Brooks Louis

Basketball

2012-01-29T22:35:00.003-06:00

A few highlights from Brooks' first few games this season.
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Brooks finding out he is having a little sister!

2012-01-07T23:36:00.004-06:00

I went for a secret ultrasound a couple of days before Christmas and had the tech put the sex of the baby in a sealed envelope. Josh and I opened it together Christmas Eve night. He was shocked that I had kept it a secret that I went for the ultrasound. (I closed my eyes the whole appt.) We opened it together and it was so special! Then we gave the envelope to Brooks Christmas morning. He was just a little sad at first. (I think he thinks a little boy will come out playing.) However, about ten minutes later he said, "Mom, I am really excited to have a little sister." So sweet!

Christmas at home!

2012-01-07T23:31:00.002-06:00

Those special moments you will never forget!

2012-01-07T23:28:00.000-06:00

Getting ready for Santa!

2012-01-07T23:25:00.001-06:00

Christmas at Pop Pop's house!

2012-01-07T23:22:00.000-06:00

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Jahnke's house!

2012-01-07T23:18:00.001-06:00

Halloween at home!

2012-01-07T23:15:00.000-06:00

Brooks wanted to be a Cubs player for Halloween. So we ordered him his own personalized jersey to fit the part!

Maddy and Marley even dressed up!

2012-01-07T23:12:00.000-06:00

Halloween at school!

2012-01-07T23:09:00.000-06:00

Called up to the bigs!

2012-01-07T23:01:00.002-06:00

Brooks and Miller got to play in a 9U game this fall. It was a pretty exciting jump for these little 7Uers! They faced their first live pitcher and both did really well. They even got to play a couple of innings at short and 2nd. It was pretty fun!

Flag Football!

2012-01-07T22:56:00.001-06:00

Pumpkin Patch Through the Years!

2011-10-11T22:51:00.002-05:00

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Pumpkin Patch!

2011-10-11T22:46:00.002-05:00

More Baseball Tourneys!

2011-10-11T22:37:00.003-05:00

This is one of my all time favorite pics of B! This is right after he was presented his trophy. LOVE!

Brooks' biggest fans!

Homegrown Watermelon and Josh's Hibiscus!

2011-10-11T22:30:00.003-05:00

Watermelon that Josh and Brooks grew!

Flag Football

2011-10-11T22:18:00.006-05:00

Brooks is playing flag football with the same kids as last year. They are all 2nd graders, except Brooks, so their team had to play in the 2nd/3rd grade league. There are some BIG boys! Brooks has always had an issue with thinking that the bigger a person is the faster and better they are. We are so happy to see he has pretty much gotten over that feeling this season. He blocked the "man child" and even dove and pulled a big kid's flags at the one yard line. We are so proud of him for finally showing some agression. (I know most parents try to get their boys to be less aggressive. I guess we should be glad. LOL)

Here he is blocking the man child. I kid you not he was almost as tall as me at 5'8".

Here you can see him getting the angle on the far left. He cut this kid off with a diving grab at the one yard line!

Our little Titan!

2011-09-18T11:36:00.004-05:00

Brooks is playing on a competitive baseball team this year, the Shawnee Titans. They had their first tourney and won! They even played against an 8U team. He LOVES it! Scratch that, he LIVES to play sports! It is fun to see how much he enjoys himself.

Cubbies Jersey!

2011-09-18T11:32:00.002-05:00

Brooks decided he wants to be a Cubs player for Halloween. He also wants to be a Cub when he grows up. So I figured he needed appropriate attire. He was pumped!!

The last two years!

2011-08-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Kindergarten

First Grade

First Day of 1st Grade!

2011-08-23T23:53:00.004-05:00

Through the Years!

2011-08-23T23:50:00.003-05:00

This is the shirt Josh had on when we went on our first (blind) date. We take a picture of Brooks in it every year on his birthday!

7 years!

6 years!

Years 1-5!

Our sweet boy turns seven!!

2011-08-23T23:33:00.003-05:00

7th Birthday Party!

2011-08-11T01:22:00.008-05:00

Lookin' Cool

2011-08-11T01:20:00.001-05:00

St. Louis Trip- The Children's Museum

2011-08-11T00:52:00.003-05:00

St. Louis Trip- The Zoo

2011-08-11T00:45:00.003-05:00

St. Louis Trip- The Zoo (Sea Lion Show)

2011-08-11T00:42:00.001-05:00

St. Louis Trip- The Arch

2011-08-11T00:32:00.005-05:00

St. Louis Trip- The Brewery

2011-08-11T00:23:00.003-05:00

There goes one of the front teeth!

