Alissa and Baby Brody

Mariners Game

2011-08-11T15:57:00.000-07:00

Mariners Game

Friday

August 11th, 2011

There is not much my family enjoys more then a good baseball game. We especially love going to Safco field...we love our Mariners! This year for Evan's 16th birthday my Dad took our family and two of Evans friends to a game.

We always go to the games early and wait till the gates open...yes were those crazy people.

Bro loves playing in the kid corner.

The moose! Brody was very excited about seeing him from a distance, but as soon as we got closer he wasnt to thrilled.

I couldnt resist putting this picture up. Someday Im going to show this to Brody and tell him how crazy he could be!! My mom wanted to take a picture of us, well Brody was not in the mood for that at all! He started getting really mad, and then started pulling on his face!! I dont know why he doesnt half of the things he does. He is an angel most of the time, but when he gets in one of those moods watch out!

Cotton Candy is always a must at a game.

Brody entertaining himself

No matter where we are, when a good song comes on Brody will hit the floor and start break dancing...I mean anywhere...I was in the bathroom and he heard a song he liked and started busting a move! I believe this time was to Party Rock Anthem.

This is a signature Brody move.
Dip n Dots is also a must!
Once in a while I had to resort to a binky. Dont judge, I know hes almost three but I really dont care, when he gets crazy I have no problem pluggin him up! He is in love with his binky and puppy...we cant go anywhere without that puppy.
Brody loves being around the big boys. He especially loved Kooper this time. Before the game I asked him who he wanted to sit by and without hesitating he said "Kooper!"

Me and my little man. I sure love that little boy.

The whole crew. (the lady wasnt that great at taking pictures)

Brody thought the dirt was so cool...the lady was nice enough to let him touch it and boy did he like it.

Its hard to believe my little baby brother is so huge now. Hes 16 and ready to date, so watch out ladies!

Utah

2011-07-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

More Utah Pictures

July 20th - 26th

My Aunt and Uncle live in a really nice neightborhood with this awsome splash pad. Brody had a blast going to it. He keeps talking about the splash pad!

One of the few times Brody actualy sat still and let my mom take pictures of him.
Brod being his usual crazy self..I sure love that crazy little boy, he is always so much fun!

He loved taking a shower, Im thinking its because the water was warm.

Fireworks were crazy in Utah!! They are allowed to set them off for a whole month..and boy did people take advantage of it! The people two houses down from my aunt and uncle were setting off big fireworks from their front yard. We decided to settle for sparklers.

Our last full day in Utah (Monday) We all went to a Bee's game. It is Utahs minor league baseball team. Our family loves a good baseball game. And oddly enought they were playing Tacomas minor league team...so Brody of course had to sport his Mariner jersey.

Brody has always absolutly adored my cousin Jared. This time was no exeption. He always wanted to be around Jared.

And of course Brody with his super bag of cotton candy.

Doing some lunges to warm up for the game :)

The weather was beautiful..a little too hot, until about half way through the game when it started to rain :( And boy did it rain. We still had a great time though!

All of us trying to keep dry, then theres my Dad taking it like a man!

Utah Trip

2011-07-20T12:48:00.000-07:00

Utah Trip

July 20th - 26th, 2011

We ususaly go to the beach every summer, but this year our big trip was to Utah. One of my moms bestfriends daughters was getting married in Utah so we figured it was the perfect time to go and see Anya and some family (Anya is living in Utah now). It was such a nice get away. I almost wasnt able to go becuase of school but at the last minute I made it work and Brody and I got to go!

The first day we were there we went to Park City to hit the outlet mall :) We also went to the Alpine slides, they were so much fun. Brody had a blast!! Here we are waiting in line.

This was the first lift Brody and I had ever been on. I was a little worried Bro would be freaked out but he wasnt scared at all.

The slide's were sooo much fun. Brody had his hands in the air the whole time, screaming and laughing!

In front of the Hotel for the wedding.

After the wedding there was dinner and a dance. We all had a blast dancing!

On Sunday we all went walking around silver Mountain, it was beautiful.

Brody was in Heaven of course, that little boy loves being outdoors.

