Pictures uploaded...

Here are some pictures from the summer...

Bathtime...
Chelsea is 3 months old in this picture.


Here is a picture when she was just 6 weeks old.


A Day at the Beach...

Brooklyn - 2.5 years old...going on 15!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture...girls were listening JR read the story! it was SOOO CUTE!

Family Update...

So, I have actually tried to update this once since Chelsea was born back in April, but I worked on it for an hour and when I went to upload everything I did, the Blogger decided to not to work. I am finally back on and over being annoyed at the blogger.

What's new in The Rosenbaum Family...

1. Our newest addition Chelsea Morgan will be 4 months old on August 20th. She is growing like a weed (in a good way). Her 4 month check up is on Wednesday and I am very curious to get her stats! She was 99th percentile at 2 months for her height and weight.

2. Brooklyn Jade will be 3 years old in January. She continues to amaze us with her knowledge. She has an amazing memory and talks more than some 4 year olds I have met. She loves soccer, go figure! And will be in gymnastics very soon. She is a little monkey who loves to flips off of anything she can (dangerous at times)! She is going to school (daycare) two days a week to get her fill of playing with kids her age. We are SOOOOO CLOSE to being potty trained. I can only hope the sooner the better to SAVE MONEY on diapers/pull-ups.

3. JR's high school season at Crown Point kicked off today. The team is looking good which will hopefully mean a very successful season. He is still working as a Web Developer for Ancilla Systems in Hobart. If you know anyone or any business in need of a website he has been doing site's on the side for a very reasonable rate.

4. As for me, I am working for Chicago Fire Juniors in Northwest Indiana. I love the flexibility and Monday-Thursday hours. I spend all my extra time enjoying the kids and will be carting them around as 'little groupies' to JR's soccer games this season.

Thanks to wonderful parents and in-laws the girls spend their time with grandma's and grandpa's when JR and I are working. The girls love every minute of gma & gpa time. They have had a great summer, but I think everyone would agree that it went way too fast!

Unfortunately, the computer I am on doesn't have any family pictures on it, but there are picture updates on Facebook of the family.

Winter is here...

The snow is falling and the Christmas season is upon us. Thought I would share a great picture that Brooklyn took with Santa this weekend. She will NOT sit on his lap, though she is starting to get more comfortable with him. She actually gave him a high five, but wouldn't get any closer than she is in this picture. So, we took a family picture with Santa to prove that she went to see him this Christmas.



My mom and I took her to the mall last week and they have a new playground that Brooklyn had a blast on...She is showing us her 'cheesy smile' at the top of the slide in the picture below.



We had a snow/wind storm last night that has most of Lake & Porter County shut down today. The roads are terrible because the snow keeps blowing. So, I am home working and doing laundry all day! Fun for me :)

Fall season...

We have a fun filled Fall season...Here are some pictures from the past few weeks of Brooklyn!

Hopefully everyone had a safe and fun Halloween Weekend!


Brooklyn & Abigail at Woodsmoke sitting on the bench looking into the firepit that had nothing in it! :)


Apple Orchard picture...


I have big lips!


Liam & Brooklyn carving pumpkins...



My little Cindy-Loo Whoo from whoo-ville in the Grinch Who Stole Christmas!

Quick Brooklyn update...

Brooklyn had a super fun filled summer! She is now 21 months old and preparing to be a big sister which means we are hoping to be potty trained by the end of March (before new sibling comes to town). She has an astonishing vocabulary! Most people think she is 3 years old...the girl is just plain smart. I often wonder if I will be smarter than a 5 year old in a few years!

She puts a smile on our face everyday and continues to amaze us with the things she does and says. I cannot believe how the time flies. Where did the last 2 years go? Where is my little baby? I now have a little toddler who thinks she will get everything her way...fortunately, she is slowing learning that's not how it works!!! And will probably continue learning that for the next 16 years. :)

Here are a few pictures from the last few months...
Brookfield Zoo...she loves Turtles, Frogs, and Monkeys...


Downtown Chicago after Aquarium visit...can she get any cuter?



Brooklyn's thoughts..."Mom, are you crazy? I am just giving George a piggy back ride."


I wear my sunglasses at night so I can see...

Beach time...

Brooklyn, Gma Rosenbaum, and I headed up to the beach. The weather was perfect and we had an absolute great time!
We ate lunch right when we got to the beach. Brooklyn ate something chocolate...


Brooklyn with her swim wings in the lake. She likes them in the pool better than the lake. The first hour at the beach was a rough one...sand, moving water...it wasn't the pool she is used too!


It got better and we were there for 5 hours!


Brooklyn and Gma digging a hole to fill up with water!


Back in the water...Loving it! (yikes...bad picture of me!)


Brooklyn with Gma in the water...she was walking back in forth between the two of us...loving it!


Our hole progressively got bigger through the day! She was picking up rocks and bringing htem in her bucket to the hole to wash off.


Gma throwing water at Brooklyn...she thought it was hilarious and made her keep doing it!


The hole was tunneling to other holes by the end of the day and Brooklyn didn't want to leave the beach at 6:00pm! We had a GREAT day!

CHI-CA-GO Fire...

We had a fabulous outing to a Chicago Fire game with family and friends. We tailgated with Patio ribs before the game. (no pictures of pre-game...Brooklyn was high maintenance!)

Our great friends Mike, Danielle, and Liam. Brooklyn loves playing with Liam on a weekly bases. With the soccer season starting next week, we will get to see them all the time!!!



Family picture...and Brooklyn is watching the game...nice!


Fabulous family along for the great day! And yes, we changed seats part way through the game because it was HOT and these seats were in the shade!


Gpa Rosenbaum bought Brooklyn her first Chicago Fire "Sparky". She was having a blast making the dog dance!


Yum, Yum...I love coming to Fire games...I get to eat new foods!