11 Months old & counting!

Brody turned 11 months old yesterday! I am a day late in posting his monthly happenings. I go a whole week w/out posting & now I just can't keep up. I did remember to take the monthly pictures of him. Can you believe we are one month away from celebrating his first birthday?

At 11 months Brody:

-still weighs about 25 lbs.

-he is very tall (@ last Dr. appt., he measured 4 in. taller than Garrett did @ the same age).

-he is wearing 18 month sized clothing.

-he is eating three meals a day (mostly baby food) & has a few bottles too.

-he still gags on the thicker, chunkier food. We are working on it.

-he is walking all over the place, it is his new mode of transportation.

-he has 5 teeth, three on the top & two on the bottom.

-he says: da-da, ma-ma, & Carter when he wants too!

-he waves Hi & BYE.

-he needs a hair cut around the ears.

-he loves to play chase. He will then turn around and chase you. It is fun & cute.

-I am no longer able to enjoy the full 3 hour block of church. You will find Brody & I in a hallway.

-he LOVES to swing in the swing the backyard (thank you Parkers) or @ the park.

-he loves ice water in his Sippy cup.

-he really enjoys the teething cookie/cracker things (can't think of the official name).

-he loves to pull his socks off-can't keep them on him right now.

-he loves to unload things:laundry, toy bins, garbage cans, toilet paper roll, etc...keeps us on our toes @ all times.

-he loves to clap & even does it @ the right times during the boys ball games.

-he loves it when we sing "If You're Happy & You Know IT" & will immediately smile & clap.

-he likes to growl & thinks it's funny when you do it back to him.

He is a doll & my Little Love. He brings me so much happiness on a daily basis.

I love my little baby bug!

John's 40th Birthday Bash

John had an amazing 40th birthday! We ended up celebrating all weekend long. I hosted a FRIENDS party for him on Saturday night. We had dinner,dessert, & a great time chatting it up with good friends. It was nice to have a night among the adults. John received so many wonderful & thoughtful gifts from everyone. There were even a few gag gifts thrown in to help push him over the hill. I think the one that made us laugh the hardest was the dark, curly haired wig from Chris & Misty. John now has a full head of hair. Who would have thought at 40 he would have more hair than he knows what to do with :)??? I sent our guests home with a little goodie bag that had a few items that were invented in 1968:the aluminum can (soda), Post It Notes (the adhesive was invented that year), Hot Wheel cars & a CD we burned with music hits from that year. It was a fun night & we are so thankful to all who helped him celebrate.

Sunday was John's official birthday. We enjoyed having our families over for dinner & cake. We really appreciate our family members who traveled far to enjoy the afternoon with us. He was really spoiled by everyone this year. Thank you. I made him a scrapbook of his life (starting @ birth to the present) with some of the pictures I received from his sister. I will continue to add to the book & will post photos of that @ a later time.

I called John @ work this morning to see if he was surviving. we both agreed we need a nap. It was a great weekend! Enjoy your Monday!

Happy Birthday to YOU!

Today is John's 40th birthday! Happy Birthday Dear John, Happy Birthday to you! Wow! Can you believe how old he is :)??? They say 40 is the new 30. Tonight while talking to a friend, John said he felt like he was 50. He better take that "40 is the new 30" & run with it while he can :) & stop acting like an old man :).

I just wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday & tell him how much I love him & how wonderful he is. He is my best friend, the father of my children & all that I have needed/hoped for in a husband. He works so hard for our family& is a great example to me & to our boys. He is always playing with the boys, coaching their teams, or taking them to the park. He is so great about spending quality time with them. They love him so much & so do I!

Happy birthday sweetie. Wishing you 40 more years of growth & happiness.

Please help me wish John a Happy 40th!

P.S. We have a had one busy weekend filled with baseball & parties (with one to go). I will post pictures of all of the festivities tomorrow!

Make & Take Monday

We are creating this fun mini scallop album tonight @ Green Tangerines (see link below). Our Monday Night Make & Take run from 5 - 8 pm, it is just a night to drop in when you have 5 minutes. All of the supplies will be cut & ready for you. All you have to do is ink a few elements, adhere some embellishments & add some ribbon. It is fun & easy. I will be there to help you every step of the way! I hope to see you there!
http://www.greentangerines.typepad.com/

Sunshine & Baseball

Another Saturday @ the ball field! The boys surrogate grandparents, Ken & Paula :), met us @ the fields & enjoyed the sunshine & games (I will have to post their picture later when I get it off my camera). Tanner & Carter really enjoyed playing baseball today. It is so much fun to watch them play this season. They have come a long way since the t-ball years. They know what they are doing & are so into the game. Since I posted pictures of Tanner last time...here are a few of Carter. We hope you had a fabulous Saturday in the sunshine.

WALK THIS WAY!

Brody is walking! It is fun to see him GO. He is taking about 10 to 15 steps @ a time. His balance is improving a little each day! He gets so excited when he starts to walk that he picks up speed. It almost looks like he is trying to run. It doesn't help that I am holding the camera right in front of him. It is one of his favorite things to grab.

**Don't forget to hit the pause button(for some reason you have to hit it twice) on the music before watching the video! Enjoy!!!!

Our baby Birds

We FINALLY laid eyes on the baby birds Monday afternoon. They were/are HUGE! I was really shocked at how big they were/are. We are not sure how long the Mama had been sitting on them. The nest is very small for a Mama bird & two babies. Then, today when we got home from Garrett's preschool field trip, we noticed that the nest was empty. My heart sunk & I was sad. I did not realize how attached I had become to this little family that made their home in our tree. We were on our way back into the garage when all of a sudden we heard chirping. The baby birds were sitting in the dirt on the side of our house. They must have been learning/trying to fly. They sure didn't get very far! I am going to really miss them when they really do learn how to fly! This has been another wonderful sign that Spring is really here.

The first picture was taken on Monday & the second was this afternoon in the dirt.