Brooke, where are you going to go to college?

She's taking her talent to Whitworth, folks!!!  And Jeff and I feel like we've won the lottery...

Brooke and Brady came up for a college visit and went home having decided that Whitworth is the place for Brooke next year!  We celebrated by taking Brady out to dinner while Brooke bonded with WU soccer players overnight.

He said he wanted a lemon, so I obliged...  :)

...and Joshy is always up for a silly dare.

But there is NOTHING "bittersweet" about having our Brooke so close to us next year!!!  Pure lemonade!

Going to College

This is the new game Grace and Josh play--they put on the backpacks and tell me, "Mom, I'm heading off to college!"  I think they missed a few milestones...

Gracie's Book Pick

This is Gracie's latest obsession. TOY STORY 3, given to her by G'ma Colleen for Halloween. This girl won't sit in front of the TV for more than 5 seconds, but she'll have you read a book to her 5 million times in one day. :) She doesn't like to sit through the whole book, at age 2, but each day she sits for one page more than the day before. As you may expect, she has the thing memorized. I read the first part of a sentence and she fills in the rest.

Mom: "For a long time, Woody the cowboy felt as if he was..."

Grace: "...the luckiest TOY in the world!"

***SPOILER ALERT*** If you don't know yet, this book has Andy going off to college and putting his toys in boxes. This has inspired Gracie to pack her canvas drawers to the brim with toys--and her bags and purses--and if you ask her what she's doing, she'll inform you: "I'm packing up for college!"

Sheeesh. Childhood went by so fast.