Miscellaneous Pics

I know it's been a few weeks since I've posted some pictures, so before Ms. Bell gets on my case, I figured I better get some done. Here are some random shots I got in the past few months... just a day in the life of Bradybug.

After we read stories at bedtime, Bradyn likes to read a few more on her own. This time she feel asleep before she was done. Talk about really getting into a book!


We had the Taylors over for dinner last month, so I set Bradyn and Natasha up at Brady's table. I was so excited when I realized it was her first dinner party at a kid's table.

Playing cowgirl with her 'horse' from Nana & Poppa.

Now it's Bear's turn.

A Halloween present from Grandma and Grandpa.

At the beginning of the month, we went to an activity centre called Jungle Jacs. You know the type... loads of big plastic tube tunnels, slides, bridges, places for kids to get lost and parents to ruin their knees while following through the maze... Without a doubt, her favourite part was the big slide.

"Can you see me?"

Back to the slide again.

Watching TV with her buddy.

My Other Kids

OK, so I know you come here to look at pictures of Bradyn, but I felt compelled to post these pictures of my other kids - Kiera and Robee. Sherri recently sent me these pictures and I just cannot get over how big Robee is now. We haven't seen each other since February, and now I am more excited than ever about our reunion at Christmas.

Sherri & Kiera at the cottage.


Jason & Robee (or so they tell me, but this little boy can't possibly be my nephew)

All kids like playing in boxes...

Jason has enrolled them early in his woodworking apprenticeship program. We can only hope they make furniture as beautifully as their daddy does!

I Take My Potty Everywhere

I can't believe I forgot to post these!

While working on the potty training in August, I decided to take the philosophy of 'always have a potty nearby' to heart and went out and bought a $3 mini potty from IKEA. I figured if we were going to have consistency during the 5 hour drive to Loon Lake, on the boat, and anywhere else, I better have one.

Before heading to Ashcroft on Saturday morning at the lake, I pulled out the little potty for Grandma & Grandpa to take with them. The second I brought it out, Bradyn decided she better use it.... right there in the living room in front of everyone.




Making a pit stop on the highway. What is that on her left wrist? Why, that's the infamous potty watch. The one and only time she actually left it on her wrist for more than 2 minutes.

A little trickier on the boat due to the lifejacket, but she managed to finish the job before falling sideways. (Don't worry - I caught her.)

Where we are today? Knock on every piece of wood I can find..... we haven't had an accident in a few weeks. She rarely tells me that she has to pee, but now I'm thinking that's because I'm asking her every hour and she doesn't have a chance to tell me before I'm dragging her off to the bathroom. She's holding it for 2 and sometimes even 3 hours, so I think we're well on our way. The other morning when she woke up, the Pull-Up was actually dry. DRY! I won't get my hopes up for overnight training for a while yet. I am, however, thinking ahead to the 5 hour flight to London at Christmas. Do I put on the Pull-Up just in case? Or, do I live on the edge and hope she can hold it if she has to go when the seatbelt sign is on?

Halloween Festivities

After a little flip-flopping on the costume idea (first it was a witch, then it was Tinkerbell), Miss B settled on being a witch for Halloween this year. I had seen this costume at Winners last year and was dying to buy it, but it was way too big. On the 25th, our Mommy Group hosted our 3rd annual Halloween party. It was so wierd seeing all of babies dressed up and playing with the 'second generation' of babies. (Sorry folks - we're still sticking with one.)



That night, we checked out a local house that had been all decked out for Halloween. It was fantastic! Although Bradyn alternated between fear and excitement, she was clearly no worse for wear on the drive home, because she had Kevin & I both convinced she was using her car seat as a toilet. "I'm peeing. I'm going pee and poo right now. I'm going pee and poo in your car." Once we got home and found her completely dry - "I was just teasing you"

Daddy carved our big pumpkin this year - the scary pirate eye patch.

After we handed out some candy, Brady and I got bundled up to head out trick or treating. Unfortunately, as we headed out our front gate, we encountered 2 kids with masks on, and that set the tone for the night. She was so scared. After the kids took off their masks and I was able to convince her they were just kids underneath, we headed to our first house. The scary music set her off again and although I convinced her to knock on the door and say "Trick or treat", she told the nice lady that she wanted to go home. "I'm too scared of the maskises. I want to go to my home." We went to 4 houses in the cul de sac, and then, after promising it would be the last house, we headed to the fully decorated one across the street, which Kevin & Brady had been admiring for weeks. Bad idea. It's a pretty spooky looking place and close up, it's even spookier. The lady actually came out to us to give Bradyn a chocolate bar and tell her it was all just pretend stuff.

House #6 of our trick or treating - Home Sweet Home.

Our pumpkin family - the pirate and the littlest pumpkin.