Artwork

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to move Brenna's table and chairs to a different part of our living room. She was in a corner that was sort of removed from the rest of the room and it didn't feel like she was part of the group when she was sitting there doing her coloring, stickers, etc. Well, within the first day, Brenna drew on the wall where her table had been moved! She had recieved a chalk board as a party favor and had been using blue sidewalk chalk on it. Apparently, she thought it would be fun (I guess) to see what happens when you use it on the wall. Luckily it came off pretty easily - thank goodness it wasn't crayon, or even worse, sharpie marker!

How do we get to the zoo

We know the route well - we have visited often. This weekend, the weather was beautiful so we invited our friends the Esmays to join us. We all had a great time. Brenna was asking for specific animals (monkeys, elephants and hippos to be exact) for the first time. We think this was definitely the most involved she has been at the zoo - she was very excited for every little thing and really enjoyed all the animals. We saw all the animals that she wanted to see, except the hippos (the Phx zoo doesn't have any). She didn't want to leave! We also enjoyed the rest of the weekend, spending time as a family doing our normal weekend activities.

Our little American Idol

Brenna got a cool new keyboard for Christmas this year (thanks Pepaw and Gramma Harvey) and she loves to play with it. Fortunately she has learned how to adjust the volume =)

We regularly find her singing various songs - some that she learns at school, some that she has heard on the radio or from us. Anytime, it is adorable. Some of her favorites are ABCs, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Do Re Me, Ring Around the Rosies, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Sometimes we still even get to hear Jingle Bells or Frosty the Snowman.

Since she got her keyboard, which came with a microphone, she is putting on full performances. We were lucky enough to get some on video the other night (ironically while American Idol was on). Enjoy!

Playing in the alley...

The bowling alley that is! We had a blast going to the bowling alley this weekend with our friend Mark. He was in town visiting with us for the weekend and we all decided to go bowling on Sunday afternoon. Brenna had a blast - and did very well. She was even beating daddy for a lot of the game! In game 1, she had 2 spares and a strike - watch out Pro-bowlers of America! She was constantly asking if it was her turn, but would patiently wait while the rest of us took a turn. She cheered us on and gave high fives whenever someone did well. After a while of playing, she started to get sad if she didn't get all the pins, but we encouraged her to do her best and if she only hit a few (or none at all), she was still doing a good job and was having fun!