The only hitch at this wedding was the intended one! Melissa Robinson is now Melissa Dennis - the new bride of my brother, Chad Dennis, and my new sister-in-law!!!! Welcome to the Family, Melissa and your family! :) An absolutely delightful time was had by all - the rehearsal went smoothly thanks to St. James' sweet Ms. Anne whose gentle voice sweetly shushed...Read More

Brooklyn is now walking. Yesterday, she realized that she could do it, and today, it's all she's done.I am the mother of a toddler! ...Read More

My night took a bizarre twist last night as I drove down Snake Hill at 11pm. I was returning from a celebration of Mr. Sam's 64th birthday party at my parent's house, which led to a video-strategizing session with my dad for the upcoming rehearsal dinner. As my headlights illuminated the last turn on the road, I caught a glimpse of something pink...Read More

There were several moments today when I wished I could freeze time, grab the moment from space, and store it in a photo album like Harry Potters' - where you see a moving scene, rather than a photo still. Although, to fully appreciate the moments, you'd need to capture the sense of smell associated with them, too.1) Brooklyn walking across the room by...Read More

Brooklyn takes pieces off the dollhouse and checks them out...Daddy and B observe the amazing feat of engineering - it was captivating! Finally, Charla helps Kennedy blow out her birthday candle on her super-cool castle cake! We had fun at the party, Kennedy! Happy Birthday! ...Read More

Kennedy's birthday party was at the WonderPlace which was truly wonderful! Tons of different rooms with different age appropriate activities - a hit with all the kids and parents!Brooklyn and I walk together to see what there is to see. We stumbled upon the RiverMarket - a small scale replica of the real thing with baskets of fruit and veggies and meat...Brooklyn loved...Read More

Bailey & Darby cuddle close for their afternoon siesta. They do this quite often and it warms my heart!And Brooklyn holds Lambie close as she helps Daddy fold laundry. ...Read More

Brooklyn demonstrates her ability to walk to Daddy in this little clip. ...Read More

Brooklyn has perfected a unique knee scoot that she prefers to walking, most of the time. Here is a little shot of her demonstrating her scoot-skills as well as her astute hearing and curious nature. Ah, and finally, her great love for her Daddy. ...Read More

This past weekend has been full of life's little munchies. You know, those things that are the substance of your days... For starters, we are dog-sitting Sophie, our favorite toy fox terrier. She is better than any doorbell, let me tell you. In an attempt to let her out of the house early Saturday morning, while balancing three dogfood bowls and trying to...Read More

We three Floyds want to give a resounding "PRAISE THE LORD" for the good work He allowed to be done on our dear friend, baby Eva in far away Hawaii. (Although, with the internet, it seems much closer these days).We are so glad she came through her major surgery with flying colors and is back to her vivacious self! Anne and Paul, I...Read More

I read today that Brooklyn's best friend, Lily, is apparently RUNNING! This is exciting and yet, sad news, as this means that Lily is growing up (a good thing) and now able to get into everything and then run with it (a bad thing)! Brooklyn, I have noticed in the last two days, is fully capable of walking around at her leisure, but...Read More

Easter was remarkably cold this year - but Brooklyn was GOING to wear her super special Easter outfit from Sarah and Lily! She wore a white little cardie over it - but her spots shone through! She has definitely changed over the last few weeks - her hair is blonder, her face is more little girl and less baby, and she's becoming much...Read More

There is a brief window every year during which our house plays hostess to the most beautiful display of wysteria I have ever seen. Passers-by stop in their tracks. Cars (and drivers) slow to admire. Cameras pop out to capture what has to be the biggest mess of wysteria on the continent. Ok, maybe state...well, at least the city! It is truly amazing....Read More

How pathetic is it that I can't get these silly things turned right side up! Please humor me by turning your head slightly...or lying on your side...and viewing these pictures of my sister, Rachel, and her date, Ben! They were fortunate enough to time their prom when my wysteria was blooming - cause it seemed to last exactly a week and Rachel specifically...Read More

After an evening on the "town", we spent our nights just hanging out, reading and relaxing. One evening, Dad decided to coax some real steps out of Brooklyn. She tottered over to him - wobbly, but determined! We clapped and cheered and she grinned and giggled and kept doing it! To me, to RanDad, to me, to RanDad... My little baby is growing...Read More

We do! Thanks to the seaweed! Surely everyone has a picture like this. It's a classic!One great thing about this vacation was that Brooklyn completely bonded with DD, Randad, Uncle Josh and Aunt Ra-Ra. She had so much fun. She has Josh completely wrapped around her finger, and she adores him unabashedly. She loves viewing the world from her perch on his shoulders....Read More

Brooklyn experienced for the first time, the sensation of sand trickling through your fingers. It's amazing to relive all of life's little experiences through the eyes of your child. It's one of God's gifts to you as a parent.Brooklyn looked so precious with her little pink hat and pink sandles. She had so much fun finding shells and showing them to us -...Read More

As noted in the first posting of this blog, our family recently went to Captiva/Sanibel Island for Spring Break. After an 18 hour car trip, we stayed at Rick's Retreat and it was wonderful. Some of us got tan...(Josh and Rachel), but for others, the spf was too powerful for the sun! The very last day of our trip, Red Tide blew in...Read More

While Lily dug into her cake, Sam was a bit more reserved with his Cars cake. Sarah looks on as Sam admired his cake and his friends and relatives waited for their piece!Meanwhile, Brooklyn observed as Sam worked his magic on John and Sarah's computer. He is amazingly computer savvy for a 3 year old. He can navigate his way to his Sesame...Read More

Lily's birthday is three days after Brooklyn's, so the week after B's party, we went to Van Buren to celebrate the birthdays of Sam and Lily in the double birthday bash of the year!Brooklyn bonded with Sarah's parents and Kyle and I helped out as much as we could! It was great fun!Lily was much more into her cake than Brooklyn was hers...it...Read More

Kyle, Brooklyn and I went to Stuttgart to have a special Birthday Party for Brooklyn with Grandma! Itty opened her present - her super soft Valentine bear - and LOVED it.She squeezes it to her and giggles. She has recently developed a fondness for stuffed animals. She'll pick her daily favorite and carry it everywhere, holding it close as she scooches around on...Read More

Lily and Brooklyn peer out our window to the big world beyond. Brooklyn is thrilled to have Lily here!Brooklyn LOVES her new Peekaboo books, and discovered her own face on the last page!She has read this book so much, we had to tape the "peekaboo" flaps back on. She calls her books, her "Bible". ...Read More

Kennedy and Lily took Baby B under their experienced wings and safely nagivated her through the birthday chaos. Brooklyn is gonna love these two girls.The partygoers mixed and mingled near the food. Chad and Melissa, Grandma Fleming, Charla with Kennedy, Liz and Matt, and in the background, Toby.Julia helps Lake eat her cupcake while the other Lily (Brooklyn's best buddy) cruised the furniture...Read More

Brooklyn had a TON of presents. There were around 40 something people at her birthday party! She was a little uncertain when everyone crowded round the table to sing to her, but she did not cry! I was very proud. She eyed her cupcake with uncertainty. It was to be her first taste of chocolate.She didn't dig right in. In fact, she mostly...Read More

First, she plays peekaboo from her crib...then the big day begins.My best buddy, Sarah V., came down with Lily to help us set up the party and to celebrate with us! We decorated with an UNO theme. Kyle created UNO cards with Brooklyn's pictures on them, with pictures from each month of her life represented. It was a fabulous idea and looked awesome!Before...Read More