Emmaleigh's Musings

So I have decided to begin posting all the wonderful things my children say. This was Emmaleigh today. She was screaming this up the stairs at me while I quickly went potty.

Emmaleigh: Muh--Mahh--Muh--Mahh

Me: What Emmaleigh?

Emmaleigh: Did your brain blow apart?

Me: What did you say?

Emmaleigh: I said (imagine all the attitude in the world here) Did your brain blow apart?

Me: No, I had to go potty, Why???

Emmaleigh: Hellllloooo I said I needed chocolate milk.

Elizabeth Anne Brooks

Elizabeth Anne arrived on July 28th, 2008 at 1:21 A.M. and weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 18" long. In other words she was the most beautiful short and fat baby you have ever seen. Birthmom Sarah was in labor for about 18 hours. It made me cherish having the ziploc procedure all the more. I will take a C-Section any day over giving birth the hard and painful way. Elizabeth is the sweetest baby I could have ever hoped for she sleeps all through the night and wakes up just 1 time to feed. Koen and Emmaleigh love her to death. Koen comes and pats her head and says "YAY" and claps afterward. Emmaleigh always wants to hold her. Enjoy the slideshow.

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Museums and Crabs

So while my parents were here from Missouri we went to downtown Sacramento. It was fun considering I hadn't been there in a while. The kids had a blast exploring the Discovery Museum. Their favourite part was Raley's center. They also got to dress up and play in this room that looked like a wheel house. There was a little spot where they got to set the table and play with the toy food and of course Koen stuck everything in his mouth. It is a shocker he hasn't developed some sort of horrible disease by now. Koen and Emmaleigh had a blast weighing all the different fruits and veggies. After the Museum we went to lunch at Joe's Crab Shack. Koen loved the coleslaw and Emmaleigh had the macaroni and cheese. Shocking. Then we went to the old school house and the kids really enjoyed it. My mom wanted a picture of Koen with no binky and of course as soon as she took it out he put in the chalk for his slate he was writing on he is such a boy. Enjoy the pictures.

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The Nut Tree

Okay a lot of people think this place is closed, and it was, but it is back open and it rocks. My parent's were here from Missouri for 2 weeks and so we all took a trip to the Nut Tree in Vacaville and it was so fun. It is relatively inexpensive. The wrist bands are $10.95 for unlimited rides. It doesn't entertain older kids but for kids under 12 it is perfect. Below is a video of what happens when you put Koen on a leash. It isn't a pretty site. Ignore the video portion of me please. The next video would be Emmaleigh. The last video will be my dad being a complete retard. Here are some pictures that we took of the kids. It was a fantastic day.

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Fourth of July

So we had a happy Fourth of July that started on the 3rd of July. As a family we went to the Orangevale Grange with Auntie Tiffany and Uncle Jason and watched fireworks and ate snowcones and hotdogs. The kids also got their faces painted. Which was expensive let me tell you $4.00 per kid is that not ridiculous? The kids loved it none the less so I guess it was worth it. On the 4th we went to our Sister-in-laws parents house for a party and then they all went to the Roseville Fairgrounds to watch fireworks. Koen and I went to the airport to pick up my parents who flew in from Missouri for 2 weeks. It was so much fun. I have attached a slideshow. Please enjoy.

Huggers,

Shandela

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Father's Day 2008

So Father's Day 2008 started out with Dane staying in bed late while I got the kids up and ready for church. Dane stayed home from Sunday School and joined us later for the church service. I know that makes him a slacker but I thought he deserved it this once :o)!

As a surprise to him I wore and orange shirt as did Koen. (Orange is Dane's favorite color) Emmaleigh didn't have anything orange so she wore her brand new dress with green and peachy pink in it, however Dane loves her in dresses so he was pleased. I will take a moment here to sound like a complete snob and say that this dress is Osh Kosh B'Gosh and I almost paid $30+ for it at the outlets in Vacaville but decided to be frugal. I GOT IT FOR $6.99 at ROSS!!!!!! Moving on.....He didn't however like that we all wore orange he thought people would think it was his idea and he thought it was cheezy. Then he forgot we wore orange and he wore orange to church. It was cute this once but then it made me cringe and think of future years when we are old, like 50, and think it is cute to do this all the time! MOM IF YOU ARE READING THIS IT STILL ISN'T CUTE WHEN YOU AND DAD DRESS ALIKE! And, Dane just commented "I didn't think it was cheezy I thought it was gay!"

