Easter

We just finished celebrating Easter. As always we had lots of fun and overstuffed ourselves with great food. It's so neat to watch Brady experience every holiday. Each year a different aspect of the holiday seems to really excite him. Here are some pictures of our Easter.

Love the sunglasses!

Coloring his eggs!

Easter Egg hunt!  Uncle Ross kept stealing eggs out of his basket and re-hiding them.

Proud Mommy

About 2 weeks ago, I overheard Brady in his room, he was looking at a few small books that we had read to him since he was a baby. I knew that he was very familiar with these books as I myself had memorized them word for word. It wasn't until I listened closer, that I realized he seemed to be reading every word on the page. I listened for a minute and then he quit and I got occupied with something else. A few days later, Brady picked up another book and started in right away. I listened from the other room and heard him actually sounding out the words that he didn't know. The next day we had our weekly trip to story time at the library. We picked out a few books to bring home with us. When we got home we sat down and he proceeded to read the entire book to me. Every mom has those moments when they become very proud of their child. For me this is one of those times.

Warming Up

In January I posted about my dislike for cold weather. Well thankfully February and so far the first week of March has been pretty mild. Not to say we haven't had a little snow here and there or a few cold days. However just recently we have made it into the 60's. This makes me one happy lady! I love the sun, it seems to give me an unexplainable energy. I even put a load of bed sheets on the clothesline the other day. There is nothing better than crawling into bed and smelling that sweet smell of fresh air. Brady enjoyed his time outside playing on his swing. He told me that wearing a light weight jacked made him feel naked. Sigh.... the things that come out of his mouth.

Great Deal!

I'm really not one to shop for myself. Take a look at my current tennis shoes for example and you will notice that they are pretty worn and no tread left. I've known for a while that they were ready to be replaced but just didn't take the time to find a new pair for myself. About a year ago when I purchased my current shoes, I had tried a certain pair of shoes on but just couldn't talk myself into spending $70 dollars for them. On Friday Brady and I were out shopping and I took the opportunity to look for some new shoes. I noticed a clearance rack of shoes and was shocked when I saw 2 pair of tennis shoes in my size. I was even more shocked when I saw that one pair was almost the exact same $70 shoe I tried on a year ago, the other pair not a brand I had worn before but heard they were great for working out. I quickly grabbed both boxes and found a spot to try them on. Both pair fit perfectly!! I looked at the price of each pair,they were marked $24.99 and $29.99. Great deal right? I mean I could get them both for less than one pair not on clearance. I looked up at the clearance rack again and noticed that there was a small yellow sign that stated "save an extra 30%". Now, I assumed this was already figured into the price on each box, but I thought I would ask the associate that just walked by just in case. The associate looked at me and smiled and than sighed. She than explained that someone had signed the shoe dept. wrong and that 30% off sign should not be there. She than told me that she would give me that price since I saw the sign and asked about it!!!! I'm sure at this point I was smiling from ear to ear. I ended up getting both pair of shoes (New Balance and Sketcher Tone Ups) for $41!!!! Now that is a great deal!!!

Snow Fun

We haven't had much snow this year. The last real snow we had Brady was not well and didn't make it outside before it melted. This morning we woke up to 2" of snow and it snowed till about noon, leaving us a very wet 4" or so of snow. Brady finally got a chance this afternoon to go out and have some fun. He enjoyed making snowballs and throwing them at me as I rolled the body of the snow man for him. The snow was melting pretty fast so it's a good thing I took pictures right away because about 2 hours later his poor snowman collapsed.

Keeping My Fingers Crossed

It's no secret that I'm not a fan of the winter months. Now don't get me wrong I do think that it's very pretty when the giant wet snow flakes start falling and the grass and streets are covered in a blanket of snow that sparkles in the moon light. It just seems that the cold winter months seem to go by so slow.
However this winter seems to be a little different. I can not believe that we are in the last days of January already. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that that February moves just as fast and we can start welcoming more sunshine and warmer weather. Although living in Ohio we know from past years that our biggest snow of the season can come in march.

A Loss for Words

All I can say is the bond between this man and his dog is something truly special.

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I came across this photo on Pinterest a few days ago and saw it again today. I felt I needed to share.