Brody's Birthday

Happy Birthday Brody! On July 23rd Brody turned two! I can't believe my little boy is two. He is growing up so fast. So his actual birthday was on Thursday. My parents flew in on Wednesday. We had a quiet night at home. We made one of Brody's favorite meals, spaghetti. I let him make a complete mess eating it and he LOVED it. I got him an ice cream clown cone for dessert. The kid does not have a sweet tooth. We usually have to force feed him ice cream. He was sort of interested in it at first then he had a few bites and then he was totally over it. Then grandma and grandpa gave him their presents. They had bought him these huge dinosaurs at FAO Schwartz when we were in New York. He absolutely loved them, well most of them. He wasn't that into the saber tooth tiger but the other two he thought were great! Then on Saturday we invited some friends over and had a little party for him. Mark and I got Brody and kiddie pool so we had that inflated. Him and Maddie took advantage and played in it at the beginning of the party. We made a really yummy dinner and had a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake for dessert. Again I think everyone else loved it more than Brody but it served its purpose. I think he had a fun time and that's all we wanted.

Mr. Mess offering to share his bread.

He was very interested in the cone at first.

Then he had a bite.

Then he was over it.

Opening his first dinosaur, he was so excited!

The T-Rex was his favorite.

Love that cheesy smile!

The party was a dinosaur theme, they were everywhere.

Lots of balloons.

Brody loved them but didn't quite get why they were all tied up.

The kiddie pool. Oh and my baby bump snuck in there too.

Brody was hesitant to get in the pool so daddy went in to help.

We turned the sprinklers on and Brody wasn't a fan.

They didn't bother Maddie at all.

Brody and Maddie.

Opening his dump truck that grandma and grandpa gave him.

Brody and the dragon that Tim and Shara gave him.

Opening a dinosaur from Matt, Abbey and Kinsey.

Shasta liked the dinosaurs.

Reading his card.

Yay a basket ball hoop!

Trying to blow out his candle, he never succeeded but he came really close.

Happy Birthday Brody, we LOVE you!

Brody in Cali

Brody had a great time in California. He adjusted really well and just played and had fun the entire time. We got to swim in grandma and grandpa's pool. One night we walked to Cold Stone's for ice cream. We took the stroller but Brody walked the whole way back, I was very impressed. We headed to Calistoga on Thursday and he decided to surprise us by crawling out of his pack n play for the first time. Of course it was at the winery house, while grandma was watching him and of course he was upstairs. He climbed out and made it down the steepest set of stairs I have ever seen. We moved his bed downstairs after that. Mark's brothers came up on Saturday and watched Brody while we all went to the wedding. They did a great job, Brody LOVES to play with his silly uncles. Judy's birthday was on Monday so we stayed a few days after the wedding so we could celebrate with her. We had such a great visit. Thanks to all the Boriskins for helping with Brody during the busy wedding week. We love you guys!!!

Brody doing his smiley face for the camera.

Any time he sees the camera he does this goofy grin.

Checking to see if grandpa is watching.

Such a ham, he cracks me up!

Playing in the dirt. Apparently he like to play near the fountain so when he got his hands dirty he could wash them off.

Loving the rocks.

Being a boy.

Enjoying his first push-up.

Ang's Wedding

So a couple of weeks ago we took a trip to California for my best friend Angela's wedding. Brody and I flew out early so we could get a couple of extra days at grandma and grandpa's house. The festivities kicked off on Thursday. Judy, Brody and I drove up on Thursday morning. I was meeting Ang at a salon to get our nails done. Judy took Brody and headed over to the house we rented. Originally my parents were going to come to the wedding and they found this amazing guest house at Ehler's Estate winery. It was an amazing house right in the middle of the vineyards. After we got our nails done we got ready for the welcome BBQ that Ang's family was hosting at their hotel. It was fun and I got to bring Brody. Then on Friday we had the rehearsal around 11am and then a few of us went to this really yummy place in Calistoga for lunch. After that we headed back to the house for some rest and to get ready for the rehearsal dinner. That night Mark and I headed to the rehearsal dinner and grandma and grandpa watched Brody for us. The dinner was beautiful, we ate outside and Ang put together a really great slide show. It was very nice. That night I stayed at the hotel with Ang so she wouldn't be alone. We got up bright and early on Saturday and started getting ready for the wedding. The day just flew by. The wedding was beautiful, a little hot during the ceremony but everything went off without a hitch and everyone seemed to have a really good time. I'm so happy for Ang and DJ, congrats you two, we love you!!!

The happy couple!

Allie, Ang and me at the BBQ on Thursday.

Brody at the BBQ, he was cracking me up.

All the girls and Ang's dad at the rehearsal.

Mark and I heading to the rehearsal dinner.

Melissa, Lenee, Ang and me.

Our bridesmaid gifts. Ang gave us these great necklaces from Tiffany's.

Carrying the dress up to Ang's room.

Getting ready the day of the wedding. Ang got us all these cute little outfits to wear.

And she had them all embroidered with our initials.

Getting ready to head to the winery.

Ang on the bus.

Mark and me after the ceremony.

Mark, me, Judy and Joel in the wine cave for dinner.

Bernd, me, Mark, Thea and Joel.

The beautiful centerpieces.

The favors.

I thought this was really cute, Ang did a family tree with photos of all her families wedding pics.

The first dance.

The cake.

They cut the cake with Django's Marine Corp sword. I thought that was really special.

Melissa caught the bouquet.

Driving off in their fancy vintage car. The photographer got in the way of my pic.