Brody Turns 2

It is not ideal to have a birthday the day after Christmas!  Everyone  is a bit partied out by then, but I am determined to make the best of it.  Jack of course had to work so we planned the party for right after work.  We had nachos for dinner and then homemade oreo cookies for his "cake". 

 Just a few things we love about our Brody.
-He is so chatty.  He talks from sun up to sun down.  And he comes up with some pretty funny things.
-He is potty trained and probably my easiest potty trainer. 
-He still has an tear duct that gets plugged up so his face is always and I mean ALWAYS a little red.  (see above pic.)  We need to address this at his apt this week. 
-My most chill kid.  He goes along with everything and I mean everything!  But he does hate shopping. 

 -He is so tall.  He is in all 3T cloths. 
 -He is still the "baby of the family" and wants everything when he wants it.  We are trying to teach sharing and patience.
-He loves babies.  But he is sure to say he wants no babies in this house.  He loves when they come to visit but he doesn't want any staying. 
-He is a social bug and loves to go to Grandmas, Stef's, or Nicholas house.  He does not like to be left out. 
-Loves cookies and asks for them all the time.
-Loves to play "dancing" on the wii.
-Loves bathtime with "colors"

We sure love having this little boy around.  He is constantly on
the go and has already outgrown daily naps.  He is so much
fun and I can't imagine life without him.  Love my
little man!

 For his birthday this year he got...a beanbag from Zane and Megan.  New jammies from Nichola and Cory (see outfit change) he wanted them on right then and there.  Undies, dinosaurs, and dino book from Grandma.  Spiderman with an airplane from Stef and Korey.  Basketball hoop from Mom and Dad. 

Christmas

 

 

For some reason I had a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit, but none the less we had a great time.  For the first year ever we put lights up on the house...(stef put lights up on the house.)  We had a great time doing our annual tradition FHE with the Mann's and the Torman's and the Mercer Christmas Party.   We went to Salt Lake and saw the lights and had a little family get together.  We had the ward party (the first one we have been able to go to in years.)  Here is a sneak picture of how that went. 

 

Brody was not a huge fan of Santa at the
Ward Party.  When you ask if he likes
him he says "don't know".  I think he is confused
because he brought toys!. 

Jackson has not believed in Santa for Several years, but he is a great sport for his siblings.  This year he got and IPod, cloths, basketball, and a new packers pillowcase. He also got a scope for his gun. 

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Add still very much believes in Santa.  I think she is starting to get it but she
doesn't want to yet.  She got Piano books and lessons, cloths, pillow & case &
MP3 Player.  She also got her art stand with accessories.

Carson goes along with anything!  This year he got KNEX, cloths,
hunting pillow and case, a remote control car.  He also got his
fishing pole and he can't wait for summer.

Aubrey loves Santa.  As she was opening her gift
she screamed "Santa is awesome".   She got
a lalaloopsy doll, a pillow and case, cloths, and
more mini lalaloopsys. Aubrey also got her pig
from IKEA that she loved! 

Brody got cloths, a dinosaur pillow and case, a little
letter, number, song player thing.  He also got a pop gun
which he loves that is super obnoxious!  Yay for noisy
toys!

 

That's It!

I just read through my last few years of blogging and about started to cry.  I never and I mean never write in a journal, so my new personal goal it to write just one or twice a week even with no pics.  I need to write down the amazing things my kids are doing, so that I don't forget it all.  So...so long 2012...I will never remember much of what happened because I didn't write it down, but hello 2013...I will remember it all...the good, the bad, and the ugly! 

Getting Old

So for the last few days I have been wearing my hair down ( and I actually think I like it)...anyways today thought I caught a glimpse of some gray hairs on the top. I asked Jackson and Addison to look at it for me. After explaining that I thought I saw some white or gray hair Addi says "you know mom...if you get gray or white hair that mean your hair thinks you are getting old!" "Sometimes it is true too." From the mouth of babes! Thankfully no gray or white hairs here!!!

A New Year

I really am going to be better this year! I am going to journal more and enjoy the small things in life! I really am worried that one day I will wake up and worry where the last 10 years have gone and not have anything documented! Gone are the days to have time to scrap book (really like 4 years ago!) so I really need to be better at remembering the moments! (Even the not so pleasurable ones!)

Jackson's Baptism

This year our oldest "little" boy got baptized on September 10! How the last 8 years went so fast is beyond me. The day was fabulous. The amount of love and support that was shown to him will never be forgotten (and my grandma Sue from WI got to be there with us). The baptism was held at the Iona Stake Building which is just a few miles from us. Addison, Rylee (cousin), Skylar and Kenlee (cousins), and June and Lily (neighbors) were sang a little baptism melody song and Jack baptized him. I could not have asked for a better day...it was incredible for Jack and I to say the least. Afterwards we had a lunch in the backyard...he wanted a nacho bar so that is what we did.

Just a few notes of what Jackson is up to now...

- Great student and super helpful
- Sometimes I honestly forget he is ONLY 8.

- Loves to play just about anything

- Acts JUST LIKE his dad! (Seriously...they are two peas in a pod)

- He is such a Homebody!
We are so proud of the young man he is becoming. He is a great son and brother. He makes life so easy...and I swear he just came like that!

War Bonnet Roundup!

I am putting my posts in no specific order...I just need to get caught up for my journaling. We took the boys to see the War Bonnet Roundup the first week of August. Wally and Nancy and their girls went, Stef and a few of her friends, and us. It was fun...however we did get rained on several times but in the middle of a HOT streak it acturally felt really good. We just got a few shots....We took Jackson and Carson with us, Jackson had been before but this was Carson's first time.