Another two days of swim lesson pics

Bradyn is a little fish. He does a great job at his swim lessons and is so excited to go every evening!!

Here's some video footage of his "paddling".

Swim Lessons!

The last two nights were Bradyn's first nights in swim lessons. I wasn't sure what to expect really but it was a "parent & me" class where a parent gets in the water with the kids. The first night I got in with him, and the second night was Chad's turn. It was indoor, but the water was a little chilly for mommy's liking. Bradyn didn't seem to mind though. He loves the water. We take him to the pool all the time and he already knew how to jump in by himself and puts his face in the water no problem. I'm afraid he might be a little too advanced for what he will learn in this class, but if nothing else, it's something for us to do together in the evenings and gives him an opportunity to be around other kids. It will also be a little structure for when he moves up to the next level. We sang a few songs, Motor Boat Motor Boat and The Hokey Pokey, we kicked, blew bubbles, and then there's Bradyn jumping in over and over from the side of the pool because he was getting bored. LOL. On Chad's night in the water with him, they sang some more songs and learned to lay back in the water. Bradyn's favorite part seems to be getting to pick a toy to play with for the last 5 minutes of class.

White Sox Game

Sunday we went to the White Sox game. We had gotten tickets from Chad's brother who has season tickets, but hasn't been able to go much this year because of all the new baby excitement. We took my dad with us for this excursion. We had a lot of fun tailgating before the game and at the game itself. It was a gorgeous day for a baseball game, and the ball park nachos were as tasty as ever! Bradyn had a fun time tailgating and playing ball in the parking lot, but gametime was just about his naptime. Right on schedule... he passed out and slept through almost the entire game. It was kids day and there were lot of activities that we didn't end up partaking in because our munchkin was passed out. haha. It was a fun, but jam packed, busy weekend.

Aunt Steph & Uncle Chad...Again

On Friday, Chad's brother and our sister-in-law had their second child making us Auntie Steph and Uncle Chad for the 4th time. We've got Zachary, Kyleah, Kyla, and now Miles. Dustin & Kris already had Zachary, who is 4 1/2 months older than Bradyn, and on Friday they welcomed Miles Steven to their family. They didn't want to find out what they were having, so it was a surprise! Miles was born at 5:01pm and was 7lbs 14oz and 21 inches long. Here are some pics from our visit to see them at the hospital on Saturday.

Peoria Air Show

Grammy & Poppy came in town for the weekend & we decided to go check out the Peoria Air Show. It couldn't have been a more perfect evening, nor could we have had more perfect seats! It was just a "teaser" show on Friday evening over the river, but it was great! We ate dinner at a restaurant on the river and sat outside. We decided to just hang out there because we had nice comfy patio chairs around a little gas firepit. The show started at dusk and continued well past dark. Bradyn loved seeing all the planes with "smoke coming out".

Grammy & Poppy enjoyed spending time with Bradyn (us too) and we all loved seeing Bradyn's reaction to all the planes going "upside-down and round and round." We also laughed at Bradyn as he danced at himself in the mirrored door at the restaurant. He's such a happy fun kid!

Trip to the Doctor

Today Chad took Bradyn to the doctor to check for an ear infection and when I came home I asked him what the doctor said, and Bradyn chimed in with a smart comment....

Happy 4th of July!

We went camping at Lake Shelbyville with mom for the long 4th of July weekend. It was a much needed break from a long week at work. It was a nice relaxing weekend; camping always is. There's something about the peaceful sounds of nature, sitting around a crackling campfire staring into the flames and looking at the endless sky of stars that makes you forget about the day to day routine. We went swimming one day at the local pool because the beaches were closed due to high water.

Saturday was a rainy day, but we made the most of it. We sat and played Yatzee for awhile, then decided to take Bradyn to his first BIG SCREEN movie. Mom told Bradyn that we were gonna go see a movie on a screen as big as a truck, and he kept thinking we were going to see big trucks. In any case, once we got there he realized it was a "BIG MOVIE!" And we saw Ice Age, so there were "BIG DINOSAURS". After the movie, the weather still hadn't cleared up enough for fireworks in Shelbyville, so we spur of the moment decided to make a whirlwind trip down to see the St.Louis Fireworks. Bradyn LOVED them. "BOOM BOOM BOOM" he said and "BIG FIREWORKS" That's all he talked about the next day. Well since it had been so crappy over the entire state of Illinois, a lot of fireworks had been rescheduled for Sunday, so we decided since Bradyn enjoyed them so much the night before that we would take him to another display. We decided on meeting up with my brother, Sarah, Kyleah & my dad and watched them over Lake Decatur. Those were amazing fireworks as well. And once again, Bradyn enjoyed them. He was completely wiped out after staying up way past his bedtime two nights in a row, but it was worth it!


P.S. the little pink cast on Kyleah's arm... she was crawling on the kitchen floor with refrigerator magnets in her hands and she slipped and cracked her elbow on the floor. Poor little thing fractured her elbow and has to wear that cast for 3 weeks. She's a trooper though and seems to be in good spirits.

Spoon Full Of Sugar

What can I say... The kid LOVES Mary Poppins...

Spoon Full of Sugar & Step In Time are frequent songs in our house.

He also loves Willy Wonka...