After church we all came home and took a nice peaceful nap. Around 4 we decided to go to the Texas Roadhouse for dinner because that is Dane's favorite restaurant. We knew it would be busy so when we left the house at 4:15 we decided to call ahead and put our name on the list because they have call ahead seating. They told us the wait was 40-50 minutes. Well it takes like 20 minutes to get there so we thought, great we will just have to wait like a half hour. NOOOOOOOOOOOO....they were miscalculating the time apparently and we didn't get seated til 6:15. It was about 90 degrees out, there was no indoor seating, and we had 2 children who are to say the least dramatic. So we wait outside for a little while and Emmaleigh starts complaining that it's too hot. Which then turns into "I'm dying of heat exhaustion". I would like to stop here and ponder where does she hear phrases like this? We don't watch the news so I have no clue who used this phrase with her. Okay so back to the story. She then ups the drama by walking in circles going "water, water, water" ! At that point I was angry and so Dane just wanted to go but then I am stubborn so I refuse to leave. Once we were actually seated each child drank an entire cup of water and then Koen had a cup of milk and Emmaleigh had pop. Dane drank 4 glasses of drink in under 10 minutes. WE WERE SO THIRSTY!

For Dinner, Dane had the Ribs and Ribeye platter, it's his favorite, with house salad and chili. Koen ate an entire basket of rolls. That would equal 5 rolls. The pictures are of Koen eating a roll and then what happens when he thought I was going to eat one of the rolls out of the basket. It proves that this fear of not having enough food runs deep in the Brooks' family. I know he
didn't get it from me. Anyways, Emmaleigh had the Macaroni and Cheese and I ate a bite of Dane's steak, 2 bites of his salad, 2 bites of chili, and 1 roll. It was a very fun evening (once we were seated). We then went home and put the kids to bed and Dane and I just relaxed for the rest of the evening.

I will take a moment here and point out that Dane is the World's Best Daddy! I am so thankful that God put him in my life to be a father to our kids. Emmaleigh just adores her daddy and he really takes the time with her so that she will never feel a lack of love from him. Monday's are their Jamba and Library night. Dane will take her out after dinner to the Library and then they go to Jamba Juice where they each get a Citrus Squeeze Jamba. They spend about 2 hours together and Emmaleigh looks forward to it so much. Koen and Dane don't do too much together yet because Koen is so small still but they love to tumble on the floor together. Koen cries everytime Dane leaves and Emmaleigh sits by the door from 4-4:30ish until daddy gets home. Below is a picture book of him and the kids on Father's Day. WE LOVE YOU DADDY!

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New things in life.

Okay so I had this dream that I would blog. It doesn't seem to happen for me. I have had requests to please update my blog so here we go. We'll start back with our Mother and Daughters Tea. Emmaleigh had so much fun getting dressed up and wearing makeup. She really acted like a little lady. I thought the best part was she picked her "Grumpy Bear" to bring because he matched her dress. I was such a proud mommy. I have trained her so well :o)!













She enjoyed grapes. I was totally shocked that she didn't like the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries. She loves strawberries and chocolate but I guess not together. For those who don't know as well Emmaleigh loves hot tea so this was especially fun. I couldn't eat anything at the tea because I had just had my surgery the previous week.

Emmaleigh is still taking Ballet. She will be going to a formal studio come January because although I have enjoyed her teacher at the NHCC Parks and Rec it is just way too unorganized and it doesn't seem to be very strict. It seems that people just come and go and so Emmaleigh never gets to learn anything new because we always have to start at the beginning again whenever a new student is added. I will be enrolling her at the Sacramento Ballet Academy.
Emmaleigh also finished AWANA recently. She received her Cubbie Bear to sew on her vest. She was so sad when it was over. At the awards night the kids sang their Cubbie song and you could hear her above all the other kids. (I haven't decided if this is a good thing or not). She can't wait for AWANA's to start up again. The picture below is Emmaleigh and her "best friend Abi". Unfortunately for Abi her night ended in stitches when her and Emmaleigh ran out of the bathroom Abi tripped and fell head first into a stool. It took 7 stitches and her parent's medical insurance didn't kick in for 2 more weeks. WHAT A BUMMER!

Okay moving on, Emmaleigh starts soccer in the fall she will be playing for the AYSO Rio Linda Division. Unlike, Jeni, we did not have to stand in line and it was smooth signup. Unfortunately Emmaleigh is very disappointed because we couldn't find Green Soccer Cleats. She ended up with Black and Pink. Also we had to buy them too big because it appears that they don't make soccer shoes in anything smaller than a 10 so she will be wearing double the socks.

With all of this talk of Emmaleigh y'all probably think I don't love Koen but I do. He just doesn't do anything to exciting yet besides WALKING!!!! YAY!!! We are so excited for him. Life is very difficult for a little brother to a bossy big sister. He has finally realized if he learns to walk he can escape her nagging and pestering. Besides the fact that he will pull Emmaleigh's hair whenever he pleases. Poor little boy I do feel bad for him some days. He has a massive temper though so I think as he gets older he will present his own challenges.
Right now Koen has 13 teeth. He doesn't say much yet but he does say "mama", "dada", "uh-oh", "she's stuck"(another whole story), and he mimics the sounds of sirens by saying "wow, wow, wow" It is very cute.
I will get back to Father's Day maybe tomorrow. I am tired of blogging now but I will try to do better. Bye y'all.