First Time at the Park

Brody had a great time going to the park in our town for the very first time. He swang on the swing and seemed to have a smile on the entire time.

I had to take some video of his laugh because it is so cute.

Shade Clothing's new line

I love the company Shade Clothing. Those Utah girls are geniuses who started this company. I have every single color of their under shirts. They now came out with these:They are dress/skirt extenders. I have had so many dresses or skirts where I wish I could have used one of these instead of getting rid of it. So stinkin smart. They are about 26.00 and come in different styles and colors. www.shadeclothing .com They are having free shipping between now and Nov. 22nd.

Flat Stanley visits Texas

Flat Stanley visited Midlothian recently. My niece Candin's second grade class all made one and she sent him our way. Here is Stanley's adventure around Midlothian and Waxahachie.Brody played the part of the great tour guide until he decided he wanted to eat him.

There is a pond right by our house so we took him there to check out the bugs and the scenery. Here he is in Waxahachie's down town section of antique shopping and little cafes. We then took him to Waxahachie's amazingly gorgeous court house. I really can't tell you how long ago it was constructed, but it looks old. There are carvings all over the building and only Jeff's parents know why I laugh when I think about those carvings.
So, we had a fun time showing the flat guy around. Now it is time to postage him back to Queen Creek.

Just another Wednesday

Well, life as a SAHM never gets boring. I am a newbie at all of this. I look at moms with several kids and am seriously amazed. I still haven't learned how to zone out crying or that people think my kid is precious even though he's throwing a fit. Today I wrestled Brody into an outfit...I think he would rather live out life naked. I packed up the huge purse, the stroller, the Baby Einstein saucer, the extra bottles, the snacks for me....okay the list goes on and on. I met some other ladies in the ward and we planned to scrapbook all day long until 4PM. I had the huge bin of supplies and was so gearing to get at least one page done...maybe four...why not try for 10. 5 minutes after starting, Brody is screaming and ready to go. We tried to calm him down by entertaining him with this other little boy in the pictures and toys galore.

Mason Culpepper & Brody

He's so cute in the picture, but two seconds later he's having a cow.
Mia, a little girl in the ward and only two, tries her hardest because she sees Brody crying. It was adorable. I gave up though and packed up my stuff. So much for scrapbooking. I guess Heavenly Father made babies so cute for a reason. My positive of the day: Brody finally fell asleep in my arms after a long struggle.

New addition

Averi Rogers (cutest name ever)was born Nov. 2nd and weighed 6lbs. 15 oz to Rick and Kristi. Rick is Jeff's older brother and is baby #5 for them. She is grand baby #15 on Jeff's side of the family. Family parties are going to be huge a few years down the road!

rolling...well sort of

Brody tries...he really does. We have been working on rolling for weeks now and I get a half roll out of him. I don't know, it's an accomplishment from where we started at.

A new cousin is almost here!

The cousins just keep on coming for Brody. Holly, Jeff's sister, had Raiden back in August and Heather, another sister, had Sadie back in October. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Averi. I just got off the phone with Grandma Manning and heard that Kristi's water broke and that she is in the hospital. This is baby #5 for them and we are so excited to meet another one! Good luck to Kristi...