Misc. Photos

Just a few more pics I want to share:

Brady looking at "the other baby" in the mirror...


"Who Me???"


Mommy's Pride & Joy...


Niece Madison Turns 3!!!

Missing In Action...

It's been over a month since I last blogged, and I've been told by my good friend Deanna that it's totally unacceptable! ;-) So, here I finally am! So much has occurred in my life in the past 6 weeks that I feel 10 years older! Some of it is too personal to "put out there" right now, so I'll stick to some safer subjects.

School started this week, and our lives have been in a total whirlwind! Dylan is in 6th grade this year (his last year of elementary school), and switches classes 5 times during the day. He tends to be a bit disorganized so I'm really hoping that the constant moving around won't affect his work/grades. He had a hard time staying organized LAST year, and he stayed in the same room all day! Time will tell, I suppose. Here's a picture of him and Brady on his first day (Brady loves Dylan's spikey hair):


Speaking of Brady, he is growing by leaps and bounds! He is almost 18 lbs. now, and will be 8 mos. old on Aug. 31st! WHERE has the time gone? He is learning new things daily and keeps us entertained 24/7! He's such an easygoing, happy, content baby...a total joy to be around! 99% of the time, this is his persoanlity:






Due to a lack of time and money, we didn't take our anual trip to Universal this year. Instead, my mom, my aunt, and I took Dylan, Brady, and my nephew Christopher to the Nickolodeon Hotel in Orlando for the weekend. The kids had a good time (which was the purpose of the trip), but the hotel was not adult-friendly at all! There is absolutely nothing to do if you're an adult, the hotel is noisy, and the decor is shabby and outdated. The fact that it rained most of the time we were there didn't help, either...both swim parks were closed, and all the other activities cost additional money. The kids spent a lot of time (and we spent a lot of MONEY) in the arcade!! We had orig. planned to stay 2 nights, but left after 1. The kids enjoyed themselves but even THEY weren't upset about leaving (in 24 hours, they had done pretty much all there was to do)!

In the 4-D theatre:


Playing video games in the room:


Matching light sabers:


Swimming during one of the few breaks in rain:


In the food court with Auntie Ann:

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...