The other day we were sitting at our table eating dinner. A motorcycle drove by and we could hear it. Brock said, “what was that noise?”…then answered his own question, “Probly, a troch rocket”. Cory calls street bikes crotch rockets and apparently Brock noticed.
A bird made a funny sound in our back yard. Brock said, “what was that noise?”…then answered his own questions, “It’s a bird, making a noise like a pig”. Funny kid!
It is so funny when kids pick up on things you say, although they may have no idea what it means – it makes you think if you even know the meaning. The other day Brock found a little cement truck buried in his toy bin and said, “oh, my ment truck, I was wondering about that”.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Happy Easter
Can you believe I didn't take a single picture on Easter?! Well it is true. I was in a real hurry to get my too tight church clothes off that I couldn't even pose for one cute family picture. Nor did I take any pictures of Brock hunting for eggs left by the Easter bunny. I was having too much fun following him around listening to his hilarious comments like, "How'd that get there", "That's so funny", "The easter bunny is so tricky"! Here are some shots of the egg dying party the day before. I hope your Easter was wonderful!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Life's a Beach
We went to the Ma and Pa's house at the beach a few weeks ago.
There was no tide pool to deep for Brock!
Brock ran and ran and ran and.....
This is what happens when little guys skip their nap - passed out sitting up at 7pm!
We went to the Seymour Marine Life Center and Brock loved the fish!
While we were there I went to visit my best friend Katie and her beautiful girls at Stanford! They are both doing so well and have gained well over a pound since this picture was taken. Keep praying!
There was no tide pool to deep for Brock!
Brock ran and ran and ran and.....
This is what happens when little guys skip their nap - passed out sitting up at 7pm!
We went to the Seymour Marine Life Center and Brock loved the fish!
While we were there I went to visit my best friend Katie and her beautiful girls at Stanford! They are both doing so well and have gained well over a pound since this picture was taken. Keep praying!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Nana!
Nana was here for a visit from Alaska. We had so much fun hanging out with her! Brock loved playing and talking with her all week long. He would wake up first thing each morning and say, "where'd Nana go?". We went to Tahoe for a night to stay at her time share and she even braved a very windy and dusty dirt bike race with Cory. They came home looking like they had a good tan, but it was dust! Poor Nana. We hope she made it safely back to Alaska, but last we heard she was stuck in Utah because Mt. Redoubt is erupting - yikes! Maybe she will be back in Reno sooner then we thought - we hope! We love and miss you Nana!
Brock thought is was really fun to throw snow balls in the "hot pool".
Feeding the ducks at the beach in Tahoe.
Brock and Nana went on a LONG walk while mom and dad lounged on the beach - what a life!
Story time with Nana.
Nana and Mama - does it get any better than this?
Brock thought is was really fun to throw snow balls in the "hot pool".
Feeding the ducks at the beach in Tahoe.
Brock and Nana went on a LONG walk while mom and dad lounged on the beach - what a life!
Story time with Nana.
Nana and Mama - does it get any better than this?
Sunday, March 29, 2009
ABC
You have to be very stealth when taking video of Brock. He is kind of like a wild animal, as soon as he sees you the performance is over! Brock sings almost all day long - even at 2am as Cory and I found out when we shared a hotel room with him last night. Here are almost all of his ABC's.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Brock'isms'
It's time for another "funny things Brock says" post. My mom started calling them Brock'isms'. You don't have to read them all, but since this is my form of scrap booking, I had to document. It is hard to capture the moment in writing - imagine all of these things said in the sweetest little voice with a toddler twang!
- A few weeks ago he was playing with his tractor and dump truck in our back yard and he asked me to move his truck. When I sat it down he said, “gracias”. Then he looked over his shoulder, and said “That’s Spanish”. Just in case I didn’t know, I guess. I told that to Cory that night and he said that Brock said, ‘Excellente’ and did the same thing, looked over his shoulder to announce that “That’s Spanish”. He is learning Spanish from Cory and his playgroup, where most of the kids speak Spanish.
- We love our little Mexican food place, Betos. Yesterday we were leaving and Cory told Brock, “Vamonos”(Let's go!), then Brock said, “It’s not vamonos, it’s Betos”. Duh, Dad!
-Looking out the window while he ate breakfast at Ma Ma & Pa’s house. Brock exclaims “Ma Ma see that! The snow is sticking!” Then he told Pa “The snow is sticking on the road”. Enid had talked to him about the snow sticking.
- Yesterday Pa said he was playing with 3 boards in the living room that he uses to build a tunnel for his train. He was using two to build some other creation and carrying them and announced ‘I have two boards’. He can now count to 11, but not on command only if he feels like counting:)!
- Pa was in the back yard digging post holes. He peeked through the fence and asked “Pa can I come in your back yard?” Pa of course told him yes. Then Brock runs over to Pa and asks him ‘Pa what are you doing?’ Pa tells him he is digging a hole. Brock says “That’s a great idea!”
- He plays in his ‘office’ at Ma Ma and Pa’s house. An old keyboard setup on a box. He swipes cards like an ATM, types on the keys, announces he is going to work, tells us to be quiet he is working, and even gets the phone to conduct his business calls with Connor. Is he trading stocks?. It is hard to capture the moment in writing - imagine all of these things said in the sweetest little voice with a toddler twang!
