LEGOLAND Brick or Treat

Sophie going in for a kiss.

Last night we met Jessica, Eric and Braydon's little girlfriend Sophie at Legoland for the Halloween Brick or Treat event. It started at 5pm and they had the whole park decorated for Halloween with giant ghosts, live scarecrows, dancing characters, those crazy looking people walking on stilts and giant pumpkins. Braydon's favorite was this guy that had a rolling cart with a drum set that would play. Bray and Sophie play so well together, Sophie was dressed as Minnie Mouse and Braydon wore his fireman shirt. They had such a fun time! Braydon went Trick or Treating for his very first time on the Haunted Trail. Daddy ate most of his candy ;) There were fireworks at 9pm but we didn't make it that long, we left around 8:00pm.

Friday Fun Crew 10.17

We went to Aviara Park for the last Friday Fun Crew. Zoe, Molly and Braydon were the only ones that made it and they played so well together. Braydon runs around like a wild man, playing chase, climbing up slides and ladders, going down slides and playing in the water fountain. He hams it up as always and flirts with all the girls giving big smiles and showing off.

Wild Animal Park

Bray and I went to the Wild Animal Park on Tuesday and had so much fun! Braydon loved it! He is really starting to understand things so everything is so exciting for him (and me too). He went on a carousel for the first time, he loved it at first, then got a little freaked out and I had to sit with him for the rest of the ride, but he clapped at the end. His favorite were the Meer Cats, Gorillas and Goats. He was cracking me up with the Goats, they were in the Petting Zoo and I think he thought they were like Monty because he kept trying to tell them what to do. He'd chase after them and yell commands at them.

Braydon's Antique Photos

At Daycare they had a photographer come and dress the kids up in old fashioned clothing and posed them. These were two of the poses I liked best. the one in the suit makes me laugh really hard, he looks like Charlie Chaplin.

Braydon and my keys

Scene of the crime:

I went to grab my car keys and noticed they were missing from where I normally hang them, then I saw the step stool positioned under the key rack. I immediately knew Braydon took them and put them God knows where. I looked EVERYWHERE... The toy chest, the closet, the fridge, under the couch, the entire yard, nowhere. Then it hit me, the trash! I had just cleaned up after a party and dumped a ton of hummus and food in the trash so it was the most disgusting thing I've ever done digging through it but there they were... In the bottom of the full trash can.

Friday Fun Crew

We have become a part of a group some Stroller Strides Moms started called Friday Fun Crew. This week we hosted at our house. We blew up the bouncy house, got out all the toys and Brady had about 10 of his little friends to run around with while the Moms sipped Mimosas and ate cheese and crackers. It was a really fun time, the sun was out and the kids were all super happy. Everyone was here from about 10:30am until 2pm. Braydon did a great job sharing his toys, at first he got a little possessive of his trains but mellowed out after a while. He is a wild man, he would purposely fall out of the bouncy house backwards and upside down down the slide to get a laugh. He would do this over and over. He loved playing with everyone, he is so good with other kids, a very social guy.

It's a girl!!!

The finger is pointing to her lady parts.

We went in for a 3D ultrasound yesterday and found out we are having a little girl! We are still thinking of naming her Sienna unless another name pops up before March. Braydon had skipped his nap so he fell asleep in the car on the way there and slept in Daddy's arms through most of the appt. When we were listening to Sienna's heart beat it woke him up and he was astonished at the sound. The technician had the monitor projected on a big screen so we got a good look at her. She was moving around a bit which was cool to see. We are so excited and feel so lucky to be getting our precious little girl we've been wanting so bad. I can't wait to go shopping for her and get cute little dresses and bows :)

Brady at 21 months old

Braydon is 21 months old already! We went to the doc yesterday and he is 34 inches tall and 25 pounds. He is a huge chatterbox lately and full of energy and laughs. He bosses Monty around and loves to play chase with Mom and Dad and wrestle Dad. He's very good at communicating now and will tell me exactly what he wants. He is very happy go lucky and so social. We call him the Mayor because he always will give a big welcome to everyone in the room and when he leaves he shouts "Bye, Bye!" to everyone several times while waving. He gets REALLY excited about things lately and will make his mouth into a big "O" like he's shocked when he sees something that amazes him.

