Redecorating the Boy's Room...Once Again!

Yes, I understand my child is 2 years old and has been through many different bedroom decor. As a matter of fact, more than mommy and daddy's room! He started out with his green and blue turtle theme as a baby. Then when we moved into our new house, we converted his crib into a toddler bed. The new theme was cars and trucks. He was totally in live with that. Actually, when we asked him what new bedroom theme he wanted this time, he replied, "CARS!". But...I am a mean mommy that likes change and decorating. When we went to Ikea to find ourselves something new for both rooms, we fell in love with the idea of a forest type of theme. After searching all over the internet for ideas to go with his new bedding, I ran across this adorable monkey sticker for his wall. I must say, it suits him well. As soon as he saw me putting the monkeys on the wall, he started making monkey sounds that I had no idea he even knew! Now, I must find more monkey things to make it feel more complete. Yes, I am addicted to decorating. I will admit that much.

Daddy is a Shark, Mommy!

I can't believe how huge Brady's imagination has grown!

For Christmas, Grandma Johnson bought swimming lessons for him. We go to the next town over to a hotel with a swimming pool and watch him get super excited to get in the pool. Granted, his first day wasn't as great. He screamed at Daddy to not make him go in the water. Only for Daddy to find himself fighting Brady to get out of the water. It's become Brady's new passion in life. He brings it up at LEAST every other day. It's funny. Because he will actually say, "I go swimmin' on Tuesday!". I think it's hilarious he mocks us so detailed like that. He loves splashing and kicking in the water. But, I think his favorite thing is to blow bubbles at the surface. Last week, when lessons were over, Chad handed me Brady from the pool while he got out on the other end. As I was holding Brady all bundled up in his towel, he yelled, "(*GASP*) Look Mommy! Daddy is a shark!". Every woman standing next to me stopped bundling their little ones to giggle at him. He has quite the imagination!

Getting ready to go swimmin!

Warming up by splashing Daddy with his feet.

The "Class".

"Everyone kick as fast as you can!" (Brady has this one down!)

He must always have a boat in hand to stay in the pool.

Blowing bubbles. He has also brought this home and now blows bubbles in everything!

Practicing jumping off the side to Daddy.

Bonzai!

He finishes every night with a sundae from McD's as his prize for being a good boy. Too bad it makes a disaster out of him every time!

Sledding Fun.

Well, I've lost my patience with Facebook and it's photo uploading process. So, looks like I will be blogging a bit more!

Yesterday was Sunday and we had a fresh coat of snow that was added to the already towering snow banks. We decided to do some family sledding in our back yard. We had to get in some new pics of us, since I had gone a couple of months without a camera.

 

No More Fire!

My Dad popped in town for an early birthday dinner with Chad, Brady, and I. If you don't already know, Chad and I have birthdays 3 days apart (myself- Jan 26, Chad- Jan 29). A new Japanese Hibachi/Sushi restaurant opened in Lakeville recently. So, we decided to go check it out. Brady has been to a Hibachi style restaurant before. But, that was before he could even talk. This kid cracks me up. He kept yelling at the Hibachi chef, "Stop the fire! It's hot! No more fire!" I think everyone sitting at our table was more entertained by his play-by-play commentary of the cooking, rather than the show of tricks the chef was trying to display for everyone.

Oh, what we do to keep a 2 year old entertained! Watching Scooby Doo on Daddy's phone.

My Little Artist!

We finally decided to let Brady dive into his Cat In The Hat painting book. I was scared of the mess it might create. But, soon got over that fear. I know there will be bigger messes than this one day. I will just have to grin and bear it!

 

 

 

The only problem is tearing the book away from him when it's time to clean up. This kid is in love with painting and has a fit when I tell him it's time to stop. He's my little artist.

New Year's Eve!

We finally had a pretty decent New Year's Eve party. Lots of people and food. It was a great night!

We started to prep for the arrival of hungry and thirsty guests.



 <-----(Not yet cooked) bacon wrapped water chestnuts.

Carousel of liquor!

Decorations...simple, but pretty!

Michelle arrived early too help start the festivities.

Jen, looking dazzling!

The girls started out playing poker.

Jen, striking a pose.

The boys played lots of darts.

Apple pie jello shots and berry blue jello shots. YUM!

We filled the nights with what we knew wasn't good singing. ;p

After midnight, the place was a total disaster!

I bought 4 cans of silly string. I had NO idea it would make such a huge mess that would be hard to clean up the next day!

Everyone got their fair share of silly string spraying.

My favorite neighbors stopped by!

I have no idea what they were doing here...

The aftermath....well, part of it anyway!

I cannot tell you how many different liquids and liquors I had to scrub off this bar the next day.

  

   HAPPY 2011 TO ALL!!

Cuddle time and Mommy testing her new camera....

Brady and Daddy cuddling before bed. He seems to be so giggly just before bed time. It is way too cute. Over the past couple of weeks, Brady has become a different child. More loving, more cuddly, and loves his Mommy and Daddy more than ever. I love this kid to death!