Nap Time with Brody

One of the most specialfmoments I get to share with Brody, being a stay at home mom, is nap time. It is just us. Sissy is always asleep first, so Brody and I read, talk and just cuddle a bit before he nap. He always asks, "Mommy, can you stay with me a while...just a few minutes?" It is hard to say no to that....one day we were just cuddling and talking and I was just staring at Brody thinking...."take a mental picture, he isn't going to be this little forever!" So i jumped up and took a real photo. He is the coolest & cutest little buddy ever! I am overwhelmed how blessed I am to share these moments. Thanks, God ,and thank you, Brandon!

Amy's Family Visits

In July my parents and Grandparents came to visit. It was so much fun! We went swimming at the pool every day and Brody got jelly beans from his Gigi everyday, too! We all went to Flat Bread up on the north shore. It is one of our favorite places for pizza, but it turned out to be a bit too organic for my dad! Ha! It was very special to have my grandparents here from Texas and my parents from California.

Snow in Maui?

One day, as many, the kids are playing down stairs and I am cleaning up stairs. I hear this very loud giggling.... and I see a it- snow in Maui! As I peer into Brookie's room, baby powder EVERY WHERE! I asked, "Hey what are you two monkeys doing?"....Brody replies-"Mama, we are just making it snow. It's OK, don't worry about it!" Brooklyn puts her arms in the air and shouts, "Yeah!" Oh, my, how my monkeys love to make mischief together! I note to myself these are the moments that make everything else worth it. Remember this Amy! "Don't worry about it, Mama! It's just snow!"-Brody 3 years old!

Brooklyn & Shoes

"Shoe Mama...shoe Mama!" she says holding up my running shoes. Brooklyn and her SHOES!!!!She loves them...her own, mine, Brody's slippers or Dada's flip flops-she is always trying to move in them. As if she doesn't have a hard enough time walking by herself without tripping! But, hey, you can't keep a girl from her shoe fetish!

Brody's Fish

Brody's best buddy Logan gave him this fish tank for his birthday! It was the hit! Needless to say it was all he has talk about for months, because we told him he would have to wait until we moved to Maui to get a fish. Once we arrived, he had to set it up asap. So ,we did and we went to Walmart as soon as we could to buy fish....unfortunately, they died soon after. Brody had to learn the hard way that you can't hold fish like you can a kitty, turtle, gecko, or even dog. So, it was a very sad day for Brody. Need you folks worry, it wasn't long that we were back at Walmart buying another fish! He was so excited that he fell asleep next to the tank and his new fish....oh, Buddy! He now has learned fish NEED water to live.

Brody & Brooklyn's 1st friend on Maui

Well, we love our neighborhood. It is really nice and filled with lots of great people. Only two houses down lives Mikaela. She is three months older than Brooklyn. Her mom and dad go to Hope (our new church), in fact her dad use to be Hope Chapel's old youth pastor a year ago or so. Funny, huh? There are lots of people in our sub-division who go to Hope Chapel....when people ask us were do we, they reply, "Oh, that's the new Hope vill." All that to say Brody and Brooklyn LOVE their new friend. Brody calls her "mik-love" or girlfriend....I know don't get to worked up-Brody calls his sissy his girlfriend too. It has been so fun for the kids to play together.

PIGTAILS!!!

Our little baby is no longer a baby.....but a little toddler with pigtails! (When did that happen I keep asking myself!) "Piggy-tails" as brother -aka Brody- would say. She looks too cute for words. It melts Brandon's heart every time he looks at her. Finally enough hair to do something with it! Very fun....this is our 3 day on Maui.