It's Fine to be Nine

Brooklyn Jade Tomlinson

born in Nashville, TN 

June 21, 2001 at 4:19 pm

7 lbs, 19" long

At 9 years old, these are her thoughts:

Favorite color:  Blue

Favorite food:  Pizza

Food I dislike:  Spinach

Favorite cake flavor:  Strawberry

Favorite holiday:  Halloween

Favorite movie:  the Parent Trap

Favorite TV show:  I-Carly

Favorite school subject:  Spelling

Favorite store to shop at:  Justice

Favorite restaurant:  Toot's

My best friends are:  Juliana, Taylor, & Kai

The thing I like best about myself:  my Eyes

What I want to be when I grow up:  a Mommy

Something I want to do before I turn 10:  go to Six Flags

Happy Birthday Brooklyn! We Love You!

M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E !!

Hello all! We just got back from our 5th trip to DisneyWorld! After not being able to go last year, we were so excited to be able to go back again. Maybe we were being a little bit too nostalgic though about the reality of such an endeavor... because boy is it EXHAUSTING!! A trip to Disney with 3, well let's just say "spirited" kids, is not exactly relaxing (ha!), but it IS worth it. Seeing the excitement on those precious faces makes memories of a lifetime. And we're so glad to be able to share with you a few of those moments...

*Of course, I couldn't put all our photos on here, so if you'd like to see more, I've uploaded them to Facebook

Easter 2010

We had a fabulous Easter this year! We celebrated with family at my sister Leslie's house. We ate a fantastic lunch (soooooo gooood!!) and then headed outside on a gorgeous day for an easter egg hunt. Thank you Leslie for all your hard work!

THE HUNT

Nothing says Easter like a sugar rush...

SWEET REWARDS

Bailee's face & dress were covered in chocolate!

FAMILY TIME

Look at those good-looking kids!

My bro. Cam & sis. Grace

Bailee playing with Lexi

Group shot:

Austin, Dustin, Danyon, Camden, Grace

Bailee, Braden, Brooklyn

Spring Has Sprung!

We're so glad that spring has finally arrived! It feels so good to escape the winter blues and head outside. One of our favorite things to do is go to the Wilderness Trail at Barfield Park. It's a short hike through the woods, ending at the Stones River, where the kids love to play in the water. Here are some pictures from our hike a couple weeks ago. What a gorgeous day it was! And we're looking forward to many more!

Daddy's birthday

Saturday, February 6 was Brian's 33rd birthday. We celebrated all weekend long by having lots of fun!! Friday night we went to dinner with friends at Miller's Grocery, Saturday night we went to see Avatar, and Sunday we went to Nanny's for lunch & cake! Whew! Hope you had a great birthday weekend...you deserve it!

We love you Daddy!! XOXO

Braden's 4th Birthday

My baby boy is growing up! Braden turned 4 on January 23. We celebrated by going to the Circus where we saw elephants, tigers, clowns, and dancing dogs! Braden says his favorite part was eating blue cotton candy & seeing the tiger jump over the man's butt! :) Sunday night we had his long-awaited Batman party, complete with pizza, cake, icecream, presents, family, & Braden's BFF Keegan!

Our Christmas, 2009

Christmas Day

Living Room Tree

Bonus Room Tree

Gifts for good little girls and boys