The Davis Family: October 2008

10.30.2008

Brody Lee Turns 3!!!

On October 15th, Brody turned the big 3!! I can't believe it! He is turning into such an amazing person and brings our family so much love and excitement!
Brody is so glad to be 3. For the first week after his birthday, he would say random things like, "I love being 3!", "Now that I'm 3 I can go on that huge pumpkin slide at the pumpkin patch!" I asked him if he feels older now and he said, "Yes, and stronger!"

Whenever he sees the number 3, he says, "Hey, that's how old I am now!" He's so proud!

Some Of The Many Things I Love About Brody:

his love for Chase - seriously, the sweetest thing I've EVER seen!
his kindness - he always shares and cares about others
his dance moves - he's always had really good rhythm
his baseball skills - can no longer play baseball in the house
his memory - like Jared, he remembers EVERYTHING
his laugh - from the belly and so contagious
his love of music - has so many favorite songs
his tricks - he's always jumping off things and running and jumping onto stuff
his nighttime routines - everything has to be done just so
his smarts - he just gets things so easily (we do kindergarten workbooks together!)
his expressions - you can tell exactly what he's thinking just by looking at him
his helpfulness - he wants to be a part of everything
his curiosity - constantly asking questions (and won't let it go until he gets an answer!)
and so, so much more...

We had Brody's birthday party with the family at Mission Hills Park. It was a Monster Truck theme and we all had lots of fun! It was complete with pizza, cupcakes, presents and a Grave Digger Monster Truck pinata!!

On the night of his actual birthday, Brody got to pick were he wanted to go for dinner. He chose Mimi's Cafe and had a delicious cheeseburger and fruit!

Then he got to grub on his birthday dirt cup! Mmmmmmmm!!!!

10.23.2008

A Late Summer Vacation

We took our first vacation as a family of 4 September 25th-28th. We drove down to Laguna and stayed in a condo right on the beach! It was so beautiful and amazing!! While we were there, we also drove to San Diego for a Padres game and the San Diego Zoo. It was lots of fun and quite the experience, traveling with a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 month old! Lucky for us, my sister Brittany came with to help out and spend some quality time with her nephews!

The Beach

We got to Laguna late Thursday afternoon and the weather was perfect, so we had to hit the beach! All the other days were foggy, which hadn't happened to us in all the times we have stayed in Laguna, so the picture quality wasn't that great :(

This one is taken from our balcony....we were literally staying on the beach!!

I was so surprised that Brody let Jared bury him in the sand!

Brody's favorite part of Laguna was just hanging out, digging and building sand castles on the beach. If Jared and I didn't want to live on the beach bad enough already, seeing Brody having so much fun and loving it made us want to live there even more!

Chase's first beach experience!

I couldn't put him directly in the sand because he kept eating it!!

Every time Chase was on the beach, he fell asleep! It was sooo cute!

Jared tried skim boarding for the first time. Of course, he picked it up right away, although he did have a nice foot injury when he was done!

The handsome men of my life!

The Condo

The best view ever!

Chase, studying the waves

Anytime I couldn't find Brody, he was on the balcony, watching the waves and people below. He's a true beach bum!

The Padres Game

Waiting for the trolley to pick us up for the game, the Coaster pulled into the station and was pretty loud!

Brody loves his Aunt Britt!

I absolutely love this picture! Brody was so excited to be at a Padres game, since we watch it pretty much every night at home on tv. This is such a cool spot of the field because it's like you are actually on the field yourself. Brody was very stoked!!

I'm usually not a baby wearer but this carrier worked perfectly for riding the trolley and getting to the game!

The Padres catcher rolled this ball to Brody right after we had sat down! I think he was like, "Can I really have this?" Our seats were awesome, right at the Padres dugout!!

Going to a Padres game is seriously one of our favorite things to do!

The Zoo

Snakes are so gross, but Brody was excited to see them, as long as they were behind the glass!!

Riding a hippo!

Brody has the sweetest expressions!

Riding a polar bear!

We had such a great vacation and can't wait to go back and make more memories!!

10.01.2008

Book Swap

I got involved in this book sharing club and it's pretty cool. I'm in need of 6 people who would like to join with me!

It goes like this:

Send a paperback book that you have already read and enjoyed to the person listed on the back of a letter that you will receive in the mail from me.
There is no need to use a box, a mailing envelope is fine.
You should then receive 36 books if everyone participates!
Then, you make 6 copies of the letter you get from me and put my address label on the back of each copy.
Put 6 of your address labels with each copy of the letter.
Your friends will then have your address label to just stick on the back of their letters.
Mail the letters to 6 different people, but do not send them a book!
You only have to send a book to ONE person, the one on the back of the letter I send to you!

