Easter Vacation part 1: Gatlinburg, TN

For the first half of Easter vacation my dad flew us out to Georgia! We then drove from Atlanta to the the Great Smoky Mountains, home of Gatlinburg TN.

The first day we went site seeing through the mountains

Brody was in a "mood" that day...

They call them the Smoky Mountains because the clouds get down so low in the mountains and they always look smoky. Its pretty awesome!

Playing in the river with Grammy Gubs

Brody Loves to ride on Grampa Gubs shoulders... Probably because he is so tall!

After site seeing we went downtown Gatlinburg. It was nothing like I was expecting! There was people everywhere! It was like being on the strip in Las Vegas!

Playing in the candy shop

Old Time Photos! I love them! :)

We started the next day with the aquarium which was really fun but kinda gave me a headache!

Brods loved the fish :)

Next stop was the Go carts (which by the way I was the #1 Go cart rider of the whole family! Even Ty!), it was really neat because it was like a huge carnival with all of these rides!

Brody went on his first carnival rides!

So so serious...

After the carni we came back to the cabin to relax and take a break in the hot tub before hitting the town again for dinner!

We had a great trip! It was short but sweet .. Im so grateful for my dad and Angela that they made it possible for us to come out and see all of the family and have such a wonderful time!

Monster Jam 2012

We went to Monster Jam again! It was so nice to get away and just spend time with Ty I wish we could have stayed longer!

It was Grave Digger's 30 year anniversary for driving his truck

Waiting for the show to start

Me Megan and Lacee

Me and Megan

The Grave Digger finale was awesome!

We love Monster Jam and cant wait till next year!

Beginning to End..

Brody always loves a good trip to St. George...

...But after shopping, lunch and no nap this is the face we get on the way home!

Updates

February and March are pretty boring around here.. Not to much to talk about! But just so your not feeling left in the dark here are some pics of what we have been up to!

Just hanging around the house
Fun times in St. George

Swimming with good friend Brynn

Watching Tangled on grandma Jan's HUGE TV

and....

Brody got his first buzz cut!

18 Months

My little monkey is 18 months old today!!! It has been a year and a half now... that is unreal to me! I look at him and he is so grown up and smart and everything I ever dreamed of! We went to his wellness check-up today and good news! Brody has finally broke double digits for his weight percentile! I'm so proud!
-As of now his stats are: Weight 24lbs 8oz 31%, Height 33" 72%, and head 19" 64%.
Some new things Brody is doing:
-Running. Everywhere.
-Talking more and more.
-He shows me what he wants if he cant get it himself.
-He ate a piece of chicken with us for dinner one night. I almost fell over dead! ( It was disguised in a crescent roll with some cream cheese and stuff so I'm sure that's why he ate it...but still!)
-He can open and shut doors. He has tried to escape several times! I have no idea where he thinks he is going to go...
-He thinks its way cool when I just get him out of the car and set him down and he walks in by himself and shuts the door on me!
-Loves his best doggie Tucker. Its a mutual love now.
-He's still the best baby in the world!! :)

he thinks if he closes his eyes we cant see him!

always closes the gate behind him!

being super serious...

If your wondering why he isn't wearing a shirt in some of these pictures it is because he has a knew obsession...spitting...everywhere! Every time he takes a drink of his sip he spits it right back out! I HATE IT! Hopefully it is just a phase and we will be out of it in no time!