Brendan turned ONE!

ONE! I have two toddlers running around, can you believe it?! And did you see, I said running! Brendan isn't exactly running but he is walking the majority of the time and if those legs could move faster, he would be running. He is so proud of himself and loves that he is up on his feet by himself.
We celebrated Brendan's birthday back home in Florida and we had a party in NC too. Here are some pictures from his Florida celebration.

I just realized that I have yet to upload the pictures from the party in NC :( I will have to do that!

We have been pretty busy these past couple of weeks and lots of traveling! I am glad that things are slowly settling down but I am sure that something will come up. I am approaching my final 'semester' (summer term) in school and will be graduating, FINALLY, in early August. I do not plan to walk at this time but you never know.
In the meantime, I am enjoying my last few days until school kicks back into high gear on Monday. I do have some posts to work on from Disney, Brendan's birthday, the beach and other happenings. Stay tuned ;)

Wordless Wednesday

4 1/2 months.

Has it really been that long?! How is that even possible? Let's just start with, I'm sorry!..Especially to those who have inquired! I don't even know what to say and I really don't have any good excuses. Of course, I could blame it on time but I do have time...I just haven't made time? That sounds horrible. I will say that I have sat down numerous times to post and because it has been so long, I wasn't sure where to even start. Should I fill you in on all the events missed, only the good ones or just pick up where we stand today?

To make it easy, lets start with the fact that everybody is doing wonderful and we are all happy and healthy!

I am going to start small though, so if you are still checking to see if I have posted, here are some pictures to enjoy :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello to you! Just leaving a quick note and wanted you to know we are still alive and well. Fortunately, life has gotten in the way :)

We hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving and wish we could be spending it with the rest of our family.

I am thankful for these three!

Halloween 2011

Halloween didn't go in any way that I had planned. I had spent the last month working on the boys costumes. I got the idea from various sites on the internet so I cannot take credit but I put everything together on my own. I love the way everything turned out and couldn't wait to show them off! Unfortunately, it rained the entire day. Besides the rain, it was freezing, probably in the low 50's. Looking back, I guess I could have taken the boys out but I didn't care to walk in the rain myself and be freezing.
However, everything worked out that night. One of my really good friends I made while at Bragg was moving...to Germany. It was their last day and they were going home first (Wisconsin) before they started their new journey. They were not allowed to leave until midnight and were hoping that they would have let them sign out early but they had no luck. I am very thankful that they (her and her two kids) hung out with us for the day and through the night. It was nice to hang out with her a little bit longer even though we knew we had to say our goodbyes eventually. We did get the kids together pretty frequently but I do wish we hung out more..I hate saying that after she has left! Anyway, we didn't do Halloween and the kids just ran out like manics and had some fun.
I had hoped to do Halloween the next night but the Army got in the way so I just put it off till the weekend. I had absolutely no interest in the whole trick or treating thing and I knew that Brady didn't either, I just wanted him to enjoy his new ride! So here we are..

Introducing Fire Chief Busonick and his sidekick Brendan, the Dalmatian :)

We went on a short stroll yesterday and Brady just loved it. I'm pretty sure he didn't get the whole fire truck thing but pleased he was in the wagon! It was Brendan's first time too and he seemed to enjoy the scenery!

After chasing Brady up the hill and carrying him inside while he kicked and screamed, we attempted at pictures of them together..

Brady wanted no part in it but sweet Brendan was looking as cute as ever!

...the best one I got of both.

Maybe next year will be better!

This is better then Wordless Wednesday!

Gross Farms

We went to a local pumpkin patch over the weekend and decided to opt out from the one we went to last year. I had heard about this one from many people and knew that we had to check it out this time. It was 100x better and had a ton more activities for the little ones, that is what we are here for right?!

Aren't they just so cute?

Having some fun!

We headed over to the pumpkin patch because I had to get some pictures of the boys there.

I knew they weren't going to be looking at the same time..that is close to impossible, so this is just fine. It is hard enough getting Brady just to sit down! What 2 year old wants to do that? Definitely not mine. I am starting to worry about the Christmas pictures that we send out!

Finally, we headed over to this jump thing and it was so awesome. I was a little worried about Brady on it but he laughed the entire time and so did I watching him.
Yes, he collided with this boy! Perfect timing.

It is worth going back a second time but I think our schedule is packed :(