Brody Turns 1

Brody turns 1 today, March 9. I did a practice cake yesterday and we celebrated with just me and Drew so we could get some good pictures. We are having a big birthday party with granparents, uncles and friends on Saturday. I made a banana cake yesterday and while it was really good it did not "look" that great. I think I will make a traditional yellow cake for Saturday. Brody loved it and had lots of fun. He was quite sure what to do at first but quickly got the hang of it. We will post pictures from the party next week!

Brody also stood today for about 2 seconds. He is about to take a step, I just know it!

The Brodster

Oh my goodness! He is everywhere!! To all of you who have a baby that is immobile right now...enjoy it while you can! We now have 6 teeth and are cruising on the sofa, the end tables and the baby gates. We have a room full of toys but would much rather play with the dogs water bowl, the remote controls, the curtains and the dog toys that are covered in mud!

Here is Brody in his new red coupe! He loves it!!! Everyday is a new adventure. We are so blessed!

10 months old!

I can't believe Brody is almost 1 year old. He turned 10 months on January 10. He is crawling (very quickly) and with much determination. He sometimes grunts and gets this look on his face like "you better get out of my way". He loves to eat and would rather eat what is on our plates than what we may have made for him. He loves the water. We have him in swim lessons and he swims in the bath tub every night. He is very happy and laughs and plays with his mommy and daddy all the time. He has 4 teeth and is very proud to show them off.

Our days of quiet dinners and shopping while he sleeps in the carseat are long over. But we are having a blast.

Christmas 2008

We spent Christmas in Idaho with all of Brody's grandparents, aunts and uncles. There was a ton of snow and we had a pleasant time. Unfortunatly, we all got sick right after Christmas and spent the last 4 days comforting Brody and each other. It was nice to be home but we were very ready to get back to our normal routine. And the sunshine!

Brody turns 9 months

Brody turned 9 months on December 9th. We just went to the doctor for his check up. He weighs 20 lbs. exactly. He is in the 50th pecentile and is doing great. He has two little teeth on the bottom and is working on his top two. He gets around very efficiently by doing the one arm-one leg military crawl. He is such a sweetie.

And such a boy!

December in Monterey

Drew, Heather and Brody. Seaside State Beach. Brrrhh....

Thanksgiving

Drew, Brody and I went to Palm Desert for Thanksgiving. My mom, dad and brother picked us up in the RV and we all drove south together. Brody saw his great grandparents Tom and Jemima Davis and his great grandpa Jim Kempthorne.

My mom made a huge turkey dinner and we all gathered at the house in Palm Desert. The grandparents, my Uncle Mark and my cousins Kris and Melissa were all there. Kris's daughter Kylee is 5 and she and Brody had a wonderful time. They went swimming, played in the RV and Kylee introduced Brody to fairies and barbie dolls. Brody just wanted to eat the wings and the heads of the barbies. Brody loves older kids. It is so much fun to listen to him squeel.

Jeff and Melissa left early for LA and we stayed and hung around Palm Desert for the weekend. I love southern California. Monterey is so cold!!