The Davis Family: December 2009

12.29.2009

Eagle Valley

We went camping for the first time on November 7th in Eagle Valley. My dad goes there often so he invited us to go along with him. For Brody's birthday, my dad had gotten him a fishing pole so he told him that he would take him camping and teach him how to fish. We left town on a Friday afternoon and made the 3 hour drive up north and stayed until Sunday afternoon. We can't wait to go back!

Our cute little cabin. I was a bit leery of it at first but it was actually really nice and worked for us perfectly!

Grandpa trying to show Brody and Jared how to bait a hook. Can you believe that Jared had never been fishing before?!

Brody and Chase waiting for a fish...it never came :(

My handsome hubby :)

This picture is deceiving because it makes it look like there was a fish on the line...but there wasn't.

Chase gives the best squeezes!

My triplets!

Chase peeking out of Grandpa's camper.

This is just about the sweetest dog, no wonder her name is Baby! Chase kept sticking his hands in Baby's face so that she could lick them. He would just crack up every time!

All snuggled up and so cute! It was FREEZING as soon as the sun went down!

Brody and Grandpa found the perfect hot dog roasting stick while fishing. Brody was super excited to cook his own hot dog!

Brody is a good cook!

Sunday morning we went back to try to catch a fish but no luck again. So Brody took Chase exploring.

Chase took a spill...luckily his big bro was there to help him up!

Getting further away from Mom and Dad. Brody thought he was pretty big stuff taking Chase all on his own. What a good big brother!

12.27.2009

Copy Cat

Jared and I were standing in the kitchen talking, when Chase strolls in and stands like this, right next to Jared! I was dying laughing!!

Trick or Treat

Brody and Chase always trick or treat with their cousins, Alyssa and Jacob. I love being able to do this with family, it's such great memories! Other trick or treaters included myself, Jared, my mom, my aunt, and my cousin Jessica. Brody was Snake Eyes from GI Joe and Chase was a spider. I loved Chase's costume, he was so cute running around in his chubby spider suit!

The 4 amigos: Brody, Jacob, Alyssa and Chase

Brody in full-on Ninja mode!

See how adorable my chubby spider was?!!

Chase did not want to slow down for pictures! There was more candy to be gotten!!

Batman, Snake Eyes, Chubby Spider and Snow White

Alyssa always takes such good care of Chase! I turned around and saw her walking with him and holding his hand...melt my heart!

I really wish this picture had turned out better. There was a house totally done up with spider webs so Jared held Chase up in it. I absolutely love his HUGE smile!!

"It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"

Every year, our family really looks forward to the pumpkin patch. It gets us ready for the holidays and we just have tons of fun! This year, we managed to get to 2 different ones. The first was more of a carnival, with a little pumpkin patch in the corner, and the second was a bigger pumpkin patch with a few rides. I just love watching the boys wander through the pumpkins and have a blast with the rides!

So Brody really wanted to ride this little roller coaster. I didn't think he was serious but he got on it. He was all excited until it was time to start. I love this picture because you can see on his face that he's not too sure about his decision. As soon as it took off, he started screaming! He only made it one lap! The lady stopped the ride and gave him his tickets back! Poor guy, he's probably scarred for life now!

A much more laid back pony ride is more his speed!

Chase seriously can't take a picture without him winking! It's cute at first but then frustrating when I'm trying to take a nice picture of him! (isn't his Halloween hoody the cutest?!)

Merry-go-rounds make me so dizzy! I sat this one out

Doing some tricks on this sweet bike!

Brody insisted on going in this so-called fun house. It was so disgustingly dirty! I basically bathed him in hand sanitizer when he got out. Jared said that it was the worst ticket spending he had ever done...not such a fun house!

I love this picture because of Brody. He is always putting his arm around Chase for pictures. He loves him so much!

Pumpkin Patch #2

This was the 2nd pumpkin patch that we went to. See, I told you we love a good pumpkin patch! Good, cheap fun!

I could not believe that Brody wanted to ride these spinning bath tub things! He not only rode it, but totally loved it!!

Chase being gentle with the bunny in the petting zoo.

Brody had to chase this one down just to pet it!

Brody trying to get up the giant inflatable slide all by himself.

Dad had to help, but it looks like he didn't mind :)

Chase's face cracks me up in this one!! I promise that he really did like the swings!

See, much better!

Jared figured out how to keep Chase still for a picture: trap him under a pumpkin!

12.21.2009

Birthday Party at the Park

We had Brody's birthday party at Hemenway Park this year. It's the one in Boulder City with all the big horn sheep. It was so crazy because there had to be at least 30 of them there that day! They just hang out, regardless of all the people standing around watching them. There were tour buses that actually came down to see the sheep!

Anyway, we had a wonderful time celebrating Brody turning 4! The whole family was there for the GI Joe themed fun! The weather was perfect and it was just a great time to watch Brody with his family. Thank you to everyone who came!

The birthday gazebo

Good buddies, Brad and Brody

It pains Jared to hold that shirt!

The expressions on these two is priceless!

My camouflage cupcakes...I was kind of proud!

Cupcakes are yummy!

Chase agrees!

See how close the bighorn sheep were?!?!

Blindfolded for the pinata

Taking some good swings!

Chase getting in on the action!

Alyssa swings away! She had to hold it down for the girls :)

Jared messing with Brad and putting it on his head!

Candy galore!

The ninjas!

Brody as Snake Eyes!

I found these crazy suckers at the Halloween party store. They were super fun!

Alyssa and Jacob...such cuties!

Silly boys!

Time for the playground!

I love this action shot of Chase coming down the slide!

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!!!