9 months

Brayden is 9 months now and growing, growing, growing.  He is 30 1/4" tall and 21 1/2 lbs.  We found this train set in the store and gave it to him to play with in the cart.  He had his arm tucked around it all the way to checkout and had lots of fun playing with it when we got home.  He is growing up!

Being a helper

Bryce loves helping bray read.  Here he is working on teaching Brayden the rainbow by singing him the rainbow song.

Great mommom and Brayden

Brayden was very happy to see great mommom and poppop last week.  He had lots of room to roll and explore.  He snuggled right up to mommom and poppop and was quite content as you can tell!

Samuel and Bryce

Samuel and Bryce enjoyed playing with the kickball at mommom and poppop's house last week.  They also went to the creek and threw rocks and picked some flowers.  Quite a fun filled afternoon outside for the boys :)

Almost crawling!

Bray is trying to crawl in hopes of keeping up with his big brother.  He is getting there!

Reading

Bryce has always loved the alphabet, spelling, counting, and reading...now he is reading all by himself.  He is reading everything he sees now! Here he is reading a prayer out of his new Bible coloring book from Aunt Katie and Uncle Damian.

blueberry picking

kim went blueberry picking with us last week. bryce was very excited and did a good job although he kept wanting to pick the green berries. he is enjoying all the blueberry treats we have had since then

Big guy

bryce is getting quite independent as he's nearing his 4th birthday.  He loves to help mom with the housework.  His favorite job is using the vacuum and broom to clean the floors.  He also enjoys brushing his own teeth and always tells me what a good job he does!

Bray boy

Bryce just started calling Brayden "Bray boy"...not sure where he came up with this nickname but brayden always smiles when bryce calls him that.  bryce asks to hold brayden alot and loves to give him hugs and kisses.  He also likes to tell Brayden "no, no" and tells mom and dad that "no, no is a VERY good thing to say to Brayden!"  That's Bryce for you being the helpful older brother :) 

So big!

Brayden is getting so big.  Some of his new favorite foods are blueberries and spaghetti.  He is getting lots of new teeth and is always showing them off with a big smile.  He is also close to crawling but can still get anywhere he wants to go by rolling.  We also found out he can get himself out of the bumbo seat.  I came into the living room to check on him where I had put him in his bumbo seat and found him in the dining room chewing on his favorite toy!  Of course I looked at him and he gave me a big smile.

Fun with our boys

Brayden loves this toy that Papa and Gigi got him for Easter.  He will play with it for hours and is none too happy when we have to put it away.  He is also getting lots of teeth which makes it difficult to feed him.  He bites the spoon and wont let you have it back. This particular morning, Bryce saw what Bray was doing and decided to imitate with his glass!

The Beach!

We heard about this great little beach close to our house from Nana and decided to visit this weekend.  Bryce loved playing on the beach and the playground.  Brayden liked the sandy beach and was content to splash his feet in the water a bit. 

Baseball

bryce loves playing catch...just watch out for his "booger ball" that he sneezes on, this he learned from Yankee Irving in Everyone's Hero!

Enjoying the outdoors

Bray loves playing outside!

Wipeout party

Bryce loves the show wipeout and when he saw the season premiere was coming on we decided to plan a wipeout party.  We made oreo dirt cups and fruit salad.  About halfway through the show he decided to play wipeout and jumped repeatedly from the ottoman to the couch.  He is always full of energy!

Bryce and Jacob

Bryce loves his cousin Jacob.  Bryce told me that he was super guy and when Jacob ran and jumped in the leaves that he had to save him.  They always have fun together!

Go-karts

Bryce and dad also got to drive some go-karts this Father's day.  When we told Bryce we were going to drive the go-karts he said, "wow, this is going to be just like mario kart wii!"  He had a fun time racing with dad.

Mini golf

Last year on father's day we went mini golfing so we decided to do that again this year.  Bryce was very focused on his golf game this year and had a great time.

Father's Day!

We had a day out at Harris Hill for Father's day. Dad enjoyed spending the day with his two favorite boys!

Pool fun

Bryce started sending his truck down the slide into the pool while playing one afternoon.  Brayden started giggling when he saw the truck go and got splashed.  Bryce can always get Brayden to laugh!

Pool buddies

Bryce and Brayden love to spend the afternoon in the pool on a warm day.  bryce was concerned that brayden was chewing on all of his toys but decided to share if it meant brayden got to stay in the pool...Bryce loves having a pool buddy.

8 months!

Brayden is nearly 8 months old already.  He is sporting three pearly white teeth with two more not far behind.  He loves playing cars with Bryce and is trying very hard to crawl...no success yet.  He is one sweet little boy!

All by myself...

Bryce announces on a regular basis that he is going to do something...'all by myself'...and he usually does.  One of his favorite things to do all by himself is get a drink of water.  He feels pretty proud of himself using the fridge on his own.

The news

Whenever the news is on Bryce grabs his chair from his room and brings it to the livingroom.  He then announces that the news is on and talks about the events of the day as well as his zoo work.  For anyone that doesn't know about Bryce's job he told me he is the zookeeper of lots of animals.  When we go away for the weekend we have to encourage him to call in and take a day off from his work...what an imagination!

Frozen yogurt!

Both boys are enjoying some frozen yogurt on Memorial day. Brayden wasn't too sure at first but after he got a taste he gladly ate some more.  And when Bryce is eating frozen yogurt it may be one of the only times he isn't talking about something...we sure do love them!

Brayden

Memorial day weekend

Bryce was so happy that dad got to stay home from work an extra day this weekend as we celebrated Memorial day.  We visited Corningfest where Bryce was very interested in the glass blowing exhibit.  We also went to the Memorial Day parade...Bryce waved to everyone and giggled when they waved back.  He especially loved the fire trucks and free candy. 

Outdoor fun

Bryce is loving the warm weather and long hours he gets to play outside.  Two of his favorite activities are playing with his new pitch-back from papa and gigi and going down his new water slide!

Handsome guy

Bryce loves to talk to anyone and everyone.  The common conversation is "Hi, I'm Bryce and I'm 3.  And this is Brayden.  He's 7 months.  How old are you?"  On one occasion the cashier who was older said she was 5 and Bryce said, "wow, that's really cool!"  He had everyone laughing.