Do we look alike???

My uncle came into town to visit about a month ago and brought a picture of my mom and me when I was 17 months old. I couldn't believe how much it looked like Brooks and me. So, I thought I would post two pictures and let everyone else decide. Brooks is the same age as I was in this picture.

Do we look alike??? I would have to say...YES!!!

Eggstravaganza

We took Brooks and Colt to their first Easter egg hunt at The Owens Farm in Richardson last weekend. Of course Colt slept most of the time, except for the cute picture in the basket, but Brooks ran around like a madman and had a great time. He could have cared less about the egg hunt but he loved the animals! He always has fun at petting zoos and this one was no different.

Poppy took Brooks on the hayride and daddy took him on the train. It took a lot of coaxing to get him on the train but once he did it he kept wanting to get back on and actually drive!

We introduced him to the Easter Bunny but he wasn't real thrilled with him either. He just stared at him; however, he did eventually give him a high five and a kiss on the cheek.

I guess the excitement to hunt eggs comes when they get a little older than 18 months!

Trip to the Arboretum

We took a family trip to the Dallas Arboretum during spring break. My sister came along and we also met up with some friends as well. The weather was perfect, about 80 degrees, and the flowers were gorgeous. Tuesdays are "Toddler Day" featuring a petting zoo, face painting, crafts and music. They also built storybook houses for the kids to play in which were all based off of different kid's stories.




Brooks had a great time running around and smelling all the flowers. We played in the frog fountain, pet all the animals at the petting zoo and somehow even found a place for 5 adults and 7 kids to sit and eat lunch at the cafe!



We tried to get a good family picture but that was a little tough with Brooks having already been an hour past his nap time :-) He was a little restless to say the least. We did get a couple of really cute ones of Brooks holding Colt - which he loved. It was really sweet watching him hold him and kiss the top of his head.



The girls decided that although we had fun with the kiddos, that next time we go would be moms, a picnic blanket, lunch and wine!

Playing at the Fountains

Mom and I took Brooks and Colt over to the water fountains by their house last week. The weather was beautiful and Brooks needed some time to play outside and burn some energy - he always needs to burn energy. Mom and I decided to get some frozen yogurt first and of course Brooks wanted some. He wouldn't eat ours as he wanted his own. Anyone who knows me well knows that my kids do not get sweets so I asked the lady to give me the smallest 'non-scoop' of their sugar-free yogurt so he could have his own - and he was very happy :-) Most of the yogurt made it to his head, shirt and the ground but I do think he got a little bit in his mouth.

After our yogurt we headed over to the flowers and water fountains for a little playtime. We enjoyed the wonderful warm weather and Brooks had fun smelling the flowers and sticking his hands into the water.