Thursday, August 30, 2007

Enjoy, Summer is all BUTT over.....

Sad but true - hope everyone enjoys their long Labor Day weekend!!

Sunday, August 26, 2007

What can he doooooooo???

Brady boo is on the go....Still not walking but getting absolutely everywhere he wants to go just fine without the actual steps...... I am going to attempt to attach video and we will see what happens.
The first one is just funny - he can't seem to figure out everytime he stands up that the horn goes off.....No clue that his belly is hitting it everytime....gotta love him!

The second one is just Brady being a monkey boy - we spend a good portion of our day sitting on the stairs and watching him go up and down and up and down - you get the drill - so he has found the step stool and is infactuated and it it is scootched up to the counter - ummm yeah he climbs up right onto like he has just conquered everest!

hmmmm the second one didn't upload and those took a really long time - so that is all for now....Hopefully I can figure out the details soon

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Like Bill Cosby says.......

kids say and do the darndest things!
Here a are a few that had me rolling lately.......

1. While Brooke was casting her fishing pole off the back deck.....
Dad: "Wow Brooke that is good - how did you do that?"
Brooke: "Dad I have been casting since I was a little kid!"

2. Getting Brooke all excited because we were heading over to her friends to swim...
Brooke: "That's great - but you and daddy just want to eat and chat with Kahle and Stacy" (the parents of the friend) - haha very perceptive!

3. Brooke: Mom I can't wait to be a mommy - I want to have a baby.
Mom: (going into immediate education mode!) Brooke you will be a great mom, BUT remember.......(she cuts me off)
Brooke: I know not until I am 30 or 100.

4. Brooke: (with gusto and excitement) "Mom I took a really long nap today"
Mom: That's great!
Brooke: That means I won't be crabby for a LONG time and I can stay up SUPER late.....
Mom: (thinking to herself) - yeah great in theory - but no go girl!

Now I don't have many quotes to share with you in regards to Brady....probably won't until he is 10 - somehow he has found someone to speak for him :)

But not to let Brady's perception go unnoticed! Brady has superhuman power - he can sense if there is a piece of fruit within a mile radius! This kid if he even glances at it or smells it - the rest of the food goes flying - doesn't really matter where..... you name it - the floor, the walls, the sliding glass door - Folks we have found our picky (and MESSY) eater!!!

He also loves Airplanes & Boats - will point and do the oh oh ah......Such a little dude.

His other favorite to point and smile at is every picture of Brooke in the house.........I feel like sometimes he is trying to say her name.......come on Brady give your mom a break - at least shout out a ma- ma.....here and there!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Who needs Beijing when you have Kentwood?

Brooke participated in the Tiny Tot Olympics this weekend. It was a stiff competition but she did her town and family proud! Here are some shots of some of the events!


A Serious lap around the tricycle track -not sure how she really finished this one seeing as her feet don't even touch the petals! :)
Maybe all those Griffins games are paying off - she shoots she scores!!
Brooke on the rings on the some random gymnastics bus??
Her Boulder roots really shined here!
The new heavy weight champion of the world!!!
Serious concentration as she rounds the finish to the obstacle course....
I think they called a technical for her hanging on the rim too long!
Duh duh da da duh dum dum ......
The Awards ceremony....



Tuesday, August 07, 2007

America's Pasttime!

Tis the season - peanuts, popcorn, & Crackerjacks!! We have been enjoying plenty of ballgames this summer - and lets be honest on why we keep going back - we found out they serve these "fried brownie bites" - that's right.... like a brownie isn't a treat enough - lets throw some deep fried batter around it and a bucket of icing to dip them in....... I tell you what they are something! But seriously the kids love running around the ballpark and taking in the festivities!
Except Brooke is still TERRIFIED of the mascots......This stuffed human fear is not ending any time soon :) Here are some pix of the kids at the game.....

Brooke and Grandpa enjoying the game.
















I feel like he is thinking - Wow..I think my dad is going to take me to a lot of these














Brady: Seriously can't I have a minute alone to mow on my cracker jacks? why is there a big stuffed creature standing over me everytime I turn around?? Where is my sister....oh there she is snuggled in daddy's arms while the stuffed humans are present!!




The kids were ablet o run the bases - that is Lexi Drew rounding second as Brooke is heading to second and slow poke mom and Brady just trying to get to first base and thinking seriously we have three more bases to go??????