A Mouska-Party!

Since you read this blog religiously (hahaha), you know that Brady's 3rd birthday was the 20th. We had his Very Mickey Mouse Birthday Party this past Sunday, and all of his favorite people were in attendance! He had a Mouska-cake and was wearing a Mouska-shirt to match. Little Sis even dressed up like Minnie! His favorite snacks were on the menu (meatballs, soft pretzels and fruit), and he got a mountain of lavish gifts from his super-generous grandparents and others.

 

Too hungry to wait for people arrive to dig into the food.
It's his party and he can eat before everyone gets there if he wants to!

Meanwhile, Minnie Mouse stole the Birthday Boy's new squirt bottle and lunch box.
Baby's first crime: petty theft.
Good thing she has a good lawyer.

The spread, Brady's faves.
Except for the broccoli.

"Ny Bipday Potty!"

A Mouska-Cake, aka Brady's Dream Come True.
The boy loves cake.
A taste likely acquired in-utero.

I call this one "Pensive Brady"
A photo caught mid-whine.
He wanted that cake.

"Cake! Please!"

Ha Ha!
Incidentally, this one is "Classic Brady."

So excited!

Guests!
And one of them brought a new bike!
Thanks Pawpaw and Grandma Lewis!

Brady's new favorite seat in the house.

Baby Minnie REALLY wants to get on that bike.
Those little legs just aren't long enough yet!

So excited to see Mickey!

And the Captain salutes!

"Gaga! Gaga! Gaga"
When One is upset, One chants for One's Gaga over and over and OVER again.
Or so says the law in Brynne's Kingdom.

 

Time for "pennants"!

His very own iPad mini!
Thank YOU Gaga and Pop!

A DVD player for the car and some DVDs.
The next long car ride will be peaceful thanks to Gaga and Pappy!

DVDs!



Thanks "Aunt Cortee!"

Time to get that cake out.

 

 

 

And after the cake, back to the bike.

It's impossible to hold her off for too long.
She's gotta ride!

"Ny pad! Ny pad!"
When not on his new bike, you'll find him on his pad!

 

As the Mouse would say "That was REALLY fun!"

I can't believe my baby boy is already THREE years old!

Easter Sunday

Happy Friday, and congratulations! We've both made it to the end of Massive Easter Blog Week. Today is the last entry, and like the days previous, it will be a big one. So, buckle your seatbelt! Here we go...

Easter Morning

Easter morning was quite a thrill this year. It was the first year Brady semi-understood the deal, which meant when he saw that Easter basket, he made an excited beeline straight for it. The Easter Bunny was very generous this year, and he must know Brady and Brynne pretty well, because their baskets were Disney-themed! They were OH-so-excited to rip into them. Little did they know, this early morning (the Tods woke around 6am that day) would be unlike any other in their little lives so far...

#TBT - Brady's 1st Easter, 2012

Happy #TBT! Today we are remembering the Easter of 2 years ago, right before I got preggo with Brynniedoll and around the time Brady was 6 or 7 months old. It was only 24 months ago, but I can barely remember it at all (prolonged loss of REM sleep will do that to you), so I am glad I have these pics to prove it happened! What a little goober he was, right?! Enjoy!

Playing Catch-Up

Since yesterday was the first post in like 3 months, I decided to post some photos "catching up" with what should've been posted while I was wiping noses, rocking sick babies and attempting to disinfect my home repeatedly (while working a stressful full-time job). Here's a photo essay to get us caught up. It will be a big one, so brace yourself!

My Sweet Baby Brynnie Turned One!

 

November Moments

It's been a whole month since I have updated this blog. I'd say I was sorry, but the truth is that this month has been so "challenging" that really the last thing on my mind was blogging. For starters, I lost a dear relative--a great aunt from Alabama who was truly a cherished family member. Then, you guessed it--the kids have been sick. Because I am overworked, overstressed and underrested, I've been battling this newest "daycare plague" right alongside them for the past two weeks, so that's been fun. And of course, we have our crazy everyday lives in between to contend with, which is no mean fete! However, in spite of all the "challenges" thrown at us this month, there have been some good times. Brady loves to play in the leaves, and my sweet baby girl is getting so big! See below for some precious "November moments"...

Three generations of Mommy love.

Daddy and his little cupcake.

The Bubba playing outside at Gigi's house.

He loved that!



Room to run! With cousin Lexie.

Stopped to catch his breath...

before getting into the leaves! He can never get enough of them!

Sitting with her Great Papa

That was fun!

An all-time favorite photo of mine. She has his eyes.

A kiss from Grandma

All dressed up for the mini "Grove Reunion" at Grandma F's house.

So adorable!

This is what happens when we try to take a family picture...

Not exactly "picture perfect", but it wouldn't be honest if it were!

Miss Brynne loved the bubbles...

She thinks she's eating an ice cream cone. She might be her mother's child!

Playing with Uncle G and Aunt Jamie

There aren't nearly as many pictures as I'd hoped, and I never got the chance to photograph the many family members we saw, but as per usual I was busy wrangling two babies so the camera had a tendency to sit the game out. This week is Thanksgiving with Papa Lewis and Grandma Jen, I promise to devote some effort to capturing the festivities.

Stay tuned, and Happy Thanksgiving!