A visit from cousin Carys...

Now that Brody is a little older, developing his personality, and VERY aware of everyone and everything, it was so much fun to watch him interact with his 2 and a half year old cousin this past weekend. Grandma, Aunt Alissa, and Carys drove over from Arizona to spend a few days with us. After a stop over in Arroyo Grande, CA and a visit to the beach (it was Carys' first ever visit to the "huge sandbox" (her words exactly!)), they continued up to their old stomping grounds here in San Jose.



After they got settled in at our place, Carys and Brody immediately hit the toys! Even though Brody plays with the same toys every day, it was fun to watch him play with Carys. Carys enjoyed taking ALL of the toys out of Brody's toy basket and sharing them with Brody. She was even kind enough to organize ALL of them neatly under a "tent." I think that my one of my favorite moments was watching her dance around to Brody's animal train, all the while Brody starting at her with a HUGE smile on his face, clapping his hands along with the music. I'm sure that in a few weeks time, Brody will be up there dancing along with the music too.


We spent one afternoon at the park playing on the swings and slide. It was Brody's first time on the swing and the slide and I can already tell that we'll be heading to the park to burn off lots of energy in the future. As you can tell, Brody certainly enjoyed the slide...

And Carys had a great time too!