It's about time!

Last night Aunt Stephanie brought over a duckling. Who knew that would be all it took to motivate Bryan to walk?

Look at all the dogs at the zoo!

Bryan was actually off on Saturday so we decided to go with the Crook's and Aunt Stephanie to the zoo.



Little b had a great time riding around in Grant's wagon.



His favorite animals were the birds. He loved to try to pet them (as long as they didn't touch him).



By the end of the trip, he was even calling them "bird" instead of "dog."

I can't walk but I can sing and cure cancer

At 15 months Bryan weighs 26.4 lbs and is 31.5 inches tall. I feel that he's old enough now to be ordering his milk from Starbucks.

Bryan loves to sing songs with the word "oh" in them. However, he does not like to have his performances taped. It could be that's he's embarrassed to know the words to Ke$ha.




B is also becoming quite the humanitarian. This morning he "strolled" in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

Eggstra Eggsighting Easter

About a week before Easter the most wonderful flier came in the mail - a coupon for children's portraits with live bunnies! I could hardly contain my excitement for the opportunity to have Bryan take yet another ridiculous holiday picture. The other Bryan held his head in his hands as I made little b's appointment at...Glamour Shots.

Little b and I headed out to North Park mall. We opted not to do the make over, Bryan is perfectly handsome on his own. The bunny hopped in, I sat little b down, and he SCREAMED. The bunny hopped away, the photographer rolled his eyes, and I explained that Bryan never acts this way. We spent the next 45 minutes allowing other, non screaming children have their pictures taken with live bunnies while I explained to Bryan that he will have his picture taken and he will like it.

Finally, he came to his senses and we got an adorable picture.




Bryan's wonderful day care hosted an Easter egg hunt on Thursday. I was also much too excited for this event. Bryan came straight from work, we invited the grandparents, I followed him around like paparazzi. It was fantastic. My sweet little son collected all of his eggs, then went around helping other children put eggs in their baskets.




My mom's friend hosted another Easter egg hunt for her two grandsons and little b. By this point he had had enough with collecting eggs and decided to weed her lawn instead. He is always so helpful.




Finally, little b's traditional holiday photos with Bruce.

"Do I really have to wear the ears?"



"Maybe if I don't look directly at the camera, no one will recognize me."



"OK mom, that's enough! Make Bruce wear them."



This was as happy as I could get them to look.



They were so excited that it was over, they gave each other hugs.


Happy Easter everyone!

Spring Break

I had a wonderful Spring Break with my two Bryans! It was so much fun getting to spend each day (except the two days Grandma watched him so we could paint) playing with little b. I really miss a lot when I'm at work. He has entered into a new independant stage. He wants to do everything for himself and gets so frustrated when things don't work out the way he wants. His solution: screech at the top of your lungs until someone does it for you. Not his most endearing quality, but fun none the less.

Things that frustrate a 14 month old...

1. When a circle shape does not fit into a star hole no matter how hard you try to jam it in.

2. When Mommy will not let you play in the DVD's, her purse, or the dog's food and water.

3. When you cannot pull your socks off.

4. When you throw your toys on the floor one thousand times and Daddy will not let you have them back.

5. When you are not allowed to feed the dog all of your dinner and only eat bread.


Things that frustate Mommy...

1. 14 month olds.

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

It took awhile to get a good picture. I can't imagine why he wouldn't want this moment photographed.

Tricks

Bryan is working late so I spent an hour trying to get all of little b's "tricks" on tape. He of course would not cooperate, so this was the best I could do.