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What a little stinker…

Brayden is often too funny for words these days! He is such a good boy most of the time…but he is a little stinker at times, too! (He’s supposed to be sometimes, though, right?) A while back we got into playing in a rice bucket on rainy days as a change of pace. He loved it, & he always amazed me at how neat & contained he was with it. Well, this changed a few weeks ago. Mommy had the great idea to pull out the rice…and Brayden had the great idea to cover the kitchen with it. This is NO exaggeration, either…i TRULY mean cover! See for yourself in the pictures. Oh well, at least it was rice, not paint! : ) The first picture is from the day Brayden discovered he was a BIG fan of Chex Mix & the last picture is one of his recently added silly faces. The picture doesn’t capture it as well as I would have liked. It still makes me laugh every time he does it. Check back really soon because I will have pictures up from our trip to Louisiana & our SNOW!
Side Note: My topless child. So Brayden is not the biggest fan of clothes…especially shirts that go over his head!!! We only have a few button down shirts (thanks, Nana & Cindy for those b/c they are hard to find), so often when we aren’t going anywhere he just stays topless.

18 Months!

Brayden turned 18 months on January 5th. For some reason this was a tricky age for me to say (maybe b/c he is 1 1/2 years old!!!) In fact, Seth thought I was being a bit ridiculous because literally as much as 1-3 days before his “half birthday” I would say “he is 17 months old” to answer the question. I know it’s silly, but it is SO hard that he is growing up so fast! It is also REALLY fun, though! He surprises us daily, & he really is turning into such a neat little boy! He was pretty good at his doctor’s appointment & HATED his shots. Thankfully he got over it really quickly (maybe he heard them say he doesn’t have to get any more until he’s 4)! Here are his most recent stats: weight – 28 lb 12 oz (81%), height – 34 1/4 in (92%), head circumference 50 cm (95%).

Wow. Still hard to believe it’s 2010 (& it’s still hard to write it, too)! We have had a pretty good year so far, so I thought it was about time to share some of our pictures. Our good friends Josh & Kelly came up to celebrate New Years with us (an old tradition that hopefully we restarted for years to come) & Meghan & Jason got to join in the fun with us, too. We had a good time with fireworks & eating & visiting! Brayden was so excited to have new people around to play with that he actually didn’t make it to the fireworks, so we don’t know if he is a fan or not. What we do know is that somehow he slept through them!
He is just really getting to be such a big boy lately! He is constantly surprising us with new words or attempting to do what we are doing (and often succeeding)! He has been particularly funny & sweet lately with his little stuffed buddies, Elmo & Mickey. He loves them both & lately he “requests” they join us at meals & other daily tasks often. We also redid our guest bathroom recently & he seems to really enjoy it! It’s monkeys (of course) & most times when he walks in he “ooh-ooh ah-ah”s at them. Thankfully he is more willing to wash hands & brush teeth in his “new” room now, too! Woo-hoo (especially on the teeth brushing)!