The Davis Family: 2011

6.07.2011

Turning 30 ~ April 2010

I was pretty weirded-out by turning 30. I don't know why, I just was. So Jared, being the wonderful husband that he is, took me on a little mini vacation to celebrate.

We drove to Laguna and stayed the night at The Brisas. Perfect little hotel with a huge jacuzzi tub in the room and across the street from the beach!

The next day, we headed down to San Diego to watch the Padres play on opening day. Lucky for Jared, he can surprise me with a California-Baseball trip for MY birthday and still get all the benefits of an awesome trip for himself! We were definitely meant to be together!!

The view from our balcony.

Our field seats for the game.

It was really cool experiencing all the festivities of opening day!

All the military people on the field before the game. They were supposed to have a giant American flag cover the field but it started to rain and they had to hurry and put it away.

Doves were released before the National Anthem was sung by Colbie Caillat. It was my favorite version of the song ever! Click here to listen to the actual performance. I get chills just listening to it again!

And to top off the trip and me turning the big 3-0, Jared had this message put up all over the stadium! "JENNY DAVIS IS THE PRETTIEST PADRES FAN EVER! HAPPY 30TH BABYCAKES"

( glad he thinks so :) ) It was such a fun surprise!

Thank you Jared, I love you!!!

To celebrate my birthday with the boys', they made me my favorite cake, German Chocolate. YUM!!

Sporting their new Padres shirts that we brought back for them.

I guess even a hand mixer is too loud for Chase's super sensitive ears!

The whole reason they help with baking!

I've been wanting Jared to bake me a cake since we've been together and it finally happened!

Yeah, make sure you get all 30 candles on there!

Thank you boys!! Best birthday cake EVER!! I LOVE you!!

Thanks A Lot, Dad! ~ April 2010

Yep, Jared gave Chase his first fat lip.

Jared and Brody where play fighting and Chase got caught in the middle and got a kick straight to his mouth!

Super sad face, just to make Dad feel extra bad!

Working all the sympathy he can get!

Shark Reef & Serendipity's with the Aunts ~ April 2010

During Spring Break, Aunt Brittany, Aunt Lindy, Brody, Chase and myself headed to the strip. Our first stop was to the Shark Reef. No matter how many times we go, it is always one of the boys' favorite things to do!

Chase had to have the little speaker thing this time and he was actually listening and interested in it!

Waiting for some rays to swim by...

I always try to get pictures of these jellyfish and they never turn out, but this time they did!

So creepy and beautiful at the same time!

The boys picked out neon sharks at the gift shop. Off to lunch!

Waiting for our table at Serendipity's. I love Chase's little hands in this picture! He looks so posed but this is just him :)

"Mom, really with the flowers?"

Finally the good stuff, frozen hot chocolate!!

Chase was hooked! He is such a sweets kinda guy!

All to himself!

Chase's heaven!

I love that one is big enough for all 5 of us!

4.18.2011

Walking with Dinosaurs ~ March 2010

Jared got free tickets to Walking with Dinosaurs at the Thomas & Mack from a co-worker. We got to sit in one of the VIP boxes and have snacks and drinks while watching which was super cool! Brody and Chase absolutely loved it!!

Our awesome box seats.

The trees and scenery were really cool and well done.

Night flying with fog.

Velociraptors eating their prey.

About to fight

The narrator digging into a big pile of poop. The boys' favorite part :)

The baby T-Rex in trouble

The momma T-Rex was super loud and the perfect way to end the show!

Easter Egg Hunts ~ 2010

BC Easter Egg Hunt

Chase, Brody, Alyssa and Jacob waiting for it all to start.

Chase did pretty good this year and was just happy to get a few pieces of candy.

Brody found this stuffed animal during the hunt.

It was so cold that morning, I was torturing them by making them sit for a picture instead of just getting into the warm truck!

Backyard Easter Egg Hunt ~ Easter Morning

Man, that Easter Bunny left a lot of eggs in our yard!

Chase had some huge piece of candy in his mouth right away!

Showing off the finds!

Hidden Easter baskets in the house full of goodies.

3.16.2011

Chase Turns 2!! ~ 3/9/10

We had Chase's jungle-themed birthday party at the Tiny Tots park this year. It was a little chilly and windy but still fun! The family braved the elements all for Chase!

I can't believe my baby is 2!!

My little monster on the playground.

Hangin' out with Alyssa.

Brody, Jacob and Alyssa

Hangin' out with Pops.

This is my favorite picture from the day. He was sooo happy to get to eat his cupcake!

Then we started singing to him and he kinda freaked out a bit! He started telling us to stop singing!!

Dad trying to keep the candle lit in the wind...

Yummy!

I love a messy cupcake face!

Pinata time!!

Jacob

Brody

Alyssa

Brad

Jordan

Noah

Present time!

Cars big wheel from Mimi and Pops.

I love how excited he is, looking into this jumbo bag!

His very own Elmo remote from Jill.

Super sweet Batman sunglasses from Lisa, Matt and Brad. Lookin' good!

On Chase's actual birthday, we went to a late dinner, then came home and had cupcakes and opened presents. He was so tired but lasted just long enough to make it through the good stuff!

I love his lips blowing out the candle!

Ready to eat his Orange Julius cupcake from Cupcakery!

The BEST cupcakes!

Happy 2nd Birthday Chasers!!!

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!!!