TOO FUNNY!

This was way too cute not to share!! He was laughing harder than I had ever seen him....

....all just becuase Brooklyn was bouncing a ball! He sure thought it was funny!

And it sure was fun to watch!!

B-R-O-O-K-L-Y-N

We worked on this for all of one day before she got it down. There is also a "fast version" where she cheers, but we will have to re-shoot that footage-Mommy accidentally deleted it!

So proud of her for learning how to spell her name!!

Boy oh BOY!

This guy is into everything! But he is too cute to get mad at!

This is the same little guy sporting his Yankee T-shirt that Grandpa Iowa gave him. Although baseball season is just starting, and the shirt doesn't mean much to him- His Great Grandpa Schnepel is smiling down on him seeing him where it. Actually he has probably gotten quite a few laughs watching this little guy....as well as all the others that watch down on us!

This is what our house is looking like these days.... CHILD-PROOFED!!!! Thanks to little guy!

Aunt JULIE!

Aunt Julie came to visit for a weekend. We LOVE having her come visit!

Notice in each picture that Jamison has socks in his hands. He LOVES carrying socks around! He crawls around with them, sometimes puts them in his mouth, they are just the right size for him to carry around! So much for toys, hand over the socks!!!

4 Generations

We got to celebrate Great Grandpa Kingsley's 90th birthday with him! Here are four generations, Great Grandpa and Grandma Kingley, Grandma Mary Nerio, Daddy, and Brooklyn and Jamison!

Here are Jamison Kingsley Nerio, and Great Grandpa Kingsley.

This one is a little blurry, but lighting is better.... What a great celebration!

Paparazzi in full effect!

Post recital

Afterwards Brooklyn received some flowers as any true dancer should.
And she also got the pleasure of a chocolate milk shake (compliments of Grandma Iowa). I think the picture says it all. She had a great day! What fun!!!

Brooklyn in action...

Brooklyn did a great job on stage. Although we did have a little stage fright and got interested in watching the audience and video screen, she was still a star. You can tell she knows the moves, and even the words to the song..."Codfish Ball". We couldn't have been more proud of our little ballet flower princess!

Video is a little shaky, but wanted to get you some action footage.... More still shots to come.

Getting ready...

Brooklyn big dance recital is finally here. We had a great morning getting ready and practicing. She had her costume on, hair in a bun, make up on, ballet slippers on, and was self-proclaimed "BEAUTIFUL AS A PRINCESS". And that she was!! Here are a few behind the scenes, pre-recital pics.

Having a picnic

We got to have a picnic outside tonight! Brooklyn would do this everyday if we could! We had a fun family night outside!