The Brooks Stories: October 2011

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I'm basically caught up...just one from last week. I promise to be better about staying caught up!

SOPHIE'S "TANGLED" BIRTHDAY PARTY

Aves friend Sophie had a Tangled birthday party last weekend. All the kiddos got a long braided piece of yarn made to look like hair that you could tie in her hair and wear. They also got to do some painting and then have their picture taken in the castle. It was a super cute idea and all the kiddos had a great time. Thanks for letting us spent your birthday with you Sophie!

The birthday cake! Super Cute

ARBORETUM

We went to the Arboretum in Dallas with a friend and their kiddos that live down the street. The kiddos had a great time running around, jumping over the hay and getting their face painted. Aves couldnt decide if she wanted her face painted so she just got glitter. We enjoyed a nice picnic and shortly after that headed home because the kiddos were getting tired. The Arboretum is truly something to go see but dont expect to spend very long their with young children.

FALL FESTIVAL

Austin's parents were in town and his mom wanted to stop by Calloway's. Turned out they were having a Fall Festival going on. Aves got to make a pumpkin, bounce in the bouce house and enjoy some popcorn. Aves had a great time and was happy her Gaga wanted to make trip to Calloways.

Making her pumpkin

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Location:Fall Festival

BIG STEPS

This is a big deal in the Brooks' house. Aves does not like anything being on her feet especially sand. The 3 times we have gone to the beach and do not actually get to spend anytime on the beach because she will have a serious meltdown. So about a month ago we went to a playdate on Lake Arlington, Because we havent gotten any rain the lake was so dry and there was a huge area for all the kiddos to play in the sand. I was very hesitate to take Aves this day, but we try not to sit at home so we went. I'm glad I took her because she walked around in the sand. It didnt last long, but its a BIG STEP!

CENTRAL MARKET FOR DINNER AND PLAY

We met Eric and Julie and their kiddos at Central Market for dinner and to let the kiddos play. It was great time being that the weather was not to hot and the play area wasnt to crowded. The food was great and we got to enjoy a little adult time while the kiddos played. We will for sure be doing this again.

CONNOR'S 3rd BIRTHDAY

One of our good friends little boy had his 3rd birthday at Little Gym. All the kiddos had a great time running, climbing, throwing balls, and poping bubbles. So glad we got to share this special day with him. (Sad I didnt get a picture of the birthday boy)

First day of school

Happy First day of School. I had such a hard time trying to figure out where I wanted Aves to go. I know, she is only 2 but I strongly believe this is when they learn so much. I finally decided to put her in Pantego Christian Academy and couldnt be more happier with the decision. I love the class size, how hands on the teachers are with the kiddos and especially her coming home telling me the bible versus she has learned. Which are only 3-4 words. It scares me to death to think about what the school systems will be like when she gets to Middle or High school. Got to insteal the goods while we can.

Family trip to Florida

We took a family trip to Florida back in August. Every time we go out of town with or without Aves she gets sick. It's usually her ears, but this trip turned into something more serious. We left on a Saturday late in the afternoon and headed to Austin's parents house in Henderson where we stayed the night. We stopped in Tyler to get dinner and Aves didnt want anything. If you know her at all she doesnt skip a meal. She then said her tummy hurts, so I immediatly took her temp, 103.7. SERIOUSLY! So we found the first place to get something for her tummy. As soon as we got to Austin's parents off to the potty she went. She woke up all night having to go to the potty. She only threw up once Sunday morning but continued to have to go poopy. She was acting fine so we waited a couple hours and then got on the road. All the way to Mississippi she would roll in a ball and cry complaining her tummy hurt and we stopped a dozen times for her to poopy. I just knew the little virus she had was gonna spread to all of us throughout the week. We decided to spend the night in Mississippi and Aves slept all night so I thought she was on the way to recovery. Boy was I wrong. When we got to Florida I told Austin we needed to take her to a walk in clinic and he kept telling me she was fine. So after spotting blood in her poop, I said I am taking her. We ended up in the emergency room with a dehydrated little one that had to have fluids, x-rays and blood taken. We had to stay at the hospital until late that evening and was sent home with some medication. We were informed after arriving home she had Salmonella posioning. Aves still had a wonderful time even though for the first several days she had many bathroom breaks throughout the day.

Despite the little uh oh, we still had a great week spenting most of our days by the pool since Aves was not a fan of the sand. Austin's mom and I enjoyed a morning of shopping at the outlets and bought the best carmeal apple ever. Austin and I enjoyed a date night in Seaside one night while his parents watched Aves for us. We all had dinner looking out over the ocean, and we took Aves to Fundpuckers where she got to see the alligators, and got a ladybug balloon. We also, went dolphin watching, which Aves loved. Even though we had a little scare, we all had a great time and I'm looking for to our next family vacation.