the beck family: Bradley turns "3"

Bradley is such an integral part of our family. He is constantly saying things to make us laugh. He is such an amazing talker that he constantly is amazing us with what comes out of that mouth of his - and sometimes not so good of things. He is such a happy little guy - full of smiles!

Some of Bradley's favorite things to do are play games on the computer, ride his bike outside, play with his siblings, stay as close as he can to his mom all day long, eat hot dogs, corn dogs, pizza, hot chocolate, play with play dough, sing songs, go on walks, take naps (he will actually run and get into bed himself when it is nap time), visit with family, play with Cadan & Eli, go to nursery, read books, take baths, blow bubbles, play with his Geo trax, play with cars, and the list could go on. He still won't watch TV for more than 5 minutes at a time, so he is literally my little sidekick all day long. Bradley also has little snacks all day long and rarely eats meals when we eat as a family - this drives me crazy! He knows all of his letters and quite a few of the sounds. Bradley loves motorcycles and has to point them out wherever we go. He calls me "Tricia" quite often to see what reaction he can get from me as he laughs. His favorite songs are "Jesus Wants Me for Sunbeam" and "The Eensy Weensy Spider."

Bradley is very independent and insists on doing things himself - this is why we went to church recently without any underwear and why his pants are usually on backwards. He usually ends up in Byron & I's bedroom during the night. We never had a child come in our room until now. When I wake up and notice him next to me in bed, I usually give him the option of going back to his bedroom or sleeping on the floor. He usually ends up on the floor the rest of the night. This is driving me crazy and I hope he will get over this soon. Bradley has also had problems with separation anxiety. It took him a long time until he would go to nursery alone. We finally figured out if Camille took him he went right in, so now he seems to do well. He also used to get upset when Byron & I left, but will now run out and give us a hug and kiss and quickly run back inside.

He was waiting patiently for a long time for his birthday. A few days before his birthday he received a card from his Grandpa & Grandma Adamson. Byron told Bradley this card was for him to open on his birthday. He carried it around and let everybody know that this was his. He almost didn't want to put it down.

On March 10th - we sang him "Happy Birthday" in the morning and he got a scooter from Byron & I. Then he was able to open up his long awaited card. He was so cute upon opening it. He got a really cool card and some money to spend from my parents. He almost wouldn't let me put the check away in a safe stop without a little fight.

We were going to celebrate his birthday with family on the Friday. Since that is a long time for a little 3 year old to wait for a cake, I bought some really cool cupcakes for him to enjoy.

Bradley was able to talk to both of his Grandma's on his birthday and was so excited when he found out the phone was for him. I guess he hasn't had too many calls in his life :). I got some really cute pictures of Bradley talking to my mom during dinner. His eyes just light up - he was so excited.