4th of July Weekend

We had a really good 4th of July weekend! We didn't do anything special, or go to the beach. The best part was I didn't have to work! We spent most of our time outside! Brody loves being outside, and when he's out there, he is as happy as he can be!

We filled up Brody's pool, and that kept Brody entertained! Chris even put the slide in the pool, and that ended up being Brody's favorite!

We met some friends, and Chris's parents at the mall to watch Fireworks on Saturday night. It was a lot of fun. Brody loves these two little girls so much! Grayson makes him laugh like crazy, and he thinks Logan is his girlfriend!

Here is a picture taken after church:

Grayson and Brody matched Sunday, so I thought they should get there picture taken!

Sunday night, we headed to the Kinston Indians game. After the game, they had fireworks! I have to say that those fireworks were the best I have ever seen! I was very impressed with Kinston that night!

Here's Miss Logan

Logan and Brody at the game

Here's Chris, Brody, Grayson, and the mascot Scout!

Swing Part 2

Here's how you started out....

Within 5 minutes, this is what happened...

Brody's Swing

Brody loves to swing! When I say loves, I mean LOVES!!! My dad, who Brody calls "Pa-Pa", came over one day and built him a swing. Brody is very impatient, and as soon as he saw the actual swing seat, he started crying and saying "wing". It was so sweet because he would drag the seat all over the yard. He wanted to swing so bad!

There's "Pa-Pa" hard at work!

My little guy waiting to swing.

This picture makes me laugh! Here's Chris hard at work...

Heading down the steps to help out...

Almost done

Thank you to the best "pa-pa" for building Brody a swing! He loves it, and it seems like that is all he ever wants to do these days.

I LOVE...

this

little

sweet

boy

so much!!!

Elmo LIVE

We went to see Elmo LIVE on Saturday. The show was called "Elmo's Green Thumb". I wasn't sure how Brody would do, but he surprised us! He was a little unsure at first, and within 2 minutes of the show starting, he was hooked! We sat in the floor section, and on the 6th row. We were pretty close, so that helped keep his attention. Next time we go to a show, I am going to make sure we get the outside seats, and on the at least on the first, second, or third row. The characters come out and interact with the kids sitting in those seats, so I think that would be neat for Brody, if it doesn't scare him!

I didn't really take any pictures, just cell phone pictures. If we are friends on facebook, then you've probably already seen them. They didn't turn out that great, but oh well. I also posted a video on facebook of Brody dancing to one of their songs. Them characters could break it down! Oscar even broke out with the sprinkler! We brought our camera, but they were turning all these people ahead of us back because they did not allow camera's. That was pretty weird because throughout the show, all you could see were flashes of people taking pictures! Next time, my Nikon will be entering the building!

We had a really good time, and the show was great! I look forward to taking Brody back soon!

Great-Grandma

Yesterday, my great-grandma passed away. Up until last year, I had both sets of grandparents, and two great-grandmas. My mom's parents both died last year, and now one of my great-grandmas has now passed. I've not really had to deal with death of a close family member until last year. I know death is a fact of life, and I understand that. I'm just not ready to loose anyone else anytime soon.

I was looking through some pictures and came across some with my great-grandma:

This picture was taken a week or so after Brody was born. It's 5 Generations!

Long Post & Lots of Pictures

We have been very busy lately. We were on vacation the first week in May, then Saturday the 8th, Chris graduated from Mount Olive College, and then Sunday was of course Mother's Day. I wish I would have taken an additional day off of work just to relax.

We had a really nice vacation. We went to Hilton Head, SC. Brody had so much fun, and seemed to have WAY more energy than we thought! He was busy, busy, busy! It was a very relaxing (as much as you can with a 16 month old), laid back vacation. We spent most of the time at the pool or the beach. Brody loves the water, and that is where he wanted to be.

I attempted a photo shoot with Brody one evening, but it didn't go so well. As soon as his feet hit the sand, he took off running to the ocean! That boy is not scared of anything, which scares me!

I think Chris and I took a nap almost everyday, which was so nice! Brody even slept later every morning! Maybe we should move to the beach?

It rained one day, so we took off to Savannah, GA. There were a few things we wanted to do there, but the weather was terrible, and it was hard enough finding the mall. We went to Bass Pro Shop, and Brody was amazed by the "phish". He didn't know what to think about them at first, and then about 5 seconds later, he LOVED them!

To get some of Brody's energy out, we took a walk everday. We would start off pushing him in the stroller, but it was only a matter of seconds before he wanted to get out and run! We made a mistake one time and didn't bring the stroller, and Brody ended up getting tired, and we had to carry him the whole way back. That of course was one of our long walks thanks to Chris. He wanted to take the golf cart path to see the golf course, and I know we saw half the holes it seemed!

Chris graduated Saturday, May 8th from Mount Olive College. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Management. We are SO proud of him! He really has worked very hard, and not to mention went to school and work full time, plus he did all this with a wife and kid!

After graduation, we all celebrated at Outback Steakhouse for dinner. Brody was the "live" entertainment for the night. He loves attention! He is rotten!

Chris's mom had him a cake made. I waited to the last minute, and then it was too late to have him one made. Thanks Mrs. Teresa!!! It turned out really good!

One of the best names to be called is "Mama". I love to hear that sweet little voice say it all the time! I had a great Mother's Day! Brody greeted me first thing that morning with a card. Chris greeted me with the camera and bright flash. I will not be posting them pictures because they are terrible! Chris traced Brody's little hands in my card, and I thought that was the sweetest thing!

Chris and Brody dressed alike at church Sunday. I forgot my camera, so these are taken with my cell phone.

Our Family on Mother's Day 2010