January 2011

Bradley has started wanting to watch more and more TV which is really nice.  He now asks to watch "Dora" all of the time.  It has been nice to broaden his horizons a little and makes for some nice afternoons when he will let me have a break.  Here Bradley was watching TV on our little DVD players.

 Bradley also says some of the craziest things.  We were having fun on a Sunday playing some games together when I got upset with one of the children.  Bradley quickly piped up, "Don't get mad get glad."  We all were so taken back and amazed at this child that doesn't watch much TV at all.  He said that he heard it on the Disney channel. 

He also says things like, "It would be funny if the van's tires all fell off while driving."  Not sure what his mind is thinking at all hours of the day, but he continues to baffle me with his thoughts (and scare me also).  Another funny thing he said was, "That would be funny if we mixed ketchup and mustard with a blanket and then put a pancake in it."  Last year after watching "How to Train A Dragon," Bradley said, "I never saw the train, just the dragon."  I wish I was better at writing these fun moments down on paper to let him know when he gets bigger how much we would laugh at his antics and thoughts when he was younger.

For Martin Luther King's Birthday, since the kids had the day off we headed to "Monkey Island."  We had never been there before and were anxious to get out of the house.  It is really a fun place.  I felt uncomfortable as I was signing my life away that the insurance wouldn't cover any injuries, though.  Other than that, the two hours spent there were awesome.  At first Bradley wasn't really enjoying the slides at all, but after about 30 minutes, he was definitely way comfortable.  Luckily Johnathan or Camille would follow him around to whatever slide he wanted to go on at the time. There were a few times when the kids started to get a little too daring, but there were really no accidents that occurred. 

Tanner, Johnathan, Bradley, Parker (blue) and Carter

We will definitely be back- Bradley can't quit asking if we can go there again. 

Camille had fun taking pictures with our camera on our way back from voice lessons.  The sunset was gorgeous and since I was stuck in traffic, there were many picture moments.

Funny Bradley wearing my boots.  They almost go all the way up is legs.

What would I do without these sweet kids to make me laugh all day?