Powerful: Derek + Laura

So Brooklyn has now been on the boat twice but I had to document her first time out. I think she did pretty great. She started to get pretty tired towards the end. She was just begging me for a nap. My sweet girl. She loves her sleep. Just like her momma that way. I didn't dare put her in the water since it was still freezing.  She loved it whenever the boat was moving. The feeling of the wind in her face and the movements makes one happy girl. We sure loved having her along for the ride. Those blue eyes! Love my baby girl Having a blast I mean really, this girl is way too cute  Sleeping on her daddy's lap My goodness we just love her

One night after waking up to feed Brooklyn I couldn't fall asleep so I started in on a lot of random thoughts. I just recently finished watching The Sound of Music and couldn't stop thinking about all of my favorite things. So I've decided to try and do a weekly segment about some of my favorite things. It'll help me remember all the things I love and am thankful for...especially during winter. I'll talk about not only my favorite things but our favorite things to do as a family. Since there is still snow on the ground outside I thought I would start with one of my favorite summer activities...Boating. We have been boating since our family lived in Texas. I used to be more fearless then and would try anything: knee boarding, skiing, tubing, cliff diving, etc. As I've gotten older I have become less adventurous in my boating adventures but my love for it has stayed the same. Now I love spending time with my family, soaking up the sunshine while ...