Two Weeks Later... :)

Sorry folks, I slipped last week and forgot to blog! Since I don't have a whole lot to say, I will let the pictures do the talking! :)

Mother's Day Weekend-My first as a a Mommy of my two amazingly, wonderful children!!! We went to The Butterfly House and Faust Park as a family of four on Saturday and spent Sunday's brunch at Fleming's with my parents, my brother and sister-in-law and my Gram.

                

The weather has been amazing here for the past few weeks-in the mid to upper 70s-low 80s--we are enjoying all of the time outside that we can, since we know it will be in the upper 90s before we know it! Our fearless Brady loves his backyard playset and will climb up the ladder and slides down, completely on his own! Next week marks Brady's final week at his school for the summer and he will begin at a new school in mid-August.

This past weekend we decided on a whim to go to the Lake.  The weather was great and I was able to start my tan. :) Brady had a great time on the boat! It was Aubrey's first time on the boat and she wasn't sure what to think. The kids also enjoyed playing in the baby pool together and Chris hung up the baby swing on the dock for Aubrey. She smiled almost the entire time she was swinging. We are headed back to the Lake on Friday through Monday and will get to celebrate the second to final weekend of the single Nathan and single Meg before they tie the knot! Yay! :)

P.S.-Two and a half weeks until Nathan and Meg's wedding!
P.P.S.-Potty training has kicked off again and B is AWESOME!!! :)

Birthday Boy, Brady, Baby Babble, Belly Giggles & Bandages (try saying that that three times, fast!)

Birthday Boy:

Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday Dear Chris!
Happy Birthday to You!

We got to celebrate my favorite person this weekend, without whom I would not have my second favorite people--yes, of course they are tied! :) Chris grilled out pollo asada and carne asada for fajitas on Cinco de Mayo with all of the fixin's, and we had cupcakes from Sarah's Cakes that were phenomenal! While we weren't able to go out to celebrate Chris's 33 years, it was nice to be at home with our little family. Chris has done so much for me this year, that I hope his 34th year is a little slower paced than the end of his 33rd year. I love you, C, you are such an amazing husband and father and I hope that you had a wonderful 33rd birthday! XOXO

Daddy and Brady :)

Brady:

Ahh...Brady, my sweet little, very active boy, gets more and more of a personality every day and is HILARIOUS!! I love how everything he does he begins with "Mommy, may I please _______"-even if I tell him no, he has already started it. We are really working on manners with Brady-he is pretty good about saying "please" and "thank you," but we are working on consistency. The potty training thing is going to begin again in full force when Brady is home with Mommy, in June! There's times where he shows an interest, and other times where he could care less. At this point, Brady is 37 pounds and is all arms and legs! Chris always says that he thinks he is going to be tall like his Uncle Buzz...we will see! Brady has started talking about his birthday being in June and what he's going to do for his birthday party-it's so cute to see him excited about it. Boo Bear started with an ear infection this weekend. It is hard seeing him so uncomfortable, but it is nice that he is at the point where he can tell us what hurts. Bring on the amoxicillin....

Baby Babble:

Aubrey will be nine months on Sunday (Mother's Day) and I cannot believe it! I was saying to Chris last night that I do not remember Brady's first year flying by like this, but he said he remembered it going by quickly. This weekend Chris received probably the best gift that he could receive-Aubrey's first word-"Da Da." Now, I have tried to convince him that she's not really saying "Da Da," but it's pretty apparent when she looks in his general direction and says it and guess what, "Da Da" is pretty thrilled! She is the sweetest baby and is such a little snuggler! I love it when I am laying on the couch and she falls asleep on my chest-those are the moments that I really try to treasure, since they go by so quickly and then I want them back and pretty soon you have a 37 pounder who doesn't spend as much time snuggling! :) Aubrey is starting to hold on to the couch and stand when we put her up there and is even getting on her knees trying to pull herself up! :) Yay for milestones! :)

Belly Giggles:

Aubrey is really starting to get a kick out of her big brother! It is the cutest thing to see them belly laughing together. Brady gets so tickled by his sister when she is crawling and when he starts laughing at her, she turns her head and starts giggling back at her. Likewise, he also tries to take care of his sister when she's upset about something, he is such a great big brother. It's an awesome thing to see the beginning of the sibling relationship! :)

Bandages:

I guess that leaves me? :) I'm still in recovery mode from my accident. Rehabbing, meeting with my orthopedist, and now I have a plastic surgeon! Fun stuff!!!