Getting Ready For Christmas

The week before Christmas was definitely a crazy one!!  I felt like Brady was in my arms or next to me for four days straight (poor baby).  We are so glad he is feeling better now!  Dan had his longest day of the year at work, and as soon as he walked through the door, I said, "You have to take Tyler to urgent care!" So off they went.  Thankfully, Tyler was feeling better by the time they got back.  We were very happy to see many family members at my parents' Christmas party, and Tyler enjoyed making (and eating!) cookies.  My parents were able to watch Brady while I attended Tyler's holiday party at school.  :-)  I was in charge of bingo, which was a lot of fun!  I very slowly watched Love Actually and You've Got Mail, and Tyler and I watched All I Want For Christmas (which my brothers and I used to watch all the time growing up!)  We watched a few scenes from Christmas Vacation too.  :-)

Brady's 1st Birthday

Brady seemed to be a pretty happy birthday boy, despite being sick most of his birthday week (poor baby).  He seemed a bit confused by the balloons in his room, both on the day of his party and on his actual birthday.  He loved playing with all of his new toys!  We were happy that Dan could work from home for Brady's big day, and that my parents were able to come over to celebrate and take a family photo for us.  They also took Tyler to the park and through the car wash (his favorite).  I was happy to hold Brady while he slept (the only way he'd sleep while he was sick!) and watch Sleepless in Seattle.  :-)

We love our ONE year old boy!!!  :-)

In our family, we love nicknames and they are constantly changing!  I started calling Brady, "Bray" and "Bray Bray" soon after he was born, and now we all call him, "Cray" and "Cray Cray" quite a bit!  :-)

Brady sleeping in my arms on the day of his birth and on his 1st birthday :-)

Brady's Cake Smash

Brady is not a fan of cake!  He did not seem to like the cake at his birthday party, or the cake he had at home.  He also didn't seem to like to have his hands messy.  :-)  He also did not like his 1st birthday crown, and decided to take that off as quickly as possible.  Then he pulled the cake topper out of his cake.  :-)  He did have a few bites of one of his giraffe cookies and seemed to enjoy it very much!

We can't believe how much he's changed in one year...