Stroller Graduation

This weekend Braden had stroller graduation- he is strictly a straight up stroller guy now (no car seat) and faces outward like the big kids. Some people might ask, "How did you know he was ready sit in the stroller without the carseat (so, laying down versus sitting up)?" Well, not only is he sitting up now independently when he's on the floor but this whole week whenever I put him in the stroller he would use his stomach muscles to get to a sitting position so he could see everything. I think he started to get frustrated and bored at staring at the sky and my face for six months. :) I even brought a blanket a few times to prop him up high so his ab muscles wouldn't get too tired, so needless to say, it was time for the big move!

He has been for a couple of walks and one jog so far facing outward and LOVES it. I don't hear a peep from him as he takes in the cars, birds, people, buildings, planes, trees, etc... I love it too because it's much lighter to push when I jog. In the close up picture above, you can see behind the paci that he has a smirk on his face like, "yep, I'm a big boy now!" He is so proud, and I can't believe he is getting this big (although he looks so little in that far away pic)!! We are so proud too! There are so many milestones at this age, it is so much fun!

Easter Fun

Braden wearing his Easter basket
Braden and his cute bunny hat
Braden all dressed up for the Easter occasion!

We celebrated Easter on Saturday with all of the Sullivans. The kids had their annual egg hunt around the yard, the food was delicious and Bapa handed out his money filled easter eggs for the kids and even brought a craft project for everyone to do. It was a fun-filled day. Braden enjoyed watching everyone socialize and run around. He didn't mind his bunny hat either. At home on Sunday it was just us three hanging out. We took a walk to the park, went out for a little early evening bite to eat and just enjoyed the day. The Easter Bunny came and Braden got his first Easter basket, but as you can see he is wearing it on his head. Easily entertained at this age I tell ya!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend with your families!

Too Nice Out To Blog

The weather this week has been unbelievable- in the 70s for a MN march?!??! Crazy. We did not have one ounce of snow in march- first time ever! Let's hope that no april storms come our way either and it's here to stay. We have been busy taking advantage of the weather this week- lots of trips to the park, walk around lake Calhoun, Minnehaha Falls, picnics and time on the patio. We've been outside, so I have forgotten to blog.

The picture here is literally the view that I have as I type this blog entry- Braden loving life outside on the patio in his exersaucer. I bought him a nice sun protecting hat so his little bald head doesn't get scorched. He doesn't seem to mind it- just sucks on the little strings. :)

Family Day at Minnehaha Falls

This past Sunday Joe, Braden and I headed to Minnehaha Falls for a nice walk. Braden got to see his first waterfall and seemed pretty in awe (he's in awe with pretty much anything outside these days). It sure is nice to get out and do fun outdoor things with the great weather and melted snow!