Happy Halloween!

This year's Halloween came on fast!

Uncle Harry was in town for the Packer game and he helped us carve pumpkins.

Then Mommy took us out Trick or Treating with our friends in their neighborhood.

I was cold so we didn't stay out to late. But we still got lots of candy!

A New Addition.......

Introducing...........Luna Lu Brooks.

She is the latest edition to the Wild Kingdom. She is from the litter of Great Danes that we were originally considering when we stumbled upon Lily Lu. Luna is adjusting well. She is now 3 months old and growing like a weed. She is already 38 lbs! The vet suspects, given her mother and father's size that she will be about 160lbs as an adult! Lily has been trying to show her who is boss. Lenoxx has taken her under his wing a bit. They are often found lying together on the dog bed. Here are some pictures of her.

Snoozing with Bella

Bella's First Day of Kindergarten!

I can't believe the time has come. She has her outfit on, backpack on and all ready to get on that school bus! She had a great first day and is learning alot. She is growing up so fast!

She does cheerleading and just signed up for Girl Scouts (Daisies)! She is quite the busy bee.

Soon enough, Finn will be right there!

Dru just celebrated his birthday. He is now electronically "in" with today's world with his new I-touch.

Lily graduated from first level of Puppy School. We will be getting her enrolled in the next level ;)

Comet passed away. this has been very hard for Kelly as he has been her companion for 15 years. He is resting in peace and as Bella said "Mommy, we can use our imaginations and see him in the clouds! We can then remember him all over town!" How right she is!

Summer Fun!

So the spring has come and gone and we are having fun in the sun! After deciding to not open the pool and pulling the cover back, only to add some chemicals, did we find it clear. So we opened it up threw some clorine in it and have been swimming since!

We also got a new puppy! Lily. She is a 6 month old Great Dane. She was brought into the pound by someone who claimed they found her. She is a love. How could anyone give her up!? Lenoxx has really taken to her and has "perked" up quite a bit since her arrival.

We also went to the Sussex Skyhawks game on Fireworks night with Ema, Epa, Zia and Grace. It was lots of fun!

"Snowicane" 2010

Wow! We have gotten quiet the amount of snow in the past month! Great for ski/ride season but a little much on the back with all the shoveling! The latest storm brought us almost 3 feet of snow! The snow mounds were taller than all of us! Luckily our neighbor helped us snowplow our way out. Here are some pictures.

And despite all that snow, we got out and traded in our Subaru for a new car.

Merry Christmas!

Ho Ho Ho! Santa arrived to the Brooks home once again this year. There were a couple of times that were touch and go for Bella but Santa pulled through and brought presents. The elf left us on Christmas Eve to report back to Santa. The kids were very excited to see all the presents under the tree.

Bella got the unicorn she wanted and a lot of other girly toys. Finn got lots of cars and trains. After having breakfast and getting dressed up, we went to Marty & Maria's and had a good time playing with Juliette, Grace, E-ma, E-pa and Uncle Kevin. The day after Christmas we spent the day playing with our new toys. Finn loves his cars and train set and Bella is learning her new electronic games: Wii and DS.

Only 364 days til next Christmas!!

Jingle Bells

I can hardly believe it is Christmas time of year. We've visited Santa, put up the tree and decorations, and now patiently waiting for Santa. He has sent Patrick, our family elf, back to watch over the kids again this year. He's left a couple of gifts for good behavior, let's hope it keeps up! This video is how I found Bella one night sound asleep.

Here are some other photos from our decorating and fun in the snow.

Visiting with Santa

Making snow angels

Decorating the tree