ROAR!!!!!

This year we have had a full week of Halloween. It started last Sunday with the Newark Safe Halloween. We watched a huge parade and then went Trick or treating in Down town. It was really nice, they had all of Main Street shut down for trick or treaters and all the store were giving out candy. On the day before Halloween, Brodie wore his dinosaur costume all day at the track and then went to a costume party for kids. And finally last night, we went down to Tiff's house to go trick or treating with the girls. Brodie has had an absolute blast.

The Newark Parade

Getting candy with Kaylee

Last year the mummy dogs were such a hit that we decided to keep the tradition going. This year the kids made their own mummy dogs, even Brodie

Then they wanted to eat at their own special table

Baden was Thelma from scooby doo

And Dulany went as Daphney

Brodie was a T-REX

he walked the whole night, the girls walked a little faster than him so actually he jogged most of the night and kept calling out, "girls, girls, girls" it was so cute

He would let any hold his bucket, last year the girls stole his candy so he wasn't about to let it get away from him for a second

It was a great week, great night

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