Braydon & Superheros

Brady has a new obsession with Superheroes of every kind, especially Superman and Batman.  He does pretend play all the time.  He is Superman, Siena is Krypto his dog, I am Flash and Daddy is Lex Luther.  He has a Superhero that we read him at every nap and every bedtime and he has the whole thing memorized now, down to every word.  He will read it to you if you ask him :)

Siena said "Bye-bye!"

Siena is so vocal.  She loves her voice and has always been good at expressing herself but yesterday she actually said "Bye-bye" in the correct context.  We were outside and Braydon was playing with the neighborhood kids, it was time for us all to go inside because it was getting dark.  All the kids LOVE her so they crowded around her and were saying Bye-bye Siena, bye-bye!  And she said Bye-bye!  with a huge smile and wave.  Everyone cheered and got so excited so they said bye-bye to her again and she said it right back..."Bye-bye!"

She also says Uh-oh and yelss "Yeaaahh" while clapping her hands.  She's the best!

Siena is 10 months old!

 Siena Rose is the happiest, sweetest little 1 month old.  She weighs in at 16 pounds and 13 ounces and is 26 inches.  She's in the 2nd percentile for her size, a tiny little peanut!  And she has 4 teeth, her two bottom middles and her outer incisors, she skipped her two front teeth which is funny.

She is very vocal and knows what she wants.  She is ALMOST walking, she stands on her own and will take a few steps but then falls on her bum.

She LOVES to eat!  She begs for food and when she's eating she moans and goes "mmmmm, mmmm" savoring every bite.  She dances to music, bouncing up and down.

She says Mom ma, Da-da, Ba ba, uh oh and waves hello and claps her hands.  She gives Daddy kisses too when he asks for them.  We love her sooooo much!!!!

Audrey & Ella visit Baby Siena

The baby girls Audrey and Ella came to visit Siena (Amy and Nicole's daughters).  They were so cute together and Braydon was stoked to have all the babies around to play with!

NYE Family Snow Day

There has been a ton of snow falling on the mountains so we decided to take a family day trip to Mountain High.  It was such a perfect way to spend New Years Eve!  Braydon had us play Jingle Bells over and over again while he sang along.  He couldn't wait to build a Frosty the Snowman.  We pulled off on the side of the road a hiked into the snow where we sled, built a Snowman, had a snowball fight and Braydon stood on Daddy's snowboard while he rode down a small hill.  There was a moment when all of us were sitting in the snow together eating an orange and Braydon told us how much he loved us and made us all give each other big kisses.  It was one of those moments where the world seemed like the most perfect and wonderful place and I couldn't have been happier or feel more complete.  I couldn't think of a better way to start the year 2013!

Our 2012 Christmas Card

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Christmas 2013 - Siena's 1st!

We celebrated Christmas all month as well.  We went to the tree lighting ceremony at Legoland, went to a tree farm to pick out our tree with Mimi, went to the Botanical Gardens Christmas Nights and watched a ton of Christmas movies.  Braydon was really into it this year.  He understood the concept of Santa and the Elf on a Shelf and LOVES Frosty the Snowman.  He would sing Frosty the Snowman and Jingle Bells over and over and over.  It was pretty cute.  He would also sing the Beatles version of "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time).  He would try and peek at his presents and would be concerned if it got hot outside because he didn't want Frosty to Melt.  We got to see Santa twice.  Siena wasn't too fond of him but Braydon was eager to tell him he wanted a train set and a kitchen.

We spent Christmas weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Schwarz's in Yorba Linda (or as Brady calls them Grandpa and Grandpa).  It was a relaxing and fun weekend.  Braydon loved all of their decorations, especially the Santa that climbs the ladder and the band in the treasure box.  We went to Chuck E Cheese, the Steer Inn and played at the park.  On Christmas Eve we left cookies and carrots out for Santa and his reindeer and Braydon laid in bed telling me how excited he was for Santa to come and telling me what he wanted.  On Christmas morning he went running out and was so excited to open all his presents!

Brady turns 3!

Braydon's birthday was a month long celebration.  I think he got used to opening presents all the time.  It all started with Mimi & Grampy visiting the first week in December and we celebrated with presents and a cake.  Then Aunt Wee Wee came into town and we celebrated again!  She got him a fort which he is super into right now.

The big celebration was a weekend at Disneyland & California Adventure.  He was in heaven!  We stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Schwarz's house so we could get a full weekend in.  On Saturday Aunt Cristin came with us.  Braydon was afraid of any rides at first and only wanted to go on the Buzz Lightyear ride which we went on several times, then he warmed up a bit and went on the rocket ships with Daddy.  He has a major obsession with all the Disney characters.  We went to this special Christmas village at Big Thunder Ranch and ALL the characters were there.  He sprinted after Goofy and got to see Mickey, Pluto and a ton of others.  We had dinner at the Big Thunder BBQ and then Bray wanted to go on the Buzz ride again.  We walked all the way to Tomorrowland and looked down at him passed out in his stroller with his new Zurg gun clutched in his arms.  That ended our fun day :)

The next morning ALL Braydon's friends came and mess us for a Disney character birthday breakfast at The Storyteller Cafe and then we all went to California Adventure.   Connor and Delaney Smith, Sophie, Zoe, Max and Caprice and all their parents were there, and the Winzens and Grandma and Grandpa and Cristin.  Brady went on the Toy Story Mania ride which he LOVED and the Monsters Inc ride and danced at a club with all the Disney Characters, Captain Hook being his favorite!  It was the best weekend!

On Braydon's ACTUAL birthday we went to Chuck E Cheese with Craig, Siena and I and Grandma & Grandpa and Aunt Cristin.  He loved playing all the games and between all of us we got a ton of tickets so he was able to get a rocket launcher.

He is a very happy boy and I can't believe he is 3 already!  He is so funny and talks all the time.  He tells me often how much he loves us and gives big hugs.  He is the best little boy and we are so lucky!!!