Knock Knock

Brody makes me laugh with the things he says. Hes forming alot of sentences and can just about say anything he wants to. Now that hes conversing so well, we can really see whats going on inside that little head of his. One thing recently hes been saying...and i have NO clue where he got it from...is Knock Knock. No, not when hes knocking on a door and needs to come in. When he wants to get our attention and we arent paying attention to him! LOL. We can be having a conversation and when he wants to interrrupt he will yell "Knock Knock"...and sometimes even "knock" on our leg...then he will proceed to tell us what he wants once he gets our attention:) It makes me laugh everytime he does it!

Snow

I know this is a little late, but i hadnt had a chance to post about Brody's adventures in the snow:). He absolutely LOVED it! It started snowing right before he went to bed, and he wanted to go outside in it so bad. we told him when he woke up he could play in it. The first thing out of his mouth the next morning when i went to get him out of bed was "Play snow now, Mama??" he definitely had not forgotten about the snow on the ground and wanted to go out right away to get in it! It wasnt the best day for playing in the snow, it was sleeting for most of the day and was freezing outside....but he did not care! We had to force him to come inside to get warm every once in awhile...hot chocolate was the bribery to get him to come inside:)

We have a mile long road outside our house that no one drives down but us....so that led to ALOT of fun for Brody and the adults:) We were without a sled, so brian hooked up a plastic trashcan lid behind his tractor and pulled Brody all over the place on it! i wasnt sure how he would do...all by his little 2 year old self....but he LOVED it. He fell of a couple of times and jumped right back up and got back on:)







The second day, Andy, Sara, and Logan came out to our house to help us both from going stir crazy i think:) Logan wasnt exactly thrilled with the snow, but he was a trooper!


Brian and Andy wanted some fun of their own, and went in search for something to hook up behind the truck that they could ride on up and down the road. They came back from the barns with a barrell....me and sara looked at each other and were pretty sure we would be taking one of then to the hospital for some kind of injury...lol. They rode that barrell "rodeo style" up and down our road, needless to say there were alot of falls...but they had a blast. Heres some proof...







Logan finally figured out a way to enjoy the snow by using our steps as a slide:) Brody and him had a great time sliding down the steps for quite awhile. Brody of course didnt want to come in, so i stood inside the door and watched him and let him stay outside sliding down the steps. I was cracking up watching this little 2 year old out there all by his little self just having the time of his life:)

Bedtime Prayers

Most nights, Brian and I put Brody to bed together and then Brian will spend a little extra time in the room with Brody rubbing his back and talking to him..and most recently saying bedtime prayers together. well brian had to go outside and get the horses ready for the snow last night, so i put brody to bed. I sat down next to his bed and he said "Mama Brody Pray".....MELT MY HEART!! So we thanked Jesus for all of our family, Riley, the horses, his stuffed animals, his pacis....at least 3 times each! LOL he kept naming people that we had already thanked Jesus for, but wouldnt go to sleep until we thanked Jesus for them AGAIN:) i went downstairs for a few minutes and when i came back upstairs, i heard him saying "Nonna and PopPop too, Lindsay and KaKa(Parker) too, Meme and Poppy too...." he was in there thanking Jesus all by himself. i cannot think of anything else i would rather hear!

Big Boy Bed

Brody finally made the transition to a big boy bed last night. It went way better than i thought it was going to! He was very excited when we were converting his crib to the toddler bed. He kept climbing in and out while brian was putting it together. He thought it was so neat that he could climb in all by himself! He went right to bed and didnt try to get out! I did wake up around 1 a.m. to check on him and found him asleep on the floor with his blanket. I picked him up and put him back in bed and i dont think he ever woke up.

When he woke up this morning we left him up there and watched him on the video monitor to see what he would do....and who would have thought, the child stayed in his bed for 30 minutes and didnt even try to get out until we came up there to get him!

I just laid him down for his nap and he didnt try to get out of his bed for naptime either! Sometime i think i dont give him enough credit:) i thought this was going to be a tough transition....well i guess i shouldnt speak to soon....i will let you know after a week:)

Kohout Family Chistmas

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

First Santa Experience

Last Tuesday we learned a very important lesson.....dont wait until the week before christmas to take your kid to see santa. We stood in line for an hour at the mall! Thankfully Brian was with us so we took turns walking around the mall with Brody and keeping him entertained while the other stood in line. I was crossing my fingers that after an hour wait in line, Brody would not be crying when he saw Santa. Believe it or not, Brody ran up to him, jumped in his lap and proceeded to tell him that he wanted a train or "choo-choo" for christmas. He wouldnt smile for any pictures though...he was all business! So serious! We had been telling him for weeks that he would be going to see santa and would have to tell him what he wanted. BUT we didnt warn him that he wouldnt be getting the gifts THAT DAY. When Brody got down from his lap he looking up at me and brian and said "choo-choo?????" with the saddest little look, like "i asked him for a train, why havent i gotten it yet". it was so pitiful:( we told him Santa would be bringing it to his house in a few days. Thankfully no fits were pitched!

Brody was so excited this morning when he woke up and we told him Santa had been to see him ( and had of course eaten the cookies and milk he had left for him:)). Brody came downstairs to see his train table and trains, and then we had to practically beg him to open anymore presents. While brody was playing with his train, he kept saying over and over again " thank you , santa clause" "thank you, santa clause". SO CUTE!!

a GREAT birthday

My birthday was spent at work this year....no biggie...just a 12 hour shift on my birthday:) My family went out of their way to make sure my birthday was not forgotten though. It ended up being a great birthday! my mom showed up first thing in the morning at work with a cake for me and a platter of fruit:) such a sweet mommy! Then around lunch time one of my co-workers came to my door and told me i had a visitor. i told her to tell them i would be out in a few minutes, since i was still with a patient. She said " no, you better come now". Im thinking what in the world cannot wait a few minutes. i go out in the reception area to the sweetest sight i have EVER seen....it brought tears to my eyes! There stands the cutest little boy in the world holding a dozen roses for his mommy:) Seriously, the best birthday present ever. Then he took me out on a lunch date....accompanied by my amazing husband of course!