Bradys 2nd Birthday

Brady turned 2 on May 31. We decided to celebrate on Memorial Day.  Since he was born on Memorial Day it seemed appropriate. Grammy and Papa came up and helped us party.  Brady LOVES Mickey Mouse.  He won't sit down and watch movies, but he loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  He also has a Mickey book that he loves to read in bed at night.  He thinks he is actually reading it. Then we went to the park and let him play on his favorite playground.  He loves going down the slide and swinging.  He always says, "Wheeee."  For dinner we had Pizza, his favorite.  Then we opened presents. Brady is a very meticulous present opener.  He would open one piece and then hand it to me to put in the garbage.  It was so funny! Sydney and Tyler made cards and gave it to him.  They also went around the playroom and gave him their old toys that they don't want anymore.  I'm glad they love their little brother so much.

It's a good thing we celebrated early because Brady's actual birthday was super busy.  And he was SUPER cranky! We always start birthdays with donuts for breakfast.  Brady got a little upset because he didn't get 2 donuts.  :)  Then we took Sydney and Tyler to school and I sat down with him and held him while we watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and read his Mickey book.  I had to run some errands after we picked Tyler up from school and I decided to go and pick up McDonalds Happy Meals up and take it to Sydney's school for lunch. The boys LOVED having lunch with Sydney.  After lunch the boys were able to go out and play with Sydney at recess.  Then it was nap time! I think that was his favorite part of the day.  That night Sydney had an open house and Polynesian performance at school. Afterwards he opened cards.  He loved opening all the cards and did it just like the presents. One piece at a time.

Some things I want to remember about Brady at 2 is:

He is a very happy child.
He thinks he is hilarious. There are many days he will wake up laughing and laughing.

He loves Tyler and Sydney.  He loves playing with them, sitting by them, and generally just being around them.

He loves to run around and play.  He does not like to hold hands when we are going for walks.  He also doesn't like the stroller. He wants to be out running around like his siblings.

Brady also loves his naps.  He doesn't like to be woken up and if he doesn't get his full nap, he gets a little cranky!

He LOVES food.  He likes to have something in both hands for him to eat.  He is a good eater, but he likes breads and sweets the most.  He likes to drink chocolate milk.  His favorite food is Pizza.  Whenever we go to Costco he yells, "pizza pizza." Even if we don't get pizza, he yells it.

Brady loves nursery, but doesn't like Sacrament meeting.  We are usually out in the hall with him for most of the first hour.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sydney's Dance Recital

This past year Sydney has been taking Ballet from Miss Heidi.  She absolutely LOVES dance! She loves everything about dance, but one of her favorite parts is the curtsey.  Last week she had a recital with her class.  They did a clown and circus theme. She did a great job!

Mothers Day 2012

This year was a FANTASTIC Mothers Day!! It started with sleeping in until 7:00 on Sunday morning. Now this might be early for some people, but for my kids it is letting me sleep in. While I was sleeping in Ryan and the kids made me my favorite breakfast.  Hot Chocolate with French Vanilla syrup! YUMMY!! While I was sleeping Sydney and Tyler got up and colored pictures for me.  Sydney put post its around the house and sent me on a scavenger hunt to find my present.  It was so cute that they thought of me and wanted to make my day special.  Ryan and Tyler had gone to my favorite store, Real Deals, and picked out a birdhouse.  It looks so cute on my mantel.  For church Sydney and Tyler sang with the Primary and smiled and sounded great.  After church I got to take a nap and read books with my kids and watch America's Funniest Home Video.  Ryan made steak, salad and rolls for dinner.  It was such a good mothers day.  I wanted to spend my day celebrating what I do every day. Being a Mom.  It is my greatest challenge,my greatest happiness, and what I spend all my time doing. I'm really blessed to have such a great family.  I love Ryan for helping the kids make me feel so special and I love being their Mom!! Thanks guys!

Misc. Photos

These are just a few of the things we have done this year.

We went to dinner with Grammy and Papa to PF Changs. The kids love eating with chop sticks. And the food is super yummy. Much to my dismay - my kids love rice. So they love to try to eat it with chopsticks and they love the fortune cookies at the end.


Tyler loves his Legos. We spend hours every week playing with Legos. He likes to build buildings, cars, people. Every day he comes up with new stories of what the Legos are doing. He is getting so big and helpful at home. Love him!
Brady is still always full of smiles. He thinks that everything is funny - especially himself. He is constantly laughing and playing with Sydney and Tyler.
We went to OMSI for Sydney's school. Everyone had a good time!

This is how we watch movies on Sunday. Everyone gets in their comfy clothes as soon as we get home and they all pile on me. Right now Sydney is on a Sound of Music kick. And Tyler still loves watching Dinotopia.
Sydney is in a phase where she doesn't walk, she rolls. Everywhere. Here she is trying to teach Brady how to do it. I don't know how I feel about two kids rolling everywhere. But luckily he didn't get the hang of it. :)

For FHE one night we got a dance game for the Wii and had apple nachos for dessert. The kids loved it - and Daddy is a great dancer!

Brady loves it when someone tries to take a picture of him. He always says "CHEESE."
Sydney is becoming a great reader, and Tyler is starting to want to learn to read. They love to sit down on the couch and read new books from the library.
We love to go on walks a. Brady is enjoying his trike and the kids love to ride their scooters around the neighborhood. We are excited for warmer weather so we can do this more often.

My boys love to take bubble baths. Brady likes playing with the red boat and Tyler likes to play with the green train. Super cute!

Sick Tyler

This last few days have been rough with Tyler sick. He had a fever for three days and coughed a lot. He laid on the couch and just watched movies and took naps. I don't like seeing my kids sick. He was pretty miserable. Brady loved having Tyler home from school to watch movies with. One morning while he was sick, Sydney got up early and made him a card with some markers so he can decorate papers. This is one of their favorite things to do. Although he was too sick to play, it was nice of Sydney to be concerned for him. Now he is all better and we are ready for Spring Break!

Girls Weekend

A few weeks ago my sister Alisa and I were talking on the phone and saying how we needed a little bit of a break. We LOVE our families, but we needed a girls weekend. So we decided to meet in Boise and hang out. It was a lot of fun. We went and got our toes done, went shopping, ate good food, and went to see a movie. My kids wanted me to bring them back a cowboy and cowgirl hat. So we went to walmart and they had some. They were super excited for their new hats. Daddy took great care of them while I was gone. Although I missed my family, it was great seeing my Mom and sister. We definitely need to do it more often!