DAY OUT WITH THOMAS (4/26).....and other pics....

Outside the B&O Railroad Museum, in Baltimore, MD
THOMAS!!!!!!
Brielle glady posed with Thomas....(she even says thomas now) :)
family photo..so difficult to get both kids looking at the camera, so...the better picture is them both looking away from the camera...and at Thomas
driving the wooden train
comparing tattoos check out my new hat
posing next to an old train..
braydon, brett and thomas

her first ever scraped knee!!! (since this pic..the other knee is scraped as well!)

cool! or dorky? hmmm...check out the flip flops!
loves her sunglasses
who says it has to rain to wear rain boots
hunting! with his nerf set...
like my glasses?

braydon's response to my question...

so....
somehow braydon and I got to talking today about babies....i asked him if he thought mommy should have another baby (no..no news....just a conversation), and he thought for a moment and then looked at me with a very serious face and said, "i just don't think that would be a very good idea, I don't really want another brielle around, it makes me kinda nervous"....

hmmm...the insight of a three year old!

We think Spring is finally here!

Outdoor play, parks, bikes, swings, daily baths needed due to childs need to play in dirt, sunshine....all things we like about spring!
We have been spending a lot of time outside.....which means i neglected the blog...but here is lots of pics!
Brielle is starting to talk a lot more...she is changing fast and is definately no longer our baby...she is a toddler with attitude and joy! Braydon's imagination is amazing and i love to listen to his play and the things he makes up.....we have been having fun!

The next few weeks are no slower....we have company coming next weekend, along with DAY OUT WITH THOMAS, and then the next weekend Brett and Braydon will be going to the show "Walking with Dinosaurs" (looks really neat), and I will be running my first ever Half Marathon on May 4th.....wish me luck! and then we head to Michigan for a long weekend!

BATMAN
checking his reflection in the car...
just a playing..
time for some outdoor play.....running to the swings!

yup..she is a climber...does this all by herself..and then
down the slide! oh..they grow so fast
what a picture? batman and his sister, "robin"
happy batman....(he wore this costume all day, and pretended to be on adventures looking for the bad guys....
attempting to ride her brother's big wheel
nice face Brielle!
down the slide he goes..
working with daddy under the fort to measure how much wood they need to make a deck..
survivor Brielle!
up and over the wall...

finally..nice weather, and lunch outside during playgroup..
Ben!
Ben loving Maggie....good girl maggie...
oh, this look says, "daddy...you are in trouble!"
caught in the act....
big wheel time..
another one of Brielle's great looks...
i just liked this picture with her hands in the pocket...my little girl is getting so big..
trying on Braydon's swim goggles..
hmmm, caught playing together at the top of the stairs.
this is what happens when we say "no" to the swings...
trying to bring john deere into the house..
helping daddy with the mulch
more help..
time to use the wheelbarrow..

Brielle the princess, Braydon playing army men, and some chillin' at the house....

in my case...girls are harder than boys...

I think I have mentioned before that Brielle has quite a will to her, and Brett and I both know we are going to have a tough "terrible 2's and 3's" ahead of us. well...tonight she showed her color....We were at a friends house, one we are at quite often, and Brielle kept hitting Ben (he is 3 mos younger than her) and after countless attempts to say "no no".....she finally gave him a hard whack, and I promptly picked her up, took her to another room, sat her down and stated "you are in a time out"....she gave me that look like, "oh no you did not just say that mom" and maintained that look until I left the room. When i returned 1 minute later, I caught her standing up and playing with something, that was until she saw me....she RAN back to her time out spot, and started "the look" again. I told her we do not hit our friends, she nodded and then gave me a hug. Everytime after that that she would come close to doing something that would require a time out, she would give me the look and then return to "the spot"......OH...WE ARE IN FOR SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS ONE>..... and just think, she does not even turn 18 mos until the 20th of April....

Happy Easter!

We had a great day...despite the slightly chilly weather 45 degrees (although i know our friends and family in Michigan were digging themselves out from a snowstorm today...brrrr). We woke up here, and then headed to Virginia to have dinner with Jeff and Sage, and Jecen. We had a great time, and Braydon enjoyed spending the day with a "big" kid (10yrs old) and following his every move. I have pics of the easter egg hunt that i will post as soon as i upload them. I head back to Virginia next weekend for Sage's baby shower (they are due with their first, a boy, in June).

Now...we start another week...hope it warms up soon, as we are ready for some more outside time.

looks like the easter bunny came to our house...
look mom....he was here, is he hiding in our backyard?
"mine" (one of her new words)
the night before..dying easter eggs...
of course, she wanted to be part of the action also..
oh so gentle (with some help from mommy)
is it the color we want?
finished product! (even with a little dyed coconut to look like grass)

cold day for swinging..she has decided that she likes the "big" girl swing much better than the baby swing..gives mom a nervous stomach but she loves it...
braydon thought it was hilarious that i layed down under him swinging....