"Pig-Pen"

Riding elephants...or horses

Aaron's parents are in India serving a mission. They recently took a trip and had the opportunity to ride an elephant. They sent us this video.

I was watching it with Noah...

Me: Noah, come see Grandma and Grandpa

Noah: Whoa, that's a really big horse

Party!!

Brody has his first taste of cake at his party. I thought he would go nuts with it, but he was so hesitant. Maybe because he had ten people watching him. He would pick up little pieces and slowly put them in his mouth. He spit the frosting out as soon as he tasted it.

Brody let Noah, Ethan, and Abbie all help him open his presents and play with them too...

Happy Birthday, Brody!!

My little Bean turned one on Saturday. He is our little love baby, and is so sweet. I can't believe how fast the year went and I am so sad to say that I really don't remember much of it. Months three to nine of Brody's life are a blur...due to exhaustion I'm sure. Brody is a wonderful little boy. He loves to be held and to be read to. He is very sensitive and usually very happy. He does have a little bit of a temper when things don't go his way. I can't imagine having his wonderful spirit in my life.

He loves to cuddle, and is especially fond of his Daddy lately. So much for having a Mommy's boy, huh?

Aaron calls Brody the Hamburgler because he loves hamburgers. Normally, Brody likes to throw his food rather than eating it, but with hamburgers he can't get enough. On his birthday he ate his, and part of Noah's. It was crazy.

Nope, Brody isn't crawling yet. Three weeks ago he started scooting on his bum, but that is the extent of his movement. Check back in six months and maybe he will be walking.

I practice crawling with him every day, trying to entice him with toys and food. This is usually the outcome.