Rock & Roll

Braden released a new LP this week to rave reviews. His debut song "Mamma's Got a Baby in Her Belly" has already received enormous play time in the East Shoreline area. Check out the teaser video that will debut at this year's MTV video awards.

Prego Picts

Here's a prego pict for those of you that wanted to see one. These are from 7/17/09, so 30 weeks. 10 weeks (or more) and counting...

Here are some recent picts of fun in the sun too...

Braden sleeping with his Loveys last night...

Soccer Fun!

Another sporty endeavor for Braden. Here's a clip of him with his first session of Kidz Love Soccer on 7/11/09. It was super cute. Daddy and him had tons of fun. Here's a little video clip.

Fishing and Camping

A couple weeks ago we did a fishing/camping trip for Father's Day. Here's a few picts for you to enjoy.

The last couple weeks Braden has been loving his Bob the Builder videos that Uncle Nate gave him for his birthday. He also continues to love his tricycle, baseball, and playing with the dogs. Although our good supply of tennis balls is mostly in the neighbors yard right now because he threw them over accidently with the chucker. He's started to cut paper with scissors. He says lots of sentences and its great to be able to communicate with him more clearly. We've started working on the potty training a little bit. He's also been waking up at 5:30 or 6am much to Mom's chagrin. But we are dealing. If it weren't for the Twilight series books keeping me up late I don't think I would be quite as tired as I am.

Other than that the weather has been suprisingly beautiful since May. It's been wonderful. I am now in the third trimester. Crazy how fast time flies. Baby C #2 is kicking all the time and I have no doubt he's going to have a good soccer foot too.

I Want to Ride my Bicycle

Here's Braden riding his tricyle he received for his 2nd Birthday. His legs are plenty long now and he loves riding with Daddy. Lots of fun!

For the Birds

"George"

"Caw, Caw...etc." Yep, that's what we woke up to at 6:20am this morning. We had a crow stuck in our fireplace. He has been there since at least yesterday. We named him "George" for various reasons I will leave you to ponder on. After multiple attempts from different angles and tools Mike finally saved the crow. A chimney sweep pole with a wire coat hangar eventually did the trick. That's my McGyver. The crow hung on with his claws and Mike pulled him out on the coat hangar. He was a little stunned at first to see daylight again. He called for his friends who eventually came and then flew away. Though we've seen him in our grass and we know its him because we've memorized his distinct call that we've heard over and over and over. Mike says, "I got something accomplished this weekend. It only took 3 hours to do it." Actually, we also had a great hike to Little Si mountain. It's about 30 miles outside of Seattle. Shorts and t-shirt/sweatshirt weather and about 5 miles. Perfect scenario for hiking. Braden hiked some and was carried mostly by Daddy. The great thing about being pregnant is that I am responsible for carrying the water, food, and diapers. Not so bad, considering Dad has the 30lb child on his back. I still lag up the hills though. I guess its okay to give my self some slack. Anyways, it was a great hike, a nice fern gully to walk through, rock climbers, and a nice view at the top.

Big Boy Bed

So, since Braden seemed ready for a "Big Boy Bed" we decided to give it a try. We found this cute race car bed on craigslist. Its been about a week now and everyday and night are better. He does a great job now of staying in his bed until Mommy or Daddy come to get him and he's able to settle down more easily for his nightly slumber. Braden loved showing his Auntie Michelle his new bed on Skype too.

We met with a baby and her mommy yesterday and Braden helped to give the baby the bottle and really loved to give the baby his pacifier too. I think he's getting used to babies at daycare and this is helping him know what to expect. He's going to be a great big brother and a really good helper.

The rest of the family is doing well too. Darwin and Chewy just got back with Braden and I from a jog/walk this morning. It's supposed to be 83 degrees today so we headed out early. Needless to say the dogs were tired when we got back. (which is exactly how I like them) But when we got home Braden wanted "to go running with Darwin." So, Darwin got a little extra workout. Good thing Darwin's such a good sport. Then Braden and I played a little baseball. We might have to break out the fans from the storage area above the garage. It's funny, but whenever it's 70 degrees or higher now we put on the AC in the car. I guess we've become acclimated to the northwest weather.

I have to head back to work tommorrow which is really hard when the weather is so nice. But I can't complain. Poor Mike is working really hard. Though he got home a little earlier yesterday so was able to get a nap in and some baseball with Braden. Also, he got a 90 mile bike ride in on Saturday, and wasn't even that sore. I guess the stairs at work are helping him keep in shape. Braden and I even took a little bike ride around the block yesterday. It felt great to be on a bike again. I can't wait to ride on dirt again...