Brady turns 2!

Brady is 2! I can hardly believe it. The 4th of July is always a day filled with fun, but with a birthday on the 4th it's even better. We had a Sesame Street themed birthday party for Brady and he loved it. It was so much fun this year because he understood that it was his birthday and that we were all there to celebrate him!

Here is the cake creation for the year. Brady loves Cookie Monster. My sister Jen was a huge help in baking the cakes and cutting out Brady's name. Thanks Jen!
You've got to have sparklers on your cake when it's on the fourth!

Applauding the singing. Brady even blew out his candle this year!

As soon as we finished singing, Brady snatched a cookie from the side of the cake and dug in. He was much more sophicated in his eating this year. He used a fork and plate...and didn't wear the whole thing!

Our good friends the Cedarblades made it to the party. 4th of July is a busy day for them with their fireworks business and we were thrilled that they came to help us celebrate.

Brady played so hard all day long that by the time we got to presents, he was a little pooped. Here he is holding a guitar he got from Aunt Lisa. He loves it!

Opening presents with mommy. Yep, that's a Packer football from Grandma and Grandpa Schwartzhoff.

Here is Brady trying out his Hot Wheels from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson.

Golf was his game of the day. He played with his golf set all day long.

He even had to take it with him when he played in his car.

Fireworks!

After the big party and a nap for the birthday boy, we headed down to Phoenix Park to watch the fireworks.

This is one of my favorite pictures from the day. So precious!

Here is Alex sporting his 4th of July duds.

We decided to have a picnic dinner down at the park. Here are the boys chillin' with Aunt Lisa.
Jen got the honors of helping our Brady with his first sparkler of the year. He thought they were great fun!

All of Brady's favorite people were there for his big day. Here he is with Grandma & Grandpa Schwartzhoff. Brady thought it was fun to pretend his sparkler was a baton...so he was conducting like grandpa. It was too cute.

With Grandma & Grandpa Johnson

With Mommy and Daddy

With Andy & Hannah...Brady loves playing baseball with these two!

Watching fireworks with mommy. I always have to have a picture with my boy on his birthday! Nice grin huh?

Hangin' with Uncle Jerry

I love this picture of my boys hangin' with Uncle Jerry. Jen and Jerry came on Friday to help us prep for the big party. Brady was in heaven playing with Uncle Jer and I was so thankful to have Jen's help in the kitchen to prepare all the food and get the cake made. THANK YOU both for all your help!

The New Stats

We had our 2 year and 1 month check-ups this past week and the stats are in for all who are curious. Brady weighs 28 pounds 11 oz. and is 3 feet tall. Can you believe he is that tall? I am told that if you double a childs height at 2 and at 2 1/2 you will get a range for their adult height. Looks like our low end will be 6 feet tall...I bet he'll be taller than his daddy!

Alex came in at 10 lbs 15oz. and 22 1/2 inches long. He has gained a little over 2 lbs and grown an inch since he was born. Amazing...he is changing so fast. We are seeing more and more smiles every day!

Alex is one month old

I can't believe that Alex is a month old today! Time is flying by this summer...Alex is already changing so much and we are looking forward to his doctor's appointment this week. I will update again after it with all of his stats. What a cutie!

A Beautiful Summer Day

What a gorgeous day today! It is 79 degrees and sunny with a nice breeze. What a change from our super hot, humid days of last week. Brady spent his morning coloring at his early birthday present from mommy and daddy on the deck. It was a great time!

After getting his hands filthy dirty outside, I took Brady in to wash up. I plopped him on the counter to wash his hands and as I grabbed the towel to dry off hands, he promptly grabbed a huge pear off the counter and took an enormous bite. With juice dripping down his chin he grinned at me and proclaimed, "Brady likes pears!" I just had to laugh.

Uncle Jen and Uncle Jerry

Brady loves to see Jen and Jerry and can't get enough of them when they are around. Yesterday we saw them at a wedding for one of our good friends from college. Brady started calling Jen "Uncle Jen" for some reason and thought it was hilarious. Thanks for playing yesterday, Uncle Jen and Uncle Jerry!

Update on the boys

Alex had his first adventure in the infant tub this morning. I had been giving him sponge baths up to this point and decided it was time to move on. Brady was very interested in all that was going on.

All wrapped up.
Alex is growing like a weed and eats like a horse! I can't believe how much he wants to eat in the evenings before bed. You can tell he is on a growth spurt! Alex is getting better at stretching out feedings during the night. We are getting about 4 hours of sleep at a time most nights, so it is getting better. A couple nights ago he slept for 6 hours before waking up to eat. Of course I kept waking up wondering when we was gong to be waking up!

Brady is doing well adjusting. This week has been tough for him and mommy. Andy returned to work on Monday so he doesn't get as much attention as he used to. Brady has resulted to lots of silliness and doing things he knows he is not supposed to do to try and get more attention. Ah the joys of now being outnumbered!

The StateFarm Boys

Here are the three Johnson boys decked out in their StateFarm softball shirts. Can't tell it was a warm one. Look at Brady's cheeks!

Pitching from the Mountain

Saturday night we hit another Express game. My mom and dad went with us.

Two reasons why Brady loves Grandma and Grandpa Schwartzhoff:

1. HUGE pieces of pizza that do not get cut up. "Take big bites!" he says.

2. Grandpa lets him drink soda...not thrilled about that.
Following the game, they always let the kids onto the field to run the bases. Andy thought Bradywould enjoy this so he took him down. Forget the bases...Brady wanted to pitch...from the "mountain." So cute that he calls it that. Here he is getting a pitching lesson from daddy.

In heaven...I don't know who had more fun, Brady or Andy!