Another Party and A Visit To Aunt Amy and Uncle Eric's House

We had another birthday party for Brody on Sat. morning with all of Ja's family. We had his favorite thing instead of cake (since it was in the morning), Monkey Bread! Yum Yum! This time he knew what to expect when everyone was singing Happy Birthday and knew to blow out his candles when they were all done. It was so cute!
Enjoying the yummy monkey bread, it is lick your fingers good!

opening all of his birthday presents from family! He loved them all and really liked tearing the wrapping paper off of the presents! He also loved a card that sang the itsy bitsy spider..... :) We want to thank everyone for all the wonderful gifts that you gave him!

He got a wonderful police car and has played with it ever since!

Lilly had a lot of fun at his party watching him open his presents and intently watching him play with his fire truck and police car! I think she was taking notes for Christmas and making a list of some fun things she wants. :)

Uncle Jeremy teaching Brody how to hold his new putter that him and Aunt Brandy gave Brody! They also gave him a very cool golf bag so he can be just like them when they go play golf! I know that Ja and him will have a lot of fun on the putting green or in our back yard hitting golf balls. :)

Aunt Heather and Uncle Drew were in town visiting and Brody was very excited to see them! He really liked making things out of play dough with them. Brody had a great Birthday and we are grateful to all of our family's for making it so special!

A VISIT TO AUNT AMY and UNCLE ERIC's HOUSE!

Brody and I went to spend the week with Amy and Eric, while Ja was out of town on business. It was nice to be able to go there and spend a little more time with them. We were able to do a lot of fun things and I know Brody had a blast while we were there! I was a little nervous about the car ride since I have never driven with Brody by myself for a long distance drive. However he did really good and was able to entertain himself by watching some videos, driving on his steering wheel that we have for him, reading some books, and eating lots and lots of snacks!!!! :)

We went to a place called the Wonder Place where it has a lot of different centers that children Brody's age can pretend play with. It was very fun and I know that he would love to go back there! We also did a little shopping and Brody got to try out his new bicycle. My sister and I did some scrapbooking while Brody took his nap and was in bed. I was very grateful for this since I am so far behind and really need to get caught up before our little girl arrives! It is always better to scrapbook with someone else and especially her because she gives me good ideas! Brody and I also ate some very yummy food while we were there!! It was a great little vacation for us!

Pics from the Wonder Place

Thanks Aunt Amy and Uncle Eric for a wonderful week and for helping out with Brody! We had a great time and were sad to come home!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY BRODY!!!

Yesterday Ja and I celebrated Brody's 2nd Birthday with him! Hard to believe that he is 2 years old already! When people say that they grow up so fast, it is really true! We had a great day and I really think he enjoyed himself all day long! When he woke up he had his favorite breakfast of yogurt and homemade cinnamon toast! Then we got ready and went to go do some of his favorite things!
We went to Mardels where they have a big train track for little kids to play with. He LOVED this since it is much bigger then the one we have at home. He could of played with it all day, but it was getting crowded by other little boys who wanted to play as well! :) (I definitely think this will be a great winter activity for us to do)!

Then we got the hook up at Chick fil A during lunch. Ja knows a lot of the managers there since it is right across the street from his work. So when they found out it was Brody's birthday they made a big deal about it! :) He had a blast and loved all the attention! He then when to Nana and Papa's shop while Ja and I headed to the Doctor. (more about that at the bottom) He had a blast playing in his "play house" that Papa made for him out of boxes!

Marmee and Pop's then came over to celebrate his birthday at night. It was funny while we were singing Happy Birthday to him, he kept putting his fingers in the icing and licking them!! :)

" Hurry Dad I want to play with that!"

Marmee reading Brody a scratch and sniff book that they got him. He loves these!!

Reading another new book with Pops.

Here he is drilling some holes in his new tool bench. :) Funny that he knew right what to do with it since he has seen Ja use his drill before. :)

Riding on his new tricycle! This is going to be a lot of fun for him and keep us outside for endless hours I am sure! :)

It was a great day of celebration and we are so thankful that Brody is in our lives to bring us all the joy that he does! :) Happy 2nd Birthday Brody!

