Fourth of July 2011

We had such a great fourth of July this year! Mandy and Stella joined us for the parade in the morning, then we headed over to the Orton's for some brunch! After we just played around in the yard for a bit, it was such a nice overcast day it was perfect! Then we all took some much needed naps! Later on we ventured out and bought some couches! So excited for those to show up! We went to Red Robin for dinner and then watched some fireworks! Brody was so good during it all too! I didn't want the day to end! SO fun! Definitely my favorite Holiday ever! Besides my birthday of course...;) That post is coming up next! Hope everyone else had a great 4th!

Brody!

Wanted to put up some of my favorite pics of Brody over the last few months! He has grown so much it is crazy! We're still working on the talking thing, but really he knows so much! He is one smart kid! And we love him so much!!   

Loves his water

Awww

 Classic!

Bieber Fever! 

 The only pic I took on Easter where you can see his whole outfit!

 Really focused on that phone

 Peekabo

Such luscious lips!

 Crazy kid! He is into putting things on his head right now! Wish I could get a pic of all of them!

This is one of my favorites! 

CALI!!

This is so old! I'm so behind! But I had to put up my trip to Cali in February! I had such a great time and it was much needed! So thankful to Andy and Melissa for letting me and Brody come and hang out for a few days! We went to the LA Clipper game, went to a park, Santa Monica Pier and even Disneyland!! I loved every minute of being there! Not to mention the beautiful weather! Andy bbq'd us some great chicken cabobs! So good! Brody had so much fun with Clark too! Clark loved the ipad and played with it for a good part of the time I was there! I didn't really get any pics of Grace because she was in school while I was there! Once again here are some collages of my trip! I know it has been way too long, but hopefully people are still looking at my blog wondering what is up! Well hopefully this weekend I will be officially caught up! But we'll see how it goes...at least I am finally getting California up! Yay! So fun! 

Just having fun!

Disneyland!

Holidays 2010!

I have finally gotten around to posting pics from Halloween to New Years! So I won't go in to detail on any of them, just wanted to catch up through pictures! Hope you all enjoy! :)

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas Morning at the Fraidenburg's

Christmas Afternoon at the Orton's

New Years

Brodys 1st Birthday

Brody turned one on October 8th, 2010 
22.3lbs & 31in with a 18.9in head

We had such a great time at Brodys birthday party! He didn't get into the cake like I thought he would, but he LOVED the frosting! We had just a little party, ate some cake and ice cream and opened presents, then of course played with them! I just can't believe he is so old already! He is the funniest kid ever! He is so curious, has to know how everything works. He sees you use a set of keys to open a door and he'll grab them and try to reach the door to use them like you did! He's like that with everything! It's amazing! He just amazes me everyday! He loves to run and be outside! I've never seen a 14 month old want to be outside as much as he does! We got him a fourwheeler for his birthday and of course he loves driving it! He even stands up while driving it like his dad does, so funny! He likes to copy everything you do except for talking. He just grunts and points to get what he wants. When he is playing he will make other noises, or sometimes while music is on he sounds like he is trying to sing with the music. He also loves to dance! Anytime he hears music start he starts moving with the music. He also loves to watch elmo on the iPad. He dances to those songs too! Oh we just love him so much! Who knew you could have so much love for one little person! I'm sure there is much more but I have a lot more to blog so I will end for now!

10 months

So I have never posted my summer pics! I honestly may never get to it! Now that I am back at work, getting things done at home are almost impossible! This little boy takes all my time as soon as I get home! He goes to bed earlyish, but by the time that happens I am wiped out! This little boy is the love of my life! He is so adorable! He is mostly the happiest kid! And quite the stud might I add! He is so so close to walking! I think he is scared of it though! As soon as he takes a few steps he quickly looks for something to cling onto! I don't know what else is new with him! He is getting smarter though, he copies a lot of things you'll do! He has mastered his wave finally.  He now has 3 teeth.  He will show you he is a big boy.  Knows where his ears are, working on the nose right now.  He is always pointing to the ceiling and talking to it! He has less than 2 months till he is off formula! Yay!!! He is definitely my favorite little kid ever! He sleeps so nicely during the night, and I can finally tell he knows who I am! I have been a little worried about that since he doesn't see me very much! I could keep talking about this kid forever! But I'll wait until the next post to talk more! Probably for his year one! Can't believe how fast that is approaching! So excited!

9 Months

20.19lbs & 30" tall

I can't believe Brody is already 9 months old! So crazy! He has accomplished so much lately! He is crawling, has 1 and 1/2 teeth, walks around on furniture, goes up the stairs, falls down the stairs, eats big boy food, got a new car seat! What a big boy! We love him so much! I have so many pics to post of our summer and I will be doing that shortly! We have had a blast being together these last few weeks! They are quickly coming to an end...:( But I thought I should at least put some sort of update real quick! We sure do love this kid!

Summer is coming!

