Bryce at bedtime

We had gotten some glow sticks for Brayden's birthday party and ever since Bryce is insistent that he has a glow stick for bedtime every night.  In the morning we will hear Bryce talking as he comes in our room using a glow stick to guide his way. 

Movie night

Brayden got comfy in the beanbag and enjoyed some apple juice while watching Arthur Christmas with the family....unfortunately once the juice was gone Brayden wasn't interested in movie night anymore :)  He is always on the go!

Bath time!

 Brayden loves, loves, loves his bath!  When he hears the water running for his bath he will crawl to the bathroom and then give us a huge smile.  He can hardly wait to get in to splash and play.

Reading

Bryce loves going to the library to pick out books to take home and read.  He still loves Mercer Mayer's little critter  books and has also started reading the Arthur books by Marc Brown.  I love it when Bryce grabs a pile of books and sits down to read me the whole stack.  He never gets tired of reading.

Just exploring!

Brayden likes to explore every inch of the house and will often stop crawling to sit and look back at you to see if its okay to keep going.  He usually gives you one of these smiles and continues on his way! 

Silly with slogans

Bryce, I believe, knows more slogans than Andrew and I.  There are days when he will just be silly and tell us all these new slogans he knows.  Some of his favorites are Lowes, Olive Garden, and McDonald's.  The other morning at breakfast he looked at me and said, "Burlington, brag about it!"  I laughed so he looked at me again and said, "State farm, discount double-check!"  He knows how to get a good laugh.

So tired...

We have to laugh every time Brayden is tired and sucks his thumb.  He has to fold his hands together while he sucks his thumb and then looks up at you with his big blue eyes.  He has been so tired this week (most likely a growth spurt based on his appetite this week as well) and can't help but suck his thumb in between every bite of food.

Painting

Bryce enjoys picking out a pumpkin every year to paint to celebrate fall.  He was very focused this year and painted letters and a smiley face on his pumpkin.  He is quite the artist!