Brady Said What?!

Brady has been a talker for as long as I can remember, so he rarely shocks me with the things he says. But lately, I have doubled over in laughter at some of the comments that have come out of his mouth. I'm so disappointed that I'm usually the only one to hear these bits of wonderfulness, so I decided that I just had to share them on here. Maybe they won't be as funny "out of the moment", but I still get a kick out of talking about it over and over. Here are two recent conversations between B and M (Mom).

Last week, while walking to the library...

B: "Mom, what are those things?" (pointing to pipes/valves sticking out of the ground near the apartment building across the street)

M: "I think those are water pipes or some sort of valve for the apartments".

B: "What are they for?"

M: "I'm not sure. Maybe the firemen use them to help put out fires." (I never claimed to be smart.)

B: "Oh. We can't touch them Mom?"

M: "No, we can't touch them Brady. Only firemen."

B: "Oh. You have to have special skills?"

M: No comment. Just me rolling on the ground, laughing at the way my 2.5 year old just said "special skills". No clue where he heard that phrase.

And just today, in the kitchen after lunch...

M: "Brady, do you know the (hand clapping) game where you sing "Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky, where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky..." (accompanied by a one-man demonstration of the game).

B: "Is that on your phone mom?"

M: "No, it's not a game on my phone. It's a hand clapping game."

B: "Oh, do you find it online?"

Good Lord. He's definitely part of the Internet Generation!

I hope that made you chuckle. I'll be sure to share the next crazy thing Brady says or does!

This One Is A Framer!

Brady's first drawing where "people" look like people! We couldn't be prouder.

(That's Matt and I in the red/blue, just in case you needed clarification).

Friday Fun!!

"So that's what I'd look like if I was a girl..."

Scootering at School!

Brady's Secret Train Adventure

It's been great living a mile from the train station, for a variety of reasons. Close enough to be convenient, but far enough away to not hear it; that is definitely the key! But when you have a little boy who is infatuated with cars, trucks and trains, taking him on a train ride (even if it's just a few stops) makes me Mom of the Year. When there's not much going on on a weekend morning, we can walk to the train, take it to the next town, have breakfast and make a quick stop at the bookstore, then catch the return train back in time for nap.

Here are a few pics from a recent trip when Daddy joined us for a "secret train adventure"! It was a secret because we didn't want to deal with a screaming toddler if we missed the train. We're sneeeeeaky!

Bi-Annual Trip to Chicago

At the end of June/early July, we took our bi-annual trip to Chicago. Twelve days may seem like a long time, but it always goes by way too fast. We never get to do everything and see everyone... we just run out of time! Hopefully we can catch up with friends we missed this time 'round when Brady and I are back in Nov.

So, what did we do?! We hung out with the extended Weber family, rocked out in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard, went to Lamb's Farm, fished from Uncle Up's boat, went to Becky & Alex's wedding, visited the dentist, played with lots of friends, went swimming, and ate lots and lots of good Chicago food (we're going through Portillo's withdrawals now!)

There are way too many photos to post individually, so here is a slideshow. Impatient like me? You can check out the full album here.

Last Day of Soccer

What can I say, the boy can dribble. He has no sense of direction, but great ball handling skills for sure! This video was shot at Brady's last soccer "practice" a few weeks ago (I have a LOT of catching up to do), and as you can see, Coach Pam has taught him well. By this time next year, he's going to be a lean, mean, scoring machine. I'm talking about goals people.