Back To School

Chase returned to school this morning. We were a little concerned about how he would react to going back to school, but he was terrific. Drop off went smoothly and Laura called the school to check in and they said he was having a great time.  It doesn't take much to get Chase to smile as you can see below.

Chase has come a long way with his eating habits.  He eats pasta with sauce, chicken, black beans and rice, almond yogurt, watermelon and cantaloupe among other things.  With his allergies it can be a little challenging, but Laura has done a great job introducing all different types of foods.


Here is Chase eating black beans and rice.  We were shocked at how much he loved it.

Here is Chase eating almond yogurt.

Playing up to the Olympics theme, Brody received a gold medal in his gymnastics class today.

Brody had a quick visit with Grandma at her work.  Grandma has plenty of pictures of the kids on her desk at work.  She has a picture of Chase by himself on her desk, but didn't have one of Brody by himself.  Brody wanted to know why there wasn't a picture of just Brody on her desk.  :-)

Young At Art

Brody and Chase really love Young At Art Children's Museum in Davie. It is an amazing museum for kids. There is a HUGE play area for kids. It is great for the parents because you can sit there and watch the kids roam around from activity to activity. Brody especially enjoyed playing with an ice cream scooping set. Funny thing is that Daddy used to work at an ice cream parlor all through high school. There is a Broward County Library attached that has a large children's section. Brody checks out a bunch of Berenstain Bears books each time he goes.  Young At Art is a very cool place that every kid needs to visit.

Chase Being Goofy

Chase can be goofy sometimes.  When he sees a picture that he likes, he gets up really close to it.  Below that, is a picture that illustrates how tough it is to keep him in the shopping cart.  For that matter it is hard to keep him sitting in one spot anywhere.  You can see that from the video of him drinking his almond milk and playing around while not letting the cup leave his mouth.

Summer With Mom

With school out for the summer, Laura is playing stay-at-home mom with the boys. They are all having a great time.

Brody is enjoying swimming lessons (just in time for the Olympics, Brody will be pulling for Ryan Lochte).

Brody is also going to a gymnastics class once a week. At first, I thought that gymnastics for boys was a little girly, but I was wrong. Brody absolutely loves it. It is great for Brody to run, jump around and be climb all over the place while indoors and in the air conditioning. It is too hot to play outside at the park.

Unless that park is Plantation Woods Park. It is a park in Plantation that the boys have been going to. It has a nice water play area that helps with the heat.

Brody also enjoys bowling with his friends.

Chase and Callie looking on as Brody and Nicholas are playing.

Brody and Chase before last Sunday's Heat game.

Brody and Chase with Gigi and Pop-Pop.

Chase's One-Year Checkup

Chase had his one-year checkup on Friday. Not surprisingly, he came in as a bit of a lightweight. He is 29 inches tall and weighs 20 lbs. I guess not being able to eat dairy and egg products leads to a slightly more healthy diet. Otherwise, he checked out perfectly and took his shots like a champ.

Brody loves going to Target so that he can look at the toys. On the way over to the toy section, we stopped off in the sporting goods section. While I was looking for a glove for Brody to play catch, he found himself a helmet. This is what I saw when I turned around.

Chase's 1st Birthday Party

We had a great party for Chase's birthday. The party was at Bayview Park and it was a baseball theme (Yankees). Because of Chase's allergies, he had a vegan chocolate cake that was surprisingly tasty. Thank you to everybody that celebrated with us and made it such a special day.