Boy Trapped and Loving Every Minute of it!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

What's a Mother to Do

Here are Joey's clean jeans at the beginning of family pictures --

Here is Joey taking a break from family pictures --

Check out Joey's knees at the end of family pictures --

Love this conversation Joe had with his Dad right after Joey used some Christmas money to buy a football--

Dad: How many footballs does Joey have?
Joe: One less than he wants.

Yes Joey has quite the collection of footballs, basketballs, baseballs, soccerballs, and .....

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Happy Birthday Tommy!

Tommy

Things about Tommy:

• Loves trucks, cars, and choo- choos

• When we say let’s go get in the car he says, “No truck”

• Has 3 favorite blankets he likes to carry around all at once – one has trucks on it

• Loves going to his Nursery class at church

• Likes to pull out our music stand, put a book on it, and sing and lead the music

• Favorite book is, “The Mitten” by Jan Brett and loves to sneeze like the bear

• Likes to watch sports on TV and says, “GO! GO! GO! GO!”

• Whenever he hears the garage open and Joe is coming home he runs to the back door to greet him. He also runs to the front window when he hears the bus come.

• Almost always says, “No” when you ask him a question ... even when he means yes

• When we go to the grocery store he loves to point at different food and other items he knows the name of and if he doesn’t know the name he says, “UMMMMMM good”

• Is like a squirrel he finds treats and toys and then scampers away and hides them trying not to get caught

• Likes to close his eyes so we will say, “Where did Tommy go?” He also likes to put his blanket on his head or on others and have us say the same thing

• Loves to say, “Bye bye, see ya!”

• Loves fruit – melons of all sorts, bananas, strawberries, apples. He is a good eater and will eat almost anything. Favorite treat is a fruit roll up – he says, “lollup”

• Loves the vacuum. He also points them out when we are in the store and often likes to open the closet where we keep it and get it out.

• Wants to do what Joey is doing whether it is playing outside, practicing the piano, doing homework, doing chores, etc.

• Often stops in the middle of what he is doing, folds his arms and says a prayer

• Is very good at puzzles, especially if it has trucks and cars in it

• Loves to get water from the fridge door and pour it back and forth into 2 or more cups

• Likes to ride his scooter and bike. He also likes to try and get on Joey’s bike and scooter.

• When taking the Sacrament at church insists on putting his used water cup back into the “garbage” part of the tray by himself

• Is a climber! He moves chairs all around the house to get what he wants

• Likes to click his tongue like the metronome when Joey is practicing the piano

• When we are driving around can spot a truck and says, “Truck!” many times a day ... he is the only person we know that loves the road construction around our house and will really miss it when it is gone

• Joey and Tommy love to run outside when Joe leaves for work, get in the back of the truck while he backs out, and then give him knuckles, high-fives, and blow kisses

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

October Fun

Dixie State College Homecoming Parade

Joe's Grandpa, Sam Brooks, Sr., slept on the steps to make sure he was the first student to register 100 years ago. Sam Brooks, Jr., Joe, and our boys all rode in the truck while holding the picture of Sam Brooks, Sr which hangs in the Gardner Center of Dixie College.