Sunday playdate with Chase

Chase came over to play on Sunday. We started outside but it got too cold and windy so we ended up in the playroom. They're getting to an age where they are starting to interact instead of just playing near each other. The boys were getting a little silly jumping on the ottomans.

Earlier in the day, I was doing some cleaning. Brendan insisted on taking over the 'swiffer'ing - he's actually very good at it and was running all over the house cleaning.

spending Saturday playing in the backyard

Brendan's new digs


mountain climber


something isn't right


now we're going the right way

artist at work

orignal Brendan Brown masterpiece

fun with photoshop

just playing around with photoshop and I thought this Easter photo would be fun to tweak

glimpse into the future

Every once in awhile, we snap a picture of Brendan where he looks several years older than he it. There's one in particular from January where he looks like he's 3 or 4 and not just 1 year old. Here's another from this past weekend - I don't think he looks as old as in the other one, but older than 15 months:

Happy Easter

The Easter bunny hid eggs filled with cereal and puffs in the playroom along with a basket (he also brought baskets for myself, Rob and Nicole). Brendan ran around picking up all the eggs and putting them in the in a basket. He was surprised that there were things in the eggs since he's been playing with them for a few weeks and they've always been empty. After he found all the eggs he went for his basket and investigated all of his new toys - the biggest hits so far are the large spikey ball, the basketball net for the bath and a Thomas the train that makes noise. He also decided it would be fun to wear his easter basket - silly boy.

blog changes

You've probably noticed that I've made a few changes to the blog. The version of blogger has so many more options than before so you may find more changes as I play around. I added some lists of Brendan's favorite books and toys which I'll update as those change plus a few lists of my favorites as a parent. I've also added more blogs to my list - if you have your own blog, send me your link so that I can add it to our list. Blogs are addicting so its always fun to have more to follow. And there are the links to my Simply Sweets sites (website and a blog). If you haven't visited my Simply Sweets blog, take a look. Right now I have a poll posted - please cast your vote!

Desert Botanical Gardens

Today Brendan and I joined my MOMs club for an outing at the Desert Botanical Gardens. It was our first trip there and its a neat place. They have a special butterfly exhibit going on right now which Brendan really enjoyed.

Brendan and mommy day

To celebrate my birthday, I decided I wanted to go on a fun outing and spend time with Brendan so we went to the zoo. We hadn't been in a few months and Brendan was definately a lot more into it now that he's older. He liked looking at all the animals and especially liked the petting zoo. The zoo has a special exhibit of stingrays where you can pet them - I got to touch them but Brendan was scared to put his hands in the water with stingrays swimming all around.

Glendale's Spring Extravaganza

On Saturday morning we took Brendan to Glendale's Spring Extravaganza. They had an easter egg hunt, bubble zone, train ride, jumpers, craft projects and pictures with the Easter Bunny. The cool part was that everything was free (except for the pictures). Brendan had fun being outside and around all the kids but still a little young to understand all the easter activities. He also wasn't too into seeing the Easter bunny. He did get 2 Easter eggs and liked the train ride.

Happy Birthday honey.

Sorry I won't be there, but I was able to get you this cake.