Bradley

Wow, I have not posted for a long time. Ah well. This post is about Bradley. He is growing up so fast, I hardly even have time to capture his cute personality. But I have taken some pictures so hopefully that will help.

He is now 3 and a half. He weighs 28 pounds. A lightweight, yes. I haven't measured him recently, but soon I will. He loves to talk and mimic phrases that he hears. Here are a couple of my favorites that he uses often: "Oh, I see what's going on here", "Let's make it happen" (when we are about to leave),  "Let's just do it" (after I've told him no), and "here's the question we need to ask ourselves" (he uses this one pretty randomly and normally in the wrong context. :) I love it.

He is such a good brother to Noah. He hates it when he is awake and Noah is asleep. Occasionally, he will run into Noah's room and wake him up. (this is not awesome. Luckily, it is more rare than not). They love to play together.

Bradley reading to Noah

He is also sort of going through a phase where he likes to put his clothes on backwards. I normally don't fight it too much. I'm hoping it is short lived. He is starting to realize that it is harder to keep his pants up when they are on backwards.

He is also just starting to get to the age where he really wants to push his boundaries. He loves to jump from high things. He loves to ask questions. He loves to eat breakfast on the windowsill. He particularly loves to empty bookshelves, desk drawers, and other assorted things. This is actually normally instigated by Noah, who loves to empty things and then put those things back. Bradley mostly just likes the emptying part.

Mike and I were having a deep heart to heart talk. In the meantime...

Bradley and Noah were also taking the opportunity to bond...

All in all, I'd say it was a successful night.

You might have to look closely, but Bradley bit the end off of every carrot.

He is also starting to not take naps. This is a very sad time for me. But he does love taking his quiet time. I set him up on his couch and he reads and plays for an hour. He still takes a nap if the quiet time thing isn't working.

Bradley taking quiet time

Bradley and Titan seem to be pal-ing around a lot lately.

 

Funny moment tonight. We went on a walk together, and right before we got home, I said, "When we get home, it will be time to get ready for bed", to which Bradley responded (like he does every night) "But I don't want to go to bed! I'm not tired!" And this is what we found when we got home. (about 3 minutes after this conversation)

This is why I wish we weren't forgoing naps. This picture was taken at about 7:15 pm.

All in all, he is just such a fun and happy boy to be around. His sunbeams teacher always raves about how reverent and good he is. I just love him so much.

Pictures

So, I was just looking for pictures to post of my children and I realized that I never take pictures anymore. This is not good. I will repent. In the meantime, here is what we do have.

And, as pathetic as it is, that is all I have.

Poop: The Ultimate House Cleaner

This is a post about poop. If you don't want to read about poop, you are welcome to jump over to any of the blogs on the right. I'm confident that they are not posting about poop. But, for those fearless souls that want to hear why poop is the ultimate house cleaner, read on.

Yesterday, Noah stepped in poop. (long, boring story about where the poop came from, but that's what happened) After stepping in said poop, he proceeded to explore mom and dad's room, and then ultimately ended up in Bradley's room playing with toys. All this in about 5 minutes while I was cleaning up after a snack. Bottom line: poop all over the house. So, I did what any sane mother would do and locked my children in Noah's room (the one room I was positive he didn't go into) and called the carpet cleaners who came over and cleaned all the carpets in our house, after which we sanitized all of the toys in Bradley's room. My house is now more clean than the day we moved in.

Corn, Cars, and Candy - Happy Halloween!!!

Everything Should Start With a Cat in a Tie

I can't think of a better way to start a blog post than Titan in a tie. Get it...Tie tan... :) :) :)

Actually this is a post about the coolest event in Albuquerque and maybe the only reason other than visiting your favorite family and friends for coming to Albuquerque. This event starts on a quiet Saturday morning and one asks oneself, should I get up early today. Normally the answer is "Why in the world would I get up early on a Saturday?" However, when your three year old child is up and running up to you saying, "There's balloons outside, Mommy, come on get up," what do you say. I believe there's a scripture about that. Something like if your child asks for a balloon will you give him a boat? If you're not laughing yet, just read a few more lines.

Just so you understand, when we say balloons, we mean balloons, like cover the landscape balloons.

So what do a three year old and one year old do when first presented with a balloon several thousands time their size?

Do they run?

(If you wanted cuteness, theres a big brother looking after his little brother.)

Do they stand transfixed? 

(Works on adults too, hopefully not driving adults, but not always...)

Do they run and try to hitch a ride?

"Have fun up there, son!" (Just kidding...we didn't really send our son up in a balloon by himself...Mommy went with him! (Just kidding again...I believe Mommy's words something along the lines of "I could never do that" (Have to admit you like the triple parentheses)))

 So what does one do after watching balloons all day? Eat as much fried food as possible of course! And, as you can see, we can eat everything fried from your standard fried corn dog to fried candy bar!  

(Nothing like balloons and fried food to bring incredible hordes of people together)

Once bundled up with stroller in tow,

Blankets and puppy dog mittens at the ready,

And we're off to see the most incredible sight in Albuquerque, the Glodeo

If you didn't laugh by now, or at least smile, it's not too late. You too can come see the site and attraction of Albuquerque (and visit your favorite family and friends)!