2011-08-11T00:21:00.001-05:00

4th of July!

2011-07-13T00:21:00.005-05:00

We lit off fireworks the on the 3rd and went to the Legends to watch the T-bones show.

On the 4th we drove to Wamego. My Dad grew up there and my Grandma and Grandpa Tibbetts are buried there. The trip brought back many fond memories of my childhood.

There was an antique car show, carnival, and parade. Brooks loved the parade and it reminded Josh and I of the things we sometimes miss not living in a small town. (I did have a word or two with the carnival guy that put Brooks and an adult against each other and then loudly declared the adult the winner and let him pick out a prize. Yes. Mama Bear made an appearance.)

After the parade and before the fireworks, we went into Manhattan to eat. We drove by the stadiums and checked out the new turf on the football field. Brooks declared he was going to play baseball for K-State and then the Cubs. I think Josh died of happiness at the thought! :-)

Wamego is said to have the best fireworks show in Kansas and the city proved they deserved that title. The 30 minute show consisted of 50,000 mortars being set off. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. It blew Kauffman Stadium's show out of the water!!

Spoiled Girls!

2011-07-13T00:18:00.001-05:00

Marley getting some love from Pop Pop!

2011-07-13T00:15:00.001-05:00

Baseball Pics

2011-07-12T23:54:00.005-05:00

Our first few weeks with Marley!

2011-07-12T23:41:00.004-05:00

Read to a Dog!

2011-07-12T23:37:00.003-05:00

Earlier in the summer I signed Brooks up to for the "Read to a Dog" program at the library. He was pumped they had a chocolate lab! He decided the dogs would like Go Dog Go the best since it is about dogs. :-)

The Howards came to visit!

2011-07-12T23:28:00.002-05:00

Josh's oldest sister, Joni, BIL Scott, and her family came to visit. They have Lainey, Brady, Gavin, and Gage. We went to Deanna Rose, played at home, and even has a little white trash amusement ride! :-) Brooks loved having his cousins here!

Our family is growing by four paws!!

2011-05-28T22:53:00.006-05:00

Introducing MARLEY JUDITH JAHNKE!!! (More pics to come!)

Royal's Game

2011-05-24T22:58:00.005-05:00

Pop Pop scored 4 tickets in the Diamond Club area for the Friday night Royals vs. Cardinals Game. The tickets were about 6 rows up from homeplate. There are waiters that come around and take concession orders and a parking pass for the lot close to the stadium. The scouts were sitting just down the row from us. Definitely the way to watch a game! It was super fun! Brooks was in heaven!

Kindergarten Graduation!

2011-05-24T22:48:00.002-05:00

Our sweet boy graduated from Kindergarten! What a bittersweet moment. I swear I was just getting up 10 times a night to nurse and rock a screaming baby. How time flies! He has had a great year and is doing wonderful academically.

"When I grow up I will be a baseball player and hit homeruns." Of course he made a yellow jersey and the number one. His two favorites!

Josh's iris and a rose!

2011-05-10T13:22:00.005-05:00

My Mother's Day Bouquet!

2011-05-10T13:20:00.002-05:00

All homegrown! :-)

B's First Game!

2011-05-05T23:46:00.004-05:00

Brooks had a great first game! He is playing up a year and still doing awesome! He played SS, catcher, 1st and LF. He had a pop fly shoestring catch at first and fielded a couple of really hard hit balls perfectly. His first hit he one hopped the fence, the 2nd was a grounder, and the 3rd was a hard hit triple with the bases loaded. The best part is he had the biggest smile on his face the whole time. He could not have been more excited that there was real outs! This boy LOVES sports!

Egg hunt at Pop Pop's!

2011-04-24T22:17:00.001-05:00

Sharks!

2011-04-24T22:08:00.002-05:00

For as long as we can remember, Brooks has loved sharks. He has said MANY times that if he could have anything in the world it would be a pet shark. In his mind, that means a Great White Shark. We figured we would do the next best thing. So for Easter we got Brooks an aquarium for his room with two sharks!! We were setting it up in the night to surprise him and he woke up. Luckily he stayed in our bed until we could get it finished. So at about 1:30 in the morning we showed him his present. I told him, "if you could choose anything in the world, what would you pick?" He said, "a shark". He walked into the room and whispered, in the most awed voice, "Cool! Thanks!" It was adorable!!!

