3 YEARS!

Garrett and I just celebrated our 3 year Anniversary.
I can't believe how lucky I am to be married to someone that is so
AMAZING!
He is the best husband, father, comedian, and listener.

This year he surprised me by...
coming home early,
carrying beautiful roses,
having the car all packed with our beach gear,
lunch, and dessert,
bringing his ipod with newly purchased country songs
(and he did an awesome job picking them out!)
and a magazine,
and took Bradley and me to the beach for the afternoon.

I couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate our anniversary.
I love you babe.

Halloween...

Look at those teeth! I love it.

We went to a pumpkin patch with our friends Jonelle, Spencer, and Logan this year. Although the patch was a little lame, it was fun to go with friends.

Luckily for Garrett, the pumpkins got moldy before I took pictures to post and be judged. There's no way he could have won:)
Bradley picked out a cute white pumpkin and we decorated it with awesome face stickers.
"White pumpkin for a very white boy," said Garrett.

Bradley went to the ward trunk or treat as a monkey. The costume was too cute on him to resist. And it was very fitting since we call him Monkey Head -picked up from his Mamosh, and Banana Pants -picked up from his cousin Anne.


Me and Garre went to a thrift store and found some awesome ugly Halloween sweaters. And since we were scared people in the ward wouldn't get we were making fun of them, we switched. So Garre wore mine and it barely covered his stomach. So hot.
If that didn't make an impression, I know his chili did. It was awesome and everyone loved it. What a cook!

What you may have missed in October...

Bradley got a little too scared this time.

Garrett and I always tell Bradley, "You better watch out.
We're gonna get you. You better run!" And he loves it.
He laughs and runs away. Well this time he got a little too scared
and ran right into the fan. One, of many to come, funny home videos for the Roses.

I've been trying to put more videos of Bradley
up but the files are too large:(
He is just so cute and knows how to do so much!
I wish our families could at least see it on a video.
So tonight when Garrett gets home we will make short clips of
Bradley being his adorable, hilarious, and very advanced self.

A proud mother's brag:

• At the beginning of October Bradley (9 months) started to take his first steps without holding on to anything. As soon as Garrett got home from his trip Bradley's motor skills took off!

• By the middle of October he (9 1/2 months) didn't want to crawl anywhere. Without any support, he would walk around the whole apartment, friends houses, and church only getting wobbly and falling a few times.

• Now that he is 10 months old, he has mastered walking on all surfaces. Whenever we are out, and he is being held, he tries to jump out of our arms so he can walk on his own (and grab everything in his path... plants, trash, any items on the shelves at stores, ect). He is even really good at walking on grass. I still hover when he walks on the asphalt though. And he loves the stairs at our new place.

• Last week he also got his 5th tooth! He now has 3 on the bottom and 2 very big and white shiny teeth on the top. At least he got something from his mother besides her eyes:)

• Finally, he has learned a few tricks (mimicing Garrett and I) just in time for Thanksgiving. That is the whole reason we wanted a kid... to teach him how to do funny things so we could be entertained:)

I am just so amazed at Bradley's determination and
ambition to try everything.
I hate seeing him grow up so fast and cruise
through all the milestones I have been
anxiously waiting for. However, I know he has a lot more
to show me and even though he already
looks like a "kid", he will always be my baby Bradley.
I love him so much and can't wait to see
what he has to accomplish in the next few months.

Bradley taking steps!

This is Bradley walking with his walker 1 month ago.

And since then...

He's learning to walk without it!

I took this video of Bradley taking steps on his own for Garrett, since he isn't here. We love and miss you babe! And Bradley can't wait to show you his new moves:)

Our First Family Picture!

Dave and Cheryl were so awesome to fly us down to Provo so we could see our family that we miss so much. The trip was so much fun. Plus... Kate, her sister (still yet to be named), Bradley, and I are now really part of the family since we made it in the Rose family picture:) Steve Cox did an awesome job as always.


Bradley's cute cousins.

Bradley 7-8 Months...

