Happy 5th Birthday Brookie!

Well our lil' girl turned five this week and what a whirlwind it has been....having a birthday in the middle of the week with all that goes on, anyway makes for some crazy nights! Anyway the princess woke up on Thursday morning to a present on her pillow to this moment still is one of the favorites....she has been PATIENTLY waiting to turn five because that was the magic age that she could then have GUM......So at 7:01 she unwraps three packages of gum, that unfortunately came attached with
#1 you can't have it in the morning,
#2 you can't chew it at school,
#3 you can't tease your brother with it or show off
okay then have fun with that.......She understood, but at 4:01 when she arrived home from the bus stop it was immediately gum in mouth and snapping it every two minutes...... Then on to soccer practice and her choice of restaurant...if you remember she is allowed to pick her b-day dinner....(last year it was Pickles and cottage cheese) this year she choose Brann's I mean I know it isn't creme de la creme, but it ain't pickles and cheese.....Then home for cake and presents. Thanks to all the family members for sending their goodies she LOVES everything! And thank you Mom for buying out Kohl's High School Musical inventory!
Seriously still sideways....If anyone has suggestions I am all ears....
This is Brooke dawning her new cheerleader costume - please pardon the loud mother CACKLE that accompanies this..... She apparently didn't eat enough at Branns!



Also a new revelation in the turning 5 week - she is now unassisted on her bike - LOOK MA NO TRAINING WHEELS! She had some stiff competition as some neighbors also learned very quickly so she I think felt the need to hang with her peeps.




So my little Brooklyn you have had another great year - as always some ups and downs. Two downs that I can specifically remember very clearly....umm you moving out of our house and the second when you had your entire room removed from you.....but the rest were mostly ups - you have grown and matured more than I could have imagined keeping us laughing the entire time. You have started the public schooling system and it couldn't be a more perfect fit. My little bookworm I hope you continue to learn and explore and try new things! But it is weird in the week prior to your b-day as I was thinking WOW I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD these were some random conversations we had and I remember going - YEP she really is 5 and learning and understanding more every day......

1. Umm Mom Benjamin Taylor is always kissing me out on the playground.
2. Mom, who is the first kid in the worlds mom? Well maybe it was God?, No way mom he isn't a girl, well maybe god is a girl. Mom do you have God's phone number we need to call and find out.
3. (when describing a situation at school) then soso did this..... Brooke who is soso......."mom you know when you don't know their name and you just say soso....." oh you mean so and so......
4. (when talking about a friend) "Mom she didn't really think that through first....."
5. (telling the lady that is cutting her hair) "Don't cut it too short we need to be able to see the bugs" (after we received a letter from the first week of school of a lice case) oh vey...
6. "mom what are you thinking?"
7. Mom can I ask you a silly question? How am I ever going to decide what to name my babies....
Don't worry Brooke you have about 100 years to decide..... Mom how are babies made? Really? you turn five and immediately have to ask this? I quickly reverted to oh look "Higgley Town Heroes is on!"

At any rate we have had another fun year with you little one and look forward to the many more adventures that years six will bring!
Happy Birthday sweetie.