Brooklyn and her gliders

Brooklyn is doing so well with the gliders. In fact, she's less nervous than Aaron and I are. We typically let her feed them aka put their food in the cage. She is learning responsibility and how to treat animals nicely.

Cilantro Lime Turkey Breast

Blend cilantro, lime, honey, garlic, ginger root and a little water to make a delicious sauce for turkey breast. The turkey is marinated with plain Greek yogurt, lime, turmeric, cumin and salt/pepper. Cook in skillet and top with cilantro sauce. P.S. pretty much all my recipes are variations of Jillian Michaels ripped in 30 meal plan.

Vegetable and Hummus Pita

Spread hummus onto pita bread, layer spinach leaves, red onion, carrots, tomatoes and sprinkle a small amount of mozzarella cheese. A delicious, light lunch!

Glider Fun

Spending some time with our gliders. They are getting very active and trusting us (even Brooklyn) more everyday! Brooklyn, you're still learning to enunciate your words, and right now you get confused about past tense but it is so cute. You say, "Funder do's good with me." instead of "Thunder does well with me." no matter how much we work on "TH" you still make the "F" sound. Fumb=Thumb...Fumbelina=Thumbelina and when you try to say "thing" you say, "sing". Its really cute! Belle is still scared of you because you get so excited but you are taming Thunder pretty fast! :) my favorite thing you've said lately is, "I go-ded poo poo!" when you need help in the bathroom. You're growing so fast...I wish I could remember every precious moment.

Independence.

I decided to let Brooklyn show her individuality and wear what she wanted. At least her shoes and bow matched. ;) Brooklyn, right now you are really into wearing 3-5 outfits a day. You are constantly wanting to change when playing princess, or just playing with stuffed animals. You believe there is an outfit for every scenario of your day. The first few days it was really cute...Now, I am tired of all the laundry. Aaron and I are really trying to instill respect and kindness into your daily routine. You are more beautiful each day. I can't believe how big your feet are, how long your hair is, or how much you tell me to watch out for curbs since I can't see them while driving. You are funny, smart and kind. We love you so much! Thank you for coloring me this beautiful flower. You made me feel special knowing it was just for mommy.

Exploring!

We can't wait to experience all the fun, FREE activities the nature center has to offer! Brooklyn really loved looking at the animals inside the building. Even though snakes were in cages, she was too afraid to get close! I asked her what her favorite thing was she did today. She replied, "Picking out my baby cow." Fortunately, with all the expensive things in the gift shop she could've wanted, she wanted a 50 cent baby cow figurine. :) She also said her favorite animal that she saw was the fish we caught. ;)

Nature Center

We had the most kind (33 weeks pregnant!) tour guide at the nature center. She made it so fun for a short hike for Brooklyn. She asked her all kinds of questions and taught her a lot about the plants and animals native to our area. We even saw where a beaver had chewed down a tree just recently! The most fun part was Brooklyn catching her first fish! I prayed for her to at least catch one and after we caught the small sunfish we went in back inside the center. She was very excited that it was a real fish and kept saying, "Don't let it touch me. Don't let it touch me!" haha! Aaron actually "caught" it and BK reeled it in. ;)