FrIeNdS-~FaMiLy-~and the FoUrTh:)

So for the fourth we got to spend half the day with Derek, went to a BBQ, and then watched fireworks in downtown Pittsburgh over the three rivers. It was an amazing view, and AMAZING fireworks....They were for sure the best I have ever seen.!! Much better than Salmon ID's where I grew up....No offense Gary Foss:)...I think that's his name:)

Anyway we sat on a grass patch that over looked the city and it was perfect. We went with our good friends out here, Amber and Ryan Harper, and another friend Tony, who is basically just a tag along:) Ha jk. I forgot my camera of course, so I will prolly steal some from Amber soon:0)

Then on Sunday we headed to Ohiopyle State Park. It was so beautiful. I cant explain how green Pennsylvania is. Derek said, "Each state has its own beauty huh?" I definitely agreed and am very thankful for the opportunities we have had to visit so many.

Here are some pics from the park:)

i LoVe My LiL FaMiLy!!~

OUr LIL Man!!

downtown pittsburgh....allegheny cemetary.....

So for some more of our adventures...........:0)

On sunday we took a trip to allegheny cemetary, one of the oldest and most beautiful cemetary's here (if a cemetary can be beautiful):). Really though, it was very pretty. It laid on about 300 acres of rolling hills. The grave stones (miniture houses) apparently date back to the late 1700s. What I mean by miniture houses is the grave stones literally looked like little houses. They were huge!!! I cant believe back in the 1800s the built these. They looked so vain to us. I wonder what the Lord thinks? Anyway, he are some pictures....

YEP THATS RIGHT...,THESE ARE GRAVE STONES...

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This was a beautiful place and I am glad we got to visit!!!

Then we headed to look at the city of pittsburgh. First we went to this look out point and got some pictures of the city itself. It was pretty cool. The city is so old. We took a ride on this old cable railway called the Duquesne incline. It has been serving transportation since 1877....Anyway we thought it was pretty cool!

late...tired....need to blog!

So we have Internet in our apt now so I really need to get this updated so I can keep up... bare with me:)

So we have been having such a wonderful time here in Pittsburgh:) We have been trying to enjoy the summer more by visiting and exploring more of the city and surroundings. It has been so much fun. Derek is doing well out her and I am so proud of him and his hard work. I am really blessed to have such a hard working husband. Not to mention, and excellent daddy.

Brody is still my pride and joy. I love that little creature. He is so amazing and fascinating to me. He learns so quickly and I am so proud. He is talking more and more lately and it makes me laugh. He is thirteen months old and I thought he was being a little slow on speaking, maybe cuz he uses sign language a lot to communicate with us. But this last week has changed my mind. He is trying so hard to say one syllable words and it is so cute:) He says mom ma, dad da, shoes, buuh bye, hi, banana, etc...obviously in his little baby way:) I know I say this every time but he LOVES animals, especially dogs. We need one. Brody and I went to an appointment with Derek the other day where the family had gotten broken into 2 days before that while they were away. It was so sad. They had pretty much everything expensive stolen, and the mom was just horrified. She was pregnant and had two little ones at home. They had a huge dog, who wasn't there at the time of the break in, and Brody was all over him! It was so cute, he was so excited yet a little bit scared.

Anyway, I am journaling and should really be blogging so here goes.....

I love having a little boy with such a great personality...you can just see it in him!!!

and you gotta have some bath pics:0

So I have been trying to be a better mom to Brody. Sometimes I just get so caught up in cleaning, cooking, laundry, work, etc that I forget that I need to be his mommy. I need to spend quality time with him, and not just be his baby sitter. So anyway I have been setting aside an hour every four hours or so and letting it just be HIS time. I let him do whatever he wants and I do it with him. Without doing anything else of course. This has helped so much. I feel like he is getting the attention that a one year old needs, and also learning so much along the way. I love it. THis is not to say that I don't make him have just Brody time either. I believe he needs that too. ANyway, these next pics and video are of him taking me for a walk around the apartments:)

Just a few shots of the davis fam:)~~~~~and Brody's little girlfriend LeXI

And Brody's most recent haircut.....my favorite thing to do to him!!

So for some of our exploring...Derek and I decided to head up to Amish Country.. Volant and New Wilmington PA. What A beautiful place and way of life. It was so crazy. It was like a movie. I cant even explain how cool it was. Here are a few pics from the trip:)

....the drive......


Brody's kryptonite

And I took this picture (Derek thinks I'm Crazy) because I just think it is so beautiful here, even on the freeway!

a few of the visit.....

and Brody dancing to some kids songs to end this blog finally!!!!!!!!!

uPdAtE....FINALLY!!!

So I feel like I have been so terrible at this! But here we go......Pittsburgh has been so fun so far! I love the scenery here, and also the experience. Overall, we are having a blast!!!! I'm just gonna get going on this so it might be sorta random....:0)

Here are a few pictures of the scenery and our little apartment out here. It is so funny how we have been doing this for so long and each year our apt, where we live, and the people are so different....

It is so cool ...our apt overlooks the pool.....and it is so green here:)

And now for our little BrOdY!!! He is so big....and growing like a weed....He is starting to say a few words and I am just loving it:) he says momma dadda uh oh... I love it... He loves to brush his teeth and walks around the house doing it all day...

Brody's eyes seem to be getting bluer and bluer so I have been in heaven taken pictures....

So the sunny days out here are pretty rare so far...so when it is sunny outside we spend as much time as possible at the pool or the water park!:)

Sunday's are our most favorite days out here. We rarely get to see Derek and Sunday we get all day with him...Our church is fun and the people are really nice...Brody loves going and I dont think we've been able to sit through a whole sacrament meeting yet!!

Getting ready for church.....

ok...So I have some more coming but this takes me forever!!!! So I'll post tomorrow:)