January Fun

This month Tyler went to his friend Keller's birthday party & they attended a basketball game at the University of Richmond!  While he was gone, Dan and I took Brady to a Mexican restaurant in our town, where he had perfect behavior!  My cousin's wife, Christine, came over with her twins one day, & Brady discovered his love for paper airplanes.  Thanks to some nice weather, the boys got to spend some time at our neighborhood basketball court, and I got my hair colored!  Brady and I met up with Vanessa, Milton, & Ella for some yummy shakes on a teacher workday, & Tyler went to his friend Sawyer's house.  Vanessa and I also had a dinner date at our favorite pizza place, Bottom's Up, to celebrate her birthday (which was in July!)  I also went to a local Mexian restaurant with my neighbor, Jess, & had a coffee date with my neighbor Allison & her daughter, Madelyn!

Brady will now say, "It's an airplane," when he hears an airplane flying near our house.  He used to just say, "Airplane!"  He will do this for any vehicle he sees, which is very exciting!  We love hearing him use complete sentences.  He also knows his birthday and will say, "December 22nd!" if we ask him.  He's been saying, "December all gone," over and over again.

Making me happy this month...

The most amazing skies...

This collage popped up on my phone, which proved to me that I tend to photograph pretty skies a lot!

I couldn't believe this beautiful angel cloud I saw in the sky...

Also making me happy this month...

New pillows, artwork, decor, & most importantly, new blinds (thanks for installing them, Dad!)...

Brady's artwork from school & pictures he has colored at home, as well as the sweetest text from his teacher...

My parents always come to see us on Wednesdays, which we love, & they even got to play basketball at the neighborhood court with the boys one day...

Coming across old photos...

Brady saw this one and I said, "Who is this?" and he said, "Mama!"

Then I said, "What am I holding?" and he said, "Owl!"  I told him it was actually a monkey (that I got to hold during a trip to Mexico in the summer of 2006!)

I love this photo of me, my mom, and my older brother, Shane!  It was the night of my mom's 10 year high school reunion.  There is another version of this photo I may have posted before, where I have a sad face (probably knowing my mom was about to go somewhere without me!)  But I love this version where I am smiling!  I think I look like Tyler!  And my mom looks so beautiful!

I can't believe our nephew, Ben, turned 14 this month!  I will never forget the day he was born.  I woke up in Charleston, South Carolina, where I was visiting my good friend, Megan.  My mom either called me or texted me and said, "You're going to be an aunt today!"  I remember sitting in the airport going through tons of boy names, trying to think of what his name was going to be.  I'll never forget my dad calling to tell me that Benjamin had been born, and what his name was.  My brother, Shane, and my sister-in-law, Kristen, picked a beautiful name, and we've loved watching Ben grow over these past 14 years!

I got to meet him the day after he was born & it was one of my happiest days!

I loved having my hair professionally colored and styled...

I absolutely love this photo of Brady and my dad that I found on my mom's phone...

I love these videos of the boys at the basketball court with Dan (and they both make their baskets!)...

Brady is SO cute saying, "yes" and "no"...

And of course he always likes to be a little jokester...