Tessa's New Trick...

but before I show you what it is I want you all to know that her wonderful Daddy taught her this one!!!

One night while I was getting Brady ready for bed I could hear Tessa and DJ laughing and being silly in the front room. I come out to find the two of them playing with a flashlight. DJ was teaching Tessa how to "tell scary stories" while holding the flashlight. But then he continued to show her that he could put the flashlight in his mouth and make his cheeks glow... Monkey See, Monkey Do!!! Tessa could not wait to grab the flashlight and try it herself. Nice going Daddy!!!

Happy Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Mine was perfect!!! I got to spend the morning with my kids at the beach while DJ was at his game. We had fun playing in the sand, looking for seashells, chasing birds (Brady liked that) and playing catch.





Then we spent the night as a family, which is extra special for us!!! (We lucked out that DJ was home and not on the road today.) DJ and Tessa cooked me a steak dinner. It was yummy! And we spent the rest of the night playing around the apartment. It was nice just getting to spend time together :)

4 Months Today!!!

Brady is 4 months old!

He is starting to outgrow his newborn stage and is becoming a little baby boy. He is still such a calm and relaxed baby. He just hangs out and likes to watch us all. He loves watching his sister and follows her every move. They are so cute together! Tessa loves to give her brother hugs and kisses and Brady just thinks it is the best thing ever. Tessa makes sure Brady is always OK. She gives him a paci when he is sad or a toy when he drops his, and loves to sit with him while he is playing on his mat. The two of them are going to be such good friends.

Brady is starting to become more active. He loves to grab and pull his toys down that are hanging. He loves to kick and scoot all around on his back. He is so close to rolling over from his back to tummy but needs just a little push to do it. He gets so frustrated when he can't do it :) He has really started to love his bath. His feet kick and splash all around. I now get soaked during bath time. He has also started to really laugh. The other night he was laughing so hard at his Daddy and sister playing patty-cake (probably because his Daddy looked really silly doing it!) he gave himself the hiccups!

Our lil' Bradsters is so smiley. I love it. Whenever I need a pick me up I just look at his smiling face and he instantly brightens my day. We are so blessed to have such a sweet happy boy!

Our First Days

Even though we have been busy getting adjusted to Japan, we have been having fun too! We have been keeping busy Here are a few things we have been up to since we have arrived in Fukuoka!

Seeing if my new rain boots fit :)



Sleeping... anywhere!




Watching baseball games at the Yahoo! Dome and at home on TV.






Going to the beach.










Our daily walk! Tessa insists on wearing her sunglasses when we go outside and has started to love accessories. She walks around with her Cinderella necklace and Belle bracelet up around her forearm everywhere we go :)







Tessa and Daddy playing at the park. (I took these pictures from our balcony. Tessa is wearing a red dress and DJ is the tall guy :)





Playing with all of our new toys :) Tessa loves her sand and water table. She wouldn't come inside or let her Daddy leave and was soaking wet when she was finished. Brady loves his mat and swing.











And even though we have been this busy... we still have time to smile!!!