Fallyn // 12 Months

Fallyn, you turned ONE on April 27, 2018. Yes, it has been 5 months since I have last posted. I truly couldn't believe that when I saw it. And I really don't know where to start as I type this out because my notes are ALL over the place. So maybe I should just begin somewhere...
This blanket is EVERYTHING. You do not go anywhere without this that La La made for you. In fact, I asked her to make you a back up because there was one afternoon, I left your blankey at home, and you would not go to sleep at Gamma and Pas until Pa got out a blanket that was similar to yours. You have never really taken a Paci ever even as a newborn but this blankey is never far from you at all times.

You and your sister LOVE your baby chicks! Well, since we are 5 months later they really are not so little anymore and are officially in the coop. But you still love to visit them and you look out the window from the couch and say "boc boc" and lead me to the door to go check on them. Frieda is our most docile one and we get her out and you absolutely love to pet her. You smile and laugh the whole entire time. It brings me joy to watch y'all both with the chickens.

We still have morning time together and morning snuggles. Your smiles are so big and contagious.

And your scrunchy nose is my absolute favorite face that you make.

For Easter, we went to Mimi and Big Pops and all the grands participated in an Easter egg hunt. You had the best time getting into all your eggs.

Eating pancakes and raspberries and Kyli is always under you trying to catch any food that she can. 

Just getting in some toofies! Easter Sunday at home lunch after we go home from church.

Enjoying some outside time with your Daddy after we all ate. It was a gorgeous day.

You love the trampoline and moving around on it with your Fin Fin.

Just getting pictures of you in all your outfits! You borrowed this one from your cousin Timberly. The bunny on the bottom is the cutest!

Morning snuggles with my sweet girls! You sisters sure do love each other!

Always getting into Mommy's drawers in the bathroom. In the makeup, in the products, everything you can get your hands on.

After church one Sunday at the Cracker Barrel. We went and ate with Mimi and you did so good. Now, it is SO hard to keep you in a high chair to eat. Even at home.

Visiting Mama Janes. We go almost every Sunday. It's so relaxing to go visit and y'all enjoy your time there.

Sleeping in church (I think) and one of your first boo boos on your eye.

Your first time at Bear Hollow! Both of you love the animals so much. Its about time to get back there  for a visit.

Loving the swings! You're a little dare devil. You were leaning over like this constantly and I thought you were going to flip out! You didn't seem to mind. Ha!

We love when Daddy is home too!

We took your 1 year pictures with Lizzie. You totally redeemed yourself after you wanted nothing to do with your 9 month photos. Lizzie had to come back to the house twice for those! Whew!

These are some of my favorites and Lizzie got SO MANY awesome shots.

Just hanging out and loving on each other. Fin Fin wanted kisses here and you were loving on her. So sweet.

Completely cracking me up this particular morning making faces at me while I cooked breakfast.

Love our sweet snuggle times.

I know I say it all the time but looking back thru these photos as I write this out I cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by and just how big you have gotten.

Sporting those sunglasses!

I remember this day that Finley wanted to wear one of your hair bows. You want to do what she does and she wants to do what you do.

Funny faces!

I had gone to the gym this particular morning and when I returned this is how I found you three. 

You pushing Finley's grocery cart for the first time. You just kept going forward and backwards having a ball!

Took you to the doctor because you had symptoms of being sick -- got you there and this is how you were acting. Making a total liar out of me. Ha!

Just getting all the pictures!

You lean to the side playing peek a boo!

Love seeing y'all worship in church. The. Sweetest.

Gymnastics with Finley. You have no fear and loved your time with Finley on the mats..

So proud of what you colored! One of the first times with crayons and paper.

So thankful to have so much time home with your sweet babies.

Giving Mommy kisses.

Melt my heart.

I love your hair. You have waayyyy more hair here than Finley ever dreamed about having at your age. It's so long now that it doesn't flip like this but it was one of my favorites about you.

Everyone was shocked I gave you this cupcake and let you go to town! You loved it and literally smashed your face in it at one point. I would have too. 

Look how much you enjoyed that! So much fun watching you.

