The Bates Family
Allen, Leah, Brookelyn, & Braedyn

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Brookelyn's 1st "Ride"

For Brookelyn's 3rd Birthday, her Uncle Jacky decided to royally spoil her! He bought her something I always wanted when I was a little girl, a Barbie Jeep--one that she can REALLY drive! Both kids cannot get enough of it, so we took them to get their pictures made in it. Thanks Uncle Jacky!!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Ice Cream Evening

Yesterday, after a long day of running errands, we came home, stripped down the kids, and gave them each their own ice cream cone. What a perfect summer evening!


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Bouncing Brookelyn

Brookelyn finished up her last tumbling class (until the fall) this week. She had a great time, but I think it made her even more fearless--if that is possible. You can tell she is in a class with kids 3 and under by all the "excitement" going on! Enjoy the two videos:

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

More Fun From This Weekend...

Here are a few more pictures from Brookelyn's Birthday Weekend...
Here is Brookelyn gardening with all her new gardening tools (Thanks Grandma)!


These two pictures are of the kids at the shoe store. We were shopping for new tennis shoes for Honey and Sashi--as you can see the kids had a great time!

Here is Brookelyn as Ariel (the mermaid) eating candy in the bathtub. You had to be there!


This is my FAVORITE! Here is a video of B Man almost falling asleep in his highchair--Honey REALLY wore him out!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY BROOKELYN!!

We are so excited that Brookelyn turns 3 today! We already started celebrating on Saturday with her birthday party at Bounce Town. She and her friends all had a blast! Then, we came home and let her open some of her presents from Honey and Sashi, Aunt B, Aunt Tata and ACE, and Mommy and Daddy. Here is a little slide show so you can get a glimpse into her day:




And, here are a few more of our favorite pictures...

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy 4th of July!

We took the kids to KaBoom Town last night in Addison. They LOVED the show and managed to stay up until about 10:00 when they both conked out during the grand finale!! Today Allen took them and got them a bunch of fireworks to play with. We did some before bathtime, and then after Braedyn went to bed we took Brookelyn back outside to do a few more. What a great holiday weekend!