Nana and Grandpa's House

Brandon sure LOVES being outside. We have said that many times- but now when we are sitting inside Brandon will bring you your shoes and say out! He will even hold your hand and bring you where he wants to go- he is very persistant. He also loves looking for the bear, deer, hummingbirds and clapping, telling them "to go!" Brandon also has a new love- the tractor! He has been very unsure of the tractor until this morning when he didn't want to get off of it. We love our little outdoor man!

Dadda's Birthday Celebration

In celebration of dadda turning the big 30- we decided to have a big party down at Lake Anna. We rented a lake house for 4 nights and enjoyed our time at the lake. The house slept 16 so we were prepared to have lots of visitors stay! Dadda's Uncle Doug, Aunt Peggy, Victoria and Liam even made the trip down from Boston to help us celebrate- it was nice being able to spend some time with family and friends. The weather was questionable at times and momma was even getting anxious when we woke up Saturday morning with pouring rain! The rain cleared up (thank goodness!) and we were left with an overcast sky- but let's just say it's doesn't stop this crowd! I had lots of fun on the boat, in the water and playing with all my friends:)

Big Brother

As most of you already know- Brandon will be a big brother come December! Today we had our ultra-sound and the technician could tell right away that we were having a boy- she actually said "yes boys like to show themselves off". We are both so excited for the newest addition to our family. Our due date is officially 12-12-12, however since I had a c-section with Brandon, I will be planning this c-section hopefully 12-7-12. Brandon's Birthday is 10-7-10- so we thought it would be neat to try the same thing.... As for a name we are still debating.... will update once we decide! Boys names are always the hardest.

As for Brandon he is excited to be a big brother. Daddy actually asked him last night "Do you want a baby sister?" "noooo", "Do you want a baby brother?" "yeah!" He just wants someone his own size to wrestle around with.

Pirates Weekend!

Brandon and Nana

Nana, Brandon and Mommy

Family pic

3 Generations

Watching the Game

Hanging with Uncle Jimmy

Not the Parrot!

Brandon and Mommy

A little tired

Yay Joel won!

July 6-8 marks our 2nd annual trip to Pittsburgh to cheer on our favorite major league baseball player- Joel Hanrahan! Thanks much to Kim for planning this fantastic weekend again- it was a blast even though we all were drenched in sweat for the majority of the weekend:) We were able to catch 2 games and even watch Joel get his 23rd save! Brandon had a blast- even though he freaked out when the Parrot came in our suite! The poor Parrot has now joined the same category as Santa, Easter Bunny and the Hokie Bird. We are looking forward to our trip again next year- can't wait:)

Brandon is also 21 months old now- only 3 months until he is 2! He certainly is a toddler on a mission and knows what he wants. His vocabulary is growing with the vast majority of words being "no" and "mine"- which I'm sure is common at this age.