Three Little Monkeys

Joe is all healed up and back riding, which means yesterday we were all at Delaware park to watch him ride. Dulaney, Baden and Brodie were so cute playing together. They had a blast chasing each other around the grove area.

They were all over this tree

He just loves playing with Baden and Dulaney

Playing at our friend Ella's birthday party

wrestling the girls

Wiped out from a full weekend of playing

The Terrible Twos

On Thursday little Brodie turned two years old. We had a small party for him at the house. We had been talking about his birthday coming up, but we went sure that he understood. Until Thursday morning when he woke up screaming "I TWO!!!" He had a great day of bossing everyone around.

Brodie's Dinosaur cake

He loved having everyone sing to him, then after they were done he sang to himself for the next thirty minutes

He even blew out his own candles

This is a cute picture of Laney and Brodie on owners day at Delaware Park

Brodie, Laney and Gabi

Brodie and Lance in the Delaware Paddock

I Help

Brodie has learned very quickly how to manipulate me. Now when ever I say "no Brodie you can't do that" he says "Peas mommy, I Help" and then I give in and let him help me. At first it made me nervous to let him do much around the barn, but it turns out that he is quite the helper.

Practicing shaking out the hay

"helping" push the wheel barrow
His most important job is to bring HAP carrots in the evening

Showing HAP the carrots

and making him beg

This is a game that they play, Brodie tries to hold the wheel barrow still. While Hap tries to dump it over. Then Brodie hits him on the nose and and tell him "bad HAP"

"helping" feed

Mixing. And then it happens all over again tomorrow. It is very entertaining

The Boss

For a little over a week now, we have been training a horse. We Have A Problem, Brodie has decided that he now owns/trains the horse. He calls him HAP or sometimes HAPPY, and it is pretty much all he talks about. HAP this and HAP that, he even says night, night HAP every night while laying in bed. Brodie just loves being around horses, especially his horse. He also just loves coming out in the morning and being a complete barn rat. He has his own little routine, he checks on HAP, plays with Juan's goat and chicken, rides the Nunleys pony. The kid comes home absolutely filthy, and he loves it. On Tuesday We Have A Problem ran and won, which sent Brodie into an emotional roller coaster. I take a lot of the blame for that because I got him pretty wound up before the race. During the race Brodie alternated yelling "go HAP" and "Go Da". After the race we stood on the track as Da jogged HAP back, and Brodie continued to Yell "YAY!!!DA!!!" at the top of his lungs. Then when we walked back in to the grand stand, Brodie began yelling "I WON THAT" and hi five-ing everyone in sight. Then began the "YAY, YAY, YAY'S" This lasted for the next hour or so. By 7:00pm Brodie was alternating laughing hysterically, and sobbing crying. I am pretty sure that it was the best day of his life.

While I was getting my license, they asked me what my horse's name was. When I said We Have a Problem, Brodie started yelling "my horse" so they also licensed him.

Loving on HAP
Watching him eat

Playing with Juan's goat

and feeding the goat

He is not so sure about the chicken

Helping mommy fill ice boots

What a proud owner

Kisses

They even wrote Brodie's name down as owner in the picture

Nanny and Poppie

Last week we took a trip to Fredrick Maryland to visit Nanny, Poppie and the Canters. We had a great visit. Nanny made Brodie a tea drinker, and Poppie showed us a bunch of old win pictures. While we were there Brodie took advantage of Aunt Tina's hospitality and emptied out all of her kitchen cabinets. Brodie and also found a new best friend in Kieran, or Keen and Brodie calls him. Thank you Tina, Duane, Nanny and Poppie for the great time we had with you.

Nanny, Joe, Brodie and poppie

Not only did Nanny make Brodie a cup of Tea, but she even found a Brodie sized cup
He loved it

Uncle Duane and Brodie

Giving Aunt Tina kisses goodnight

Brodie and Kieran

Emptying Tinas cabinets

Playing with Kieran

and wrestling

Nanny got four tattoos of Joe on horses last month

Playing video games with Kieran