My Buddy...

Happy 4th Birthday Brutus!

I love my doggies!

-Today is Brutus's 4th birthday. He got a few extra treats today:) We started the morning with Brooks' first swim class. He had a good time but was very timid at first. We were running a few minutes late, so we just "jumped" into it. He warmed up by the end and was enjoying "drinking" the water while trying to blow bubbles. (I'll post pix later of his first class when I get them from G-ma) Josh woke up sick Sat. morning and was unable to join us. He got worse as the day went on. I think he got if from Brooks. He had been fighting his second cold and got some daddy time Friday night while I went out to dinner with the girls. It was my first experience taking care of my two sick boys:) I felt so bad for Josh. He worked so hard this past week and now has been sick all weekend. Ugh!

-Brooks is doing well and enjoying being a little boy. He is still into everything and starting to stand a few seconds alone. He is a chatterbox at home and seems to think anything round is a ball. He will look at a round light, pumpkin, ornament, dot, circle, tire, etc and say "ball". He always asks for his special ball that I keep on a shelf in his room at nighttime. It is the first thing he asks for again in the morning. He is even reaching/pointing for it. He also has word approximations for "mom, dad, dog, more, woof, hooo, bottle" and knows what a few more things are in his home. He is so fun and I love watching him learn new things everyday!