So much to say...so little time

i have so much to blog about! brody is having so many "firsts" this summer. i dont have time to post pictures right now so you will have to wait for those. brody had his first trip to the beach this past weekend. Our small group went the emerald isle and stayed at sara's parents place. it was a great weekend with our closest friends! brody absolutely loved the pool! he played in the water for hours! he was ok with the ocean....i think it was a little cold for him:) he thankfully didnt eat any sand but loved feeling it in between his toes and fingers!

The farm is complete!!

Our farm is finally complete!!! we moved the horses this weekend FINALLY!! i cannot even put into words how excited i am! i know i have said this before...but i have been waiting my whole life to look out my back window and see my horses! im so thankful for my sweet husband who has literally put in hundreds of hours getting the place ready for them...and it is absolutely beautiful!! hes made me one happy girl!

Fathers Day

Today Brody and I spent the whole day with my dad. we went to church with him this morning and then spent the day on the lake with him too. i am SO thankful for him! i become more thankful for my dad everyday and love him more than i did the day before...i think it has something to do with me being a parent now. you realize how much your parents love you and how much they did and still do for you! Unfortunately Brian isnt with us on his first Father's day... he is in costa rica on a missions trip. its sad with him not here on his first day celebrating being a dad! i think he was more upset about me taking brody on his first day of boating without him, than not being here for Fathers day...oops!

First Day on the Boat

My family's favorite thing to do together is spend a day out on the boat water skiing. some of my first memories are out on the boat! today we tok brody out for his first day on the boat. He LOVED it! he wasnt all that thrilled about the life jacket....but he soon forgot about it once we got on our way! he eventually fell asleep on my lap, so we made him a little bed on the floor of the boat and he slept for about 30 min. I remember mom and dad making me beds on the floor of the boat and trying to sleep in that uncomfortable life jacket, but being so tired from being out all day that it didnt even matter. it was so cute to see brody out there doing the same things i did and even wearing the same life jacket i had when i was a baby:)

6 month appointment

Brody had his 6 month appointment today. He weighs 21 lbs 2 oz and is 29.5 inches long! once again in the 97th percentile for height and the 90th for weight. when the dr. came into to see him he was sitting up on the exam table and she said he is sitting up like a 9 month old which apparently is a big feat for such a big boy:)

Another big step for mommy

so this past weekend i did a big thing in the world of mommies....i let brody go spend the weekend away in richmond all by himself with meme and poppy. we had a really busy weekend and needed somebody to watch brody for most of it, so i thought it would be a great time to let brians parents get in some good brody time. brian performed his first wedding ceremony for jessie and bryan on saturday! it was a beautiful ceremony and we had tons of fun at the reception, and got to spend some time with parker and lindsay. it was nice not having to rush home to get him to bed or take him off somebody else's hands. we also got TONS done around the farm! we are still working at getting the horses there. the fence is almost finished!! FINALLY! brian has been working his butt off! and it was nice to be able to help him for 2 days. im so proud of everything brian has done! he has built our farm practically from scratch and now it is a beautiful horse farm! i know i have been rushing him to get the horses out there, but i have been literally waiting my whole life for the moment i could look out my back windows and see pastures with my horses in them! so needless to say im SO EXCITED!! the big day should be next weekend when he gets back from costa rica. YAY! anyways, my weekend away from brody wasnt as bad as i expected...i missed him like crazy, but i got alot done and had a great weekend with my hubby:) we got up early on sunday morning and went trail riding together...our favorite thing to do:) its been over a year since weve been able to ride together for a long period of time!