Brody,

I'm so proud of you!! (I tell you this all the time, and you love it!) I think it's important for you to know how awesome you are :) especially coming from your mama!!

We were reading a bedtime book tonight (Bernstein Bears... afraid of the dark) and you happened to notice the bears cool bunk bed. You told me you wanted one, which I already knew! You climbed all over them at R.C. Willey a couple of months ago! After you reminded me of wanting a bunk bed I decided to make a deal with you.

I told you that if you went to bed on your own in your own room (for 30 days!) I would buy you a bunk bed (Dad was at school, so hopefully he's cool with it!). YOU DID IT!! And, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!

Keep it up and you'll be in your new bunk bed "with a ladder" in no time!!

We love you, Bubbas!!

***Brody started sleeping in our bed when he was only 8 months old. I was desperate. For sleep. He is now 3 years and 2 months and for the first time ever has fallen asleep ON HIS OWN. I have always had to lay by him until he was asleep (unless he was in the car). I learned my lesson and now Gavin is a great sleeper! I will never do that again! Although, I do love to snuggle with my sweet boys!! Also, Brody just barely got rid of his bottle a few weeks ago. I know- I was bad with his habits! I have to learn somehow, right? Too bad I just didn't listen to people. It would've been so much easier- he only had it at bedtime. And, I'm only putting this stuff on the blog so that I can remember it!!!

{TroUbLE}

Bobby and I (mainly Bobby) folded all of the white laundry and today Gavin got ahold of the nice organized basket that I had yet to put away. He was quiet for about 1 minute (yes, after 1 minute, I figured he must be getting into something) so I went into my bedroom and found him throwing out all of the clothes! Look at that grin!!

{G-O-L-F-I-N-G}

Brody loves GOLF (to say the least)! I have been taking him out golfing lately (thanks to the nice weather!) We don't go to the park on a nice day, we go to the golf course. Whenever the sun comes up he looks out the window and says "suns out!!! let's go golfing". Monday we went to the putting green at the golf course. You should have seen the looks I got. They weren't rude at all, but I think all of the other golfers were just a little bit shocked! Imagine seeing me walk onto a golf course, pushing a stroller with a 3 year old walking beside me. I'm sure it was pretty funny, but hey! Brody loves it! It looks like we'll be spending our sunny days on the putting green! I love watching him play! He amazes me! Today we spent the afternoon in the backyard!

These are some of his golf moves. He watches Phil Mickelson all the time (thank goodness for DVR!!) and golfs along with him. He crouches down to look at his ball and holds his club up- it's so darn cute! When I told him it was time to come in he threw his club (happily) and said "that's what Phil does". I'm going to have to chat with Phil about that one!

Brody talk

We say the word "shut up" in our house. But in our house the word "shut up" = "no way!!"

I know. It's not something we're proud of saying, it just happens. I think it was started by me. My bad! I say it a lot when I'm shocked. Usually to Bobby. Bobby does the same, apparently...

My mom told me that Brody said "shut up" and then looked at her and said " I no need say shut up anymore, only daddy say shut up when he watching golf"

I thought it was hilarious that he said that! We have been trying not to say it as much, and we're trying to teach Brody not to say it- even though he usually doesn't say it to be rude. He occasionally does that, and yes, he gets in trouble for doing so.

It's crazy how we don't realize what we are saying until we hear it being repeated by our 3 year old!

... Pants on Fire

Today Brody experienced his very first lie.

I told him he could golf/putt in the garage since it was too cold to go outside. I was inside for a minute with Gavin when I heard a loud thump! I went out to the garage to find Brody with wide eyes. I asked him what happened (I figured he hit my car... by the sound of it) but he said "nothing" happened. I asked him what happened again and once more he said "nothing". (I remember thinking my Mom always knew when I was lying- which made me never do it... Now that I'm a mom, it's pretty darn easy to figure out! Plus, my Mom's just plain awesome). So, As I asked him what happened again, he said "nothing... the tire... nothing". After I got it out of him that he hit the tire (I mean, he did give it away when he was trying so hard to tell me nothing happened) I told him it wasn't good to lie. I explained that I wouldn't have been mad if he had told me the truth, but since he didn't tell me the truth, he had to go sit inside for a minute.

I really wanted him to understand what had happened- I know it wasn't a huge deal-but he's never straight up lied to me. It was a sad milestone, if you will! :) I sat him on my lap and told him that next time he just needs to tell me what happened and I won't be upset if he tells me the truth. I won't be happy if he hits my car, but the punishment will be a lot more mild if he is honest. ** This goes for everything, not just golfing by my car!

Yesterday

Gavin had a big day yesterday!

He loves to play basketball with Brody whenever they're in the bath. Gavin usually stands up and "dunks" the ball in the hoop while Brody shoots it from the corner of the bathtub. Yesterday Gavin noticed what his brother was doing and began trying to shoot the ball. This was his first time actually meaning to throw a ball!! It was so fun to see him doing this.

Yesterday while I was feeding him lunch he started to shake his head "no" when he was done. He almost looked like he was dancing!! It was pretty funny. I let him shake his head and then tried to feed him again to make sure he was really done. He had a few more bites then started to shake his head "no" again. I stopped after that - he was full!

Yesterday I was holding him up so he could walk with me in the living room. He didn't want to take any steps with me so I let go of him thinking he would just sit but he ended up standing there on his own for about 5 seconds. Now, I know 5 seconds doesn't seem like a big deal, but when you're baby is doing something like that for the first time, 5 seconds seems like forever! It was so exciting to see him do that!

I'm so proud of him! He keeps growing more and more every day and he's so much fun to watch. We love him! Good job, baby!

Happy Birthday, Gavi-boo-boo!

Gavin,

Today you are one! We can hardly believe it.
You are such a happy baby! You smile at everyone you meet- just recently you've started to "act" like you're shy (rarely) and turn your head into your shoulder and smile. You're always smiling. People comment on you everywhere we go, they say you are such a happy baby and ask if you are always like that? I tell them yes!

You love your big brother and like to chase him around the house. He loves you too. You light up anytime you see him and want to be wherever he is. You enjoy crawling around while hitting golf balls with a club- you're starting early! You also like to play "bathketball" in the tub with Brody. You sure can dunk!

You are our little piggy. You love to eat and will eat just about anything! You really like sweet potatoes and bananas. You also love treats! You are an awesome sleeper. Thank you! :)

You love your Daddy and light up whenever he walks in the door. You kick your legs when you get excited. I love it! You say "mama" and "dada" and you're working really hard on "uh-oh!" Anytime we say "uh-oh" you say "uh...." you'll get it. You love to clap and do it so well. You like to cheer Brody on when he's at his soccer games. You're such a good brother.

We love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday!