Let's go Pens!

Happy Easter

We had a wonderful first Easter with Brady & my family. My grandparents were visiting from Pittsburgh and it is always so nice for Brady to spend time with these two very special people.

The Easter weekend started out with an egg dying party at our friends Malena & Jameson's apartment...

At first, Brady was a little unsure of the dyed eggs...

Then he decided they looked delicious.

On Easter we went down to my parent's house and had a great brunch at their neighborhood's clubhouse. Then we headed back to their house for Brady to get his Easter present and for Jim & Aunt Kiki to compete in the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Let's eat!

Let the hunt begin.

Brady's Easter present from Grandma & Grandpap

Cutest little Easter boy, ever!

Family shot

Extended family shot

8 Month Birthday

Eight months. How in the world did we get here already? The months are flying by so quickly now and everything seems to blur together; it seems like yesterday that we were bringing Brady home from the hospital. It's so strange to see Brady everyday and not notice, on a day-to-day basis, how much he's changed over the last 250 days. But, the last month has ushered in several new things like swimming, crawling (well, almost), and a new grunting sound that he likes to belt out randomly. Brady also got to see a lot his extended family again (and Ken for the first time!) for a Shipe-filled weekend. Overall, a pretty great month!

Candles... oooohhhh, candles.

The little guy playing in his room.

Note: teething biscuits are very messy.

Mr. Adorable.

Hanging out on the bed with his favorite toy.

Brady in all his pseudo-crawling glory.

Thanks for a great month, Brady!

Love, Daddy

The Cherry Blossoms

The cherry blossoms are kind of a big deal around here which translates to lots of tourists and traffic. Jim and I went to see them on a Saturday last year and it was ridiculously crowded. The blossoms were beautiful BUT all of the enjoyment was sucked out since we felt like herded cattle.

This year was much better because my mom and her friend Lois came up on a Thursday afternoon. And while there were some crowded areas there were also some very peaceful moments. The blossoms were at their peak and they were beautiful.

Brady loved seeing the petals falling. When the wind blew it looked like snow

Mommy & Brady

Grandma & Brady with the Jefferson Memorial in the background

Lois, Mommy, Brady & Grandma

Laughy Boy

The boy just loves to laugh...

Jumping is Tiring

I was in the other room and noticed that Brady was being unusually quiet in his jumper. I assumed he was just intently studying the parrot or gecko (which he has been known to do) but no, he had passed out.

I've worked hard to get him on a good nap schedule and I guess it has worked because he fell asleep within a minute or two of his nap time. He barely woke up when I picked him up to put him in his crib.

All Smiles