Happy Birthday, Brooke!
Brooke Edmonds recently celebrated her first birthday with family at the beautiful Beaver Creek, Colorado, home of her grandparents, Sandy and Dr. Roger Jackson. She is the darling daughter of Ashley and John Edmonds. Brooke enjoyed meeting her cousin, Alice Beardsley, daughter of Dr. Courtney Jackson and Doug Beardsley. The happy girl shares her home with two Great Pyrenees dogs and tried to play with Sandy and Roger’s new bronze dog, Buddy.
Also featured in the March 8th issue of The Independent
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Brooke with her new friend, Buddy |
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