Lilah and Baaaboooo

A little video of Brody's Christmas

Merrily, Merrily, We welcome the New Year!

We spent New Years eve quietly for the most part. Celebrated with Brody and his toddler friends at 6:40 with balloons and a count down. Very silly and fun. Thomas and I barely made it to midnight, but as the new year came in we shared a kiss goodnight and tucked ourselves in bed for the night. It was very precious.

On a more reflective note:
2009 has come to an end! It was a beautiful year, full of growth and change. Brody has come into his own as a little kid and left the world of little babies behind. He's talking and walking...bossing us about and asserting his independence. It's such a joy to watch and an honor to be his shepherd and guide as he grows.

New Words/phrases:
Go Out
coffee shop
train
broom
book
all done
Here ya go
thank you
snack
bite
cookie
cracker
owl
duck
wa wa (water)(a favorite)
boat
truck (we worked long and hard to get Brody to say truck and not call everything that moves a car...now everything is truck...)
wheel
baby
Leo
Emma
Baba (grandpa Ben)
DanceDance
Neigh (horse noise)
arf arf
dog
caw caw (parrot noise)
gorilla
Up, down, in, out
airplane
bonk
ouch
choo-choo
doll
keys
shoes
socks
kick it
and probably more I'm not understanding yet. Brody's language is blossoming daily!

We look forward to sharing 2010 with all of our loved ones!