Winter Wear

Here are a few pics of Brooklyn in some of her adorable outfits she got for Christmas!

from gigi & dodo

from aunt kelly & mathew

from daddy & emmy (minus the bra)

from uncle craig & lacy

And Santa! Thanks everyone!

Proud Mommy!

I'm a proud mommy today!

First - Devon is testing today at school for the Gifted & Talented program in Math, English, Science and History. I'm already very proud of him for taking all AP classes and making all As and a few Bs this school year. He apparently doesn't want to stop there! Good Luck Son! I'm proud of you no matter what! Second - Brooklyn followed me into the bathroom this morning (never a moment alone) so I placed her on her Cheer for Me Potty. She has sat on it numerous times in the past but was totally surprised to hear it start cheering and playing music. Yep, my baby girl went pee pee on the potty!

Merry Christmas & Happy 2010!!!

I FINALLY DID IT!!!

Being a single mom of two and working full time has definitely kept me busy but I was determined to finish school in the process. I wanted to set a good example for my children and show them that all things are possible if you put your mind to it. For those who don't know, I've been in school off and on for a little over ten years while attending full time the last 2 years. It was no easy task but I'm very proud to say that this past weekend I finally GRADUATED from University of Houston Downtown!!!

My amazing parents hosted a graduation party for me on Saturday with tons of food, family and friends! Thanks to all the guests who were able to come and help celebrate! Thanks to my Mom, Dad & Dave for their unconditional love and support!

Sunday was the commencement ceremony at Minute Maid Park. It was a cool 40 degrees when I arrived for check in. BRRR!!! Trying not to completely freeze I wore my gown over my jacket but was in need of some gloves and uggs. There were over 1200 students graduating yesterday. Luckily the College of Business was first to be called and I was number 212. Walking across the stage was a great feeling of accomplishment and closure to my college career! I was able to hear and see my family cheering amongst the sea of people in the audience before exiting the stage. :) Since I had already been at the field for 4 hours I decided to sneak out and meet the fam outside. I couldn't wait for another 1000 people to walk, sorry! We took a few family photos before heading to lunch. It was an AWESOME weekend and I'm thrilled to be done with school!!!

B waiting in the stands for her Mommy to walk it out

My Baby Boy and Baby Sis showing their support

Team Baldwin minus Jax - we scored a 99 on our final project!!!

Dev, Me, Dad, Zach, Mom, Missy and B

Mom, Dave, Me & Dad - Love Ya'll :)

Save Me from Santa!

I'm sure most of you have already seen this picture but decided it was too cute not to post. Mike & Darby took Brooklyn to the mall a few weeks ago to see Santa. They said she was as happy as could be until she was handed over to Santa. Poor baby! Santa did offer her a red necklace with a jingle bell on it which she accepted before running off. LOL. Better luck next year!

...Graduation Post to Follow...

B & Blue

Shortly after finishing the previous post Emmy had sent me a picture of B and Blue. Brooklyn LOVES Blue and says his name all the time so I had to post this picture of her walking him. Its too cute!

18 Months

My baby girl turned 18 months yesterday! Its amazing how fast this year and a half has gone by. Brooklyn is learning new things every day and has become quite the chatterbox lately. She currently says...

• Mama
• Dada
• Bubba (Devon)
• Gigi
• Dodo (Dave)
• Emmy (Darby)
• Blue (her daddy's dog)
• Bella (her BFF)
• Momo (Elmo)
• Shoes
• Noes
• Eyes
• More
• Please
• Juice
• Baby
• Eat Eat
• Hi
• Bye
• Teeth
• Boobies (this one totally cracks me up)
• No
• O, O, O (Ho, Ho, Ho)

I'm sure i'm forgetting others but you get the idea. She has 4 teeth on top and two on the bottom. She's been a slow teether but she has at least 4 more peeking through. She still loves Elmo, brushing her teeth (really sucking on the toothbrush), walking Blue, playing with her babies, trying on my shoes, bubbles and getting into anything she can find! Here are a few pictures of her from the last couple of days. Enjoy!