Sister :)

This picture just cracks me up. When people would walk by Brody would bent over and act like he was farting..making a farting noise and all!! Lets just say you can tell that he lives with his Uncle Evan!!
Evan doing his usual crazy thing! And I just love the look on my moms face, totaly her :)

Sprinkler

2011-05-11T12:53:00.000-07:00

First Sprinlker Fun Of The Summer

Wednesday

May 11th, 2011

Brody is really into swimming lately, why I do not know because hes bardly been swimming! Since last summer hes only been a few times in a hotel but he remembers and loves it. So hes been saying that he wants to go swimming, well this was as close as we can get. He really considers anything related to water swimming, so it worked great! Only thing was it wasnt that warm out :( So he didnt do a whole lot of getting wet but it was still fun. He is going to love the sprinkler when it gets hot out!!

Trying it out befor he realized it was kind of cold.

A little unsure of it now...

This little stinker never fails to remind me that hes smarter then we all realize. There was a little flower he droped right in the sprinkler the first time he ran through it. I told him to go get it thinking it would trick him into getting in the water. Well instead of getting wet he took the hose and pulled the water away from the flower so he could get it without getting wet. I mean who is he!?!? Since he doesnt talk a ton (at least not full sentences) I sometimes forget how smart he really is.

Just having fun! (And needing a hair cut haha)

And so begins our summer water fun :)

Worms!!

2011-05-10T12:10:00.000-07:00

Worms!!

Tuesday

May 10th, 2011

Brodys favorite place to be is outside, his favorite thing to do outside is find bugs..more specifically worms!! He could pretty much live in this little dirt strip in my parents backyard. This is where they plant their tomato plants every year though, we will be sooo sad when we cant play in it this summer :(

Brody was so proud of all the worms he found. He went around and showed everyone his jar full of 108 worms!!! Yes, we actualy sat there and counted them. It doesnt look like that much since they are all in a ball but there was a ton of them.

Proudly showing off his "Grandpa worm". He calls the biggest worms grandpa worms, the medium ones mama worms and the small ones baby worms.

Hand full of worms!! His boy is not afraid at all to get dirt and touch any kind of bug. He is definitely all boy.

As a side note, notice the humongous dinosaur egg "watch" Brody is wearing. It actually isnt a watch, its one of those tamagachi things we had when we were kids that he found laying around the house and insisted on wearing it. He is now obsessed with watches. He always has to have it on! Im thinking I need to buy him a real one. He also has a duck key hanging from his belt loop that he has to have one. He is so funny, he goes through these stages where he is obesessed with things!

Brody and his Best Friend Kali!

2011-05-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

Brody and his Best Friend Kali!
Wednesday

May 4th, 2011

Brody absolutly adores Kali, and she likes him a lot too. It had been a while since they played together and they were missing eachother. This morning we got a call from sweet miss Kali saying she wanted to play. I would take Kali any day of the week! Shes so easy to have around and such a sweetheart with Brody. We started the day off with going to lunch at Mcdonalds, Brodys favorite place (of course!). Brodys favorite spot at my parents house is this little dirt strip, mostly for finding worms. After lunch we filled it up with water and Brody and Kali had the time of their lives playing in it! I should have taken pictures right before they got in the bath because they were both covered in mud.

Watching a movie. The video below is just about the cutest thing I have ever seen, they were feeding eachother popcorn! Kali is so sweet and caring to Brody, she is like a little Mom to him.

We didnt take her home until 7:00. Even after hours of being together they still werent sick of eachother. She is the only person Brody can be around that long and not be a pill by the end.

2011-04-06T14:53:00.000-07:00

April 3rd-6th, 2011

On our way back we stoped at the falls to take some pictures. It was really pretty, but also cold and wet so Bro didnt want to stay for very long. Anya and Evan went up to the bridge.

Dan had the idea to feed the seagulls from our hands. Suprizingly it worked. It was actualy kind of scary, I ended up throwing my bread before a bird got it. I wanted to keep all of my fingers without anything bites! Tons of birds were flying above us, and it wasnt till after our phone rang twice that we noticed a sign saying not to feed the birds at the hotel.
Brody loved swimming. The hot tub was not very hot at all so I let him get in and he had a blast.

Evan and Brody have the funkiest relationship. They pick on eachother so much (mostly Evan to Brody) But love eachother more then anything. I always say Brody is the little brother Evan never got to pick on.

More Beach Pictures

2011-04-06T14:02:00.000-07:00

More Beach Pictures

April 3rd - 6th, 2011

I love love love the beach, so please excuse the tons of pictures. Its just so hard to pick.

I think my son is the most peculiar person I know. He has so many little things about him that he doesnt like or that has to be a certain way, It cracks me up. He loves to get dirty, but he does not like his hands to be too dirty. I think its a texture thing too, the sand on his hands was just a little too weird.

