The Davis Family: June 2010

6.12.2010

Brothers

This is my favorite picture EVER of the boys! We were waiting at the mall to see Santa and I took this with the camera on my phone. I absolutely love how Brody has his arm around Chase!! He loves his little brother so so much and takes such good care of him!

My beautiful boys!!

6.10.2010

Sweet Christmas Goodies!

Gingerbread cookies and houses are another favorite Christmas tradition that we do in the Davis house. A few years ago, I found the cutest Crayola gingerbread painting kit and stocked up, just in case I couldn't find them anymore. It comes with cookie mix, frosting, edible paint, and brushes. They are really cute and fun to make but not so tasty! I will have to find a good gingerbread recipe and just use that so the cookies are actually edible! Doing the house is fun, but I totally have to sacrifice because they are so messy and I can't stand it! You would think I could just let go by now and let the mess flow, since I have two very messy boys, but I just can't! Maybe someday...

The boys hard at work

I love how serious Chase was! Traditions just keep getting better as Chase gets older and can actually participate and enjoy them too!!

So proud of his cookie train!

Brody showing off his colorful paint job!

See, not so tasty!

Jared's "beachy" gingerbread people!

Our finished gingerbread house

Magical Forest December 2009

The Magical Forest at Opportunity Village is one of our first Christmas-time stops in December. Jared and I have been going since before we even had kids so it is something that we look forward to every year. This year was especially fun because Chase got really into it now that he is getting older! We love getting all bundled up, walking through thousands of twinkling lights, riding the train, and drinking hot chocolate! It's amazing how many Christmas lights they can pack into one area!

Jared and Brody on the train

Chase and I on the train

Brody's favorite display...the dirtbike doing a back flip!

Loves for the snowgirl

Kisses for the polar bear (he did this all on his own!)

Brody's buddy Mr. Polar Bear

Chase tracked down this life-size reindeer to give him some hugs!

I love how they aren't afraid of people in character suits!

The Davis Boys!

With Dad in the Candy Cane Forest

Riding the merry-go-round. Chase was terrified at first but then loved it!

I love Brody's random flamingo pose!

6.08.2010

Homecoming Message

Jared and I had to go out of town the first weekend of December for a business thing and when we came home, we were greeted with this!

Brody and Chase made us pictures and signs with their Aunt Britt to welcome us home! It was so sweet!!

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!!!