Not a fan...

Brady got to explore grass for the first time today. He was very hesitant and not too sure of the whole situation. This picture summed up his puzzled face well.

When we layed him down on his tummy it took about a second for those hands to come up off the ground. He used his elbows instead and was sitting up again in seconds. He did NOT want to touch it.
Grandma was sitting so close to him but that awful grass was in the way. He would not even crawl that short distance to her. Too funny...

Bubbles and Giggles

Today was Brady's first experience with bubbles. It was a riot! He loved them. At first he wasn't really sure what to do with them. Once one of them popped right in his face he got the giggles. It was so much fun watching him discover these and giggle his afternoon away.

Checking things out.
The giggles after it popped.

Brady's Nine Month Pictures and Stats

Can you believe that Brady is nine months old already? He hit 20lbs. this month and is 30 inches long! We got his pictures taken again last week. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure. Brady's balance is unbelievable to me. He is standing all the time and crawls so fast. Nothing is safe in our house anymore!

The first one is one of my favorites. Don't you love his duck, Quackly?

With his Easter bunny...
Standing like a big boy!

Our jungle man

Story time...

Brady LOVES books and turns the pages by himself. I wanted to capture that for his pictures.

VBall

Saturday night we headed out on the town for our 11 year at the Viennese Ball! It was a wonderful evening filled with friends, great music, and dancing. Before we hit the ball, we gathered with many friends for a few appetizers and drinks. It was a great way to kick off the evening.

We went with our friends the Cedarblades and the Berges who are youth leaders with us at church.
Our annual family photo at the ball.

Becca and Jen - can you tell we are sisters!?!

Andy and Jerry

New Brewers Gear

Grandma and Grandpa Schwartzhoff did a little spoiling recently. Brady got a new Brewers sweatshirt and hat from them yesterday in honor of baseball season beginning. Brady looked pretty cute in his retro sweatshirt and new baseball hat.

The big fans! Are we ready for a game or what?!? Thanks, grandma and grandpa!

First Haircut

Tonight was the big night for Brady's first haircut!! Grandma Johnson did the cutting, Daddy did the holding, and Mommy did the photographing. Talk about a moving target! Brady was moving everywhere and not so sure just what was going on. "A haircut already?" you may ask. Yes, it was getting awfully long around the ears and we felt that we should trim things up before his nine month pictures tomorrow. Here are a few shots from the fun tonight!

Here is the final product. Brady was not too pleased by the end of it as you can see.

Getting better...

Brady is getting better each day at drinking out of his sippy cup. He is beginning to grab at it to give himself a drink, though he is not so good at tipping it back so that he can actually get water out of it just yet. We are working on it.

Slobber-puss

Does he really need a bib all the time you ask? The answer is yes. Check out all the slobber in this pictures. Giggling and making our new scrunched up face, Brady was all smiles tonight.

Big Boy PJ's and Toy

It's hard to believe that Brady is almost 9 months old. As he is getting older, and longer, we are having a hard time finding pj's that fit! These are a pair of his new "big boy" jammies. So cute!

Brady got this Sesame Street ride/walk toy for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson. It has been in the closet waiting for him to get older and tonight Daddy got it out. Brady was enthralled with it. He giggled, climbed, crashed, and pushed it around his bedroom. It was a blast.

Standing with Daddy's protection for the next crash.
All giggles as he makes it to his feet again.

New Talents

Brady has had quite an eventful week. I snapped a few pictures tonight in order to capture some of his new skills. I was only partially successful. Brady clapped his hands for the first time today. Once he figured out he could do it, he hasn't stopped. Of course, do you think I could get a picture of him doing it? No. Instead he just giggled at me trying to get him to do it. What a cutie!

The biggest news of the week is that Brady is pulling himself up to standing constantly! I can't believe it! He is climbing on everything and never sits still. I guess it is time to lower that matress in the crib!

Checking out what is on the table.