Naughty Pup

This was not Brooklynn's finest moment, and although I know it was not intentional, I have to document it. So a few weeks ago Paul took an afternoon with us and we went shopping to get him some much needed new clothes (The boy hardly ever spends money on himself- just bills and us girls). As usual, Brooklynn took advantage of the shopping trip and got a new princess purse (Daddy gives in WAY to easy). When she and I go shopping (and this girl LOVES to shop), she loves to pick things out and put them in the cart or stroller. She usually asks me if I think her selection(s) is cute or not, and I usually ALWAYS see her and secretively put things back. Prior to this shopping trip I had missed it once. We were grocery shopping at wal mart and I put a can of pineapple in our cart for Hawaiin Haystacks. Brooklynn LOVES pineapple and got excited. When we got home and Paul and I started putting the groceries away I discovered 5 cans of pineapple- someone got a little too excited about the pineapple (Paul had loaded the groceries on the conveyer belt so I didn't notice it at the store), but nonetheless the 5 cans of pineapple were paid for and we of course used them.

Now back to our shopping trip with Daddy. We were at Kohls and I was busy trying to convince Paul to try on some "sailor shoes", which he did but complained his feet were too wide and the shoes hurt his feet. While I tried to convince him that sometimes beauty is pain and those shoes were in and he looked super hip in them, Brooklynn was busy trying on shoes of her own- the nasty Dora light up shoes that I will NEVER, mark my words, NEVER buy for my kids. She wanted them, but I told her no and she put them back. Paul and I compromised on a different pair of shoes (which I really don't like but has nothing to do with the story) and went to the cashier to purchase. While I paid the lady with my Kohl's card to get the extra discount, Paul headed out to the car with Maylee in the stroller to get a head start on getting her in the car. After an hour or so at home, we discovered some pink shoes, not the Dora shoes but some pink ballerina shoes. I asked Paul, where did these come from? (of course I KNOW I did not buy such hideous apparel for Brooklynn) and Paul just started to laugh. Brooklynn must have put them in the stroller! I about died! I asked Paul if the door went off when he left the store with the stroller- you know to alert Kohls that someone was trying to steal something! He said not at all! Great. A discussion then followed trying to explain to brooklynn that we have to buy things and she needs to tell mommy or daddy if she puts something in the stroller or cart.

Of course we needed to take them back. It took almost 2 week before I had the chance to go, but away to Kohls we went. When we arrived at the customer service desk I explained to the lady what had happened and with tears streaming down Brooklynn's face she said, "I'm sorry." Then the customer service lady started to cry. She thought it was the sweetest thing she'd ever seen. I gave my Brooklynn a great big hug and told her how much I love her! Brooklynn waved good bye to the lady and was then as happy as a clam :)

When we got home and told the story to daddy, I tried to trick him and tell him that Kohls was really mad and wanted to press charges, so brooklynn now has a record- at 3 years old. He didn't buy it.

Of course Brooklynn didn't steal the shoes. She just added her loot to all the other loot in the stroller.

Moral of the story is I need to keep a closer eye on what's in my stroller when I leave a store!

On our way to return the shoes...

Pink ballerina shoes.

I think this is one of those stories that will be repeated at our dinner table for years to come- teasing Brooklynn all the way! What a naughty pup, but she repented and made things right! :)

Cocoa Beach

We had our friends, Andrew and Jenna Rammell here for the las two weeks and while they were here we we're able to enjoy a little bit of sand and sun at cocoa beach! We grabbed a few $5 foot longs and had a picnic dinner right on the beach! The kids of course loved every moment of it. Brooklynn immediately started digging in the sand and feeding the birds... while Maylee followed close behind :) So I gave up on trying to keep the blanket sand-free and just tried to capture the evening. (I know- shoot me for not being a beach girl. Yes, I am a California girl but not a beach lover).

Taking in her new surroundings.

M 3 loves.

Treasure, treasure, treasure these moments and pictures of watching in the background my girls with their daddy.

Having so much fun in the water.

She is a water baby.

My little, sassy mini-me.

Okay I seriously died over these photos of Paul and Maylee.

Just so sweet and precious to me.

Love them to pieces- especially in these peaceful moments :)

She balanced herself out :)

What a great find Maylee.

Dirty bum.

I imagine in 20 years, when these little girls of mine are grown and on their own, I'll look back at these pictures and reminisce about the good ol' days and how fast time went. So I pray that I can enjoy every moment of every day to the fullest- one of my new goals!

Sisters-Friends

 The older Maylee gets, and the more capable she becomes to keep up with Brooklynn, the more fun they have playing together. Brooklynn sometimes thinks Maylee is bigger and older than she really is, but nonetheless, these two love each other so much and I love watching them play- at least in the 5 minute segments before Maylee becomes annoyed by Brooklynn's mauling!

 My daily mornings!

Love it...

Their laughter is my favorite noise in the world!

These pictures are my everyday life- morning, noon, and night!

The Last Discovery Launch

I've been meaning to blog about the Discovery launch for some time now. I posted these pictures on my facebook, but am just now getting around to posting about it on here :)

Anyways, a month ago we were able to witness a little piece of history. We drove down to Titusville, which is a little coastal city with an excellent beach view of the Kennedy Space Center, to watch the last launch of the Space Shuttle, the Discovery. We arrived a few hours early and just let the girls romp in the water. When the big moment arrived we had girls and cameras in hand to count down to blast off! It was pretty cool. So fun to say we were there, we witnessed it and got the pictures- but I think one experience is enough :)

Brooklynn was so excited to see the "rocket ship" and she calls it the orange rocket ship because of the fire from the engines (or whatever they are). We could even see the rocket boosters detach.... and the sound was awesome! Maylee of course had no idea what was going on, but she thoroughly enjoyed the sand and water!

On our way..

Daddy's swimsuit was blocking the sun for Maylee :)

Typical Maylee head nod these days..

The Swamp.

Playing with daddy.

I guess she wanted to get in the water..

Feeling the water on her toes was exhilarating apparently... Pure joy!

Discovering... 

Splashing and playing...

These little crabs swam all around our feet... guess they were mating.

And we have lift off!

See the orange...

Up, up and away!

The trail it left behind...

Just watch the shuttle disappear into space...

And it's out of this world....already!

Me and my girls- to document that I was there too!

Ready to go home!

Oh wait...dead stop traffic! We saw cars from almost EVERY single state in the country- Honest! Unbelievable how far people travelled to be there and apart of NASA history.

Yes the traffic going home was bumper to bumper (as anticipated), but we were still glad we went!