 PM

When B was 7 months old, we visited her Floyd grandparents (Nan & Grandad) in Fayetteville. Brooklyn also met a Razorback while attending her first Razorback game! She got her face painted and was such a good sport! We also spent the weekend with our best friends, Becky, Greg (and their kids Mia and Gavin) and Chad and Kim. Such dear friends! We had a blast, as we always do. Gavin is six weeks older than Brooklyn.