Being a mother has been the most challenging, fulfilling, but most wonderful job that I have ever had. It is the most meaningful thing I have ever done in my life. I pray every day that God continues to work through Phillip and I to be good parents to Brody, to develop in him a hunger for God, a love for the Lord, character, and integrity. I am honored to be a parent and am so thankful and there isn't one that that goes by that I don't realize how blessed that I am. Being a parent has brought me closer to God, made me more selfless than I ever thought was possible, and is shaping me into a person that needs Jesus more each day. I just wanted to express in two paragraphs my feelings on being a parent and how much I love my little Brody Martin Wood.
My parents were in town in July, so we decided to have Brody's 1st birthday party then. In a perfect world we would be having it the weekend of his birthday and both my parents and Phillip's parents would be able to be there, but that is not the case and that's ok. When you have family that lives out of town you just do your best to make events like this work. It worked out great though we spent fourth of July with Phillip's parents in Branson, Mo and came home and my parents spent the week with us. That Saturday we had Brody's birthday party. This year I wanted it to just be us and my parents. Next year we will invite Brody's friends! I decided to do a Mickey Mouse theme and I had so much fun buying decorations. We had a great time with Mom and Dad and made some wonderful memories celebrating Brody's birthday!
Brody and Poppy playing on the floor!
Brody with Poppy and Marmie shopping at the mall.
Happy Birthday Brody!
Brody's smash cake.
My dear friend Lindsey Conner made this shirt. It turned out so cute!
Marmie and Brody with their cool shades on!
Brody's presents were kind of big so we decided to cover them with sheets!
Marmie and Poppy gave Brody this car! He loves it!
Big Daddy and Mimma gave Brody this wagon. They were skyping with us when he opened it! We enjoy going for walks in it. It has two seats with seatbelts. It's great!
Shug taking a ride in the wagon with Brody.
This horse didn't go over so well! Now slowly but surely he likes it and isn't scared anymore. I think it made him feel insecure moving on the horse without being strapped on.
Opening more presents!
Brody ready for his smash cake!
Digging in to his first cake!
He loved it!
Happy 1st Birthday Brody! We love you more than you will ever know!
Love,
Mom and Dad
