Four months old

Look who's getting sooooo BIG!

ME!
I had my four month appointment the other day and
everything went great except for the fact that I got poked one too many times!
The first one wasn't so bad but then they did more and I was NOT happy.
The doctor said that I look very healthy and my growth charts are right on track:

Weight: 14lbs. 11 oz -75%
Height: 25.5 inches-90%
Head: 16.25-60%

(Mom keeps telling me to stop growing so fast
but she's the one feeding me this cream-like milk....
what does she expect?!!)

Things I have learned in four months:
-My head is VERY heavy but I think I now have it under control.
-I love to smile and show off my cute dimple.
-Laughing is pretty fun too. My brother Tyler was the first to get me REALLY laughing.
-I've rolled over a couple times but I'm still trying to master it.
-I sleep through the night (started that one at about a month old...we ALL like a rested mommy better than a not-so-rested one :)
-My finger, thumb, blanket, shirt or entire fist work as a great pacifier.
-If I don't like the shirt mom put on me I can just drool all over it and she will change me
(I usually make her do this quite often)
-My family loves, loves, loves to hug, kiss, and squish me....a lot!

All in all, life has been pretty good to me so far.

Hugs and Kisses,
Brooke

Bike rides, Aunt Mur, Parks and Sea World

As you can see from the title we have a lot to cover so this may be the world's longest post. Brace yourselves.
It was CRAZY here for the 4th of July. Jeff went for a run in the morning and he said by 7am the beaches were full of chairs, tents, games, tables, people, etc.... Apparently this is the busiest day of the year around here and boy oh boy did we witness it! We decided to rent bikes, which was super fun but very adventurous considering the crowds we were weaving in and out of. Tyler loved riding behind his dad and is now convinced that he can ride a bike without training wheels. ( We haven't quite burst his bubble yet.) I was impressed though because I thought he would just kind of sit back and enjoy the ride but he was pedaling the entire time...with a HUGE grin on his face. He thought he was such a big boy. Here are a couple pictures of us. I'm pretty sure Kate got the good end of the deal..(notice the bag of gold fish she is thoroughly enjoying!!)
Jeff had to fly up to Portland for a couple days so I was glad Mur was there to keep us company. Man, did we have fun! Of course, we missed our daddy but I had to prove to the kids that I can be just as much fun, if not more!! I think I'm a little ahead of you now daddy....sorry.

Let's start off with Mur's obsession to go home twenty shades darker than she was when she came. The kids obliged and we spent HOURS at the beach.What a stinker! The great part is that Kate was loving it.

(Too bad we don't have a picture of the bronzed beauty...Mur.)

They have a fun little area over by Mission Beach that has rides, games, food and shopping. We spent a couple nights over there and the kids LOVED it. They especially loved the tilt-a-whirl and I gotta be honest, I was about to hurl after the second time around...I must be getting old...yikes!

I was dying at this point, thank goodness Mur was there to switch places with me.

Tyler thought it was so great they got to go on this ride without Mom.
He loves feeling like he's "in charge."
Again...Mur takes one for the team on the "spinning" rides. Thanks Murbis!

And last but certainly not least....Sea World!

The kids loved the Shamu and Pets Rule show the best.

Kate was a little nervous to be in this cave. She was convinced
the Polar Bear was in it and wanted to get out ASAP!
Mur and Tyler touching "Mr. Ray" He loved it!
(only asked about 500 more times to go back and pet them.)

We started out fully clothed and then....

...the Ogden came out in them.

Brooke enjoyed her first visit to Sea World. She was either doing this or
this.

Wow! Is this for real??? I will be impressed with anyone that gets through this in a day. We had such a fun trip. It was great being together and making such fun memories. Until next time....

p.s. I wasn't too successful at convincing the kids I'm just as much fun as dad because on the airplane going home they were fighting over who got to sit by dad....whatever, I'm over it.

Coronado Island

We LOVE this place. Aunt Mur came out to stay with us for a week and had never been here so we gave her a little tour. We went to eat at out favorite pizza place (mostly for their ranch dressing), walked around the shops and then played on the beach. The kids loved climbing on the rocks and surprisingly, we didn't have one accident!

Um...yes, that is a Jabba-the-Hut sticker on Kate's shirt. Tyler has a slight influence on her.

I love this picture because #1-it proves that Brooke was indeed with us and #2-Kate was able to help Jeff reach the top of the rock pile.

Beach

Oh goodness....this is the life!  

I think we may stay....

(sorry grandma and grandpa, we promise to visit)

 The Coberly's stayed with us the first night and when they left the next day, 

the kids were a little sad.  They thought they were going to have little buddies the whole time...dang it!  

Cute kids!

San Diego Airport

I realize the airport isn't the most interesting part of a two-week stay at a beach house but it's where we started out and...it was quite an adventure.  We thought it might be to our (and everyone else crossing our path) advantage to leave our "walking circus" at the airport while Jeff went to rent the car.  So...I, along with the three monkeys and ALL the luggage, hung out for about an HOUR waiting for our car to arrive.  Thank goodness they were so excited to be at the beach or they may not have been so cooperative.  We had a little photo-shoot (notice Tyler's new little tilt of the head...what?!!), played duck-duck-goose, had races and bugged oh, only about a hundred people along the way.  

Where's Brooke you ask?  She was being a good little bug just snoozing away in her car seat.  She usually decides to just observe the craziness rather than add to it.  Bless her.