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Well, it is absolutely unbelievable that the next one of these updates I do will be for a year old! One year ago today I was put on bed rest and anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little princess. She is so much fun! She LOVES playing chase, she thinks it is hysterical when her daddy scares her, she now loves shoes(who would have ever thought that?!), if there is music on, she is moving, she loves books and is constantly waving at everybody. Her new favorite past time is pulling everything out of the kitchen cabinets-latch or no latch. She can reach her little arm into the cabinets that I have child locks on so nothing can be close to the front that you don't want her having. If you want your chair, you better not stand up because she will push it out from under you. She tries to push and move all the furniture! Unfortunately, the last couple of weeks have been rough...she was diagnosed with RSV and ear infections in both ears last Wednesday and we have been doing breathing treatments ever since-definitely not one of the things she loves!

She actually hands her socks and shoes to me now to put them on!

So sad!!!

Who needs toys?!

She slides the pot lids back and forth across the tile-the noisier the better!

Happy New Year!

Well, I am a little late but "Happy New Year!" from the Brooks! So far the new year has been great. We spent New Year's Eve at home. It was beautiful weather here in Houston so we put Emerson's pack 'n play out on the patio while we grilled. She loves being outside, especially if Maggie is there! As suspected, once she started walking she has never looked back. She rarely crawls, if she falls down she just gets right back up and keeps on walking! Shawn and I got very spoiled being with her for 2 weeks straight...I think we have about decided that there may be something to playing the lottery here and there!

Is that the picture of total relaxation or what?!

The best New Year's Eve party I have been to in years!

I love watching her watch Maggie!

It doesn't show yet in pictures but she finally has a tooth! The two on the bottom in the middle peeked through on New Year's Day!

Thanks to the unusually cold Houston weather, the wagon hasn't made it outside yet but she and Daddy have been taking it for a spin through the kitchen and living room-the faster, the better!

Time for Daddy's football banquet!

On the move as usual!

Her eyes look so pretty in her blue dress...thanks Aunt Janet!!