Brayden and Brynn: Feb. Update

Brayden has tried and decided he likes 5 new foods over Gramma and Grammpa's visit...corn,jello,PB and J sandwiches, fish sticks and koolaid. Wow, I hope this keeps up.

Brayden has been praying for things on his own at mealtimes and bedtime. The other day we went to Subway for lunch and he put his hands together, without prompting, and said, "Thank you God. Thank you water. Thank you pizza."

Story time a few weeks ago had the theme of wizards. While there we learned a little chant and made magic wands. Brayden has been using his wand and turning us all into frogs and mooses, and ducks this week. He says, " Abra Kadabra, Auntie E, a frog!" It is really neat!

Brayden is really coming out of his shell this week. He has been growling and roaring with Grammpa, running around all over the house, climbing on sofas, beds and chairs, climbing over and under our legs, wanting to do summer salts with Gramma, wiggling and dancing, and talking up a storm.

He loves his choir of singing/animated animals. He lines them up on the coffee table and systematically turns each one on until they are all singing at the same time. Brayden seems to have an order and time he wants them to move and sing to. Once they are all singing to suit him he proceeds to dance along. It is a crack up.

Brayden knows he needs his shoes on in order to go out on the deck. The other day we looked over at him by the screen door and he already had one boot on, the wrong foot, but hey...

He is trying to count to 20 more and more. It goes like this 1 thru 13 then,17,19, 20.

It has been a blast having Gramma, Grampa and Auntie E here this week.

Here is Brayden's favorite past time...
picking toe fuzz!

Here is Brayden's best friend Eva writing down the agenda for their next play date. Brayden often calls her on his pretend phone and she calls him on hers. She calls him "Bray, bray!" When Brayden called her the other day his conversation went like this: "Hi Eba, How are you. I lub you, bye!"

"Mmmmm, whip top! My favorite!"

We love our swimming time every Tues. morning. I just got him a new floating device I hope will get him to float and balance on his own in the water. I hope it will get him to practice kicking more and using his arms to move himself along.

Here we are walking the edge in the deep end.

He loves pouring water out of all kinds of containers.

Brayden and Mommy at music class. I don't think we will tak
e the next session. Brayden does not seem very comfortable around all the busy children. He clings to me and takes almost all class to open up. He told me the other day he did not like music class. Maybe we will try it again in the fall. That is okay. He loves music with me at home. You know us, we are singing all day long.