Brody's Birthday

Brody had a great birthday celebration.  It seemed to last for weeks.  He had his party with all of his friends at Bayview Park on Saturday the 12th, then he celebrated his birthday with the family on his actual birthday, finally he celebrated at school on the 16th.  He was very excited to have all of his school friends come to his birthday party.  Thanks to everybody that celebrated with us.

At his annual checkup, he measured in at 40 1/2 inches and 34 1/2 lbs.  This puts him in the 47th percentile for height and 38th percentile for weight.  He also had a couple of shots that he took like a champ.

Brody's Cars Sliding Puzzle

This sliding puzzle was all jumbled up and I was stumped so I gave it to Brody just to keep him occupied for a few minutes. I turned away for 2 minutes and all of the sudden Brody says "I did it." I looked over and was stunned.

Merry Christmas

Brody and Chase had a very Merry Christmas. We started the fun a few days early by visiting with Uncle Tom and Grandma Moran. Grandma Moran is always a gracious hostess. Now we know where Mimi and Mommy get it.

The weekend before Christmas, Grandma and Grandpa Sheffer came down to visit and stayed with us. They are always a big help and it is fun to stay up and chat with the night owls.

On Christmas Eve, Grandma Thomas came over for breakfast and to open presents. We enjoyed Laura's World Famous Baked French Toast (at least it should be world famous). She loves to see the boys open their presents. Brody is so polite. He is even happy and thankful when he is opening clothes that she has bought him.

We went to Christmas Eve Mass at St Anthony's then on to The Costa's for dinner. The boys had a great time playing with Dylan. They are eagerly awaiting his little brother's arrival.

After the boys opened their gifts from Santa Claus, Laura's family came over and we had another batch of her World Famous Baked French Toast. It was a great time. Christmas Afternoon we went over to the Melnicoff House for the Annual Beef Tenderloin Feast which hit the spot as always!

Thanksgiving

We took our annual trip up to visit the rest of the Melnicoff Family in Port St. Lucie for Thanksgiving. We have wonderful tradition of visiting with family on Wednesday night at the Residence Inn where we stay (great hotel, terrific happy hour buffet), playing golf on Thursday morning with the guys, and enjoying Grandma's feast and watching football with family Thursday afternoon. It is always a highlight of the year.

Also, the week before Thanksgiving, Brody's class had a wonderful lunch celebration. It was a really fun time that gave us an opportunity to visit with Brody's classmates and their parents.

Halloween

Brody and Chase had a great Halloween night. Brody was a doctor and Chase was Derek Jeter. They went Trick or Treating in Coral Ridge with Jack and James.

Disney World

This past weekend we took a trip to Disney World. This time it was a big family trip with Laura's family. We were actually able to hit all four major Disney parks. The added bonus for the adults was the Epcot Food and Wine Festival (although Epcot also has the best meet and greet with Mickey and his friends).

We started off on Thursday night at Epcot listening to Gin Blossoms and enjoying the lamp chops in Australia and the filet in South Africa while also fitting in a trip to see Mickey. Friday, we went to Magic Kingdom and managed to fit in another trip to Epcot on Friday night. Saturday morning, we went to Animal Kingdom which was terrific. The safari is one of the highlights in all of Disney World. Saturday afternoon, we watched the Gators beat up on the Gamecocks followed by some Uno pizza and the Canes-Seminoles game. Sunday morning, we finished up the weekend by going to Hollywood Studios which is also one of our favorites. The boys love the Disney Junior live show. We had a great weekend and really lucked out with the weather.