It sounds a little complicated at first, but really all you have to do is mail out one book (you get 36 back in return), and send out your own letters with my address labels to 6 of your friends. It will be interesting to see where the books come from and the variety of books you receive!

I hope that I get some takers because I really want to get some free reading!! So send me your address and lets start swapping some books!

Our Sweet, Crazy Brody

November, 2008 - Brody wants Christmas to be here soo bad! When he asks me when it will be here, I tell him that we have Thanksgiving first, and then it will be Christmas time. A few days later he comes up to me and asks, "Mom, when do we thanksgive?"
July 29, 2008 - When we were out to dinner at Applebee's, Brody was feeding Jared his apple slices. Jared had a mouthfull and couldn't eat anymore, so he was keeping his mouth shut. Brody insisted on forcing them into his mouth anyway and when Jared wouldn't open up anymore, Brody says "Stop jackin' around Dad!" I could not believe it!! We really need to watch what we say around him!
June 20, 2008 - Brody is totally potty trained now, but I still am in the habit of asking him every 30 minutes if he has to go. When I asked, he says yes and then Jared volunteers to take him. This must have made Brody very happy because his response was "Let's do it bro!" Brody really is very intelligent, even if his sometimes surfer-like vocabulary makes it sound otherwise!!!
June 20, 2008 - Chase was relaxing in his swing and Brody was playing with some toys, each doing their own thing. I was in the kitchen and hear Brody say "Chasers...what up dude?"
June 19, 2008 - While sitting in the McDonald's drive thru, waiting in a forever-long line, Brody asks, "Are you going to open the window, or what?"
May 23, 2008 - I was driving home with the boys in the back seat. I hear Brody counting, but instead of counting in order, he is all over the place....1,10,7,25,63. I ask him, "What kind of counting is that?" Brody explains "I'm counting in Spanish Mommy!" Oh, of course, how could I have not known that!
April 15, 2008 - Jared and I are always telling Brody how smart he is. So now, when Brody asks us about something and we give him an answer, he tells us, "You're so smart!" Nice to know our child thinks we are intelligent also!
March 15, 2008 - The four of us went to breakfast at the Original Pancake House after the Boulder City Easter Egg Hunt. I ordered Brody an orange juice because that is what he wanted. The waitress tells me that it is fresh squeezed and has a lot of pulp in it. I think to myself that it couldn't be that much pulp and tell her that he will be fine. As we are eating, Brody takes a drink of his orange juice and pulls it away with a look of disgust on his face! He hands it to me and says, "It has fuzz in it!" I guess the pulp was a bit too much for him! So, as my punishment for not listening to the waitress, I spend the rest of breakfast drinking from a plastic kiddie cup while having to help Brody every time he wants a drink because I had to hand over my large glass of apple juice.
Jared got home from a hard day of work and was laying on the floor with his eyes closed. Brody walked over to him to see what he was doing. He then pats Jared on top of the head, leans in and asks, "You tired little Buddy?"
Jared and I are no longer Dad and Mom to Brody. He now refers to us as Buddy and Babe when talking to us!
I was flipping through the tv channels and stopped on the Christina Aguilara concert. Brody loves music and started watching it with me. He always comments on girls' hair and says, "She have nice hair, Mommy." I agree with him and say, "Yes, she is very pretty and such a good singer." He continues watching it, very intently, and then comes to the realization, "She have nice boobs too!" I could not believe this! I'm going to have my hands full with this one!
February 7, 2008 - I was getting ready for a doctors appointment and changing my clothes when Brody looks at me, points and asks, "Is that my brother in there?" He is so ready for his baby brother to be here!
Brody is constantly giving my prego belly hugs and kisses because to him, he is giving Chase hugs and kisses when he does this. Jared and I always ask him if he loves his brother and he always says yes. On this day, Brody walked over to my belly, hugged and kissed it and then said, "I love you Chase." Brody melts my heart every day!
I was sitting on the couch, rubbing lotion on my enormous, pregnant, itchy belly when Brody came over and wanted to help. I gave him some lotion to put on my belly. When he was finished, he says "There you go Chase." He is such a caretaker! I love him so much!
December 23, 2007 - I was sitting on the floor with Brody and said "Ouch." Brody is always very concerned when anyone is hurt or in pain so he asked "Are you ok Mommy?" I told him that I was fine. A few moments later, after Brody was thinking for a while, he announces to me "I want to be a doctor, make people feel better!" I could not believe that he had put the two together! What kind of 2 year old has aspirations to be a doctor?! Brody is such a caring and sweet boy, we are so blessed!!!