The Easter Bunny made a stop at our house!

2011-04-24T22:04:00.000-05:00

EGGS!

2011-04-24T22:02:00.000-05:00

Spring Nights!

2011-04-24T21:54:00.003-05:00

This is where you will find us most spring nights! This goal has been the best purchase we made for B. He uses it all the time!

Awww. . .

2011-04-24T21:49:00.004-05:00

We have a nest full of eggs, in the tree, right in front of our house. Very exciting!

Spring Time!

2011-04-24T21:45:00.000-05:00

The Leprechauns came!

2011-03-17T22:35:00.004-05:00

The leprechauns are sneaky! They dyed the toilet water green, opened all the kitchen cabinets, put chairs up, collected all the green items, put underpants on the stuffed animal's head and even declared their love for the Wildcats! (I also put a drop of green food coloring in the bottom of Brooks' milk cup and when I poured the milk, it was magically green. He was shocked!!!)

Maddy snuggling with Brooks' stuffed animals!

2011-03-17T22:23:00.001-05:00

Josh's Birthday!

2011-03-17T22:17:00.001-05:00

Brooks helped decorate the cake! He was concerned that in the picture with Josh the numbers would look like a 23. :-)

Sunset! Love our view!

2011-03-17T22:13:00.001-05:00

Snuggles with our girl!

2011-03-17T21:58:00.000-05:00

Daddy taking Brooks and Luke for a ride!

2011-03-17T21:53:00.000-05:00

Does this qualify us as rednecks??

A shark and a wildcat went into a bar. . . .

2011-02-19T15:50:00.002-06:00

We went to Chesseburger in Paradise for lunch and they had a balloon artist there. Brooks was pumped he could get a shark!! Brooks LOVES sharks! The guy saw Josh and I in our purple and decided we should have a wildcat! :-) The guy was amazing!

SNOW!!!!!!!!

2011-02-08T23:39:00.005-06:00

Josh and Brooks having a snow fight!

You can see the trash cart is smaller than the snow pile!

Our Sweet Boy!

2011-02-08T23:36:00.004-06:00

This was a conversation I had with Brooks today. . .

B: How do you make a baby?
Me: Mommies and Daddies make them and they grow in the Mommy's tummy.
B: But how do you make them?
M: Mommies and Daddies each have a seed and they grow together to make a baby in the Mommy's tummy.
B: How does the seed get there?
M: That is kind of a Mommy and Daddy thing.
B: Can we get a baby?
M: We will have to see? Mommy and Daddy would like to have another baby, but we are really happy if we only have you.
B: I wish that baby we had would come back to life. You know, that baby that didn't grow big enough in your tummy. I would like to have that baby.
M: I know. Me too. Sometimes it is hard to have a baby, that is why we are so lucky to have you!

Some Highlights from Brooks' 2nd B-ball game!

2011-01-22T23:27:00.000-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQja1m2cqIY
(You will have to copy and paste the link.)

Brooks and Jack Sledding!

2011-01-22T23:25:00.003-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxmIJ07DW4
(You will have to copy and paste the link.)

Brooks' First Basketball Game!

2011-01-15T14:37:00.005-06:00

Brooks' first game was this morning. He did great! He had 8 baskets, quite a few steals, and he passed some too! :-)

He wanted a "mean" picture!

Coming down the court!

Driving

Playing good D on the far side!

The next three are on the tail end of some of his shots. I wasn't quick enough! :-)

Finding the open lane to drive (even past his own teammates, one that is still playing defense)!

This is the funniest picture. We have quite a few young kids on our team that struggle with knowing if they are on offense or defense. They often react as if the ball is a bomb. Anyway, this is right after Brooks made a basket. He turned and ran back on defense. You can see the rest of his teammates haven't quite made the transition and Josh is trying to yell "get back, get back". This pic sums up part of the experience! :-)

New Year's Eve

2011-01-15T14:26:00.003-06:00

My best friend from college, Annie, her husband Travis, and their daughter Kaitlyn came to stay with us for New Year's. Brooks had a great time playing with Kaitlyn. I was due two weeks before Annie with Sweet Pea, so it was a little sad seeing Brooks with Kaitlyn. However, we had a blast! Not quite like our college days since we stayed at home, ate appetizers, and a watched a movie. But fun for us old folk! The next day we went to Fritz's and Kaitlyn had the time of her life. She was screaming and trembling every time a train came by. It was adorable!

