Thanksgiving

A Thanksgiving Day family pic...

Thanksgiving was great! Brady went nap-less so I was expecting a little monster by 5:00, but he handled all the commotion well. He ate corn, turkey, and lots of pumpkin pie.



18 weeks prego...looking huge already.

Baby #2

We are exicted to announce Baby #2 will be arriving in late April.

22 Months

It recently dawned on me that I need to start planning a birthday party. I can't believe 2 years have passed so quickly. I haven't written in his baby book forever so this is my way of documenting recent developments.

-When he wants to play with you he will grab your hand and say "Play". He has always been a great independent player, but since he learned this trick we find ourselves playing a lot more.

-He is still into trucks, cars, & trains. He plays with Troy's childhood matchbox cars-favorites include fire trucks, white vans, and jeeps. He insists upon taking them everywhere we go. He almost always carries 3 (one under the arm pit, 2 in his hand)

-He says "Please" and "Thank you".

-He says "Duve you".

-He has several phrases "Where'd it go?", "What's that?", "There it is."

-Much to his Dad's frustration he has become very picky about bedtime stories. He shoves most of his suggestions away. He MUST take 2 pacifiers to bed. If for some reason he loses one of them during the night we must give him another. He usually brings 2 trucks to bed too.

-He hates getting dressed, hair cuts, cutting finger nails, and brushing teeth. He kicks, screams and runs away to avoid any of these activities.

-He loves TV. We have to limit his time there because he could easily sit for hours watching Dora, Sesame Street, & Handy Manny.

He is such an easy going little guy with big personality. He loves to help Mom around the house, dance, and be silly. His laugh is contagious. He drives me nuts, but makes me smile.

Hair Cut

Brady has made it more than clear he will not tolerate a hair cut....so this is what I have to tame everyday.

Progress has been made the last two weeks- We now have windows, shingles and cement in the basement, garage, and entryway. Next weeks comes siding, electrical, plumbing, and heating rough-ins.

Halloween Part 2

Carving pumpkins with Mom


Heading out to Trick-or-Treat


Checking out the Goods



Brady spent most of the weekend in his Superman costume. Saturday morning we went to an ECFE party. Then we headed to the in-laws house for dinner and treats. Then we stopped at Brady's special Great Aunt and Uncle's house for treats on the way home.

We decided to try Trick-or-Treating this year in the neighborhood to see how he responded. He wouldn't say anything at the doors, but he liked ringing the doorbell and holding out his bucket. Once we got home I think I heard the word TREAT about 50 times. He ate a small bag of M&M's, a mini Kit Kat, and shared some Nerds with Mom. Once it was time for bed we had to pry the bucket from his hands.

New House

For those of you who are curious...