Even fussy babies love the Swings!
Faster, Daddy, faster!
Don't make me tenderize your toes, Mom!
Bang, bang,
YAY, swings!
I'm flying!
Lookit me, Mom!
The park's swings don't have broken straps, so we can swing higher!
I know she looks kind of grumpy, but when we tried to take her out of the swing, she cried.
Matt tries his hand at hibachi cooking.
Penny watches in awe.
Braz's turn. Is this fair? Lemons aren't breakable!
Good flip! (No, he didn't catch it.)
Mom, this is my good friend Emma!
Emma tells the funniest jokes!
Even other small children cannot resist Penny's chubby cheeks!
Penny and Emma play peek-a-boo with the highchair.
Through...
Around...
Through again...
...and over!
When she's older, we will embarrass her by submitting this to her high school yearbook.
Now there's a baby who knows how to enjoy a grape!
I thought Jill was going to break something, laughing at Jeff's ridiculous stories.
Say hi!
Daddy's Little Cubs Fan
Sooooo tired!
Evan and Aimee Brooks
What's that? Was that... bubbles?
Bubbles! Make more bubbles, Grandma!
Dad! The door! Is right! There!
Just five more minutes outside, Grandpa, please?
Mother of the Groom
Father and Stepmother of the Groom
A couple of mischievous ring-bearers
The Happy Couple
They are going to feed us eventually, right?
Penny does not have to worry about slow service.
Matt and Rachael
Penny fell instantly in love with Mrs. Mollencamp.
BLINK SHOT!
Hey, check out that
For Penny, the reception was a hair-raising experience.
It's the world's biggest strawberry ice cream, and it's mine, all mine!
Yes, Aimee's crying. She cried a lot. Obviously, she was very happy.
I got the best dance partner!
Check out that stylin' Kermit tie!
If Matt looks a little droopy-eyed here, it's because Penny was up at 5:30, despite being out past 10.
The Brookses at Breakfast
Grandma Brooks wonders if Penny needs another doughnut.
The last occupant of this high chair was... Uncle Evan.
Penny, meet Sheba.
Nice doggy!
Penny is not so subtle as Matt.
Grandpa Brooks shows Penny how to pet the doggy.
The doggy is more interested in Great-Grandma's sausage.
Time for a hug!
Brookses!
ARR! I be Penny the Pirate!
Trifle wi' me, laddie, an' ye'll walk the plank! ARR!
My Cubs fans...
Okay, a little softshoe for you now!
Silly little girls with silly big daddies
I believe this is yours...
MMMM! TASTY EMMA-TUMMIES!
Thanks, don't mind if I do...
Tick-tock! Tick-tock!
Penny is even taller when Braz holds her!
(If Penny had been a little further into the light, this would've been a perfect picture.)
Penny Triumphant!
Sooooo tired!
(picture from Minnieland)
Feetprints!
They were so cute, I wanted to save them all.
Okay, the dress is a little too small...
But it was hand-made by my Grandmom Waters, for me.
I wanted to see Penny in it at least once.