Paddington Hay Rides

Jackson's Preschool, Paddington, has hayrides for the kids. I joined Jackson for a morning of hayrides. Jackson had so much fun!

Getting ready to go:





Jackson and his friend Anna:




After the ride, petting the horses, Prince and Pearl:

Fun at Perk & Play

There is a coffee shop in our neighborhood where they have a couple of play areas set up for the kiddos. Our nanny, Kristy, takes the boys there to play when it is too cold to play outside. Here are the boys having fun.

Jackson playing and saying "cheese":




Brady hanging out and eating his burp cloth:




And some rare photos of the boys together:

Still Swimming

Even though the weather has changed you can't keep my boys out of the water. We tried out a new indoor pool close to our house. Jackson, of course had a blast. Brady had a good time as well. Jackson continuously splashed Brady and Brady would just laugh! I think I have two water babies!!

Fall Festival

It is officially fall in Colorado. It is getting cooler outside and the leaves are changing- it is such a fun time of year! This weekend was a fall festival at a local historical park. They have a pumpkin patch, hayrides, crafts and place where you can build scarecrows. This was Jackson's favorite area. He also walked on stilts but there are no pictures of that because Mommy was feeding Brady!

Jackson enjoying the hay where everyone else was building scarecrows:






Getting ready to jump off the haystacks:


Brady and mommy enjoying the beautiful day:

Early Halloween Gifts

Grandma and PawPaw Aldridge sent the boys some early Halloween goodies.

Brady enjoying a glow stick the only way he can!:





Jackson and the pumpkin sticks:




Thanks guys for thinking of the boys and sending such fun holiday treats!

Lazy Sunday?

What did you do all day today? Well, I had the pleasure of steaming, baking and pureeing food! The finished product (minus the peaches I made later that evening):



Brady, I hope you enjoy the carrots, apples, squash and apricots!

Happy 7 Months, Brady

Brady is already 7 months old...this year is flying by! You are still the sweetest little guy.



You continue to grow and do more each month. You now grab everything, I mean everything, around you. Then, immediately put whatever object you have found in your mouth. You can transfer objects from hand to hand. You have 4 milk feedings a day and eat two meals a day and love all of your vegetables (you and Jackson certainly did not get that from mommy!), but don't love the fruit yet! You also love puffs and continue to get better grabbing the puffs and getting them to your mouth. Maybe we should try more finger foods!



You still only have your bottom two teeth, but by some of your behavior recently I suspect more teeth will make an appearance soon! Still no crawling, but I bet it is not too far off.



We just moved you to two naps a day so you would take one at the same time as Jackson. This is great! You still take anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hour naps. And still sleep great at night, generally waking between 7:30-8:00 each morning. We are also trying to wean you from your acid reflux medicine, which is going pretty well s far.

Your Loves:
your brother- Jackson makes you smile and laugh and if he leaves the room it makes you cry. I can't wait to watch your relationship grow! Jackson also takes good care of you. When you cry, he always says "its okay Brady" and then proceeds to look for a toy to shove in your mouth. In his own way, he is trying to take care of you!
Mommy and Daddy: You definitely know who we are and prefer to be with one of us. Although right now you are a true momma's boy and crane your neck if you hear my voice and fuss until I come get you!
Food: you are eating 2 meals a day, breakfast and dinner. You love oatmeal and every vegetable we have given you so far. You have had peas, green beans, squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Fruit is another story, but we are working on that.
Soft Toys or Blankets: you love to chew on soft toys or blankets. You like these more than rattles and other hard toys.

Your Hates:
Being left alone: you hate being alone and fuss if you are alone in a room, until someone comes back and joins you.
Fruit: For some crazy reason you are not a fan of fruit. You are beginning to like apples more, but cannot stand pears and only tolerate peaches. Hopefully, this changes soon!

You are our sweet little snuggle bug and we are so thankful you are ours! We love you!

A Day Out With Thomas

The whole family went to the Colorado train museum to see Thomas the Tank Engine. We all had a great time.

Here were are riding Thomas:



Jackson showing off his junior engineer certificate:



Brady slept through the train ride, but Jackson had a good enough time for both of them! There were many activities there. Jackson got a Percy tattoo and played with plenty of miniature trains.

They also had a petting farm where Jackson pet plenty of farm animals:



Brady hung out in the Ergo carrier with Mommy:



Jackson and Dustin in front of Percy:



And then the whole family took a picture with Thomas (but you of course have to buy that one!!). I took one of just the boys! We all had a great time!

Another Day at the Zoo

So, it is no secret that Jackson loves the zoo. It is something the family does all the time. Well, this weekend Jeremy, Dawna and their little girl Reagan were in town--- so guess where we took them!! Of course, Jackson had a blast acting as the Denver Zoo tour guide.

Here are Jeremy and Reagan and Dustin and Jackson checking out the elephants:



Jackson and Daddy riding the carousel:




Here is Jackson with a gorilla (not the best face Jackson has ever made, but I like the picture nonetheless):



Jackson and Reagan taking a break:



Brady just hanging out and having fun:




And Jackson playing the drums:



Another successful zoo adventure!

Friends Visit

Dustin's friend Jeremy is in town staying with us while he takes a class. This weekend his wife Dawna and daughter Reagan came to visit. Jackson, Brady and Reagan have had a good time playing.

Visit from Grandma

Grandma Savino came to visit in July to help Dustin and I out while I attended a two week trial skills training. I forgot to post pictures since this was such a crazy time. But, we really appreciated all the help and the boys enjoyed hanging out with grandma...especially Brady- it took me about a week to get him to fall asleep with out lots of rocking and cuddles (seriously he was being spoiled)!!

Thanks for all the help- we all really appreciated it!!