Just like brother

I love this picture because Lauren kept putting on Brady's hat and grabbing all of his prized possessions (all of his Thomas trains). She already wants to do everything that he does, which means we already have some sibling rivalry at the ages of 1 and 3. They are so stinking cute together!

Our kids are just CUTE.

Fun stuff

We've spent some time this spring at Grant's Farm and the zoo, so here are some fun pictures. We need some visitors--St. Louis has so much fun stuff to do!

Brady turns 3!

We celebrated Brady's 3rd birthday a few times...he had already had a cake with his family, so on his actual birthday, we took some of his friends to a fun place called Creation Station at the Transportation Museum. They played like crazy for a while, had some train-shaped cookies, and then the whole crew took a little train ride. The conductors (and everyone on the train) even sang happy birthday to him. He had such a great day! He also had a cake and presents at home that night. He got some really fun gifts, like a trampoline from Nana, Cranky the Crane (from Thomas the Train) and a huge fire truck, which he decided to sleep with at naptime. We can't believe our baby is 3...it just seems so much older than 2.

Finally!

A couple of videos...Brady is finally figuring out how to pedal, now that he's almost outgrown his little trike/bike. He has a bit of a temper, so it's kind of funny to watch him get frustrated and throw his bike around and stomp off when he can't get it to work the way he wants. We're working on our good sportsmanship skills. And here is Lauren saying her current favorite word, "hi."

Our other babies

Poor four-legged babies get left out all the time. Murphy and Max are too funny when they take naps together.

Brady's a funny little guy

Two pictures here: 1) Speaking of they grow up too fast, this was Brady's first pony ride all by himself. He just jumped right on..."don't need ya, mommy." 2) He will kill me someday, but this picture cracks us up because he got a new car from the movie "Cars" and loved it so much that he refused to stop playing with it--not even to take a break to pull up his pants. God, I love kids.

Baby Lauren is 1!

Our little punkin' is already a whole year old. Life is just flying by way too quickly...

Brady's first bowling experience

What could be more fun on a cold, rainy day than to take a bunch of preschoolers bowling? It was Brady's first time, and he loved it! Gutter bumpers and a ramp, of course. These are two of Brady's best friends, Jacob and Ava.

The babies just hung out and watched from the sidelines. These are two of Lauren's best friends, Hannah and Ella.