News about our little girl---

We went to the specialist yesterday and he told us some very good news! The bubble in her brain is gone and as far as he can tell she does not have any chromosome problems. (which is what they look for when they see the bubble). He was able to answer our questions and tell us that some babies have these and they don't cause any problems and that is what he thinks happened in our case! We are so thankful and know that God has had His hand in this the whole time. We are continually praying for her health and a healthy pregnancy! I am now 23 weeks and as you can see in the picture above am looking like I am pregnant now. :) I am definitely bigger at this point then I was with Brody, but I am thankful that she is growing and I will get as big as I need to for her! So keep growing Baby girl, we can't wait to celebrate your birthday as well!!

Our Trip to Branson

We were able to spend this weekend with my family in Branson! We all had a great time and were able to relax for awhile at my parents camp site, and go to Silver Dollar City. Brody loved being outside and really enjoyed everything we did. It was a great trip for him because he was able to do some new fun things.

This is him ridding his big wheel that my parents have for him. He can not reach the petals yet, but loves to push it along with his feet. He does a great job with it, and loved going around the camp ground with it.
He has a new found love for play dough! We play with it a lot at home and here he is with Pop's playing with it at the camp site.

Taking a walk with the Big Wheel
Eever since my sister and I were little we have been going to Silver Dollar City with my parents. It is a very family friendly place to go and we were glad we were all able to go again this year. It was fun being able to show the things I remember as a child to Brody. However there are a lot of new fun things there to do as well.

Family Pic. :) As you can tell it was a little chilly while we were there in the morning. However it got warmer throughout the day.

Brody and I were not able to ride the big roller coasters however we did pretend. :)

Him and Aunt Amy playing with the big water guns they have at Splash Mountain. They had a lot of fun things for him to do here, a ball pit, a big slide, and many different areas to go and explore.

His favorite part of the whole trip was riding a fun kiddie ride for the first time! He LOVED it!!! He would just sit there and smile because he was having so much fun!! Here he is riding the bugs with Jason, it was so cute because as he would come around he would wave at us and give us a great big smile letting us know that he was really enjoying this!

Here Marmee and Brody are riding the bug ride together!

His favorite ride was the frogs. They would go up and down quickly while going around in a circle. Here he is laughing because he is having so much fun! :)

I think this is a cute picture of him on this ride!! This was Ja and I's favorite part of the trip as well! We loved being able to see him really enjoy something he has never done! It also made us realize how big he is getting, he is going to be two years old this week!!! Where does the time go!

If you know our son at all you know that he has never been a baby or boy that will fall asleep in the stroller, because there is to much to see and he does not want to miss any of it! I can not even remember the last time I saw him asleep in the stroller, however this time he was worn out from all the adventures he had experienced and sleep overcame him in the stroller. :) Here he is sleeping on daddy's shoulder while we were waiting for our trolley to take us to our car. We had a great time not only at Silver Dollar City, but camping with our family! It was a lot of fun being able to relax by the camp fire at night and sharing those memories with our family!

Jason and I decided to take Brody to the fair. We had a lot of fun and even got to do some new things this year. Brody really loved the petting zoo and seeing all the different animals.
He was so happy that a goat came up for him to pet! His face is really cute here! :)

There was something new this year and it was free! It was just for little kids Brody's age and it was about life on a farm. He had to go get eggs from the hens, then milk a cow, pick veggies, and his favorite ride a tractor! Then he turned everything that he got in and got a free prize! We thought it was pretty fun for him!

Here he is not knowing what to do. "What I have to pick veggies, I really just want to go ride the tractor!!"

His favorite!

Then he even got to get on a big tractor! He loved it!

** Jason and I would ask that you join us in prayer for our little girl. We found out that she has a bubble in her brain. Apparently this is not uncommon and happens to 1 in 40 babies during pregnancy. My doctor said not to worry about it and that they usually go away, however she is going to send me to a specialist for him to look at it further. Sometimes they can affect the baby. So we are praying that the Lord would take this out of her brain!! We ask that you would pray for the health of our baby girl as well and would greatly appreciate it! Thank you! **