Mario and Luigi

2011-01-14T18:56:00.002-06:00

Brooks' drawing! (Click to make it bigger.) It is a big spotted dinosaur and Mario and Luigi at the bottom. I love their hats! LOL

'Twas the night before Christmas. . .

2010-12-28T00:36:00.003-06:00

Christmas at home!

2010-12-28T00:23:00.005-06:00

His second things he asked Santa for was this penguin ice hockey game!

The number one thing he asked Santa for. . . the mini set of NFL football helmets!

Maddy getting excited about her gift!

He says this is his favorite present. Madden 11 for the Wii!

Christmas at Pop Pop's

2010-12-28T00:00:00.004-06:00

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Jahnke's

2010-12-27T23:53:00.003-06:00

Can you tell which one is not a doll? :-)

All 8 Jahnke grandkids!

K-State Game

2010-12-22T20:42:00.002-06:00

Brooks opened his K-State tickets early. He had so much fun at the game!! He loves sports, which of course, Josh and I are so thankful for as we are both big sports people. AND. . . . he is definitely starting to catch the Wildcat fever. Finally he is realizing he needs to bleed purple to be a part of this family. :-)

Random

2010-12-22T20:35:00.002-06:00

The eclipse and cookies Josh's para had made for him. Too cute! :-)

Visiting Santa!

2010-12-05T00:29:00.002-06:00

Brooks was very excited that Mrs. Claus was there this year. He told Santa he wanted the NFL set of mini helmets and a penguin air hockey table from Target. (We went to Bass Pro Shop. They have a great setup and you get a free pic. I highly recommend them!)

Bawn made his appearance!

2010-12-05T00:27:00.000-06:00

Decorating the tree!

2010-12-05T00:23:00.002-06:00

Brooks' ornament this year is from Hallmark. It is Santa watching ESPN and it plays the ESPN theme song. This is perfect for Brooks as the first thing he does when he gets up in the morning is turn on Sports Center. He also loves coming home from Kindergarten and turning it on so he can catch the top ten! :-)

Shutterfly Products

2010-11-16T14:45:00.002-06:00

I am participating in Shutterfly’s Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly . I have ordered from Shutterfly in the past and been extremely pleased with the quality of their products. Their prints are crisp and clear and they offer a large selection of choices to help you personalize your photo projects. I have also been treated wonderfully when dealing with their customer service department. I can assure you that any item ordered from Shutterfly will turn out perfect! If you have not had a chance to checkout their selection of holiday cards, I encourage you to do so. Here is a link to their LARGE selection of holiday cards. They also have other picture gifts that are great for anyone on your list. One of my favorite picture projects is this pewter ornament. I think it would make a wonderful gift for grandparents. And just think when the winter holidays are over you can send love to your favorite Valentines.

Jahnke Cousins

2010-11-03T21:26:00.003-05:00

All of Brooks' cousins on the Jahnke side came to visit.
Emmy-7
Lainey-7
Brooks-6
Kady-5
Brady-4
Gavin- 8 1/2 months
Gage- 8 1/2 months
Baby Latham- due in December
Grandma and Grandpa's house is rockin' at Christmas time!

Halloween!

2010-11-03T21:14:00.004-05:00

Brooks wanted to be something scary. I did not want him being something gory. Luckily, we convinced him a skeleton was very scary. It actually turned out that his costume did look pretty scary! Although, he looked adorable, I miss the days when I could pick his costume! :-)

Classy Cat Alumni Weekend

2010-11-03T21:01:00.003-05:00

This past weekend I got to hang out with my best friends from college. Nothing like staying with two of your best friends and keeping each other talking until 3:30 in the morning. Friday night, we went to dinner and on a pub crawl. In the picture below, you can see the pep band came through while we were eating. Saturday we had to be up at 6:00 and on the field to practice. We then tailgated, went to the game, and performed at halftime. Even though we are all married and Moms, we still got it! :-)

Being a Mommy. . .

2010-10-27T00:25:00.001-05:00

I love this new song by Taylor Swift. There have been so many moments with Brooks when I would love to freeze time or go back. It definitely all goes by in a blink!

Pumpkin Patch . . . through the Years!

