Rainbow

This morning the sun was shining just for a few minutes and I just knew there had to be a rainbow out there and this is what I found. It was a lot brighter but by the time I got my camera and got outside it was quickly fading away.

A Few Updates

Ok...so you're probably wondering what Bradyn is staring at so intently. Last night Brandon and his friend Matt were playing Guitar Hero and as you can see he was quite amazed by their awesome guitar skills. He was quickly distracted once he figured out there were cords on the floor from the guitars and those were so fun to try to play with!







I can officially say I have a crawler on my hands now!!! For the past couple of weeks he's been scootin' around the house or rolling to wherever he needs to get to, but on Sunday he must have decided that crawling was bit easier and made his way across the bathroom floor without falling down!!! He did pull himself up in his crib and was standing against the railing one day last week too, which completely freaked me out because we didn't have the mattress lowered and he could have fallen out!!! So far that was the only incident that we've had with him standing, although he does try to pull himself up on his Pooh chair or onto my lap. How quickly they grow!!!

Help

Obviously I've been helped - THANK YOU!!!!!! (was this Rachel that helped me out??)

This is just a random question for anyone else who has a blog that can help me download a new background. I found a new background on thecutestblogontheblock.com site and I have to copy the HTML code and copy it into my site but it's not working. After I click on Layout, the next step is to Click Add a Page Element and then under the HTML/JavaScript click Add to Blog - those steps are not options in my blog - can anyone help me!!

3 Steps to Success

Step 1: Get your knees underneath you



Step 2: Use your arms and push upward with all your might
(sometimes it helps to throw your leg to the side for extra stability)



Step 3: Ahhhh.....Success......You have now accomplished sitting up!

For the past few weeks now Bradyn has been able to sit himself up and is very close to crawling!! He has got the cutest scoot thing going on and is getting into so much trouble by grabbing things he's not supposed to have. My sister reminded me that I do have a pack n play and they make for a great "cage" so I don't have to watch him 24/7!! (Oh yeah....excuse the mismatching shirt and shorts, he had jeans on but was hot, so I slipped on some shorts and wasn't about to make another shirt dirty just so he would match)

Another Flood!

Just thought I'd share a few pictures of the flood we're having again. Luckily this time I'm happy to report that our basement stayed dry and our sump pump is working wonderfully. Although we do have our usual leak from the big crack in the wall downstairs, but that is an easy clean up. These pictures really don't do any justice to the minituare size pond that has now been created behind some of the other homes in our subdivision. But I am happy to say that it is 7:10 pm and I just looked out the window to see a glimpse of blue sky with a little bit of sun shining behind it! I guess I shouldn't complain at all because we should be thankful that we don't have to be in the situation that most are recovering from with Hurricane Ike!!

Slacker!

So I am becoming a complete slacker on updating my blog lately. I don't have any pictures to put on today but I'll just tell you all what we've been up to. Today we had a garage sale at my Grandparents house with my aunt, my sister and my mom. We had a ton of stuff and last year we sold out practically on the first day, not this year - I think I'll be lucky if I rake in $20 (oh well, 20 I didn't have before). We were supposed to go camping this weekend but that has been cancelled due to the possibility it may rain all weekend. Who wants to sit in a tiny camper with a 7 month old baby while it's raining....not me! I was in charge of making chicken salad for the lunch meal this weekend, so being the good wife that I am, I still made a huge bowl of it tonight for us to have for dinner and a few extras for...yes MOM and LEAH!!! My little man enjoyed being outside all day today and was sooooo good, now since we got home he's been such a little crabby pants which wears on your patience very quickly when it's been a long day. Luckily he went to bed early tonight so I can have a few minutes to relax and now it's time for bed myself. Hopefully I didn't bore you all with my ramblings - and next I post I will make sure to add pictures!!

Daisy & Bradyn

Bradyn just loves Daisy. Anywhere she goes he watches her, which gets a little annoying especially when I change his diaper and she walks into the room. Daisy is such a little trooper, he grabs her feet and bangs on her head and Daisy just puts up with it. Both of their favorite things to do are play together. Daisy will bring her rope to Bradyn and lay it on him and then they play tug-a-war while Bradyn just giggles. The one thing we do have to be careful of is him wanting to put her toys in his mouth, I know they say dogs have the cleanest mouths...but that's just gross!!

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend we up to Baldwin camping with some friends and we had a great time. We went swimming which was Bradyn's first time completely in the water and he kicked his feet like he was going to swim off somewhere. Most of the time we just sat by the cabin and talked, ate and played with the kids