Brooke and Brecklyn are Ten Years Old!

Somehow, my baby twinbies are now TEN years old! Somehow, I no longer have any children with a single digit age. Somehow, my heart is more full than I even knew was possible!

Brecklyn and Brooke - TEN years old!

My Brookie girl is as spunky as ever. She is outgoing, loud, and always ready to do, well, just about anything. She works hard and plays hard. 

Brooke's other smile she's recently been trying out in photos.

My little Brecklyn Sarah is small but mighty. She is feisty but often reserved and cautious. She is passionate and tends to be a perfectionist with big feelings. Music really speaks to her. 

Twinbies 💗💜

Brooke and Brecklyn's birthday was on a Monday this year and began with their first track & field practice of the 2025 season. Chris, Bri, and Bren were already at their earlier practice when the girls got up, so no special breakfast this year. They were excited to see how we decorated their door!

It was a gorgeous morning . . . perfect weather for a morning workout and run! Once we got back home from practice, we had the girls open their one gift. They only had one because we had updated their bedroom for their birthday this year (I'll post about that soon). 

I love that my kids are always happy, no matter if they have one gift or ten gifts to open. 

Their gift was the next piece in their Precious Moments Birthday Train. I still can't believe they're 10!

Once we finished with gifts and a few photos, the kids and I packed a lunch and headed to the zoo. It was the perfect day for a zoo outing, which is crazy because today is cold and rainy. One of the tigers at our zoo had five cubs in August. We saw the cubs when they were really small, and the girls had been asking to go back and see them again. I am so thankful we could make that happen for their birthday!

Brooke, Brecklyn

The cubs did not disappoint! The first time we saw them, they were all just sitting together (which was neat). We went back to their exhibit twice and were able to see them running, playing, and wrestling with each other. SO adorable!

Brecklyn loved seeing the cubs, but her favorite was the Red Panda!

Momma and her birthday girls!

The flamingos are always a must-see for us!

Zoo days are SO easy now compared to what they were just a few years ago. Love my crew of big kids!

We had to pick the weird creature's nose . . . because of course!

In the rainforest, Brenson had a neat, up-close encounter with an iguana. He could have easily reached out and touched it!

I have so many photos of the kids on this wagon, but I'm sad that it no longer says "Tulsa Zoo" on it. They used to all fit on the bench together!

After several good hours at the zoo, we went to Grampy and G-Jo's house for ice cream and gifts. The girls were so happy to spend a small part of their birthday with their grandparents.

For their birthday dinner, the girls had requested meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, cream corn, salad, and rolls. I was pretty tuckered out from the zoo, but thankfully the hubs had started dinner already when we got home. They thoroughly enjoyed their birthday meal!

This year the girls decided to follow in Bren's footsteps and have ice cream sandwiches and fudge bars for their birthday dessert. 

Once we got dinner all cleaned up, Chris decided to make fruit roll-ups with the girls. It's a good thing this was his project because I was worn out, haha! They loved doing a little cooking with Daddy.

Daddy and Brooke

Daddy, Brecklyn, and Brooke

I can't tell you how many times Brooke said, "This is the perfect day," or Brecklyn said, "Thank you so much for taking us to the zoo today!" It truly was a wonderful day to spend together. We are grateful beyond words for this day - ten years ago - when these little ladies came into the world and blessed our lives in a HUGE way! Happy birthday, Brooke and Brecklyn! We love you so much!