Having fun running from the waves

Brodys first fall into the freezing water, poor guy!

"Im Two!"

The Very long set of staires we had to climb to get to the hotel and into some dry clothes. The Burnetts. The best beach going friends we have :)
One of our favorie stops, the beach below the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport. Also the town where we get the best fish and chips at the Chowder Bowl. We cant come to the beach withouth eating there.

Brody loved this seaweed!

Bro is always full of kisses. He is a very loving little boy.

Anya and Natalie. Two of my favorite girls :)

Spring break at the bach

2011-04-06T13:28:00.000-07:00

Spring break at the beach

April 3rd - 6th, 2011

This year we spent spring break at our favorite place with the Burnett's, Lincoln City Oregon. We all had so much fun. It rained quiet a bit but it was still sooo nice to be there. Brody of course loved it, he would live outside if Id let him. He also found a new favorite thing, SWIMMING. Everytime we went he threw a huge fit when it was time to get out. Emma Became Bros new best friend. He cried when we had to leave her. We are so greatful that we get to have such fun memories with family and friends :)

Evan Lauren and Erika. Love these girls.

Brody got knocked off balance by the water and fell completely in! Keep in mind it was pretty cold there, and the water was freezing. He didnt mind until the second time it happened, then it was a little too cold for him. Poor Emma got all wet picking Bro up.

2011-03-10T22:06:00.000-08:00

Pillow Fight With Aunt Ana!

Thursday

March 10th, 2011

These are not the best pictures (I couldnt figure out which setting to use) but I just had to post them. Brody had sooo much fun having a pillow fight with his aunt Ana! That little boy did not want to stop, he could have gone all night.

For being such a little guy he got her pretty good quiet a few times!

Stopping to kiss an "owie"

Going in for the kill!

Anya finaly got some pay back!

Anya is such a good aunt to Brody. She loves him so much and is so good with him. They love playing together. Brody can always count on Anya to do something fun!

Dressing Himself

2011-01-18T22:31:00.000-08:00

Dressing Himself

Tuesday

January 18th, 2011

If Brody had his way he would stay in his Pj's all day every day, so Im shocked he even tried getting dressed at all! This is his attempt at getting his own jeans on. If only they were the right way he would have done a pretty good job.

Lipstick

2010-12-06T22:51:00.000-08:00

Lipstick

Monday

December 6th, 2010

Today Brody found Nana's lipstick, and had a lot of fun with it. The funny part was It was so obvious he knew he was being naught!

2010-11-04T21:28:00.000-07:00

Cousins

Tuesday

November 2nd, 2010

While my aunt Malaree and uncle Paul were in Europe for their anniversary my mom went to Seattle to watch my cousins Chloe, Hayden and Sterling. I thought it would be fun to bring Brody over as well so that he could get to know his cousins (first cousins once removed..I think thats how that works) better, and also to help my mom. Brody really enjoyed being around other kids! They had a lot of fun together.

Here they are watching a movie together.

Wednesday
November 3rd, 2010

My aunt has a big jetted tub in their bathroom, which Brody thought was pretty awsome! So as you can imagine he really wanted to take his baths in it. At first Sterling wasnt too sure about it, He wasnt really liking the idea of Brody splashing him.

But once he got in they had a blast together!

Friends and Family

2010-06-02T20:01:00.000-07:00

Family and Friends

Sunday

May 30th, 2010

The Burnett's came to visit us this weekend. We always have a blast when we are all together! With everyone actually in one place (does happen very often, Anya is usually at college) my mom wanted to take us out on a photo shoot.

We were all so surprised when Brody actually stood in place for the pictures...but of course he made a run for it after not too long.

There is quiet a big age difference between everyone. Brody is 20 months and Anya is 23, but we all get along so well and just love being around each other. I think my Mom said something along the line of if she could pick anyone to be family who isn't it would be these guys, I'm right there with her!

I love this picture, I think it is so cute with all of us lovin on Brody. It makes me laugh though because you cant really tell in this picture but he really wasn't happy at all, he really just wanted down and have nothing to do with pictures.

I cant believe how much my little baby is growing up! It is so fun seeing him grow and learn new things, but I still cant help but miss my little baby that needed me for everything. Hes growing into such a sweet little boy.

I so wish I had his olive toned skin, lucky little boy.

