Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Fall Fun

A collection of random photos from the last 2 weeks. Enjoy!

Playing with the pumpkin display outside of the grocery store

 
Helping daddy with his chores


 
One of his favorite activities: book! book!

 
Also really enjoys watching Wheel of Fortune (and of course, clapping along)

 
I think he solved it!

 
yay yogurt!

 
mimics everything we do. even pushups

 
Exploring another new playground. There are at least 5 within 5 min of our house!


 
mid-afternoon snack on the patio

 
Last Sunday morning was a little too cool for the beach so we headed to the zoo instead.

 
Boxes are awesome. Especially when you're not wearing pants

 
playing in the driveway while we wait for daddy to get home from work

 
In the midst of a hunger strike

 
Visiting Julian, CA for a day of fall fun (inland in the mountains),

 
turning the cider press to smash the apples

 
hayride

 
enjoying the petting zoo



 
and the pumpkin patch with his friend Mason (he calls him May-mon)


 
the boys sharing their treats while we were out to lunch


 
Looking handsome for a night out

 
While home with a sick Bradley on Monday, Adam noticed the neighbors dogs had gotten on their roof.

 
Cat-sitting for a coworker. Bradley became fast friends with Casanova

 
Another sick day, home from daycare

 

 
Finally feeling better. Here he is dancing along with Choo Choo Soul

Sunday, October 5, 2014

18 months old

Time is flying. Our little boy is 18 months old now! In a few weeks, he's gone from saying a few words to seemingly 2-3 new words every day, including a few short phrases. He's pretty good at saying different animals, foods, kitchen items, clothes, body parts, things outside (like moon, flower, car, airplane) and his friends like Leah and Lilly and also Elmo and Scooby. He's says "open the door", "that's a light" and "I'm stuck". Such a little chatterbox!

We had his 18 month check up this week and he's still 97th percentile for weight at a hefty yet adorable 30 lbs. Poor little guy got another 4 shots but took them like a champ. He still can't quite jump but has gotten much better at running and going up/down stairs.

Discovering another playground near our house


 
"what are you looking at?"

 
the best way to get around

 
not happy about doing his chores

 
good morning!

 
trying to put his shoes on to go outside


 
yet another new playground to explore




 
big boy swings





 
shockingly green grass for our never-ending drought conditions

 
Finally a cooler weekend so we visited the Safari Park. Bradley loves the waterfall

 
and the ducks, of course. This was his first time feeding the ducks himself. He giggled everytime he threw them some food.

 
the warthogs were just little babies a few months ago


 
running around the termite hut



 
not happy about his carousel ride

 
Home from daycare for a few days this week with a GI virus. Now he can point at his diaper and say "poop!"

 
he always goes a little crazy when he's home for a few days

 
Tired after a long week

 
Miramar Air Show. The base is just a few miles south of where we live.

 
Looking through some important papers

 
Our improvised water slide. Great fun for a 95 degree day




 
snack time