DC ZOO

yay i love tigers!

Thought this would be ok- nope... in the list with Santa Claus

Fascinated with the ape

Yes I'm a big boy- I will walk by myself

Pandas

Cheesin

My attempt of getting them together for a pic

Kenley and Auntie Kim

Cheetah

Brandon and Kenley

I'm spent!

Today we visited the DC National Zoo with Kim Terry's family:) We had a really good time and got to see lots of really cool animals. Even though the weather wasn't what we hoped- we made the best of it. The animals that were our favorites were the Tigers, Pandas, Cheetahs, and Zebras. We got to see lots of other animals to include, shrimp, crayfish, starfish, octopus, butterflies, kimono dragon, wolf, ponies, elephants, prairie dogs, monkeys, apes and more. We tried to take as many pictures as we could- enjoy:)

Easter Egg Tree

Hmm what do I do with all these Eggs

So excited!

Yay having fun!

love him!

decorating my tree bush!

Daddy was driving up! Got sooo excited!

Today mommy came  home early from work and got to take pictures while Brandon decorated his Easter Egg Tree. (it's actually a bush that hasn't bloomed yet...) Nana and Brandon put ribbon through some Easter Eggs and we got decorate the cute little bush. Let's just hope it doesn't get windy! thanks nana for the eggs!

Living the Dream

Yes it is one of those days that mommy is off work and gets to hang with Brandon ALL DAY..... which now follows the comment from daddy..... "Must be nice..... living the dream." And I always respond with "Yes Josh, living this dream is nice- however my dream is doing this EVERYDAY not just once a week (of course I'm not including the weekends). I mean isn't everybody's dream staying home with their kids..... so let's keep our fingers crossed for the next Mega Millions!

Brandon and mommy had a great but eventful day! Consisted of playing at the gym while mommy worked out, mommy blow drying her hair and knocking over nail polish which then exploded EVERYWHERE, Brandon getting his 2nd "big boy" hair cut, Brandon then getting his first "boo boo" on his knee after falling on the cement, Playing with Drake & Kai Baptiste, Had a blast with Drake, Played outside, went for a run with mommy and nana, then hung out with daddy and mommy watching march madness! This may be crazy but I would love this dream job everyday!

Can you keep up with me?

I was on my way to work this morning and I realized that I haven't updated Brandon's blog lately. Mainly because Josh and I have been working hard on our basement project (which I'll post photos later). It has taken a lot of our time but it's almost complete..... Now that I've given my excuse- the update.

Brandon is now 17 months old and is busier then ever. He now loves reading books, he will bring a pile of books and want you to read them all. Yes over and over, I might a few memorized by now. He especially loves the Dr. Suess ABC book.  The train table is also a favorite and he will want you to sit with him and play. As soon as we turn our back for a second his is running after you with a piece saying mama or dada "choo choo". Even though he will play by himself, he sure does like company. 

When he goes out for a run he loves watching the buses, dogs and geese. He will actually get upset if he can't sit and watch the geese. Outside is his favorite place to be and we love that!

16 Months Old

With our 16 month old seeming to turn into a 2 year old by the second, it sure is getting harder to get pictures of our little man. Especially since he seems to be happiest doing the things he is not supposed to do, like standing on the chairs and getting out of his highchair. Brandon is also starting to add some more words to his vocabulary (However you do need to know what he is supposed to say to catch it- but we think it counts anyways!)... such as "thank you" , "papa", "grandma", "night night.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone- we sure love our little valentine!

"look mommy, can't you see I'm on the phone"

Standing on his stool (like he's not supposed to)

He knows he isn't supposed to be there

Trying to tell me why he can stand on the chairs

static hair

Love his smile!

SuperBowl

Even though the outcome of the superbowl wasn't what we hoped- we still had a great time (well besides the few times Brandon was in timeout) We are starting to see some "terrible twos" emerge and it normally happens when he doesn't get what he wants. (go figure!) Brandon seems to push the boundaries to see what he can get away with so we certainly letting him know who's boss. Timeouts are going to become a more regular thing I believe- hope he learns fast!

Opening Doors!

Got the vacuum

Mommys little helper

I got this

At the end of his timeout- such a sad little face :(

Uh oh- Jillian and Brandon trying to both break out now!

Loves his cousin Jilly

Brooke looking adorable- if only Brandon was looking

Daddy and Brandon

Mommy and Brandon (he wasn't feeling any pictures)

Our little man sure does like helping mommy vacuum.... even though only a square foot of carpet is vacuumed he sure is proud of himself. We love our little helper. He is also opening EVERY door now so we have to make sure we are locking the doors when necessary or you will get a surprise visitor. Our house is equipped with easiest door handles for him to open.... great!