Brooks: July 2008

Whew, I am finally sitting down to update you on our past month. We were lucky to be able to have lots of family come visit. Amber and Dallas came during the 4th of July weekend, and were tons of fun - as always! Dorothy, Katelyn and Kimberly came to visit a week ago, and we loved visiting with them too! We wish our family lived closer so we could see them more often, but we are grateful for the time we do get to spend with them. We have had lots of pool dates at the Hargroves, but when gas is too much we have to settle for our backyard. We try to have fun as much as we can...

Reagan Update: She memorizes and mimicks everything! She has started reading sentences, and points out all of the words she knows in every book. I try to make her more word flashcards every few days, and so far we are up to 240 words that she can read. She loves talking to Kennedy, and immediately looks for her whenever she wakes up from her nap. When Kennedy cries she says "Shhhhh... It's okay Kennedy!" She is a great big sister!

Kennedy Update: She sleeps well, as long as she sleeps on me. I am trying to get her to sleep that well in her bassinett, but the longest she has slept consecutively in her bassinett was 5.5 hours. She started rolling over now, and looks so proud when she makes it onto her back. She laughed at me today, which was so cute! She laughed so hard she got the hiccups. She loves to watch Reagan, especially at dinnertime - we stick her in the bumbo on the table and she watches her eat. She is a great little sister!

Rick Update: He golfed in a memorial outing for My Uncle Howard with three of my cousins. They came in second to last, but had fun. Rick fell out of the golf cart at the second hole with a little help from Kevin. Nerds!

Katie Update: I finally gave in to Molly and read the first three Twilight books. I borrowed them all from her and read them in less than a week. Man, I forgot how much I love to read good books. Now I can't wait till August 2, when the last book in the series comes out.

Now here are LOTS of pictures from our past month. Sorry I am so slow at posting...

Dallas and Amber with the girls