I have been only working 2 days a week lately so I have gotten to hangout with Bray a ton. I can't get enough of him! He's my little buddy and the love I feel for him is bigger than anything in the universe.

Brady's 1st day of Daycare - 20 months old

Nap time, Bray is behind the toy box in the front, you can see his lion pillow pet.

Snack time, Braydon is in the middle between the two tables with his chair pushed out.

We decided to put Braydon in daycare two days a week. He isn't getting enough stimulation when he is home all day and we want him to get the socialization with other kids. We are taking him to Carlsbad Country Day School, it's right up the road from us, if it weren't for a big hill you could walk there. He will be in the Toddler area until he's 2 and then transition to a classroom with 4 of his friends that have birthdays in November and December like him. They have cameras so you can watch him. Craig and I both took him and when we got there he went immediately to playing. I got a little sad because I feel like my baby is growing up so fast! When we left he didn't even notice because he was so busy. He's hilarious with little girls, we call him Casanova. For some reason he takes a huge liking to blond girls around 3 or 4. He will grab them in huge bear hugs and hold their hand, dragging them all over the place to play.

Grandma and Grandpa Schwarz watched him all day on the camera and gave us play by plays (I couldn't access it from work). They said he was the first to go down for a nap and was running around with some little girl a lot of the day. He had a blast! When I went to pick him up, he and 12 other little kids his same age were all sitting around plastic picnic tables snacking. When he saw me he didn't even get up, he just waved :) Some other little brown haired boy ran up and hugged my legs. After Bray took a few chugs of his water he came over to me and grabbed my hand, dragging me around the room to show me all the toys he had been playing with throughout the day. The teacher said he had a sunny disposition all day and was so easygoing.

12 week ultrasound

I had my 12 week ultrasound and got to see Baby Schwarz #2. Braydon came with which was pretty comical. It was an hour long ultrasound because she was checking all the organs and limbs so Braydon's attention span was tested. At first he got really upset because he thought I was getting attacked by the ultrasound lady when she put the device on my stomach, I had to have him sit next to me. The technician was really good with him. She made a smiley face with the go on my belly and that made Braydon happy. Once he calmed down he got really playful, pointing to the screen saying "Baby!" and he took his power drill and was pretend shooting the technician with it. He was rambling excitedly about something and pointing all over the room which made the technician laugh really hard. The baby looked really healthy and is growing fast! My due date moved up to March 19, 2012.

Braydon's first NFL football game

We took Braydon to his first NFL game last night and had the best time! It was a Charger home game vs. the 49ers. Dad's favorite team (the Chargers) vs. Mom's favorite team (the Niners). I wanted him to wear red and gold but Daddy got his way with him wearing Charger blue. We showed up at the game an hour and a half before. Braydon was most excited about the train (trolley) that we parked by and got really excited every time it would go by. He would point and go "oooooo choo choo!"

When we got into the stadium a full blues band was playing and Braydon was in heaven! He was mesmerized by them and sat right in from of the stage and danced. Later when we walked by and the band wasn't playing anymore the drummer waved us over. He said he noticed Braydon watching them and wanting him to have his drum stick! Braydon was so happy and played his drumstick all over the place the rest of the game.

When we got to our seats it was sensory overload for the little guy. He watched the Jumbotron intently and pointed to the cheerleaders (takes after his Dad) and would clap when everyone else clapped. He would point and say "Bu ball!" When they did the team intro and they ran out of the tunnel and fireworks went off Braydon couldn't believe his eyes! We stayed until the end of the first half and watched the band again at half time, then left. Braydon was sooo tired he almost fell asleep in Daddy's arms on the walk to the car.

I can't wait to take him to his next game. He was so much fun.