Thursday, July 24, 2008

Starting school already!

We just found out a few weeks ago that Brody got a spot at First United Methodist Preschool for the fall. He has been on the waiting list since last summer! The school is only a few blocks from my office, so he will finally be close to me during the day. He will only be there Mon-Wed (the days that I work), and his Mimi will most likely be coming to get him at noon somedays. Sooo, I guess it really isn't as big of a deal as it seems to me, but then again, my baby is starting school for the very first time! I really do feel like Brody will be sooo happy here. There will only be 6-8 kids in his class (18 months - 2 years) with 2 teachers (who are all awesome, by the way), so he will get plenty of that special attention that he deserves. Anyway, I have started taking Brody for a few hours on a couple days just so that he becomes familiar with it before he starts going there every morning. And so far, he has done wonderfully!!! The teachers all love him and say that he is so happy while he is there - dancing and laughing and being silly. And he is definately good at being silly. He will do anything to get a laugh out of you. The first day that he was there, they took his class on a stroller ride (they have a six seater stroller) to the bakery on the square and bought them a cookie. Doesn't that just sound like fun? I know that Brody enjoyed it!

Here are a few pictures of him before we left for school this morning. It makes me a little sad to see him standing there with his little lunch box. Looks like he should be starting Kindergarten!



Oh, and you can see our new floors in some of the pictures! He is so proud of his new baseball lunchbox!

Brent was on the back porch this evening grilling hamburgers, and I was in the bedroom folding clothes. When we walked back into the living room this is what we found. Sound asleep with his cup still in his mouth. And look how long he looks in these pictures! It must be the angle of the camera - we all know that Brody isn't long by any means.





Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Playing Catch-Up

It has been waaay to long since my last post. Guess we have just been busy...or I have been too lazy...or maybe a little of both. Anyway, I am just going to post some pics in no particular order to try and catch up. I will comment when necessary.

Brody getting golf lessons from Daddy. Yea, we know the club is bit too long, but Brody just won't have the little plastic ones that we bought him. He is no fool, he wants the "real thing". And this is all we have to work with right now. But don't worry, Brent has already been searching for (and found) some real clubs for toddlers. I am sure it wont be long until they are at our house.....



Helping Daddy pull up the floor. We put down new wood floor a couple weeks ago, and Brody was right in on the action. He didn't miss a beat.

Playing on the furniture dolly
Blowing bubbles on the 4 th of July (I figured this was a little safer than fireworks)

Swimming with Paw at Mamaw Agnes' on the 4th of July



Playing with his cousin Layla



We went to the doctor a few weeks ago just for a check-up for Brody's ears, to make sure the tubes are still in place and all is good. Well, they are...and it is. He was such a big boy in the waiting room, sitting at the table playing with the toys.

Lastly, Brody got a new haircut this weekend!!! I didnt realize how much we cut off until I looked back at pictures of him before. It is actually shorter than I had intended, but I am sure that it will feel great this summer, and he looks adorable as always.
Here he is BEFORE:
And AFTER!!!