- We were playing at the beach and we were trying get Brock moving in the right direction to head home. We said, “Brock, let’s go over here” and he responded, “No, I don’t want to go to that area, I want to play in this area”. Where does he come up with this stuff?
- He often tells me, “I’ll be right back” as he runs off to do something. In other words, don’t follow me!
- He likes the word “perfect”. If he likes your idea he says, “Hmmm, perfect idea”. If his oatmeal is just the right temperature he says, “It’s not too hot, it’s perfect for me”. Yesterday he asked where daddy was and I told him he went to work, Brock replied, "Oh, perfect".
- Sometimes he uses multiple words to explain the same thing – what is that called? I can’t remember. “I need a couple some rocks to throw in the pond”, “I don’t not want that”, "I'm getting some two books" – too cute.
- Toddler conversation is just about the funniest thing ever! Brock and Annie love to make funny faces and giggle at each other and they chat quite a bit too. The other day my friend Lindsey and I were watching the kids. Brock walked right up to Annie and said, “Annie, are you pooping too?”, Annie responded, “Yeah, poop”. Brock really was pooping and Annie was just along with it.
Every other conversation in our house is worthy of posting – but I can’t remember them all! I wish I could freeze Brock at this age forever – it is so fun!
- A few weeks ago he was playing with his tractor and dump truck in our back yard and he asked me to move his truck. When I sat it down he said, “gracias”. Then he looked over his shoulder, and said “That’s Spanish”. Just in case I didn’t know, I guess. I told that to Cory that night and he said that Brock said, ‘Excellente’ and did the same thing, looked over his shoulder to announce that “That’s Spanish”. He is learning Spanish from Cory and his playgroup, where most of the kids speak Spanish.
- We love our little Mexican food place, Betos. Yesterday we were leaving and Cory told Brock, “Vamonos”(Let's go!), then Brock said, “It’s not vamonos, it’s Betos”. Duh, Dad!
-Looking out the window while he ate breakfast at Ma Ma & Pa’s house. Brock exclaims “Ma Ma see that! The snow is sticking!” Then he told Pa “The snow is sticking on the road”. Enid had talked to him about the snow sticking.
- Yesterday Pa said he was playing with 3 boards in the living room that he uses to build a tunnel for his train. He was using two to build some other creation and carrying them and announced ‘I have two boards’. He can now count to 11, but not on command only if he feels like counting:)!
- Pa was in the back yard digging post holes. He peeked through the fence and asked “Pa can I come in your back yard?” Pa of course told him yes. Then Brock runs over to Pa and asks him ‘Pa what are you doing?’ Pa tells him he is digging a hole. Brock says “That’s a great idea!”
- He plays in his ‘office’ at Ma Ma and Pa’s house. An old keyboard setup on a box. He swipes cards like an ATM, types on the keys, announces he is going to work, tells us to be quiet he is working, and even gets the phone to conduct his business calls with Connor. Is he trading stocks?. It is hard to capture the moment in writing - imagine all of these things said in the sweetest little voice with a toddler twang!
- We were playing at the beach and we were trying get Brock moving in the right direction to head home. We said, “Brock, let’s go over here” and he responded, “No, I don’t want to go to that area, I want to play in this area”. Where does he come up with this stuff?
- He often tells me, “I’ll be right back” as he runs off to do something. In other words, don’t follow me!
- He likes the word “perfect”. If he likes your idea he says, “Hmmm, perfect idea”. If his oatmeal is just the right temperature he says, “It’s not too hot, it’s perfect for me”. Yesterday he asked where daddy was and I told him he went to work, Brock replied, "Oh, perfect".
- Sometimes he uses multiple words to explain the same thing – what is that called? I can’t remember. “I need a couple some rocks to throw in the pond”, “I don’t not want that”, "I'm getting some two books" – too cute.
- Toddler conversation is just about the funniest thing ever! Brock and Annie love to make funny faces and giggle at each other and they chat quite a bit too. The other day my friend Lindsey and I were watching the kids. Brock walked right up to Annie and said, “Annie, are you pooping too?”, Annie responded, “Yeah, poop”. Brock really was pooping and Annie was just along with it.
Every other conversation in our house is worthy of posting – but I can’t remember them all! I wish I could freeze Brock at this age forever – it is so fun!
Little Fish!
We have been doing some new swim lessons with Brock. He as been doing them since he was about 6 months old, but the new lessons are "serious"...he is actually learning to swim! He can now swim about 9 seconds under water to me! He is a little fish and loves every minute in the water!
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Practicing kicking in a little boat. Brock can really go!
You can't see Brock because he is swimming under water. He slides in and swims to me.
Hanging on the wall. They teach lots of safety in this class...if Brock jumps in he has to turn around and find the wall - eventually without my help!
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Practicing kicking in a little boat. Brock can really go!
You can't see Brock because he is swimming under water. He slides in and swims to me.
Hanging on the wall. They teach lots of safety in this class...if Brock jumps in he has to turn around and find the wall - eventually without my help!
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