Proof #1

Got it on video this morning, Brady and his ever-growing vocabulary!

Happy Halloween

Even though this was Brady's second Halloween, it truly felt like his first! From carving pumpkins to trick-or-treating, he loved every minute of it all. Even putting on his costume; he couldn't get enough of his "workerman boots" (no joke, that's what he called them!)

We had a blast watching him run from house to house gathering his candy, even if he didn't want to put it in his bag! He would tell his friends, "Hurry. Run. Next house!"

A few days after Halloween, Brady said his first full sentence*. It was so funny that we can't help asking him to say it over and over and over again. Without being prompted, when we asked Brady where his candy went, he replied, "Mommy took it away!" Hilarious! Hopefully we can get a video of that up on here soon.

After getting a taste of his holiday excitement, we cannot wait for Christmas. Only 7 weeks away!

Scooping out "the guts"

Helping Dad with the "big one!!"

Having a blast pulling out the seeds

The finished products

A very happy Bob the Builder, ready to trick-or-treat

Not willing to give up the goods!

Having trouble taking just one
(And yes, the dads are really wearing shorts)

Brady and his buddy Leo

Getting candy from the pirates (Arrr matey!)

I wonder what Brady loves more, his mom or his sucker?!

Somehow, he ended up with two suckers!

Post-trick-or-treating dinner with friends

* On a side note, since Brady said his first full sentence, he's been putting more and more words together. Just today, he called his great-grandma Bubby to wish her a happy birthday and actually said, "Happy birthday to you!"

Just a couple of cousins...

If only they could spend more time together... Can't wait til the holidays!

Sexy beach pose!

Give a little kiss!

Hawaiian Adventures

Sorry that we've been away for a little while, but we were actually away for a little while. Matt and I, that is. Thanks to Steve, Linda, Lindsay and Aubrey, we were able to travel to Maui to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary two weeks ago (has it been two weeks already?!) and it was fabulous. Brady had a great time reconnecting with Matt's family while we were gone, which made it easy for us to enjoy all of this...

Amazing view from our balcony

Our pool

The beach at the Ritz, Kapalua

At the Feast of Lele luau

Kapalua Bay

Matt at Keanae Village

Hamosa Bay

One of the beautiful island flowers

Sunset

It was hard to come back to the real world, but we missed the Bubba and couldn't wait to see him. Next up... Halloween!

Pumpkin Patching

Brady is so excited for Halloween this year! For his first, he was only 10 months old and couldn't even walk. He had zero tolerance for his costume, which made for a really angry lion, and not in a good "in character" kind-of way. This year, he's running around pointing out all the pumpkins, bats, ghosts, spiders and black cats. He likes saying, "boo!" and he puts his hands over his mouth in an "oh-no" fashion when he says, "scary!" We're working on getting him to say "trick-or-treat", but so far only "treat" is coming out (which is the important part anyway). I have a feeling he'll get it right by the big day though :)

This weekend we took a trip to Half Moon Bay to go pumpkin patching and had a great time at Pastorino's Farm. They had a small petting zoo, pony rides, train rides and plenty of pumpkins to choose from. Brady had a great time running from activity to activity; you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. Sadly, there was no hot chocolate to be had... just too warm out!

Mommy and Brady riding the train

He rode the pony all by himself!

Feeding the goats, ewwww!

Trip to Big Sur

We had a great summer. At times it seemed like it would never end (it was 96 degrees and sunny last week!), and we liked that just fine. But we also like fall, and we've been yearning for some good old-fashioned football weather since the first kick-off back in August. Today we got it; it rained for the very first time since June. Seriously.

And it was "chilly".

I wasn't a very good family historian this summer. There are a lot great memories that we never got a chance to share. To try and go back and catch you up on them all would be painful for both sides, so let's just move on, shall we?! Going forward, I'll do my best to keep you updated on all things Eatherton, because it helps bridge the distance. Plus, I want this to be a kick-ass baby book for Brady one day!

So, our first fall post...

Two weeks ago, my cousin Aubrey came for a visit and we decided to take a trip up to Big Sur. Simply put, it was a beautiful drive! The fog rolled in and off the road the whole way up and we got out of the car and took a few pictures of the amazing view.

Along the coast on Highway 1

Brady giving "the look" at lunch

Brady and "Aubrey the lady"

Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, CA

5 Years... Wow!

Today we celebrate 5 years of marriage. Many of you were there when we took the plunge, and we thank you for your love and support over the years. Here's to the next 5... and beyond!

What an amazing day!