New Words

2010-04-14T18:38:00.000-07:00

New Words

Wednesday

April 14th, 2010

Brody has added a few new words to his vocabulary:

Baby

Puppy

and he is almost saying Kitty

I bought a new picture frame that had a picture of a baby in it. I pointed it out to him and said wheres the baby? he said baby right back to me. I was totally shocked, I didn't expect it at all. He talks a lot, just not english. He has this adorable little gibberish language. We call it his french/alian talk.

So after He had repeated baby to me we were around my dog Rusty and I said wheres the puppy? And sure enough he repeated puppy. It wasn't as clear as baby was, he kind of has his own way of saying it but you can defiantly tell hes saying puppy and it sounds so adorable too. Its about time he says puppy, Iv been saying it to him since he was about 3 months old. I'm constantly saying puppy because of his stuffed animal.

I tried it with my cat too, I asked him where the kitty was. He is really trying to say it, he has the ki part down. I have a feeling that he is going to start talking more very soon. I'm just not quiet sure if that is a good or bad things. As long as he doesn't learn how to say why quiet yet.

My Little Man

2010-04-06T18:12:00.000-07:00

My Little Man

Tuesday

April 6th, 2010

My Mom Brody and I went out on another photo shoot. I feel so bad for my Mom, she gets all excited about taking pictures of him whenever she finds a fun new place and then we get there and Brody wants absolutely nothing to do with it. He is not very good at working with us. We had big plans of him laying down in this field of flowers, holding his cute little head up...haha yea that didn't happen, not even close! He has a mind of his own, but what 18 month old doesn't.

I couldn't believe how grown up he looks in all the pictures, especial the ones by the railroad tracks, where did my little baby go!!

Brody HATED these flowers. surprisingly They smelled really weird too. We got really lucky here. The only reason she got these good pictures was because a weird yellow jet type plain came zooming by us, really close, and Brody loved it. He keep looking up to see if he could find it. As soon as we got in the car to leave it flew by again, but Brody couldn't see it.

Pointing in the direction where the plain came from.
I just had to put this picture on here. This was him before the plain came by, thank goodness for that plain!!

Brody's Temporary "Bed"

2010-03-22T16:57:00.000-07:00

Brody's Temporary "Bed"

Monday

March 22, 2010

I am really starting to regret the Idaho trip Brody and I went on. Not because it wasn't fun, we had a blast. But because it totally and completely messed up Brody's bed time. He was PERFECT before we left. I would read him a book while he drank his bottle, then put him in his pack n play (the cribs too big for my room) while he was still awake and he would fall asleep on his own every time..no crying. That was even as early as 8:00 at night. Now its a totally different story. He has completely refused to sleep in his bed. So I let him sleep with me for a few nights, just so I could get some sleep. Honestly I would be fine with him sleeping with me other then the fact that we're in a tiny twin bed, and he moves constantly all night! I am lucky if I get him to fall asleep by midnight, and that's after Iv layed with him for hours. I'm trying not to complain about it, but really...what the heck!! I miss my nights!!

Anyways, onto the story of the bed. I couldn't take it with him in my bed anymore and I am just so emotionally and physically drained I didn't even know what to do with him. So my mom took him one night and made this little "bed" for him. Its great because I have to lay with him for him to fall asleep and with this I can. He only last about half way through the night before he comes into bed with me, but hey that's half a night of rest for me! I pray this is only temporary!!

Little Blue Face

2010-03-21T14:05:00.000-07:00

Little Blue Face

Sunday

March 21, 2010

Brody found one of Evans half eaten bottle pop things (or whatever they are called) and started sucking on it and wouldn't let it go. He loved it! That kid has the biggest sweet tooth, he will eat any kind of candy he can get his hands on. Of course it had to be blue. I thought his little blue face was so stinkin cute though, sticky and all!

2010-03-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

Saturday

March 20, 2010

After we got back from the softball game we started to clean the garage out. I had to find a few baby things so we had to take pretty much the WHOLE garage out to find them! In the proses of cleaning it out Brody's baby swing got put out in the driveway. He keep playing with it so I thought it would be fun to see if he would still fit in it. Haha I guess you could say he fit, but defiantly not like he used to. We turned the music on and the little fish were twirling around, he loved it.

Brody had broken one of my Moms lamps. He would take the lamp shade and play peak a boo with us. He thought it was sooo funny!

I got his shorts out from last year to see if any would still fit. Some did, but not a lot. I was so sad, I hate putting baby clothes away. Especially when they are super cute.

