Brady's First Christmas

Well, it was quite a day. Both sides of our family celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, so today was a busy day for us. Brady got his first taste of Christmas and loved it. Here are a few snapshots of our day.

This was Brady on Christmas Eve morning in front of our tree.

Brady loves his stocking we bought him. He especially likes to talk to him, play with him, and even try to eat him!
Brady opening some of his first presents.

Our family pictures after church - all dressed up!

Teeth!

This is one of our new favorites! You've got to love that smile! Brady is such a happy boy!

This picture pretty much sums up Brady night now. EVERYTHING goes into his mouth. Wet chin, lots of drool, and chewing on anything in site. Perhaps that is because he cut his first two teeth this week!

Go Redskins!

Last night Andy had the priviledge to perform the national anthem with the Singing Statesmen (my dad's men's choir) at the Viking vs. Redskins football game. It was truly a unique experience. The guys were down on the field for the entire pre-game, announcing of the players, and the kick-off. Our seats were also on the field. Perhaps you can see the grass to the right of us in the picture. What a cool experience! No worries Packer fans - we rooted for the right team. The Redskins won 32-21!

The guys sounded great and the crowd loved them. Andy, my dad, and Jerry (brother-in-law) all made the jumbo-tron. Their performance was even complete with pyrotechnics!

Andy with his Dome dog.

A good time was had by all.

Festive Photos

December is flying by and I can't believe that it will be Christmas next week! I usually have my Christmas cards out close to Thanksgiving, but this year we are just working on them now. Tonight we tried to get a few festive pictures of Brady. We got a few good ones, though it was tough going tonight. He moves around much more now than he used to, making it hard to keep hands and arms out of the way! These are two of our favorites.

Gotta love that smile! Brady was grinning and giggling at his Christmas stocking. A cute stuffed teddy bear that comes out of the stocking.

Giggles

After our evening bath, Brady was all decked out in his Christmas pj's. As usual he was his happy, giggling self. Brady and I were playing on the bed when he got the giggles and Andy was able to capture this picture. It was just so cute that I had to share it!

In addition to playing, we also practiced sitting up on our own again. Brady does well with just a little support around him to hold himself up. He will be doing it on his own in no time.

My first Christmas tree

Brady, Andy and I decorated our Christmas tree tonight. Brady was so good while we strung the lights. He was mesmerized just watching them. When we finished, Brady put the first ornament on the tree - with a little help of course! It was his silver engraved boot from his birth that Grandma and Grandpa Schwartzhoff gave to him. We have a tradition in my family of collecting Christmas ornaments, so this was Brady's first. It was a great evening of family fun!

Grrr...

So we bought this super adorable baseball outfit for Brady months ago. He is just now getting into his 6 month clothes, so I thought we would try this one out today. Little stinker is too long for the it already and he hadn't even worn it yet! He is so tall. I had him wear it today anyway because I couldn't bear the thought of him not wearing it at all. Needless to say, here is the picture. Check out his super cute shoes! Grandma Schwartzhoff is keeping him well supplied in that area already - imagine that!

Trying hard

Brady has been working so hard to sit up on his own. Tonight he sat up holding my finger for a while or balancing himself on his own using his arms for about 5 minutes. He is still a bit unstable, but is getting close to being able to do it on his own.

Still smilin'!

Brady continues to be such a happy boy! I love his smile and just had to share this super cute picture.

Winter is here!

Winter is officially here in Wisconsin. The weather report tonight said that we got 6 inches and there may be more on the way tonight! This is Brady all bundled up before heading out into the weather. He has this great carrier cover that is so warm. So warm in fact, he falls asleep almost instantly when he is in it!