We have been enjoying being outside whenever it is warm enough! I am sure Brody doesn't care as much, but I have loved it! Recently I have been putting on his little sunglasses, he only puts them on when daddy puts his on! Its quite funny! I had to hold his arms down to take any pics with his sunglasses on when Luke wasn't around! Sometimes he will push down his glasses to his nose and look over the top of them. So cute!                                                                               

                                                                                                         

 

He is the funniest little guy though! He has been talking so much lately! Of course it's all jibberish to us, but still so cute! He is starting to pull himself to standing positions, he almost has it mastered.  We put him on his hands and knees to try and get him to crawl, but just ends up staying in that position until he gets tired and starts to cry.  Eventually he will fall over! Sometimes he sits back on his bum! We just love this little guy so much! Every little thing is so exciting! Even though the thought of him crawling is scary, it is also very exciting to see him reach a new milestone!

6 months!

So this is kind of late! Brody is now almost 7 months! Time has gone by way too fast! I feel like you don't have time to enjoy each stage of their little accomplishments! But as a 6 month old he can do quite a bit, well at least to me he can. But he is learning how to eat new foods. So far Avocado and bananas are his favorite! I have started to puree them myself and got creative and mixed carrots in with bananas and he loved them! We have found out he likes to drink out of cups, he chews on his sippy, but won't really drink the water, at least not on purpose! He loves to drink water out of our water glasses! Also he is great at rolling around! I was gardening the other day and left him inside to play and when I came back in to check on him I couldn't see him anymore! He had rolled off his blanket and was by his new car sucking on one of my shoes! I freaked out for a second until I walked further and saw him. I actually thought he had crawled away! But he hasn't learned how to do that yet, luckily! We're not ready for crawling in our house at all! He is so close to figuring it out though. He tries so hard, he stretches out his arm then almost moves his leg, than he rolls over. So funny! He makes me laugh! He is also a jabber mouth! Especially in the mornings! He also has been so happy lately, I thought he was teething as he keeps putting things in his mouth and chewing on them, kind of tugging on his ear and getting really red cheeks, but I check every day and there is nothing! We have fun checking though! I tell him to saw ahhh, he opens up wide and says ahhh, and when I check his gums he starts giggling! He loves to have his diaper changed! That is when we seem to have the most fun! He always starts laughing when I start to clean his bum, I have no idea why he thinks it's so funny, maybe it tickles! Who knows! Either way I am having such a great time being a mom! I just wish I could be home with him; we'd have even more fun! He is the easiest kid to take care of, so when he gets fussy sometimes I am not sure what to do! He is just always so happy though! We are so blessed to be his parents! I never thought I could love someone so much! When I am at work I feel like part of me is missing, it breaks my heart every day. I am hoping that will change soon…but I doubt it. Can't wait for his next appointment though to see where he will be. 
 

As of 6 months he is 17
percentile for weight, 75 percentile for height and 98 percentile for his head! My pediatrician told me he is going to be a genius…we'll see…he weighed 15lbs 9oz and 27 inches long. Almost time for a new car seat!

Here are just a few more pics of the love of our lives over the last few months!

St. George

So a few weeks ago Cassandra and I went down to St George to visit Walter and Traci's family! It was great! I didn't take too many pics, but I decided to put up a few that I did take! I was supposed to go running on Saturday morning, but I didn't bring any of my warm running clothes as St. George is supposed to be warm! Well it just happened to be cold that morning! Anyway, so I went with Walt to Boyce's baseball practice! It was fun! Walter is the coach as he is for most of Boyce's teams.  It was fun to watch Walter teach these boys how to play baseball!  So while practice was going on, Trey and I were playing on the playground and then went and played some soccer, and when I say play I really mean Trey kicking the ball into the goal while I watched! You can tell Boyce is a great big brother, he really entertained Brody and made him laugh! It was really cute! Then of course the main reason why we went down, we got to see Hudson! I forget how little these babies start out! He is adorable! He seemed pretty mellow! So we had a great time! So happy we were able to go down and see our family!

So talkative!

Finally got my video to upload from Presidents Weekend! Yay! I think it's funny! :)

Hadley's blessing

We went to Hadley's blessing a few weeks ago!  It was so wonderful! I just put up a few pics of our day! Unfortunately I did not get a pic of the happy new family!  I love the pics of Brody and Hadley together! They are so funny when they get together! Brody wants to grab at every accessory Hadley has on! He even tried to take off her pretty headband that was on her head! What a fun day! :)

Peas!

We decided to try solid food today! I heard to try the grossest veggie first, and to me and Luke that is peas!  His initial reaction was the best!  Its mostly like the last pic on here!  i really think he liked the spoon more then anything!! All in all it was a good experience! He is just growing so fast! Being at work all day I am so afraid I am going to miss the big things! He is so close to rolling over! I have been working at it so hard at home so he'll do it for me! So sure enough he will do it while i am at work! But he is just as cute as ever! Always making us smile or laugh! Such a joy to have in our home, especially after a hard, long day at work! His cute voice is always there to cheer us up! We love him more than anything and are so blessed to have him in our lives!