Speed Boat

Brady loves playing with his new speed boat, and he's really quite good at it.  He gets really close to the pool walls, but manages to rarely hit them.  He's in this squatty position partly out of excitement and partly because he's trying to keep warm... poor guy.

...much better.

Pick A Movie

Anna Belle LOVES picking movies from the DVD case.  She hardly gets 30 minutes into one movie before she's picked the next 3 movies she wants to watch.  Her favorites, right now, are Meet the Robinsons, Sound of Music, and Annie.  She repeatedly says, "Pick a movie!"  I'm also impressed with how quickly she learns the music from each movie... smart little thing.

Funny Thing Friday

When Brady sees that I'm washing the master bedroom sheets, he asks, "Who did it?"  He thinks that someone must have wet the bed.

To Grandmother's House We Go

We had a few bags of things to bring to Grandma's house, so we went for a visit.  We met Grandma at Michael's (on a wedding errand).  We also went to a few other stores and picked up a previous order (also wedding errands).  Brady really wanted to go to Toys 'R' Us, and Grandma obliged.  He kept saying he wanted Corvettes.  It's not until we got home that I realized this entire little race pack was Corvettes; all the racing logos must make them unrecognizable to me.  He's quite pleased with himself.

Grandpa grilled steaks, so Brady was outside helping him.

 After shopping, we went to Grandma's house for dinner.  The kids slept in the car for awhile, which gave me time to assemble Anna Belle's shopping cart.  She had a really hard time figuring out that the shopping cart was inside the box.  I'm glad she wasn't awake during the assembly.  Anyways, while we were outside, the priest's children came over.  They immediately walked inside and got "Mrs. Bacot's chocolates."  Anna Belle promptly brought her shopping cart inside and began peeling.  Have I mentioned how much she loves peeling crayons, logos, packages, etc.?  It's difficult to see with the shadows, but you can see the row of Kisses in the baby seat of the cart.  She put the rest on the bottom rack of the cart.

After peeling every Kiss in the house, Anna Belle came over to help Grandma and I place monogrammed stickers on the boxes for the candy table.  She was actually quite helpful... really... no sarcasm.  If only child labor laws weren't so strict, I could hire her out as a professional peeler.

Here's a little video of Anna Belle while we were still at Toys 'R' Us.

Grandma also got Brady a remote control boat; Taylor will be so excited!  We have talked about how fun it would be to play with an RC boat in the pool.  Brady and I are looking forward to putting in the batteries and trying it out today.  

Minnie

If only Anna Belle's bow had white polka dots...  She insisted on wearing her leotard for most of the day.  Why not?

I Got My Brady Back

It's probably been over 3 years since Brady's been really sick (beyond a minor cold).  It was hard to see my joyful child so lethargic, feverish, and depressed from those vaccinations.  I'm happy to report that on Monday he woke up as his old self.  He wrestled with Anna Belle, cried when it was Anna Belle's turn to pick a movie, had this giggling fit when watching his shows, finally regained his appetite, etc.  He was really sweet, easy going and cuddly when sick, but I'm happy to have my healthy, vibrant boy back.

Pretty Girls

Yesterday, we heated up the entire pool for Allison's birthday celebration with the family.  When my sister told me Kim and Maddy were in town, I decided it would be fun to have them over for an afternoon swim.  Kim and Aunt Megan bought these precious matching dresses for the girls.  Anna Belle loved to mimic every cute little thing Maddy did, so I know she liked having a matching dress.

 The photo below was taken right after Maddy kissed Anna Belle's cheek.

 Still sick Brady came out into the sunshine.

 Don't worry, Maddy brought him back.

 ... and here's how Anna Belle felt about it.

Poor Anna Belle hurt her lip on the edge of the pool.