I Must Not Forget to Document This

2 June 2014


The following is a bunch of mommy jargon so we will look back and remember what this particular phase was like.

  Every day it seems like Bradyn does or says something new.  This week he kept saying, "No, Daddy! Stop it, Daddy" because Darren likes to chase after him with big bear arms and in his deepest voice growls, "Brrraaadynnnn", which starts to scare him.  This goes on and on for a while until the both of us can't take it anymore. Then it's over to the neighbor's house where he has two new friends around his age, Tyler and Casey. They play, they fight over toys, Bradyn doesn't like to share, repeat. 

Minutes before they started running around and Bradyn bumped into little Casey,who is now missing a front tooth!

Tyler and Bradyn at the "Dragon" playground by our houses

 

Helping with the car-Tyler showing off

   We've had our share of bumps and bruises too. Last week Bradyn fell off his tricycle at the CDC and had a big fat lip, which healed in a day. Last night he fell off the bed at our hotel room in Brighton and banged his ear on the side of the bed table and now has a big purple ear to show for it. He gives me a heart attack at least 3 times a day with all his jumping and running around. Boys will be boys I guess. I can hardly keep up!


Currently Bradyn is 38" inches tall this week at 2 years 5 months-how and when did that happen? He weighs 37 lbs. Size 3T clothes 8.5 shoe.

Favorite Movies: Thomas the Train and Cars 1

Famous Phrases:

I want "Choo-Choos" and then points to Firefox on the desk top so I will bring up videos of trains on YouTube.

"I want that one!"

 Like most days, I pick him up from the CDC and he points in the direction he wants me to drive. I ask,  "This way? and he replies, "Yeah" with a big grin on his face. If I don't drive out the back gate, which is on our way home, he cries. This kid loves to ride around in the car, especially off base. Can't say I blame him!

When we ask him where something or someone is, he says, "Don't know."

Favorite Food- applesauce-especially when he gets to eat with a Thomas the Train or Cars spoon!   Pizza comes in a close second.

Favorite Toy-Lightning McQueen car-he calls it, "Queen"

Busy Month!

26 May 2014

    No posts from me lately. We've been very busy since Darren's been home from is 4 months in Lithuania. He had 3 weeks off from work and goes back tomorrow night, working swing shift.  We of course took a couple trips in those 3 weeks. We rode the trainto Nottingham for a day then on to York where we visited the famous York Minster and ancient Roman walls.

On the train-Mother's Day

Every time we visit Nottingham we have to play in this fountain.

 These pics were taken in York. Bradyn wanted to run and I told him to walk. :)

York Minster

   Memorial Day weekend was spent in Brighton at the Pebble Beach and Pier. This was our third time visiting Brighton and we had perfect weather.  We took Bradyn on a train up and down the beach, but he didn't understand the waiting in line bit when the train was full.  Good thing a round trip was only 15 minutes! 

    

Bradyn didn't want to stay on the carousel. He sat happily until it moved and this is Darren going to grab him!  Next time we sit with him.

 

We loved the seaside (as it's called over here.) 
Maybe one day we will settle down near the ocean.