My mom and I took Brody to the pool on Monday afternoon. I wanted to check it out before we made plans to meet other kids there, just to make sure Brody liked it, and he LOVED it! The slide was his favorite but he always enjoyed flirting with the lifeguard and talking to everyone else who was there. He is getting good with his flirting. He charmed the waitress at Happy Joe's so much she brought him a toy! 
Saturday brought more time in Lake Crystal at Duck Days. They had turtle races, a petting zoo and games for the kids. Brody thought the petting zoo was B.S. cause they wouldn't let him in the goat pen like they did at the zoo. He did enjoy his pony ride and I had to run along side of him to keep up. He rode one-handed, just like a real cowboy! 
On Friday we went to the annual Duck Days Parade. We go to Taid's to eat supper (along with 50 other people, half of them I swear I didn't know!) and then watch the parade go right by his house. Brody did very good, considering the parade was about 2 hours long. He didn't sit in his chair very long- so it was surprising we caught a picture of him sitting in Everett's chair. He did enjoy running up and down the sidewalk. I think he was just practicing for the 4th of July Parade that he will actually get to be in! He also liked eating Grandma's Special K Bars. 
We brought the wagon for the boys to ride in, but Brody preferred being out where he could see things- and riding on Uncle Nate's shoulders gave him a great view! It was a super fun day at the zoo, and I am sure we will go back again this summer. 
Everett turned 1 on June 11th and we had a great time celebrating with him and family on Sunday the 14th. It was a beautiful day so the kids had a blast outside. Brody helped with the presents and had fun playing with Claire, Addy, Dirk and EJ. Everett got a 4 wheeler for his birthday so now they all have one. I couldn't get a picture with Claire in it because hers goes too fast! Everett also got a new pool so we went to Marla's for a pool party that afternoon. Even though the boys didn't actually get in the water (too cold) they looked cute playing in their swim trunks. Notice on both of them, their trunks come down to their ankles! 
Brody's new favorite thing to play with is books! I never thought the day would come where we could sit still long enough to enjoy a book, but it has! This picture is from the other night when my dad was babysitting and Brody just wanted to sit in the chair and read books. Grandpa would hand him a new one when he was ready for it.
Brody has become somewhat of a monkey the past few weeks. He likes to climb on everything. This includes climbing out of high chairs when we are out to eat too. My new biggest pet peeve is when we go to a restaurant and they don't have any high chairs with buckles that work! He also likes to climb on the window and juts hang out. He will read books, eat his breakfast and watch the birds from that perch. We've added the step stool to make it easier and hopefully less dangerous! 