The Davis Family

12.21.2009

Brody's 4th Birthday

I cannot believe Brody is 4 years old already!
I took the day off work so that I could spend it with Brody. He brought birthday cookies to Tiny Tots and then we went to McDonald's for lunch with his cousins, aunts, and great grandma.

Jared got home from work and Brody opened presents and then chose to eat dinner at Mimi's Cafe. This is becoming his birthday dinner tradition! After all this, we finally got home and had some birthday cake. It was a really fun day! Happy Birthday Brody!! WE LOVE YOU!!

McDonald's Play Place

A dirt bike toy...of course!

GI Joe sheets

Blowing out the candle on his birthday dirt cup

I think this is why he always chooses Mimi's Cafe. Nothing beats dirt and worms for dessert!

Chase getting in on the yummy goodness!

Being silly

And Brody's amazingly beautiful homemade cake

Rockstar US Open

Another year for the Supercross. This time, Jared had that Friday off so he was able to take Brody to the pits during the day, before the races. That's where the coolest thing ever happened...Brody got to meet and take a picture with Chad Reed!! He is Brody's favorite rider so it was super exciting! That night we all went to the races. It was Chase's first one so I wasn't sure how he would do, with the noise and all. But of course, Chase wanted nothing to do with the headphones so I guess the noise didn't bother him! Brody, on the other hand, would not even think of going without his headphones!

Brody and Chad Reed - the best day of Brody's life!!

James Stewart - Jared's favorite

My boys

Chase loved being allowed to pig out on popcorn and pink lemonade!

The headphones that never leave Brody's ears

During the drive home, I looked back to find both of the boys zonked out after a long and exciting night. So cute!

12.19.2009

Back to Tiny Tots

Brody started Tiny Tots this year on September 8th. He had tried it out earlier in February but it wasn't quit for him. Now though, he is ready! His cousin, Jacob, is in class with him so he will have tons of fun. I took the day off work to bring him to his first day and I'm so glad I did! It was great to see him excited to start the school year!

I love Tiny Tots because it's where Jared and I both went to Preschool. It's so crazy because it smells the exact same way it did 25 years ago!! I met one of my best friends in Tiny Tots so I'm hoping Brody has a positive experience with it as well.

So ready for Tiny Tots!

Jacob and Brody

Chase wanted to go too!

Anxious to get inside...

They headed straight for the Teeter-Totter

Our favorite...

pictures from the month of September 2009:

Trying to master the whole messy cereal thing

I love it when I catch him just playing on his own

Snugs hat

My mom has had this stroller from a yard sale since I was in high school. She bought it hoping that one day, I would have a girl. No such luck, and she gave it to me anyway. The boys have made good use of it, so not to worry Mom!

Such a goof ball!

Rainforest Cafe

Jared's long lost love, I guess

Brody thinks everything is too loud

ATTACK!!!

His curls are out of control!! They got chopped off soon after this

This is what happens when Grandma babysits!!

Gotta love that face!

Concentrating hard on a puzzle

Boys Night In

I went out of town for business training and came home to stories of Jared and Brody's night of fun. After Jared put Chase to bed, he and Brody stayed up late watching movies, playing Wii, eating junk food, and MMA fighting. I'm so glad Jared took pictures of their wild and crazy night!

sugary drinks - check

lots of candy - check

video games - check

Oh...

my...

gosh!

Can you say, "SUGAR RUSH?!"

I wonder who won the MMA fight...

Pretty proud of his skills!

But still a sweetie pie :)

The eye just got prettier by the day!

Our favorite...

pictures from the month of August 2009:

Aunt Lindy relaxing with her nephews

I caught a teeny tiny baby gecko in our house (Jared was too chicken to touch it). The boys loved checking him out.

Chase holding the gecko

Playing Wii with Uncle Tyler

Using the computer

Jared's Last "Fun" Birthday

Happy 29th Birthday Jared!

We love you!!

The best part of baking a cake

I tried to make turquoise colored frosting because that is the color that Brody thought Dad would like the best. Didn't quite turn out right...

Chase do his part for "decorating." More like sticking his fingers in it for an early taste!!

Brody did all 29 candles on his own

Jared's favorite, Memphis Championship Barbecue, for dinner

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

Dad needed help with ALL those candles :)

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!!!