A Weekend of Firsts

Last weekend we headed out to the beach for Brady's first 'summer' weekend. In typical June fashion, we had a few hours of sun followed by a cool, wet and windy rest of the weekend. Luckily we were able to take Brady down to the beach to dip his toes in the water. He (mostly) loved it!

We also celebrated Nick's first father's day. Our parents were there to enjoy it with us. I think our dad's enjoyed being grandpas for Father's Day, too.


Brady is starting to move more and more. He seems close to crawling but really only wants to stand up these days. He is loving bath time where he gets to splash, kick, and belly laugh like an old man. He is really fun to hang around right now-his little personality is coming out.

We headed out for a ten day trip to Central Oregon a few days ago, but more on that later...

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Will he or won't he...?

Just a quick post to share a cute story. This morning, as Brady and I were hanging out, I popped on the tv in time to catch one of Nick's cut-ins. I wanted to see if Brady would recognize Nick on air either by voice or sight. I tried this about a month ago and he didn't seem to notice anything. Today was a different story.
Check out the video below to see what happens.

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Sunday Funday

Today was lots of fun in the Allard house. We spent the morning at the Dove-Lewis 5k, which Nick hosted to help raise money for the animal hospital. Our good friends, Carrie, Kevin, Sophia (Brady's Portland lady), and their dog Winston, joined us for the race and brunch out after. We spent the afternoon watching Brady try to crawl around the carpet. He is really into his new 'music shakers' which I made out of old pill bottles and rice (yes, he looks like an addict rolling around the floor playing with them). The day was capped off with Nick putting gel in Brady's hair up. Pretty sweet little Sunday if you ask me.

The Allards and the Goodwins



Brunch potatoes and ketchup.



A little shaker action.

How do I look?




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Brady is 8 Months!

Our happy little nugget turned 8 months today!



He celebrated by figuring out how to pull himself forward on the hardwoods (hasn't quite figured it out on the carpet!). Here is a quick snippet of him doing so:

His current favorites include: eating ANYTHING in front of him (or whatever you are eating-he will stalk you while you eat in hopes of getting a bite or two), standing up, and hamming it up to anyone he meets out in public.

Happy 8 months little man!


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Seattle Visit

After Brenda and Paul's wedding, Brady and mama stuck around Seattle for a week. Brady had fun touring the aquarium with his girlfriend, Aleena, figured out how to scoot backwards while sitting up, played on the swings at Greenlake, and partied hard out at Lyndsey's birthday celebration (so hard he passed out in Brian's arms). Oh, he started babbling and his first tooth started peeking through, too! It was a big week! We had a great visit but are happy to be back home with daddy and Clyde :)

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Brenda Gets Married!

Brenda and Paul got married last week. It was a beautiful wedding and we are so excited for the two of them! My favorite photo of the day is definitely of Brady with his Aunt Brenda. Such a perfectly sweet and candid shot!


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Location:Seattle