Monday, December 3, 2012

Thanksgiving, Christmas trees, and my never-ending lists

My to do lists have taken over as the weeks count down to baby.  We've been crazy busy and I am way behind on my blog posts.  Here's a recap in pictures of what we've been up to.


We went for a little hike on a warm day




Silly face

Celebrating Lilliana's 2nd birthday


We spent Thanksgiving in WV. Here's a little pre-turkey fun.



He loves an audience


Tractor rides

And just when you thought garages couldn't get any more fun... a giant turkey!

Safety first

Back home wearing his blanket

His finger painting has come a long way since school started

It's a pirate ship!


We bumped into Santa at the Christmas tree farm

In pursuit of the best tree

This one seems to measure up

Helping Daddy cut it down

Not much help with the dragging, though

I'm pretty sure this one is even bigger than last year's





My favorite- I checked on Brady before we went to bed and found him sleeping with his Christmas tree!


Monday, November 12, 2012

Oh boy bed

We're in the process of conquering another milestone- Brady's move to a big boy bed!  Or an "oh boy bed" as he likes to call it.  Probably a more appropriate name anyway!  Brady helped Daddy take his baby bed apart and tell it bye bye for good.  He was very excited about sleeping in a big boy bed, and in fact our first night was a total success!  And then reality set in the following day...  But fast-forward to a week and a half later, and we're making good progress.  It was nothing that temporarily switching around his bedroom doorknob couldn't fix!  He's sleeping more soundly now, and his escape attempts are much less frequent.  We're really proud of our big boy!

In other firsts, Brady helped make cookies yesterday.  Suzy and Allie came over for a visit, and they are a pro-baking duo.  I'll admit I was skeptical at first about attempting to bake with two toddlers, but it was a hit!  Sure, we had some flying dough and plenty of flour on the floor, but a good time was had by all.  And even though Brady wouldn't take one bite, he asked to make cookies again last night and this morning!

Handy Brady


A story with Mommy

And one with Daddy

Oh boy!

Play doh fun

Naptime in the big boy bed.  So cute!

Here's a look at his new big boy room




31 weeks







Our master chefs









Thursday, November 1, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Even though it was Brady's third Halloween, it was his first time trick-or-treating last night!  We gave him the option of dressing up like a pirate or a fire fighter, and he did not hesitate to choose the fireman (or the hot pink pumpkin)!  We've been practicing our "Happy Halloweens" and "Trick-or-treats," so this big boy was ready to rock and roll.

Pete took him to a few houses on our street.  Other than trying to take the entire candy dish from one neighbor, he did great!  Of course Brady wouldn't eat the candy even if we wanted him to, but I bet Pete and I can think of something to do with it.


Firefighter Brady


Practicing his parade wave



Sure Mommy, I'll pose for your picture. But I won't like it.

We almost had our own little Stop, Drop, and Roll moment.


Show time







We dump the candy out...

And we put it back in.  Repeat.  Over and over.  Probably his favorite part!