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We went to Brenton Arboretum with our play group on Friday.  Brady spent half the time playing behind the shelter house on the ladder instead of out in the nature activities.

Friends divided!!!  I could not get either one of them to look at me!

 

Finished up the kitchen: new light, new bench with cubbies and new shelf. 

This is what I saw when I walked downstairs.  :)  Where is Brady??

 

As long as he has the truck in his hand, he's ok......   

I found him!!!

 

Being a cheese ball as he waits for  breakfast... 

* Brady has figured out how to open the sliding door.  He could only get it open a little bit, but he did it.  Hopefully he doesn't remember he figured it out!
* He mimics everything that I do with Drake.  When we let Drake out the back, he hits the door and yells "Go" like I do and hits the door.  (We have to yell "go" to get Drake to get off of the deck).  When Drake rolls around in the grass, Brady will go up to him and kick his side to get up.  I don't kick Drake but nudge him.  Obviously we have to teach Brady to be more gentle.  :) 
* It sounds like he is saying "No Way" now.  It's hilarious!

Oh Brady....

Brady is so funny.  I have been keeping a list of some of the things he has been doing/saying.  It's amazing how much more you can love your kid every single day.  He is a peach!!!

* Sometimes we go to the gym as a family.  We swim and Chris swims laps in the next pool over.  Every single time, whether or not Chris is there, Brady always says "daddy" and points to the people swimming laps. 
* Every time we walk out of the Y into the sunlight, he sneezes.  It's like clockwork.
* He really pays attention to what I am doing.  I went to clean Drake's ear and Brady grabbed a few cotton balls and lifted up Drake's other ear to clean it.  It was so cute (and helpful - ha ha).
* He knows the oven/stove is hot and usually his food too.  Whenever he walks by the oven he says "hot!".  He even blows on his food sometimes.  Again, it's so cute.
* He loves the Disney Babies books from our neighbors.  One of them has Baby Minnie kissing her teddy bear good night and he always leans in for a kiss too! 
* He is getting to be a big boy and often grabs his diaper when he goes #2.  I hope that's a sign that potty training will be pretty simple!  Yah, right!
* He says Heidi.  At first we thought he realized it was me, but it's more of a phrase to get my attention.  It's really funny to hear him yell my name to show me something!
* I put a long sleeve t-shirt on him this morning and he didn't know what to think of the sleeves.  I guess they weren't noticeable last spring.  :)
* He's trying really hard to talk, although "bye" sounds like "die" and "Drake" sounds like "dee". 
* He loves loves loves trucks and school buses.  He always says "whoa" or "truck" when we see them. 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Drake!!

My doggy turned 11 yesterday!  Happy Birthday Drake!!  He is one of my best buddies.  Love you Drake!!!

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First of all, congrats to the next round of babies over the last few weeks!  Baby Elliott (congrats Webers!!), Baby Samuel (congrats Wrights!!) and Baby Cora (congrats Taylors!!!).  It's been a busy time of year for babies!!  Now we are just anxiously waiting for Baby Girl A Dentlinger and Baby Girl B Dentlinger to arrive!

 



Might as well take advantage of a new spot to play in before the baskets get put in there!!

He loves the sitting here now with the chair lowered

Still being silly - even during bath time!!

We skipped the gym today and headed to the park!!

Ha Ha Ha!  Action shot!!  He had a lot of fun at the zoo in Omaha!

Pointing at something in the Aquarium

 

Cousins...

 

Brady & Pictures

Brady is really growing up.  And I feel like I am becoming more irritated with things.  I'm working on stepping back and realizing he's just learning and testing his limits, but some days are tough!! 

* He says the word 'No'.  A lot. 
* The past few days he's picked up the word 'Why'.  And uses it.  A lot.  Sometimes he uses it back-to-back with 'No'.  And he really has no clue what it means.
* He is really loving this climbing thing.  He climbs on the couch, on his little chairs, up onto his little table, onto the guest bed (since it is lower and has a foot rest, it didn't take him long to figure that one out), and on the glider in his room. 
* He still is a cuddle bug, which I absolutely love.
* He is really trying to tell me things, even though I cannot understand what he is saying.  He points and tries to tell me what he just did.  It's more back and forth with him now.  He also likes to "sing" along to songs.
* His newest thing with Drake is to grab onto his tail and follow him.  It drives me nuts and I'm assuming it drives Drake nuts although all Drake does is try to walk away.
* He DOES NOT like to share.  We have our work cut out for us!!
* He is still a champion eater and sleeper!!
* He has decided he does not like to ride in the stroller and does not like to go shopping.  With me at least.  According to my mom, he likes it!  I'm sure he's an angel for her and it's just me.
* He has decided that playing on the landing of our stairs is just not exciting enough.  So now he plays about three steps up - at the point where I can still see him through the railing.
* He still hates his diaper changes, so I might invest in the pull up diapers.  It's like a "wrastling" match when we go through that.  Ha Ha - wrastling.  My family will get that one.  :)

Brady watching TV.  I laughed when I rounded the corner and saw this!

He thinks it's funny to lay there with his trucks on his tummy. 

@ Ashby Park! 

Like I said - he loves to climb! 

A letter from our neighbor girls :)

Helping Grandma do dishes?  Probably not....

First real hair cut.  Adios curls!

Maxwell being silly..

And Brady copying him!!