a tale of two brookies

this picture is not related to the story... but it is just so you remember who brooke is :)

our latest battle with the sweet brooke is that she will point to something and scream "mommy mommy mommy" or "that that" until i give her the item of choice. we (by we i mean i) are trying to break this habit. so when she points to her milk and screams, i tell her that she can have it when she says "please or cup". (keep in mind that these are both words that she knows and will use when she wants to.) if she is feeling particularly stubborn 0she will put her rockstar fingers in her mouth and turn her head. sometimes she will even say "nunhuh". you would think after weeks of this same scene playing out repeatedly she would get the hint... not so much. just yesterday she finished her breakfast milk-free since she was too stubborn to ask. (on a side note- i said under my breath "man brooke you are stubborn" hana looked at me and said... she is NOT sunburned!)
now, if you are reading this and thinking "man she is only 17 months old can she really ask for what she wants?" the other night when jack was sharing his popsicle with the girls brookie was very quick with the "peeeese" "peeeese"

since i do tend to share the not so pleasant side of being a mom to two girls, i thought i would share a positive story as well. after picking up the girls from grow zone on sunday, i helped jack load up the girls to go home and i went back in to serve in grow zone for the 10:30 service (our regular sunday ritual). a man came up to me and said "you are brooke's mom, right?" (i was thinking... well that is one of my many names... yes) when i said yes, he just went on and on about how good she was and how much of a delight she is to have in church. being that i didn't hear this much with daughter number 1, i was a bit quiet and didn't know what to say. he kept going on and then said.. "you know this right?!" i did manage to say yes. but after thinking about it, i do know it. i am very thankful for my girls :) BOTH of them :)

Thank you Lord for my sweet daughters! (i will need to be reminded of this is about a week when they are driving me crazy!!)