chanticleer gardens

Aunt Emily visited and we went to Chanticleer gardens near Philadelphia.

county championships

Lauren, Sophie, Claire and Emma all competed in the County Championships this year - they all did great!

New York, New York-  we finally took the chance to go to New York with the girls and see a broadway play (Sam spent the day and evening with the neighbors and with backpack in tow said, "bye Mom") .  We had lunch at a fun futuristic theme restaurant 2010 and then went through the American Girl museum/store, ToysRus, M&M world and of course Lion King. 

Palmyra

This summer we had the opportunity to visit Palmyra-we saw the sacred grove, the Joseph Smith farm, the grandin press and the pagent.

Bald Head Island

We just got back from the greatest vacation.  Bald Head Island, North Carolina.  Part of the barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, Bald Head dates back to Revolutionary War times in terms of permanent residents.  Currently it is accessible by ferry boat only and no cars are allowed-golf carts only.  Being an island offers a unique refuge but without any cars it had an amazing tranquility.   You never knew what time it was nor did you care.  There are only about 200 year round residents.  Wildlife was everywhere alligators, fox, deer and racoons could be seen all around - in addition it is a nesting ground for loggerhead sea turtles.

Spring in Wyomissing for the Brooks

Hi everyone!  We have been busy as usual this spring getting our house ready to sell.  We are excited and sad all at once about our upcoming big move back to SLC.  Emma and Claire both went camping with their girl scout troops.  Lauren finished up her softball season.  Claire and her friend Abby decorated a wagon and pulled Sam in the Memorial Day parade.  We still enjoy taking walks with our family in the parkland down the street and spending time with awesome friends.  We have been to three spring concerts and the school art show.  Emma, Claire and Sophie are working out at the YMCA pool to get ready for summer swimming.  I will have to get better at this as the summer goes on.  We miss those of you we don't get to see often and hope you are doing great.

Winter fun '08

We did not get a lot of snow over the holidays but when we did they kids took advantage of getting out.

Long Beach Island trip fall '07

This fall after spending two weeks in California we asked ourselves why we don't go to the beach here more often.  Long Beach Island is in New Jersey and is a beautiful beach - it grew up around the turn of the century so it has a lot of charm.  It is only about a two hour drive.

Great Wolf Lodge February '08

We had been wanting to visit the Great Wolf Lodge from the day it opened 3 years ago.  It is a great indoor water park in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.  We finally decided to go.  Everyone loved it!  There were some great water slides a wave pool and a huge bucket that dumped water on all of the kids.

G and G Millet visit

Grandma and Grandpa Millet visited this month and we were able to spend some great time together.  We visited the mint and hit the markets - Leesport and Greendragon.  We saw Suzanne win the volleyball championships and Lauren had a volleyball tournament.  We also had a great easter egg hunt.

summer fun

Here are some pics from Papa Skip's visit to Pennsylvania-he has been talking about kayaking for years - well we finally went.