So Big!

Being 6 months old now, Blake can finally sit up on his own and play with his big brother! Brady is not so sure this is a good thing because now he has to share his toys.

They were playing with Brady's Batman, Superman, and Rocky figures, plus dinosaurs!

Blake just idolizes his brother.

Yum Oatmeal!

We attempted oatmeal cereal with Blake the other day. He did a lot better than I thought he was going to, but he gets mad waiting inbetween bites.

He loved the taste though and was trying to suck it from the spoon before I could get it to his mouth!

A Day at the Park

We had such beautiful weather last week that the boys, Mom and I decided to take a picnic supper to the park one night.

It was so great to burn some energy and enjoy the night!

Blake tried a little peach juice on his tongue and didn't think it was too bad!

Friends from Des Moines

On July 29th Kristin and Kate made it over for a play date! We stopped at a playground after lunch to play.

Kristin was a good sport considering she is more than 7 months pregnant out in the heat!

Brady took this same picture with "Baby" when Kristin was pregnant with Kate. Blake needed one too with "Baby Andrew"! Two bellies!

St Louis

On July 21st, Brian and I took Brady to another Philadelphia Phillies game in St Louis. Having already done Milwaukee, Brady was ready and in the car while I was showering. He was so excited!


Well, we made it to St Louis and showed up for batting practice, but the weather had other plans. It poured for 2 hrs prior to the start, but luckily we still got the game in with a late start at 7:45PM.

Brady was so patient! We waited out the rain with a hot dog and a pop.

Once the game started, we had a blast! It was a lot of fun and a great view!

God bless Ryan Howard because he tossed Brady a game ball across the dugout again! We managed to collect 4 other in-play balls from different players as well! It helps when our seats were right behind the Phillies dugout with a toddler dressed to the 9's in Phillies paraphernalia. Brady kept yelling "I need a ball for Blake-ster please!" Classic!

The Drive-in

Last week Brian and I decided to take the kids to the drive-in theater near Maquoketa to see Toy Story 3. Brady loved the movie so much the first time, we thought a second showing would be fun. I went to this same drive-in as a kid and so did my dad when he was little!

We layed out a sleeping bag in the back of the van with pillows and blankets for the kids.

Brady rotated between the van and his chair outside. He brought his own special pillow and blanket too.

Brady loved the movie again. Afterwards he kept saying " That was a good big movie Mommy and Daddy." We might have to own this one when it comes out on DVD!

The Rushes

The last weekend in June, Brian, the kids, and I were fortunate enough to travel up to Door County, WI, to vacation with my grandparents at their time share on Kangaroo Lake.

Brady loved playing "Thomas the Train" with Great-Grandma!



Blake usually hung out with Great-Grandpa eating and watching his big brother.

It did rain some while we were up there, but Brady didn't care because the indoor pool was his favorite part!

He was quite the jumper!

Even Blake was able to swim alittle.

The last day we were there it was sunny, so we tried the lake.

The water temp was 74 degrees, but Brady wasn't convinced. He wouldn't swim, and it was too windy to take out a sailboat or paddleboat.

We had a wonderful time despite some rainy weather! It was so much fun taking my kids up to vacation in the same spot I vacationed as a child! Thank you so much Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa for a fun trip.