Our little dancing machine!

I took this video a while ago, and forgot to post it. :) Enjoy!


And to show his picky taste in music. He wants something he can really move and shake to!

Elli's new towel

Cranked this baby out in about 30 minutes. Probably could have done it a little faster had I not tried to get fancy with the ribbon. :D Too bad I cant get her to let me get a good pic!

Still learning...

To keep food out of this boy's reach!!!!

Just some sweet pictures with Papa

Cousins, aren't they great?!

Especially when they are so close in age AND get to see each other. :)

Fighting over mommy's lap with Clara
Finn playing with his paci clip (this seems to be a favorite of the cousins, they like to swing it around lol)
Probably trying to steal food from Sydnee
At Peter Piper with Finn
Climbing on Uncle Aaron with Finn

Tang + Elli = Orange hands

Apparently this is the way it works. The girl loves tang (I can thank her Daddy for that one). And this love combined with her monkey skills means that if she wants it, she going to get it. Well, she still hasn't learned the proper powder to liquid proportions, and so when she decides to start playing in it this is what we get:

Zeke's 9 month pics

A week early, but hey, getting the kids looking this good and out of the house... what are the chances of me being able to do that 2 times in a month?!??! And Zeke just seemed to be in a great mood, so I decided to bank on it!!! Enjoy his pictures!!! I cannot believe how big he has gotten!!

Bradford Grandbabies Group Pic

Elli and Zeke did great! Zeke always looks so gangsta in his shirts. :)

Just some pictures.

Pretty Girl

I tell you, my son, the things he will do to get food!


Pic courtesy of Mike and Clarissa. She can take some awesome pictures if she wants to.


My beautiful baby boy. (Also courtesy of Mike and Clarissa. :) )

Silly girl

So Clarissa, Debbie and I met down at Tempe Marketplace yesterday afternoon- yeah not my most brilliant idea. It was HOT and not feeling well only ended up making me feel worse. I hadnt thought to bring Elli's suit, or even an extra outfit, but she wanted to play anyway. Lucky Caden got to play in his boxers (the joy of being a boy I guess)! At first she was a little timid about getting in there. But then apparently Grandma showed her what to do, and it was downhill from there. The girl was SOAKED!!!!!

Sick

Being it pretty much blows. I NEVER get sick, and here I am about to die on my couch. I hope my kiddos dont get it. :(

Zeke and Clara

It is so fun for us to have so many cousins who are so close in age, especially the youngest 4. Clara leads the bunch being just a day over 2 months older than Zeke, with Sydnee and Finn being right around 6 weeks older. Then there is Zeke who seems to still be the same size as the rest of them even given his "runt" status. We were able to get a couple pictures of Zeke and Clara when we got together on Saturday night. :) And this next weekend Finn will be in town so we will hopefully get a shot of all 3 together.

First Day of Preschool!

Elli had her first official day of preschool today. Andy said that she just looked confused when he dropped her off, but no crying! When I picked her up Ms. Jenny said that she did great, and she had a smiley face on her paper!! I tried to get her to speak more about what she did, but all I got was "sticker" and "bum bum" (or bump, bump cannot quite determine that one). And since she refused to let me take a picture of her, you just get a picture of the bag I made her. :D

Yeah.....so....

Ummmmmm.......




Thank goodness licorice seems to wipe right off.

No cake for Zeke!

Continuing on the lines of his obsession with food... Andy picked up a German chocolate brownie that we were all enjoying- except for Zeke. And boy did he want some! Mean daddy too, you can see him tempting him with it part way through the video!!

Zeke

So, obviously Zeke has the most changes! As big as I like to think he is, according to his 6 month appointment he isnt really. He had gained a couple pounds (chubby boy!) but only a quarter of an inch!!! He is up to 4 teeth now, 2 on top and 2 on bottom. And last week, just shy of 8 months, he decided it was FINALLY time to drop the army crawl (after 2 months!) and started crawling like a champ. He also decided it was time to start pulling up and getting into trouble. The kid likes to eat. We have been able to avoid the puree stage like planned (for the most part) and have been giving him little bits of what we are eating. But boy, is this kid spoiled. He wants his food, and he wont take no for an answer!! If you have something, just plan on sharing.

The Hulk (according to Daddy)

Elli Girl!

Elli is still the same ol monkey girl, just rocking the potty and talking SOOO much!!! She starts preschool tomorrow, and I'm not really sure she cares too much. :D She likes to help Zeke, be it a good or bad thing. She tries to keep him out of trouble, and helps to relocate him to where she feels he should be. So she has fully embraced the role of Big Sister. There are occasionally funny moments or competition that I cannot wait to watch as they get older.