Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Dog Days of Summer


It's hard to believe that summer is coming to a close, but Bradyn has thoroughly enjoyed this season! He loves the great outdoors and can't seem to get enough of it! From playing golf or baseball to exploring ponds and the ducks that reside there, to playing in the dirt while camping! Bradyn also took swimming lessons with Papa this summer and he LOVES the water! It's hard to believe that less than a year ago, we couldn't even get him in a bathtub and now we can't get him out of the water! Bradyn enjoyed swimming lessons, but I think Papa enjoyed that time with Bradyn just as much, if not more! Their swimming lessons are over now, but both of them still play the games and songs they learned... "5 Little Monkeys", "Motorboat", and more!

Bradyn's vocabulary seems to increase daily. He has started saying sentences...granted, his sentences are a conglomeration of the words he knows, so they usually don't make much sense, but nevertheless, he's trying to string words together. His other great speech accomplishment this summer is saying the "s" sound! He likes the sound so much that he puts it at the end of everything, "Papas", "Mommys", "Bye Byes". Not only does it sound cute, but he looks so cute when he says them...he uses his back teeth to make the sound, which means his adorable dimples take center stage!

With summer coming to a close, fall is approaching quickly. That means the mark of our 1 year anniversary of Gotcha Day is close at hand!! So much to celebrate!

8 comments:

allie said...

WHAT?? A year already? Man, the time goes so fast... In some ways it seems as if he's been in your life forever, in other ways it still seems so new... I love reading your blog and catching up on him. He's such a blessing to everyone... even us.. I always get such joy out of a really good family story.. and yours definitely touches my heart.

Much Love from Oregon!!

Anonymous said...

Wow Brady, you've had a great summer
We are so blessed to have you, love every minute of it and love you dearly. I know it'll
only get better & better. Great blog Heidi, love the picture of Brady
and Sierra.
Love you all Oomba & Oompa Taresh

Amy said...

I can't believe that we're closing in on a year already!!

I flew through Salt Lake City last week and thought of you three EVERY second! Someday you'll have to tell me about the lake and the surrounding areas... it's very interesting looking from the sky!!

Anonymous said...

he is getting so big,and so cute,its hard to belive it is going on a year. time is going by so fast.we are all so lucky to have him in our lives. love kevin shelia

Marissa said...

I can't believe it's been almost a full year! Give Bradyn a squeeze from me!

Anonymous said...

We are so blessed to have Brady as our grandson. He is so special to everyone who has met him. We love Skyping with him, and having him show us all his new things and talents.
Love you all
Oompa and Oomba Lee

Kim Abraham - Mom to the Fabulous Five! said...

Awesome photo!

Roger and Joanne said...

That photo doesn't even look like Bradyn. He's really changing. Sad to see summer go but that means fall fun is just around the corner. When do you think he'll start skiing?