A few things about our 1 year old...

Levi is ONE!! Its hard to imagine our life just one year ago, without 2 kids. Levi is such a joy and has a smile that will melt anyone's heart. He is a momma's boy, without a doubt and does not like me to leave his sight! He would rather be carried around all day long. He is my snuggler and my kisser. He's still not walking by himself (he can walk holding your hand) and really shows no interest in it, but hes been crawling for almost 5 months now, so hes pretty fast! You will usually find him pushing a car around whenever he is crawling. Im pretty sure he loves his big brother more than anyone. He smothers Brody in kisses any chance he can get. He cannot wait for his daddy to get home each day. The minute he hears the door open, he yells "DADA!!" and crawls as fast as he can over to the door. He can say, Dada Mama Bubba(Brody) and Nonna. Hes very selective when he uses those words, but he will carry on a whole conversation with you with his babbling:) I cannot say in words how seriously sweet this child is. Its hard to not smile when you think about him:) Your family adores you, Levi!! Happy first birthday, sweet boy!

More pictures and a blogpost to come about his party!

Levi's Party

We had such a fun day celebrating Levi's first birthday with a Barnyard Bash! Complete with barbecue for lunch, cow print balloons, baby chicks, and of course, Zoe:) It was a wonderful day with family and friends. Levi immediately dug into his cake and was covered in icing.

Preschool

Brody started preschool today! He loves it! The pictures say it all...He's getting so big!

End of Summer

I feel like Labor Day weekend is always signaling the end of summer. We always take one more beach trip and enjoy the sand and the waves for one last time. Brody, Levi, and I went down to the beach house for a long weekend and sadly left Brian behind at home. He is working on building a new barn and felt like this would be a good weekend to get some things done around the farm. So the boys and i headed to the beach with my parents and grandparents. It was a perfect weekend! The boys enjoyed the beach more than they ever have before! Levi decided that the sand was actually fun this time and finally figured out that it was not for eating:) Its amazing what a difference 2 months makes! Levi hated the beach when we were there over the 4th of july! This time he crawled straight out to the waves, had no fear, and loved the sand! Brody has always loved the ocean, but this weekend he was diving into the waves and letting them roll him all around! He would have stayed in the ocean all day! Brody also spent a lot of time kayaking with mom and dad. He would sit up in the front of the kayak with mom, and both days they kayaked for over 2 hours. The whole time we were there, the dolphins were so active! They were outside our house almost constantly. In the mornings, when Levi and i were awake before everyone else, we would go out on the porch and watch and listen for them. You could hear them blowing and see them coming up out of the water. One day, Brody and my parents got in the kayaks and when out to see them. The dolphins were literally coming up 5-10 feet away from them! and were jumping up out of the water! It was amazing and something Brody will remember for a long time Im sure! When it was time to leave the beach house, Brody was so sad. He didn't say a word in the car for almost 15 minutes, and then quietly said "Im sad:( I was having so much fun at the beach. I didnt want to leave!". It was such a fun weekend!