Fall

Brody is a big helper outside. I didn't get a chance to rake leaves until November, and even then, I didn't get them all before the snow started coming down. Oh well, I will hopefully have more time this spring to work out in the yard. Brody was a big help, he loved playing in the leaves and putting them in his little wheelbarrow. He wanted me to cover him completely so he could "hide."

Cute Pics

These are just some pictures of Brody jumping on the bed. He is soo cute!! Look at that huge smile.

Brody's couch

Brody informed his dad today, October 22nd, 2008, that this was in fact his couch and NOT his dad's couch.

Meet Duke

Jer adopted a new dog for us this year. He is a five year old chocolate lab named Duke. Duke is a bird hunting dog and Jer has enjoyed hunting with him this fall. Duke is also a very excellent family dog and he follows us around everywhere. I trip over him several times a day. He is almost as big of a helper as Brody is with chores and cooking!! We love Duke and he is so good with Brody. He is so patient and gentle. He doesn't seem to mind at all when Brody pulls his ears, tail, tries to ride him like

a horse or whatever else Brody thinks up. He just keeps wagging his tail and sitting there. Here are some pics of Brody and Duke hanging out.

Halloween

Brody had a great time this year on Halloween. He was a bat and wanted to fly all over the place with his bat costume on, so mom and dad built up their arm muscles this October by flying Brody all over the place whenever he found his costume. Just so everyone knows, there is no place in our house to hide a halloween costume from a two year old.

Brody's school had a little Halloween party and we went through the parade. He had a lot of fun. Then he went trick-or-treating with me, Jer, Tony, Taylor, Aunt Amy, Uncle Greg, Aunt Sarah, and Grandma. All three kids dressed up as something to do with bats, Brody was a bat, Tony was Batman and Taylor was a Batpire. I didn't really think that he would like going up to people's houses, but he did and loved it. He even said trick-or-treat and thank-you. We had a great time walking all over my mother's neighborhood and Brody was a very cute bat.

Brody's 2nd Birthday

Brody had a great birthday. He has discovered Thomas the Train and loves watching and playing with trains now. I mae him a pillowcase and blanket with Thomas the Train and we got him a Thomas the Train set. Unwrapping presents was pretty much over after that. He took the train and ran. Jer set it up for him and that is what we spent the remainder of the birthday doing. He got a lot of really great, fun, stuff from everyone. He really liked the candy with the crab that moved on top of it from grandpa and grandma. He still plays with it and carries it around. Brody had a pretty good day, and the weather was beautiful so we just had a small BBQ and played outside.