Snow and a new haircut!

This is actually from when we got our Christmas tree, but it is still cute!

Sledding with Zan!

Wild man, pre-haircut :) He is just too cute!

I have a cool new doo!

He wouldn't let me use the scissors this time, so I had to use the clippers! I used the longest setting, but it is still really short!

Hey you, give me the camera!

Tip of the day

How to make it through Target with a crazy 19 month old!

1. Upon entering the store head straight to the snack bar and get a juice box. I know I could bring my own but for some reason buying one there is so much cooler to him :)

2. Part way through trip pick a spot for him to run around like a crazy person. I like the shoe department, because there is nothing to break and not too much to pull off the shelves!

3. Toward the end of the trip when he is getting tired of being in the cart, but before he is throwing a complete tantrum, find a snack in the food section. My personal favorites are the organic mango cashew granola bars. Organic, no peanuts, and not too messy!

4. At the cash register let him hold the credit card and put it in the machine. Also he really likes to help me sign my name.

5. Leave the store happy and stress free :)

Words and Signs

I wanted to make a list of all of the words and signs Brady knows. Here is what I came up with for now... I may come up with more that I forgot later.

Words:

Mama
Dada
Dog
More
Meow
Cow
Moo
Help
Thank you
Noodle
Yes
NO
Grandma (ma maw)
Rebecca (kecka)
Zan
Car
Coat
Eew
Up
Down
Banana
Cheese
Cookie
Cracker
Juice
Ball
Poop
Hands
Neigh
One
TWO
Three
Snow
Shoe
Nose
Eyes
Knee
Soup
Brady
Grrr
Uh-oh
What's that?
Toes
Mwah (when kissing or blowing kisses)


Signs:
Milk
All done
More
Eat
Potty
Thank you
Please
Bath
Bird
Fish
Snake
Car
Tractor
Airplane
Berry
Snow
Phone
Bye-bye
Duck
Water
Hot


Since I'm at it...
Favorite things:

Coloring
Taking baths
Riding in his new wagon
Playing basketball with daddy
Playing ball with the dog
Sweeping and mopping
Dancing
Singing (making up his own ADORABLE tunes)
Chasing cats
Playing with sticks
Helping cook
Drinking out of big boy cups and mugs
Talking on the phone
Trains
Airplanes
Trucks
Cars
Playing with anything electronic; computers, cameras, video cameras, blackberries, I-phones, anything people will let him play with!
Reading books, especially Daddy's airplane and animal books
Working with his tools
Getting into anything he shouldn't!

These are all also reasons I love him so much. Who knew that you could love someone so much!

P.S. This has been updated 3 times already as we think of more things he says!

Little Dancer

We were watching the show "Superstars of Dance" last night and Brady was getting a big kick out of it. For a while now he has been dancing differently depending on the music. For instance if the music is nice and slow like a waltz he will glide around the house. He of course likes the fast songs so he can really wiggle. Last night though he was really studying what the dancers were doing and trying to copy it! So the dancers from India were doing all of these deep knee bends, and Brady started copying them. Then the Irish dancers came on and he watched for a bit and then his little feet started moving up and down lightning fast... TAP, TAP.TAP, TAP! So cute! Of course we tried to get it on video, but he stopped and started hamming for the camera! What a cheese ball!