~ Brooke Charity Phillips ~
Happy Birthday Kiddo!!
March 22, 1993 up to 2013
When you were little you used to say you were born on Marchen 22. I think you said it for several years... Cutest thing!! Happy Birthday to you Brooke!
Your life has been amazing, and full of color and surprise! You are a fun, happy, beautiful, kind, sensitive young lady, and we couldn't be more proud of the "WHO" you are! Let's walk down memory lane and review some snippets of your wonderful life~
Gabe was so excited to help you and hold you. And I am not responsible for that hair cut! He cut a chunk out of his bangs and we had to modify.
One of Dad's favorite things was to pat your back and snuggle, and nap!
You were a happy little one, loved by your siblings and really anxious to get up and going. You weren't easily frustrated, except trying to crawl and roll from front to back. You did NOT like tummy time!
Blessing day~ Your brothers were so proud of you
Giggle time with Dad
And Nap time again, but you weren't really playing along.
Time for Church
Look who's 1
Since we were in Maine, Patti and Mike celebrated all the holidays and Birthdays with us. The cake was fun, those are cookies I cut out and decorated on the side. Wish the picture was better. As the years went on the cakes kind of got uglier!!
Everybody was so excited to see you walking
Family Photo time
You knew how to focus in and draw the viewer right to you!!
You cared from an early age about how you looked and luckily you were good enough at doing most of it yourself- and you cleaned up real good!! Your hair was something you prided yourself in keeping up (ok, so the above photo has me questioning that... jk lol!) Remember you got to share your baptism weekend with Amanda's baby blessing, Look how cute you is!!
Baptism-One of my favorite pictures
And then this.... what 8-9 year old kid decides to learn how to play the piano by looking at a 2" LED screen with the notes on it, and learn Pachabel Canon in D for her first song?? Only Brooke Charity Phillips! You worked so hard on that and I was so happy that you 1> weren't afraid to do hard things 2> had the drive to work at the tedious and frustrating and 3> recognized beautiful music! It wasn't easy to do that, but it didn't stop you from working at it until you became masterful and confident. What a blessing that has been to us and many. It goes to show that you can do anything you set your mind to!
You aren't afraid of "mountains", you actually excel at climbing them because you believe in YOU!! I am glad that you do accept some help now and again :)
We were so grateful that you loved being with the family and spending time with the young'ens. You didn't complain that you had to spend time with them... you tried to make it fun, because you are fun :)
Awwwwe!! Heck we were all fun!!
From Dress up to plays.....
To Crazy Phillips Ways...
Not sure if this was "princess" or wedding... You guys were always creating fun!
Cousin Time
The 'ole Love Sac Leap!
So glad no one got hurt with this family fun game
And from a very young age you were designing and decorating the foodz!!
And getting outside for some good dirty fun!
You hated the dirt, but you did like to be outside enjoying nature.
We had fun traveling around the country.... you saw lots of interesting things!
Rapid City South Dakota
Salt Lake City, UT
Hurricane, our house 2000
Like Family and Wonderful Buildings and things from History.
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Bridge to Mexico, El Paso, Texas
Bahamas
Random Firework Warehouse, Illinois
Display village Nauvoo, Illinois
Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington DC
Waiting outside of the Smithsonian, Washington D.C.
My cousin Karen & her family, Baltimore, Maryland
Smith Farm house Palmyra, NY
Niagara Falls, NY
Hours of driving makes kids crazy!!
Sacred Grove, Palmyra, NY
Koa campground, Missouri
Adam Ondi Ahmen
Condo in Missouri
Otter Creek stayed for a weekend
Sand Hollow Sand Dunes
San Abelle Island, Florida
Charter fishing boat, Florida
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San Abelle Island, FL
