Pull up a chair, grab something to drink, this could be a long post. Come catch up with our lives. I'm obviously doing awful at catching up, and I don't want to start them all as separate posts and forget about them, so I'm going to combine several into one. There is one advantage to you, the reader, lots of pictures!
Some of these aren't updates, just some silly pictures we caught of Brode around the house as well.
Grandma did some cleaning a few weekends ago and our little labor child (you may remember the post about washing his tractor) once again wanted to help and wash the windows. It didn't take long for him to figure out the spray bottle and there was cleaner dripping everywhere! He did a pretty good job at wiping it up though.
You may notice the stars painted on his cheeks. Brode does art at Grandma Beth's on Saturday morning and he has just gotten back. They just add to his cuteness as he scrubs the windows.
In my last post I pointed out that Brode did NOT enjoy Halloween. We have two pictures that do not include Brode from the entire night, here they are:
Matt and I went as cookie monster and big bird. we each wore yellow and blue with ours masks as we dragged the elmo costume along with us and Brode wore a hockey jersey. Let me tell you, we were a big hit.
We also carved several pumpkins and Brode painted one at day care. This is the only one I snapped a picture of. Our neighbors grow pumpkins in their garden each year from seeds the year before and they got this very big one out of it! They generously gave it to Brode so we thought we should carve it up with who else but his favorite character, Mickey!
Brode got another birthday present in the mail! They just keep coming, that boy is very loved! This one came from my LaCrosse roommate, Leah! It is a hand crafted puzzle of under water creatures. Each piece has a small magnet in the middle that corresponds to the magnet on the end of the fishing pole. Brode enjoys picking them all out, then putting all the pieces back in!
I know you can't hear him, but every time he catches something he yells "I got a octopus", "I got a fish" or "I got a turtle"! He is very good at identifying all of them!
Last week we had a dinner party at our house! United Way does larger events at work every fall and one of the items auctioned this year was a catered dinner party. The chefs and one server came from work with all of their supplies and table settings and cooked dinner at our house. Our menu included appetizers of mini chicken wellingtons and salmon spread, a main course of salad with homemade strawberry vinaigrette, steak, lobster, asparagus, and baked potato, and lastly a strawberry cheesecake and coffee. We were stuffed, it was by far the best meal I've ever had. They cleaned up all of their things, prepared our to-go boxes and we were left with a spotless kitchen!
This past weekend we didn't have any plans so we did a little cleaning and re-organizing. Back in June we got water in our basement and had to rip out the carpet. After the new carpet came in last week we were able to put it all together and move some things around. You may remember pictures of Brode's toy pile taking over the living room, well it got moved downstairs and we couldn't be happier! Everything is organized, and he got a much bigger space to run and roll around. He loves it too! It was very exciting to see his face, "Look all the toys!"
Along with the re-organization downstairs came a few new moves upstairs. Brode finally got his toddler bed!!!
He has not once tried to climb out of his crib, but when he regularly uses the potty we're getting close to seriously potty training so he is ready for his bed. Brode is very resistant to change so he wasn't too sure about it at first. We do still have his crib up for emergency or if he climbs out, but it will soon come down.
This is how he actually spent his first night in it to avoid a large fall out. He did great! Only few more things to move out of the room, some shelves to hang, and a train table to put in there and he will have his very own big boy room!
Some of these aren't updates, just some silly pictures we caught of Brode around the house as well.
Grandma did some cleaning a few weekends ago and our little labor child (you may remember the post about washing his tractor) once again wanted to help and wash the windows. It didn't take long for him to figure out the spray bottle and there was cleaner dripping everywhere! He did a pretty good job at wiping it up though.
You may notice the stars painted on his cheeks. Brode does art at Grandma Beth's on Saturday morning and he has just gotten back. They just add to his cuteness as he scrubs the windows.
In my last post I pointed out that Brode did NOT enjoy Halloween. We have two pictures that do not include Brode from the entire night, here they are:
Matt and I went as cookie monster and big bird. we each wore yellow and blue with ours masks as we dragged the elmo costume along with us and Brode wore a hockey jersey. Let me tell you, we were a big hit.
We also carved several pumpkins and Brode painted one at day care. This is the only one I snapped a picture of. Our neighbors grow pumpkins in their garden each year from seeds the year before and they got this very big one out of it! They generously gave it to Brode so we thought we should carve it up with who else but his favorite character, Mickey!Brode got another birthday present in the mail! They just keep coming, that boy is very loved! This one came from my LaCrosse roommate, Leah! It is a hand crafted puzzle of under water creatures. Each piece has a small magnet in the middle that corresponds to the magnet on the end of the fishing pole. Brode enjoys picking them all out, then putting all the pieces back in!
I know you can't hear him, but every time he catches something he yells "I got a octopus", "I got a fish" or "I got a turtle"! He is very good at identifying all of them!
Last week we had a dinner party at our house! United Way does larger events at work every fall and one of the items auctioned this year was a catered dinner party. The chefs and one server came from work with all of their supplies and table settings and cooked dinner at our house. Our menu included appetizers of mini chicken wellingtons and salmon spread, a main course of salad with homemade strawberry vinaigrette, steak, lobster, asparagus, and baked potato, and lastly a strawberry cheesecake and coffee. We were stuffed, it was by far the best meal I've ever had. They cleaned up all of their things, prepared our to-go boxes and we were left with a spotless kitchen!
This past weekend we didn't have any plans so we did a little cleaning and re-organizing. Back in June we got water in our basement and had to rip out the carpet. After the new carpet came in last week we were able to put it all together and move some things around. You may remember pictures of Brode's toy pile taking over the living room, well it got moved downstairs and we couldn't be happier! Everything is organized, and he got a much bigger space to run and roll around. He loves it too! It was very exciting to see his face, "Look all the toys!"
Along with the re-organization downstairs came a few new moves upstairs. Brode finally got his toddler bed!!!
He has not once tried to climb out of his crib, but when he regularly uses the potty we're getting close to seriously potty training so he is ready for his bed. Brode is very resistant to change so he wasn't too sure about it at first. We do still have his crib up for emergency or if he climbs out, but it will soon come down.
This is how he actually spent his first night in it to avoid a large fall out. He did great! Only few more things to move out of the room, some shelves to hang, and a train table to put in there and he will have his very own big boy room!
1 comment:
Malorie-
Killian has the same fishy puzzle... he loves it too :)
He has the same bed at dad's house... but I think he prefers his twin bed at my house, because he's a mover and falls out of the toddler ones :)
I love how you painted his room !!!
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