Who is Who??

We brought out Brody's bouncer for Chase right before he turned 6 months old and I couldn't remember when we first put Brody in it. I consulted old pictures to check the date and found that we first put Brody in it at the same age, so these pictures are taken right at about the same age.

I don't think they look exactly alike, but many people think they do.

Can you figure out who is who?

Future So You Think You Can Dancers!

Brody LOVES music and has always had good rhythm. Jared always says, "We may not have a girl, but you have your dancer."

So tonight, Jared was listening to some music on the computer and both the boys were dancing! It was sooo cute!!! Chase was boogy-ing on the first one and then Brody totally goes crazy on the second one! He even busts out the worm!!! We have never seen him do this before but I bet he saw it one time on tv and now he can do it! It's hilarious!!

(They get a little lengthy but you have to see his worm on the second one at the very beginning!)

Happy Birthday Jared!

Jared's birthday was on Monday, July 28th. Brody loves helping me in the kitchen so we were excited to make Jared's cake. Brody helped make it every step of the way and it was the best birthday cake ever!!

Good thing Jared likes sprinkles!

Concentrating so hard on getting all 28 candles on the cake!

So proud and ready to eat!

Helping Dad blow out the candles!

Sweeter by the Day

We were shopping at Costco when Brody found the flowers. I watched him as he smelled each bunch. Then, he looked up at me with the most sincere smile and asked, "Mommy, which flowers would you like?" He wanted to buy me flowers and my heart just melted!! I asked him to pick out the ones that he thought I would like the most and he picked these purple daisies. Brody was so proud of himself and carried them to the register all by himself. I picked him up to thank him for my flowers and he says to me, "I got you these flowers because I love you so much!" I immediately got teary-eyed! Brody is such an amazing person! He shows me everyday how truly blessed I am to be his mother!

I love you Brody!!!!!

Soakin' Wet

For the last few weeks, rain has been in our forecast. But since this is Vegas, the weathermen only get it right about 30% of the time! I had been telling Brody that when it rains he can play in it. After a week of no rain, he was very disappointed. Then, last Saturday, I awoke to the sounds of thunder and was hoping that Brody would finally get to play in the rain. A little while later, I hear Brody and Jared laughing and running around outside. FINALLY RAIN!! They were so cute, splashing in the puddles and sliding down the "water slide!"

Yummy!!

Chase is now eating real food! I cannot believe he is 4 months old and already at this messy milestone! Here he is with his first delicious bites! I forgot how awkward it is for them at first, not knowing how to eat from a spoon, but he is getting the hang of it.

Along with rolling over (back to belly), teething, babbling and making all kinds of noises, Chase is seriously growing up way too fast! Now if I could only get him to sleep through the night.....

I love his expression here, like, "What am I supposed to do with this!"

Bubbles & Grape Gatorade

This is one of my all-time favorite pictures so far of Chase!! I love how you can see all the cute little bubbles as he foams at the mouth from teething! And those irresistible cheeks...

I think the blue mustache really brings out Brody's eyes!!!!!!

A bit of advice...don't let your kid drink bright blue Gatorade straight from the bottle if you have to leave the house in the next 24 hours!!

Just Because

Here are some of my favorite recent pictures.
No special occasions, just our family, everyday!!

I love Brody's smile! This is when he is really laughing and just really happy!!

Our little man finally loves his bath!

Our rocker son with his tattoo!! He made this face all on his own for this one!

I cannot believe that Chase is 3 months old already and growing soo fast!

I love how Chase is so asleep right here, with his mouth wide open!

Poor Chase is teething, so this is what he looks like all the time! He already cut his first bottom tooth!!!

Brody is ready for summer in his flip flops, boardies, and backwards hat! What a stylish guy! He's growing up way too fast, too!!

Chase, zonked out and snuggly with his Daddy!

Summa, Summa, Summatime!!

The only way to survive the desert summers, is to spend it in the pool! This was our first trip of the season to my Mom's house. The water wasn't all that warm yet, but that didn't phase Brody! It took lots of bribing to get him out of the pool, even though he was shivering so bad he could barely talk :) His favorite Uncle Tyler and Aunt Lindy braved the cold water so he could have his fun!! They are the best!

Chillin' on the raft, soakin' in the rays!
His friendly turtle floaty that barely held him up!

Brody had never worn the arm floaties before so I wasn't sure how he would do with them. As you can see, he was fearless!!

Expressions

Chase was laying on my lap the other night, sleeping. When he woke up, he was making so many funny faces, I just had to get the camera!!

Sunday Morning at the Park

We have been playing baseball in the house with Brody a lot lately. He loves it and is getting really good! It's getting a bit crazy because he is really hitting and throwing the ball hard now, so Jared and I had to get him out into the open so he could really swing away!!Brody is a total lefty when it comes to sports but the only glove that we could find that fits him is a right handed glove, so it's a bit backwards looking! He will not play baseball without a glove so this one will have to make due until we find him a left handed glove!

Our little slugger!

We can't wait for him to be old enough to start playing on a real team.

It must be ladybug season since everyone has pictures of their little ones with them! Here is one that Brody found while hanging out at the park.

He was so eager to pick it up, I was shocked because he usually hates bugs!

Getting up close and personal with the ladybug. Check out those eyelashes!! I'm so jealous of them!

Mommy's Date

I took Brody out for a special day with just him and I the Friday before I went back to work. I was feeling bad for the poor guy since the whole time he had seen me for the past six weeks, I had Chase attached to me! We went to the Lied Discovery Museum and then to the Rain Forest Cafe for lunch. I don't have any pictures of the lunch because Brody was on sensory overload from everything going on in the restaurant, he wouldn't leave my side! It was so fun to get out and just have one-on-one time with him, he really deserved it. Brody has been such a huge help and is such a great son and brother. I really love spending time with him, he is so funny and charming! I love him sooo much!

Floating boats and splashing in the water

I love how his cheeks are all puffed out, blowing bubbles!

Making HUGE bubbles!

Sorting shapes

Playing drums

Touching a tornado!!

Shooting hoops, I couldn't get him away from this! He could barely see over the top, but made almost every shot!

The floating beach ball that he had to chase all over the place!