2010-10-01T01:01:00.002-05:00

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Pumpkin Patch 2010

2010-10-01T00:53:00.003-05:00

Video of B's 2nd Football Game!

2010-09-28T00:40:00.002-05:00

Here is the direct link! I can't get it "clickable" so you will have to copy and paster the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U50Z2-g26o

Brooks' First Football Game!

2010-09-18T22:14:00.006-05:00

Brooks' 6 year pics!

2010-08-30T12:44:00.004-05:00

We were supposed to go last Sunday, but Brooks scratched his face. Ahh. . . the joy of boys! :-) However, they turned out great! The first pic is one of my all time favorites! The batting ones are hilarious and the last one is the best outtake! LOL

Birthday Pics

2010-08-22T02:00:00.000-05:00

Brooks' birthday pics are down below the Kindergarten ones. I had to reorder them so that down the road we could remember which happened first. :-)

Look out Kindergarten. . .here we come!

2010-08-22T01:32:00.000-05:00

Brooks had a great first day of Kindergarten! Walking down the hall I asked him if he was excited. He said "I'm scared". I reassured him it would be fun, but he was worried because he didn't know everybody. I explained that none of the kids knew everybody, but he knows Brooklyn, Luke, and Collin. Then when I was getting ready to leave his eyes welled up with tears and he said, "Mommy, I am scared." I reassured him and he did great after that. Mommy did pretty good too! :-)

Brooks' Birthday!

2010-08-21T18:58:00.003-05:00

Celebrating with Mommy, Daddy, and Maddy!

The Blue Shirt

2010-08-21T18:55:00.003-05:00

This is the shirt Josh had on when we met. (We met on a blind date.) Every year I take a picture of Brooks in it. He didn't change quite as much this year. You can tell more in the length of the sleeves than the ankles. You can click on the collage to make it bigger. You can also tell digital camera have gotten much better the last few years! LOL

The Night Celebration of B's Birthday!

2010-08-21T18:44:00.005-05:00

We ate Little Ceasar's (because believe it or not that is fine cuisine compared to CEC), went to Chuck E. Cheese, and had brownies! At 11:04 I was also telling Brooks that it was 34 more minutes until he was born, not even 2 seconds later he said, "so I was born at 11:38?" He definitely has a math mind. Now common sense. . . LOL

Family Party!

2010-08-21T18:13:00.004-05:00

Brooks' Friend Party! Lots of water fun!

2010-08-21T14:44:00.004-05:00

Ice Cream Truck Time!

2010-08-21T14:40:00.001-05:00

Presents, Cake, and sacked out under his new bed tent!

2010-08-21T14:34:00.002-05:00

Getting ready for the party!

2010-08-21T14:28:00.001-05:00

Swimming!!!

2010-08-04T23:43:00.006-05:00

Brooks has become a totally independent swimmer this summer! His crawl stroke is great! :-)

Best Buddies!

2010-08-04T23:34:00.004-05:00

Brooks and Maddy are best buddies! I found them laying watching TV like this! So sweet!

Billy the Exterminator!

2010-08-04T23:13:00.004-05:00

He loves this show! He wants to be Billy for Halloween!

He has his tools ready!

Checking for bugs!

Spraying the bugs!

Cutest exterminator I have ever seen!

First sleepover!

2010-08-04T23:00:00.004-05:00

Brooks has never stayed the night away from both Josh and I. Since he is almost six we decided it is time. :-) Well. . . I got a call at 9:45. It was a no go. However, they did go to McDonald's, swimming, and rented a movie. He will only want to be home with us for a short time. I am going to try to enjoy ever minute of it.

Excited to be staying with Pop Pop!

He even tucked in all his "fuddys" for the night! LOL

Brooks "lost" his first teeth!

2010-07-23T23:05:00.004-05:00

Brooks had to have two teeth pulled to make way for his permanent teeth that are already in. He did awesome and is very excited for his first visit from the tooth fairy!!

Brooks the Exterminator!

2010-07-23T22:55:00.002-05:00

Brooks loves watching Billy the Exterminator! He even wants to dress as him for Halloween. Tonight, we were watching an episode before before bed and Brooks decided to set up traps to catch the fly that got in our house. He put a few pieces of cheese in these little treasure chests. I asked if it would be okay if I emptied them before I went to bed. He said that was okay, but if the traps had caught a fly I had to come wake him up and show him. :-)