Brent's Birthday

Today is Brent's 33rd Birthday.
This morning we gave him his gift. Erica put the present in the kitchen so that Brent would have to go looking for it.
Brent really likes cereal so we gave him cookie crisp for his birthday breakfast. This didn't work out so well because he opened the gift after he had already eaten breakfast.
We also gave him a bag of Reese's. Brent's favorite desert is anything with chocolate, and if it has peanut butter with it even better.
The last part of the gift was a gift card to Home Depot for $25. If anyone knows Brent they know that this is the perfect gift for him. He would live at Home Depot if he could. J/K
After he opened is gifts then Erica drew a bunch of pictures for him and then put them around the living room for him to go and find. When he found then all Erica told him that it was his turn to draw her some pictures and hide them so they could pretend it was her birthday.
We went to Church a little late today. The kids had kind of had a hard morning and Jackson and Derek were both down for a nap so we went for the last 2 hours of church.
We had some dutch oven dinner with homemade rolls and apple sauce.
A little while later we had some chocolate oreo cake. I crushed up some oreo's to put in the middle and on top. We all had a really fun time.

On the July 19th Derek turned 8 months.
He has started doing so many new and wonderful things.
He is sitting up by himself as of about a week ago.
He has also started to get up on his hands and knees. I'm betting he will be crawling between 9 and 9 1/2 months. It's so nice that he is taking his time with this. I can already tell that he is going to be all over the place. Yesterday 7/27/11 i found Derek's first tooth. It had cut either yesterday or the day before. His other front lower tooth looks like it will be coming any day. I can see it, it just needs to cut through.
Yesterday Jackson and Erica were playing a game were they would run after each other with there little hands like claws and grrrr at each other. Derek picked up on it and started grrring at me. Whenever I would do it back he would start laughing and have a hard time stopping.
It seems like he is growing up so fast. I have loved watching him reach all his milestones so far.

Mary Kay Sells Women

Brent bought Erica some lip gloss on her little date with dad to the Home Depot and also walmart. When she got home she was doing make overs for everyone. We had a little conversation about it.

Erica: "Mom this is my new Mary Kay Make up. When it gets old I'm going to sell it to someone."
Mom: "You're so cute." In my mind I'm thinking I'm so glad that we don't sale used make-up. I wouldn't be able to sell a thing.

Story for Erica

Mom’s best helper

Written By, Carol K. Davis

My name is Erica.

I am four.

I am my mom’s best helper.

I like to help her take care of my baby brother Derek.

Since baby Derek is so small, my mom and I have to do everything for him.

The thing I like to do most is give baby Derek a bath.

I turn on the water, and my mom puts baby Derek in the tub.

Then she gives me some soap to clean him with.

He smiles at me while I tickle his tummy and splashes around in the tub.

Then we wash his hair and face.

When we are all done, I spread out a towel on the floor.

My mom puts him on the towel and lets me dry him off. Then its time for lotion.

After he is all clean and dry my mom tells me what a good helper I am.

I am my mom’s best Helper!

Derek Sits Up

I just went in to put Jackson down for bed. Derek was just hanging out in his bed. I started to read The Hungry Caterpillar story to Jackson and Derek was laying on his back. When I was done with the book I looked up and Derek was siting start up in bed. I could not believe it. I went out and told Brent and he told me that he saw Derek sit up yesterday. Yeah for Derek!!! :)

Day 7: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, and Uncle Drew

This morning We all woke up and said good bye to Uncle Drew.
Erica and Brent drove him down to St. George were he flew up to SLC and then on to North Carolina for a couple of days for work. Then he went to visit his parents in PA for a couple of days and then flew back to Italy for a couple more months and then he will be heading back to the states.

We had so much fun having Brent's family in town. We can't wait to have the back again.

Day 6: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, & Uncle Drew

Drew still did not feel well today.
Nancy and Charlie stayed until kids went down for naps and then drove to Provo to spend time with G&G Farnsworth. They spent the night there and then would fly out the next day.
Drew stayed with us and him and Brent hung out the rest of the day.
Brent and Drew went and picked up dinner from Carl's Junior. I really did not want to make anything for dinner. Thanks Drew for dinner.

Day 5: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, & Uncle Drew

This day the kids were having a rough morning. I think that they were wanting to get back to their routine. So Brent and I took Erica and Jackson to a park here in Enoch. They had a fun little mini golf course that they both love.

Erica was running around so much that it was hard to get a picture of her.

When they were done golfing we went over to play on the slide. That never happened because they found a big puddle instead. It was really cute to watch them play. They were having so much fun, and being so good to each other.

I love Erica's hair in this picture.

Now it is time to head home. They were a whole lot happier the rest of the day and so was everyone else.

Poor Uncle Drew got really sick this day. My parents watched the boy's and Erica had a sleep over at Kayla's house. The rest of us went to Chili's for dinner. Drew couldn't eat a thing and spent most of the time in the bathroom.

Day 4: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, & Uncle Drew

Nana and Derek playing together. Look at those chunky legs. So cute! :)

Erica and I went on a Mommy Daughter date bowling.

Eating her huge corn dog and french fries.

Rolling the bowling ball down the ramp.

Putting her shoes on.

She just had to have a picture modeling in front of their summer games christmas tree. We had a lot of fun together that day. She was so good and cute the whole time.

Day 3: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, & Uncle Drew

Jackson would wake up in the morning and run down to see Uncle Drew. This would be a really great thing if it wasn't between 6-6:30 am. After a couple of nights sleeping in the Living Room we moved Drew down stairs so that he could sleep in a little longer.

Nana always buys Brent Oreo's when she comes. It was a big hit with the kids.

Jackson wasn't feeling that well this day. He fell asleep on Uncle Drew and then we took him up stairs to bed. Poor little guys. He felt so much better after his nap.

Nana and Erica went on a little Date during nap time. They bought a new dress for Erica and some fun books. Then they went to DQ were Erica almost ate this whole Sunday all by herself.

Playing with mom's make-up.

Our happy little Derek. He was so good the Whole time.

Day 2: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, & Uncle Drew

4th of July at the Park. Cheryl and I helped my G&G Dunnell at the park. I was in charge of making the Hot dogs and Cheryl took orders. It was a lot of fun. Nancy and Brent took the Kids to see the Parade, and then came by to say hi to us.

Jackson hugging Nana's leg during the fireworks.

Uncle Drew light up the show for us. Erica and Jackson had fun picking witch firework to do next.

There wasn't a whole lot to little kids to do at the park unless you wanted to pay a lot of money. When I was little we would always go and get a treat at the fish pond for 50 cents. Crazy how times change. Eric a needed to get a picture with the princess bounce house. Doesn't she look cute in her new outfit from her Nana?!

Chuck and Drew went to Home Depot for some quick cement during the parade. When we got home they put in some of the posts for our chain link fence in the back.

Enoch City had a 5k on the fourth. Brent ran that morning for the banks "Green Team." Jackson and I both hurried out the door so that we could see Brent come in from the race. We were a little late. We got there a little after he had just come in. It was still fun to see him there. Jackson loved it because of the mini muffins and the oranges.

Grandpa playing blocks with the grand-kids.

Day 1: Visit from Nana, Grandpa, & Uncle Drew

Derek hanging out with Dad on the back patio

Nana and Grandpa Visiting from PA.

Uncle Drew playing soccer with the kids. He just returned from Afghanistan and after a week with us and spending time in North Carolina and PA he will be heading home to Italy until Dec.

Jackson Loves he Uncle Drew.

Erica and Jackson kicking the ball around.