My mom found Anya's pink cowgirl boots she used to wear all the time and we put them on Brody. They fit too, the funny part is Anya was around 3 when she wore them. He liked clippedy clopen around in them.

Softball Game

2010-03-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Softball Game

Saturday

March 20, 2010

Softball used to be my life. I was obsessed. When it was softball season I lived and breathed it, and when it wasn't I was getting ready for it and pitching on my own. I mean I was obsessed! I hadn't been to a Prosser game since I played. I know a couple of the girls on the team so my Dad Brody and I went to the Saturday games. They played Toppenish and won the first game, we didn't stay for all of the second. Lets just say I'm glad I play a few years ago and not now. It was a little painful to watch, but Brody sure had fun!!
He loved walking up and down these bleachers and playing on them.

He keep trying to get balls from the other teams dug out. Then he would thrown them against the fence. He also thought the helmets hanging were pretty cool.
But most of all he loved playing in the dirt!! He would use that little red and white lid next to him to dig when he wasnt using the black one. He had so much fun.

Playing Outside

2010-03-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

Playing Outside

Wednesday

March 17, 2010

Brody is an outside kind of guy, that's for sure. He loves being outside more than anything. If he is crying or cranky all we have to do it take him outside and hes completely fine. He is even getting to the point where all you have to say is either "lets go outside" or "lets get your shoes on" and he gets happy. Thankfully it is getting warmer out because I'm such a wimp, I hate being cold. He could play outside for hours!

My mom has this little fence around some plants so the dog can get to them. Whenever we are out there he will go and do this to each one of those little balls. I don't know why but he has to taste every one of them, its the weirdest thing.

Grandma gave him a big spoon to dig with, it keep him quiet entertained.

2010-03-17T13:08:00.000-07:00

Wednesday

March 17th, 2010

Brody's favorite thing to do in the morning is watch cartoons while eating breakfast. Brody's second favorite thing to do it shove anything and everything possible into the VHS slot on the TV. We have found paper, bracelets, pens, notepads, you name it we have probably found it in there.

First Sink Bath

2010-03-16T13:36:00.000-07:00

First Sink Bath

Tuesday

March 16th, 2010

I'm pretty sure this was Brody's first sink bath. It didn't start out being a bath though. He had stepped in some dog poop outside so I was soaking his feet and then all of a sudden he decided that he wanted to sit down in the water. So I just gave him a little mini bath. It probably would have worked better when he was younger though because now he just wants to grab and touch everything. He had fun though, I think it was exciting for him!

Hot Dogs

2010-03-16T13:18:00.000-07:00

Hot Dogs!!

Tuesday

March 16th, 2010

Brody's new favorite food....Hot Dogs!! And he loves dipping them in ketchup. He cant get enough of them, he probably eats one a day. I also love how he sits in his highchair. He loves propping one of his legs up, I just love how he leans back and gets all comfy. What a cutie!!

Headed Home

2010-03-15T13:59:00.000-07:00

Headed Home

Monday

March 15th, 2010

Originally Brody and I were going to leave Rexburg Saturday, but we decided to stay a couple extra days. We left on Monday, which just happened to be my 21st birthday. I never imagined celebrating my 21st birthday with a 9 hour drive home, but it was actually one of the best Iv had. I got to spend the whole day with the man of my dreams and my best friend! The ride home was defiantly way better then our drive to Rexburg. It took us a little over 12 hours to get there! It was horrible, I couldn't get the brand new DVD player to work, Brody was usually screaming, we had to stop a ton...it was bad! We didn't get to Anya apartment till really late. This time I made sure to be very prepared. Binky's and sippy cups were ready, books and toys were in reach, and of course we bought a new portable DVD player. I was NOT going to go through that again. I must really have bad luck with DVD players because that one ended up not working either and we had to stop 2 hours into out trip and exchange it. So finally we got a good DVD player!! It was an answer to my prayers, he was an angel almost the whole way! He took two naps and was probably asleep for around 4 hours of the trip. And the time he was awake he was either watching a movie or just being a good little boy. I couldn't believe it!

He also loved drawing on his care bear (there weren't any boy ones left) dry erase board.

He had been such a good little boy the whole way home so we decided to stop and walk around for a little bit at some look out in Oregon. He was amazed, he thought it was so fun.
It was super windy out! We both had funky hair do's after that.

We managed to get home around 8:00. My mom had dinner ready for us and my Dad had brought home a birthday cake for me. Brody of course loved eating cake and ice cream! It turned out to be a great birthday after all.