Brody's birthday

Brody had a wonderful birthday! We had so many friends who came to share the day with us that we didn't even know what to do. So, we played a Scooby-Doo ring toss game and played outside. The weather was beautiful and so we enjoyed the yard. We were all very tired at the end. Brody received more Bakugun's and Transformer's that we know what to do with. Brody even had some friends (girls...) come all the way from Reno to share his special day.

Brody's favorite present came from his brother, which means a lot to me. Brady got his brother a "Jetfire" Transformer. Brody likes Jetfire because he started out a Decepticon, but wanted his life to have meaning and he wanted to be an Autobot, so he gave his life to save Optimus. Brody thinks that's pretty cool.

This is the super special cake that Daddy decorated left-handed.

Superhero fun!!

This year Mom gave up and bought the boys costumes for Halloween. The boys made the choice to go as their favorite Superhero-Aliens, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

Soccer Stars!

This year was the first year that Brody was old enough to play soccer. He's been anxiously waiting for about a year. Tim & I were able to be his coaches. Brady was the official Assistant Coach. He even got to play in the last couple of games of the year due to some no-show players. Both boys show a lot of skill and even more heart. Brody learned a lot about teamwork and Brady is very fast. Bro only scored a couple of goals in games (which aren't really counted at the U5 level) but he had many assists. Brady is a speed demon when he is out there. We were lucky that Tim's surgery kept him home for the last few games. The best part was that we made some very special friends...and having an undefeated season didn't hurt our feelings either.

Ok-and we did luckily end up with silver and black uniforms...and we still had an undefeated season.

The Pumpkin Patch

Fall is sure a beautiful time of year. We have come to appreciate all of the activities that it provides for us to do. We love to go to the pumpkin patch in Reno to pick out our very own special pumpkins. The boys love to crawl on the tractor and watch the animals eat their very own pumpkins. There are pigs, goats, and calves. This year we arrived early in the morning and we had lots of time to play games, use the bounce house and then wander around the patch so we could pick out our pumpkin masterpices.