Hogle Zoo

On Saturday September 4 we took our little man to the Zoo to check out all the animals. Austin and I hadn't been to the zoo since we were dating so it was fun to go back now that we have a child to share the excitement with. Brody loved all the monkeys and especially liked the giraffes, he has one in his room that he likes to wave and say hi to every morning, I think he recognized it was the same, he kept waving at them and looking at me smiling. Majority of the animals were sleeping or they could have been dead we weren't quite sure. Poor things are so bored in their 10x10 cages. They have built more and changed alot of the areas since we have been there. It looks really nice.

We had so much fun with Brody! He makes everything extra special.

12 month Visit

Brody went to his 12 month Doctor appointment

on Friday the 3rd.

He is growing really good and is a super big boy.

The doctor was very impressed with his size and happy that he was walking.

Height: 33.17 inches, 100 percent

Weight:28 pounds, 96 percent

Head: 19.3 inches, 98 percent

Brody's 1st Birthday Party

On the Sunday before Brody's Birthday, we had a Nemo themed party for him. He LOVED it!!! There was yummy food, a water slide, lots of balloons and family that adores him. He got spoiled with fun gifts by everyone, he had a hard time opening all his presents, once we opened one he wanted to play with it and didn't get why I would put it aside and have him open another present. haha It was pretty funny, but he loved everything he got and has been having so much fun playing with all of it all week.

His aunt Chelsea made the cutest Nemo cake just for him and then made cupcakes with nemo on the top for everyone else. She was so sweet to make this for his party, she is quite the talented lady. :) Brody ran around and giggled all day, he splashed in the water and kept trying to climb up the back of the slide to go down all by himself, he wasn't scared a bit. What a big boy!!!

It took him a minute to figure out what he was suppose to do with this bright colored thing in front of him, but as soon as I helped him with his first bite and he realized it was something yummy, he dug in and destroyed the whole thing. YUM!!!!!

Brody's 1

Our Darling Mr. Brody Boo is 1 today!

He has grown so much in the last year and is the joy in our house. He puts a smile on our faces the moment he wakes up in the morning and keeps us giggling all day long.

(Brody at 1 week)

Brody was born at 12:03am on September 2, it sure was hard to get him here but worth every minute of it. We don't know what we would do without our little man.
(Brody at 2 months)
Brody is seriously the happiest most content child. Everything makes him smile and he constantly is making himself laugh by the noises he makes to the things that he touches, tastes and sees.


(Brody at 4 months)
He has always loved to eat and especially loves to eat what mom and dad are having.


(Brody at 7 months)
Bath time is and always has been his favorite time of day, he screams with excitement the moment we walk in the bathroom. I can hardly get his clothes off before he is climbing over the edge of the tub to get in and splash with his toys.

(Brody at 8 months)

Brody loves to read. I often find him in his room sitting with a few books that he has pulled off his shelf. He love the pictures and turning the pages all by himself. He cracks up at his books that make sounds. He gets so excited to turn to the next page to hear what other sound is coming.

(Brody at 12 months)

Brody has been walking now for a few weeks, he is so proud of himself and wants to walk everywhere we go. He claps and is so excited for himself while he walks around the house.

I can't believe how fast 1 year went by, I feel like he should still be my little baby. He is such a big boy and this year has been such a joy for us to watch him grow and see all the new things that he learns everyday. I am excited to see all the many more happy years of growing and learning.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRODY!!!!!!

Surf's up

Yesterday Chelsea and I took the kiddos to Cowabunga Bay in Draper. It was a BLAST!!! All the water slides were fun and Brody and I went down most of them, he thought it was really fun and kept laughing while we were going down them. They also have a lazy river that we went on a few times, he loved just laying on mommy in the tube and floating around. If you haven't been here you need to go, such a fun place!!!

The kids played so hard and had such a blast in the sun,

but as soon as we got in the car they all zonked out.

Camping

Last weekend my family went camping and boating at Soldier creek resevoir. It was so beautiful, the camp ground we stayed at was Aspen cove and it lived up to its name. The whole place was covered with Aspen trees and fun little trails that Raegan loved to hike. We all carved our names in the trees and had a blast cooking smores and making yummy food.

Josh, Austin and my Dad
Me and the Brody Boo hiking with Raegan and Chelsea

Raegan loves little Lulu and brought her with us hiking, she ended up having to carry her because she was having a freak out trying to get back down the trail to her mom. haha Lulu can't be farther than about 1 foot from my mom.

Wyatt

My mom, Brody and me waiting for our hot chocolate in the morning. YUM!

This is our camp spot, we loved it because it had picnic tables, cement and a fire pit, much easier to camp when you are not on top of the dirt every minute.

It was so beautiful !!!!

Raegan on one of our hikes of the day.

The two boys love eachother,

they kept feeding eachother crackers, it was sooo cute!

The boys all stopped for a little fishing.

LuLu

Raegan

Wyatt feeding Brody :)

Wyatt LOVES driving the boat with his daddy.

There was this big rock that we had our lunch on and the big boys and Raegan jumped off of.

The PT Cruiser, Josh inherited this boat from Grandpa. We have lots of good memories on this boat with Grandpa Paul T, now we are making many more good memories with our little kiddos. Grandpa would be happy.

Raegan after she jumped off the cliff, what a big girl.

Handsome man

Austin has to shave handle bars everytime we go camping :) Nice huh?

We could not get the kids out of the dirt, they were having the time of their lives digging and rolling around in it. We figured we were camping, they might as well get dirty.

IT'S A.........

We couldn't be more excited to be welcoming a fancy little girl to our home. Brody keeps clapping when I tell him he is going to be a big brother to a little sister, he doesn't really know what that means but he thinks its exciting! :) See you in about 4 months little one.