Blessed to be a family of four: August 2012

I am such a horrible blogger...or one busy mommy- time just seems to get away and after a long day at work I never remember to post the adorable pictures of our sweet little B.

So much has happened over the summer, and Brody is becoming such a big boy. He is such a kind hearted little boy and so sensitive in many wonderful ways. Not a day goes by that he does not tell Mike and I how much he loves us, how he doesn't want to get big because he wants to be with us forever, and how he loves "his family".

About 2 weeks ago, Nana Connie was doing an overnight with his cousin Kenz and offered to keep Brody too. He was so excited for a sleep over as it is a VERY rare occassion that he be anywhere but with Mommy and Daddy (but we wouldn't have it anyother way). Mike and I tried to talk him out the sleepover because we knew we would miss him. (Night time is our family time, away from busy work days, after Mike has gone to the gym and Brod and I have taken care of Bubba.) But there was no talking him out of it. A night with Kenz and Nana...he was FULL of excitement. Mike and I literally walked around the house like lost puppies- it is not a usual thing that we spend time away from our guy. So before going to bed around 9ish- Mike called his mom to see how Brod was doing and to say goodnight. Nana told Mike that Brody had been asking for the past 20 minutes or so, if he could "go home to his family", and how much "he missed his family". Mike and I were so excited, jumped out of bed, jumped in the car in P.J's and all to get our boy...but he fell asleep on our drive there. Regardless, he had a great semi-sleepover. He always loved time with his Nana and cousin, but loves time with "his family" too:)

Brody starts his 3rd year of Pre-school next week. He is so excited. Below is his "family" picture that he will have posted at school.

We bought the sweetest horse our family could ever ask for at the end of May, 2012. Brody is my daily helper at the barn. We have a wonderful routine of going to the barn nightly to clean Bubba's stall, turn him out to run around or to ride. Brody LOVES going with me and knows all the horses by name. Above is a picture of him with a horse named Doc. Brody helps me feed 2 days a week. Animals give children a sense of responsibility and I am so happy Brody will have Bubba in his life for many more years.

Bubba (below) adores Brody. He is so gentle and so kind, never spooks and always lowers his head to Brody's level so he can pet him. We are so lucky to have found him.