 Getting in all the snuggles.

 From my notes:

// Words you are saying : baby, domino, oops or whoops (you think it is so funny to say this and just crack up) Blanky, night night.

// you throw your head back and laugh with your mouth wide open. Sometimes nothing really comes out. It is hilarious !

 Fallyn, this year has absolutely brought so much joy to our lives having you with us. We are so thankful for you. Your Big Sister loves you so very much. Your personality lights up the room and your smile is so contagious. You amaze us everyday at what you have learned so quickly. I love our snuggles and I love your kisses. You warm my heart and I love you so dearly.

Happy 1st Birthday Little Bit.

Fallyn // 11 Months

Fallyn, you turned Eleven months on March 27th. One more month and you will be ONE! I cannot believe it. You are still so cuddly and you LOVE your blanky. Your nap time is around the time we get to church and you are so sleepy. You will just lay your head on my shoulder with your blanket and lay like that almost the entire time during worship. I love how calm and peaceful you are when we get into church. It's like you feel His precense as well.

You are into EVERYTHING. And when we come after you if you are into something, you take off crawling into fast speed ahead! On March 27th, you said "mama" over and over again (I think this started a week before then officially). The other day when I picked you up from Gamma and Pas, when I walked in the door, you got SO excited and basically jumped onto the floor and crawled so fast to get to me. It just about made me a puddle in the floor.

You love to check on the baby chicks but they have started to fly and that scares you a bit sometimes. Your teething has really been bothering you at times and some mornings you fuss and fuss as soon as you get up. You are a great sleeper and napper for the most part, but there have been some here and there that you do not want to lay down for and some nights where you have started waking up again. 

Everyday, more and more, you and Finley have the sweetest connections with each other. I pray y'all are so close as you get older. When y'all get to each other first thing in the mornings, you get so excite and y'all both laugh and smile and hug and kiss all over each other.

You love just about all foods except for bananas. You just are not a fan. You eat sweet potatoes, apples, peaches, blueberries, pancakes, muffins, green beans, other greens, Mac and cheese, peppers, eggs, yogurt, you even had your first sugar cookie and Mimi and Big Pops when Hadlee and Fin baked their cookies, hamburger, spaghetti, tacos.. you name it and you will eat it.

You are still crawling and pulling up on all things.. I'm so surprised you haven't taken off yet on your own. You have your own toy basket in the living room and you love to get your toys out and play with them and sometimes you put them back int he basket. When you get into the kitchen you love playing the "drums" with the dog bowls and also banging on their tin food holder and making all kinds of noise. 

You can throw a real hissy fit when we change your diaper or your clothes. You are NOT interested.

As soon as I turn the water on in the bathtub, you stand up on the sides just a talking and slapping the tile until I put you in there.. You LOVE LOVE bath time! You get in there and love to run your hands thru the water falling out of the faucet and roll around and splash. I am so looking forward to seeing you in a pool!

I will have to say that you have your seldom moments of being still but the rest of the time.. you are on the G-O! It is SO hard getting pictures these days because you are just wanting to do your own thing.

We all love your big personality Fallyn!

Good morning and all smiles and happy!

You get into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Sesame Street just as much as Fin does!

We all went to Briggs birthday party and you slept the entire time. I'm kind of glad that you did because it was outside and it was freezing. 

After the party we went and had lunch at Gringos again. It was delish!

I think the camera was confusing you.. you would look into the camera and then look up at me. Ha!

When we got home that afternoon it was sunny and warm so we went outside for the afternoon. It was so nice!!

Trying to get Mommy while I make breakfast.

I love all your hair here!

At Big Pops and Mimi's hanging out while Fin Fin and Hadlee baked. We even got nap time snuggles in while they finished.

First sugar cookie!

And your twin. Ha! You definitley got the Brookshire genes thats for sure.

Checking on the baby chicks!

And night time snuggles. I'm so going to miss these days....

Fallyn, what would we do without you? You bring us so much joy and smiles and we are so blessed by you! We thank God for trusting us with you and Finley both.. 

We love you so much!

M22-M28