The Bodell Family: May 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010

Todd's 40th SURPRISE Party!!!!!!!

After MANY months of planning and sneaking around, Todd's SURPRISE party was a huge success. As many know, Todd is extremely HARD to surprise with anything and I am proud to say (and he'll even admit it too) that I pulled this one off!!!!! We had family and friends hiding around town and friends/coworkers escorting Todd around town while I prepared for the party. We had friends and family from California, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, and of course North Carolina. What an AMAZING turnout. Great company and great food!!!! I can't THANK everyone enough for all your help and celebrating with us!!!! Happy 40th Birthday Todd!!!!! We LOVE you!!!!!

The Birthday Boy!!!!

Joyce and I eagerly waiting....

Tanya and I waiting for the Birthday Boy!!!

Forty ouncers for his Fortieth Birthday!!!

SURPRISE!!!!

I did it, I did it!!!

The SURPRISE was a success!!!!

Cheers!!!!

Todd having a "forty" with Teddy and Tanya!!!

Celebrating with my LOVE!!!!!

Todd and Joyce

Joyce, Todd, and I

Todd and Tanya

Happy Birthday!!!!

Blow!!!!

6 months of hard work wrapped up in a bow!!!!

Sneak peak at the Birthday Book!!!!

A final SURPRISE of the night ~ Chris!!!

Celebrating TOGETHER!!!!

All came together from California, New York, Massachusetts, and down to North Carolina!!!

40!!!!!

Happy 40th Birthday Todd!!!! We LOVE you!!!!

Next stop.......Kindergarten!!!!!

Yay!!!!! Congrats Bubba!!!! Out of preschool and now onto Kindergarten!!!! You have worked so hard this year and we are all so PROUD of you!!!!! You are growing up so fast!!!! We LOVE you!!!!!

Austin David Bodell

Our poor monkey; still happy as can be!!!

Singing their patriotic songs.....or just smiling!!!!

Receiving his diploma from his teachers Miss Tracy & Miss Margaret!!!

Yeah!!!!!

Congrats Austin!!!!

Cody congratulating his Big Brother!!!

Class of 2010

So happy to open his gift from Grandma & Grandpa ~ Star Wars III!!!!

Happy Graduation Bubba!!! We LOVE you and we are so PROUD of you!!!! Now onto KINDERGARTEN!!!!!!!!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

When it rains, it POURS......

So today we went to Cody's 2 year check up and he was given the 100% healthy little boy sticker!!! He was a whopping 24.4 pounds and 33 7/8 inches tall!!! He may be skinny, but don't let his size fool you!!!! The Dr. said he has exceeded his milestones for his age and he is very happy with his development. I have another skinny blond on my hands, but that is OK with me!!! They even pricked his finger to check his hematocrit and all he did was say thank you and ask for a tattoo (aka bandaid); he's so brave!!!! However, our day with Dr.'s DID NOT end there........ After our perfect appointment with the pediatrician, Cody headed home for a nap. Auntie Lou Lou and Heather arrived around 5ish that evening for a weekend visit just about the time Cody was getting up from his nap. And it was all down hill from there. About 20 minutes after their arrival, I was downstairs in the laundry room where I heard a HUGE bang and then silence. I immediately knew something happened and yelled upstairs. When I had NO response I ran upstairs and just about the top of the stairs I hear get ice, but still no crying. I get to the playroom door and just about then Cody started crying while in Auntie Lou Lou's arms and she hands him off to me. (*Cody was trying to get off of the blow up mattress and when he stepped near the edge it threw him head first into the edge of a wooden toy box. I think he was knocked out since when he hit he just laid there face down not moving until Auntie Lou Lou grabbed him.) He's a little blue (probably from the breath holding silent cry) and his forehead is HUGE and growing and splitting farther and farther open. I didn't panic! According to Austin the only word out of my mouth was $?@! I took Cody who now at this point was hysterically trying to climb over me and went downstairs to attempt to put ice on his head and look at it a little more. Well, it continued to grow and split more so I knew we had to head to the ER. I had Auntie Lou Lou come with me to keep an eye on Cody while I drove and I had Booshie call Todd at work and tell him where to meet us. Well, Cody went from hysterical to very sleepy on the way to the ER so Auntie Lou Lou was in charge of clapping and singing to keep him awake. Cody was so brave for the Dr.'s! They took us back pretty quickly and they ended up watching him for a couple of hours to make sure he was ok. They were also able to glue his head back together since it was such a clean cut vs. stitching him up. Cody let them do whatever they needed to do as long as they covered him with tattoos (or bandaids and stickers). We finally made it home and continued to watch him to make sure he continued to act ok and was able to keep food down. Besides the LARGE bump on the forehead and the glue holding his forehead together (and don't forget the scare) he was a trooper!!! As of this moment there's no bruising yet, but the black eyes will be coming........ Seriously, what a week!!!!! Glad my monkey is ok though!!!!

This picture just doesn't show the extent of it; he looked like cyclops from the side. Poor Baby!!!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Happy 2nd Birthday to Cody!!!!!

Happy Birthday To You,

Happy Birthday To Cody,

Happy Birthday To You!!!!!!!

Where has the last 2 years gone? I can't believe my baby is 2 today!!!! My little monkey is becoming a little boy, or a toddler per Austin!!!! Our little monkey is still as spunky as ever, he LOVES LOVES LOVES his big brother, he still LOVES to sleep (most of the time), he still LOVES to eat anything and everything all day long, he's still VERY fond of his night nights (his 4 blankies), he LOVES to play, he LOVES to dance, he LOVES to sing, and he LOVES giving kisses and hugs and cuddling with mommy and daddy!!!!! Happy Birthday Baby, we LOVE you so much!!!! We had so much fun today!!! It so happened that MWR was having a fan appreciation evening at the race shop complete with bounce houses, yummy bbq, and a great band, so we headed over to enjoy the festivities and "celebrate" with our Birthday Boy!!!! The only downer today was when I ended up in Urgent Care with a diagnosis of........stress induced SHINGLES!!!!! Such bad timing, but we caught it early and I started my horse size pills within 24 hours of the blisters showing up; hopefully it doesn't get any worse and any more painful!!!! Now back to celebrating........

Cody enjoying his Birthday Waltrip style......