Brock is a little short on sleep today and therefore screaming about everything and it's about to make me crazy. So I thought I would take a quick break and post a picture that makes me remember how much I really do love him:) He let me snuggle on top of him all evening like this while miah and kayla played the wii. He just laid there and watched them for a good hour. He really is a sweet boy 97% of the time...

Pete...the best horse EVER

So this was my birthday present from my mom and dad this year! My mom found this old picture in the basement in a book I had been reading as a kid. It's me at age 1 with Grandpa Sherwood on his old horse Pete. She also included the back of the picture where I had written in "Pete (the horse) (the best one EVER)". I seriously remembering crying when I found out Pete died.
I couldn't get it scanned well so this is a picture I took with my phone. Obviously the actual one is much more clear than this one. And the best part about the whole thing is that I look EXACTLY like Brock in the picture. Same haircut and everything! I really didn't think he looked like me at all, but this picture proves that while he is exactly like miah...he looks just like me, which explains his good looks:)
Thanks mom and dad for an awesome gift!!!

Christmas 2009

We spent Christmas in Willard this year and were a little sad to realize it might be our last Christmas there. We figure next year we will go to the Larsens and then Brock will be old enough that we want to just be at our own home for Christmas! We had great time though and Santa couldn't have done better with what he brought Brock!

As we've mentioned before, Brock has a serious obsession with any kind of ball. So this year Santa brought him a basketball goal and basketball. My videos came out too dark to be able to tell unfortunately but he loved it. He wasn't sure about all of us staring at him at first, but he figured it out pretty quick. The best part was that he NEVER sat that ball down for the next 2 days. He carried all day even when he was eating he had to hold it.

Note the Christmas jammies from Grammy & Granddad (he wouldn't get in any pictures with all the grandkids)



The funniest part was Christmas night after we put him to bed and he had been asleep for an hour or so, I went to the room to check on him and found this....


I decided to take it from him (not sure why). He was out cold and I thought I could slip it right out. The second I picked it up, he sat up and started whimpering, "My ball, my ball, my ball." I handed it back and he was asleep again the second his head hit the pillow. The next morning, still holding it...he held it the whole time I undressed him, through his bath, and the whole time I dried him off and dressed him. He has slept with it every night since.

He got a couple other little toys from us, but didn't really care. And of course a few from the grandparents and family. It was a great Christmas! We loved getting to be around family for this wonderful time of year!!


And here is our family before church on the Sunday before Christmas, although you can't really see Brock's outfit, but he looked pretty sharp...

Birthday #2!!

Before we get to the Christmas pics, we have to acknowledge Brock's birthday! We had a great day at Carlyn and Brandon's house for Christmas Eve and threw in the birthday celebration as well. Thanks to the kids for being such good sports. It's got to be hard to watch one kid get to open presents when you have to wait until Christmas!

We had baseball cupcakes which were way cuter in my head. The red frosting didn't come out very evenly and so the stitches are quite sad, but at least we knew what they were! And Brock blew his candles out all by himself even though I forgot to practice with him...





Brock opening his Curious George book from the Aaron, Aubrey, Evan, Hayden, & Graham




Looking through his new quiet book from Grandma & Grandpa Larsen


And puzzles and a drawing board from Grammy & Granddad


He also got: a ball from us, Scripture Scouts CD from the Crocketts, Lightning McQueen keys from the Jarvii, and a new Tricycle waiting for him at home from Grandma & Grandpa Larsen!!

I think that's everything....

We'll find out his actual 2 year stats next week, but we think he's about 31 lbs & 34-35 in.

Thanks everyone for a great 2nd Birthday for Brock!

taco meat...

Found a restaurant that gave me prepared, ready to go hamburger for tacos...seasoned and everything for $1.50 per lb. how rockin is that?