One of his favorite toys. He loves playing with his football and basketball. That's really what taught him how to crawl. He would throw them on the kitchen floor and have to chase them as they rolled out of his reach. So cute.

A natural.

One of the many times he gets himself stuck. He tries to fit into the smallest places not realizing he'll have to eventually get himself out. Maybe he knows all he has to do is cry out for help and I'll come to the rescue. (After I get a picture of course.)

This reminds me of my little brother David. He would sleep like this... butt in the air.

Battle wounds after his 7 1/2 month check up.
Stats:
8/13/09
19 lbs 10 oz
28 1/2 inches

Bradley got to stay out late and come with us to the Ventura County Fair. It was awesome!
$10 and we got to see Jake Owen and Josh Turner in concert.
Have I mentioned how much I love this place?

This is where Garrett puts Bradley when he's cooking. I, of course, have to stand by since Bradley will climb out and crawl on the counter. What are we gonna do with him!

Bradley climbing a mountain...

He's growing up so fast!

Bradley has been learning new skills faster then we can keep up.

A RECAP:

-He learned the army crawl at 7 months.

-At 7 1/2 months the army crawl is mastered and he can crawl with his belly off the ground.

-He started trying to pull himself up on furniture at 7 1/2 months. When I went to get him out of his crib one morning, he was standing up looking over the railing. Scary! We moved the crib down immediately.

-He also got his first 2 teeth, on the bottom, at 7 1/2 months.

-He has now mastered pulling himself up on EVERYTHING and is starting to cruise the furniture. He's fallen a million times in the attempt, but he can't seem to resist.

Our boy is officially 8 months old. I can't believe it.

A Priceless Laugh...

My Sisters came to Visit!

Bradley & Cousins!

My sisters came to visit this week and we thought it'd be fun to get pictures taken of the kids. Bradley did so well! That was probably due to the tylenol we gave him an hour before pictures:) He was so fussy with all the kids over. He's use to being the only kid around and I think he got overwelmed. So sad. I know. But I love how the pictures turned out. He is seven months now and I can hardly believe it!

6 months old and sitting up! ish...

Rice Cereal...

Bradley had this first taste of solid food yesterday... well, watered down rice cereal, and he loved it! I couldn't get the spoon to his mouth fast enough. It was hilarious!

California...

We went to Disneyland with the Rose family and it is definitely a trip we will never forget. We had so much fun! It was great to spend time with them before our big move. We needed some more memories stored up to tell Bradley when he gets bigger:)

Our first time at California Adventure... and it was awesome! The most memorable ride would have to be the "stupid" water ride that made us all wet and freezing. Good times.

Bradley would have spun way too fast in our tea cup. He had a great time with his grandparents though.

The girls, and Garrett, made crowns one night. He loves his daddy.

Bradley couldn't stop smiling the whole week!

He sure loves his Bampa.

Update... we're all moved and enjoying life in our new home. We miss Provo and especially being able to see Dave, Cheryl and Taylor whenever we want, but this is a great opportunity. I'm so proud of Garrett for his drive, passion, and hard work. He will do great at his new job.

Moving to California!

For those of you who havent heard the news, BB&G are moving to California. I accepted a job with the Boy Scouts in Santa Barbara so we are moving to Ventura. Why not live in Santa Barbara you ask? because we couldnt quite afford the average home price of 1.2 Million. Ventura was a little cheaper. :)

 We found an apartment about 4 blocks from the beach so we expect all of you to come visit us and hang out. It will be really wierd and hard to move but it is a good opportunity.  We are really excited.

3 1/2 Months Old...

Just chillin with daddy.

This boy smiles and laughs so much. I love it! Garrett can get him to laugh tons.

He is so strong. Garrett loves to position him as superman.

He loves giving mommy kisses. However, I have to be careful when I do this now because today he throw up all over my chin, neck, and chest! It was a very close call to landing in my mouth! If this would have happened to Garrett I'm sure he would have thrown up also.

Easter outfit. We went up to Idaho for Easter and had so much fun.