Play Doh Fun

Brady has had lots of fun playing with his Play-Doh set he got for his birthday...he's been busy making lots of creations!

Christmas is in the Air!

This weekend was a great family-fun weekend. On Saturday night we ran some errands, got some hot chocolate from Starbucks and headed to Jolly Holiday Lights. It seems as though everyone else in the DSM area thought of this idea on Saturday too! It took quite a while to get in to see all the wonderful lights but it was definitely worth it. Brady is fascinated with Christmas lights. He LOVED seeing all the light displays! He would get so excited, it was so fun to watch him.
Then on Sunday we went to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. Brady has been saying how much he wants to see Santa. Well last year was a complete disaster...he cried and screamed and wanted nothing to do with him. I thought maybe the same would happen this year when he actually got up there to see him. He surprised Andy and I so much. He walked right up, said 'Hi Santa', he gold Santa he wanted choo choo trains, smiled for his pictures, waved to Santa when he was done and said 'Thank You Santa'. He did such a great job!!! After sitting on Santa's lap, we went over to the coloring section, looked at some race cars and the choo choo trains and then headed home. He had lots of fun and keeps looking at his picture from Bass Pro. We might just have to go see Santa again! What a difference a year makes!


Getting ready to see Santa...he was so excited!

Telling Santa what he wants for Christmas

'Cheese'

Playing with the remote control cars

Coloring his choo choo train

How Time Flies

3 years ago, our lives were completely turned upside down...in the best way possible. Brady Joseph came in to our lives. The love and joy he's brought to our lives is indescribable. Everyday with him is just amazing. It's hard to believe it's been 3 years since we were in the hospital wondering what we were going to do with this brand new baby once we got home...I guess we've figured a few things out! I can't wait to see what the next 3 years will bring.
We love you to pieces Brady!!!

3 Years Old!!

On Sunday we celebrated Brady's 3rd Birthday! To say he was excited for his party is a HUGE understatement! He kept saying 'my friends coming'. We had lots of family and friends over for his big day. We ate lunch, then Brady opened his gifts (which he got lots of great stuff), then it was time for cake and ice cream. He loves the 'Happy Birthday' song (he has us sing that before bed every night) and so he proceeded to sing Happy Birthday to himself at the party. Too funny! Once everyone left, he got to play with all of his toys and then took a nice long nap. I can't believe our little boy is 3 years old today...Happy Birthday Brady...We Love You!

Sound the Alarm!!

Yesterday was Brady's 3rd Birthday Party! I'll post more and put up some pictures tomorrow! He is 3 years old tomorrow...I can hardly believe it!!!

Over Half-way!

Crazy to think that we're over half-way done with this pregnancy. Since I'll be having a c-section around 39 weeks, I'm in the teens for weeks left of this pregnancy. Woo Hoo! We are so excited to meet Baby C #2! On Wednesday we had our ultrasound. Everything looked great. Baby looks healthy and right on target. Even on target for weight. Here's to hoping this baby isn't as big as Brady (our little monster was 9lbs 1oz...wowzer!) and you could tell I had a big baby in there! Ha ha! Overall, I'm really feeling pretty good. Just your usual pregnancy issues, tiredness and an occasional headache. This baby is moving around like crazy...but that is definitely the best part of pregnancy...feeling the baby move all around! Here are some pics!



Profile of Baby C

Mr. Hat Man

He really likes hats (for a short amount of time). He prefers other people's hats to hats of his own. He especially likes Grandpa's and Papa's hats the most!