What do you want to be?

Holly: "Brooke, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
Brooke: "A SPARKLY ballerina!"

Videos from Disney World

DANCING WITH THE BAND: This one might be my favorite of the bunch because of the very end. Even if skip some of the middle, watch the end! I think Brooke knows everyone was there to see her, not the band!

Brooke dances with the Mariachi Band from Todd Sadowski on Vimeo.

LIGHT PARADE: Nothing special here. Just a cool Disney light parade.


CONGA LINE WITH TIGGER AND POOH: Loved this one! The look on her face was priceless!

Brooke Congas with Tigger and Pooh from Todd Sadowski on Vimeo.

DISNEY PARADE: Another Disney parade.


DANCING IN THE STREETS: At this parade, they let you come out and dance in the streets with them. Brooke is always up for that!

Brooke dances at a Disney parade from Todd Sadowski on Vimeo.

BROOKE "HOOP-A-LOOPING" (as she calls it):

Disney World!

We just spent a week in Orlando and went to Disney World and Sea World. Words can't explain how excited Brooke was to see Mickey, the princesses, and the rest of the gang. We had breakfast with the princesses, lunch with Tigger and Pooh, and lunch with the Little Einsteins, JoJo, and Goliath. I've broken down our pictures by the days we were there and will make a new post once the videos are ready.

Day 1 (Downtown Disney)

Day 2 (Magic Kingdom)

Day 3 (Epcot)

Day 4 (Animal Kingdom)

Day 5 (Downtown Disney / Sea World)

Day 6 (Sea World)

Day 7 (Hollywood Studios)

Trike-athon 2009!

Brooke's school had a "trike-athon" to raise money for Circle of Friends. We decked out the tricycle in her favorite color: pink. We had feather boas, streamers, balloons, her princess microphone, and a sweet license plate with her name on it. Before she got started, she told me "Daddy, we're going to race!" I tried to explain that it wasn't a race, but she wasn't convinced. I fear my insurance rates in the future! Before it was all said and done, I think she hit 3 people, almost rammed the wall, and passed everyone... nobody passed her!

Brooke's Trike-athon from Todd Sadowski on Vimeo.

Pumpkin coloring

Brooke learned how to create a custom pumpkin design on playhouse Disney's website, print the pumpkin on a background, color it, and then hang it on our refrigerator with magnets. Oh my! She enjoyed this a little too much! At last check, I think we have about 15 on the frig now! At first, she was very careful to stay in the lines and use multiple crayon colors. By the time she was done however, it had turned into a frenzied speed-coloring dash! She just couldn't wait to get to her next creation!

Giraffes Aren't Dangerous

Holly: "Brooke, what would you like for lunch?"
Brooke: "A giraffe!"
Todd: "Um, that might not be legal."
Holly: "Yeah, giraffes might be endangered."
Brooke: "No, mommy. Giraffes aren't dangerous!"

Brooke turns 3!!!

Brooke's Tomato Friend

Ok... we thought this was just an unusual little thing Brooke did last year and assumed it was a one-time deal. Apparently not! She likes to play with cherry tomatoes! No, she won't eat them; after all, it is a vegetable. But, she will carry one all over the house and pretend it is her friend. Last year, she would push it in a stroller, talk to it, and put it in her dollhouse. Just last week, she took her tomato with her at bath time, put shampoo on its "hair," and shoved it into her Little People pirate ship's cannon.

The following morning she took it with her in the van on the way to school. Along the way, she talked to it, sang songs to the tomato, and even took it with her into class! I'm not sure what happened with the tomato that morning, but I did receive a disturbing email from Holly in the afternoon. The poor tomato met an untimely death at lunchtime in the cafeteria when he was dropped on the floor and someone accidentally stepped on him.

That evening I asked her what happened to the tomato at school today. Her one-word reply was, "Squished!" I asked who squished the tomato. "Donna Lou" was her reply. Fortunately, she didn't seem to upset or angry about it!

Choices!!!

Holly has been working hard on teaching Brooke about making good choices. As you might expect, Brooke loves to test us to the very limits when it comes to making choices. Yesterday, she had been doing great all day and I guess it was building up a lot of frustration along the way!

She was about to get into trouble when Holly said, "Brooke, remember to make a good choice."

Brooke replied, "I don't WANT to make GOOD choices. I want to make a BAD choice!."
(CAPS added to show Brooke's emphasis on her words!)

Fortunately, she made a good choice anyways, but it appears that making good choices doesn't exactly come naturally!

Pink

When Brooke was out of school, she and I got to have a "daddy - daughter day." I thought I'd take some shots of her pink room to show everyone. We had a blast!