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Fun in the backyard
Brooks and I had so much fun playing croquet in the backyard! I had him name the colors of all the balls and he lined them up as he did it, he is a little OCD when it comes to playing with his toys or anything really! Everything has to be perfectly aligned. I think he gets it from my Mom and a little from me I guess :) it's just funny to see that part of his personality at such a young age, I love it! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk5GGChybS82k4SB1SIPgqJOwzyqeY3k-3C5geoNIQye0UTMwLnaCNgBkrNb5c9RH_FAeX65ZBY22-34bOH8_krywJUmna8WvErE7egZUTh5Snl0dxSxdvbcFk4TgIdMXLJlbOcha9uY/s320/Backyard+003.jpg)
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Once he got bored of that we had a one sided grass fight! I lost obviously :)
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Then we headed over to the swing set his Grandma Shell and Papa Tracy got him for his birthday. He had a riot climbing up the ladder and going down the slide a billion times! Until it was time to go in, the last picture tells you his reaction :(![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPUl-nLMj4nRkheMDFLFUHmVGBK_9rQfSjkIWlf-tvzE-fZpl7oLKS0mPbHqKB6Hash9iY1A-GXsoR53OIeADjEHQDD7EVrdl3Kl3yTFyFOcs-OFd1GUdyX3ctEzOaYnKKq6FYCd3_rM/s320/Backyard+004.jpg)
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The Circus
Grandma Trice took us to the Circus! Brooks loved the elephants and the tigers, I was amazed at how well it all kept his attention! I took some really cute pics of them together. He left with a sugar high from his $12 bag of cotton candy!
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