Birthday Wishes...

July 19th, my dad's birthday. He would have been 61 this year. There's comfort in knowing that he's in a better place, but oh how I wish I could give him a big birthday hug and kiss in person. Love and miss you, Dad! Happy Birthday!

Sweet Boys...

Nothing exciting to chat about....was just browsing through some photos and wanted to share a few.

Peaceful angel...


Playing in the laundry basket...


Playing with toys on the couch...


Loves of my Life...

Big Boy...

Brady has turned into such a big boy...seemingly overnight! He now refuses to sit back or recline in his stroller...he has to be sitting up tall so he can see EVERYTHING that's going on. He grabs onto the tray in front and holds himself up so he doesn't miss a thing...

Thanks to my aunt, he now also loves to drink water from a straw...

And he "talks" nonstop now (here he is in the middle of an "intense" conversation)...

Pizza and Prizes...

I had the day off today so I took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese (Brady's first trip there). There wasn't much for him to do - obviously - but he enjoyed all the lights, music, and kids running around. Dylan, of course, had a blast!

Eating pizza...


Dylan (begrudgingly) riding the Chuck E. car with Brady...


Too pooped to party...


Dylan's pile of tickets (417) after playing games...


Cashing in his tickets...


The pathetic amount of loot that 417 tickets buys...but at least we had fun!

Gators and Crocs...

Brady has been very sick for the past 5 days. It started last Sunday or Monday, and by Tues. night, he was in bad shape. He coughed, choked, and cried all night long. First thing Wed., I took him to the dr's and he was diagnosed with a sinus infection and an ear infection. He has been absolutely miserable...congested, coughing, crying, and feverish. After 4 days on antibiotics, he FINALLY started showing some improvement yesterday. Tired of being cooped up, my mom and I took Brady and Dylan to the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine. It was a beautiful day (albeit a bit hot & humid), the scenery was gorgeous, and we all enjoyed ourselves. Here are a few pictures...



Not sure what species of bird this is...


One of the (many) crocs...


A white gator...


Not sure if this is a croc or gator, but it's big and ugly...



A pretty parrot...

Dylan checking out the scenery...

Brady enjoyin' the ride...

Takin' a break in the shade...