Tasty Teething Toes

Henry recently discovered a brand new toy... well, ten toys to be exact.


It's rumored that these toys are awfully tasty.


But don't look so shocked.


They come highly recommended.


They even double as a comfort toy at bedtime.

Babies, Birthdays, and Dares... oh my!

Our Teresa is due to have her first baby is less than a month, so the Bradshaw sisters decided to put on a bit of a party for little Bailey.

It was quite a turn out - with over 60 people. I must say, my parents' neighborhood is awesome and extremely supportive of all the major life events for the kids that grew up there. Heaven knows they must attend a baby or bridal shower or wedding every other week!

Here is Teresa, surrounded by her two moms and showing off one of the cute outfits that Bailey will wear.

Here's our "treat" table... well it was just supposed to be a treat table, but turned into a luncheon. Everyone brought so much food! I think we must have packed on 1,500 calories just at the shower.

And this one might have packed on a bit more...


After the shower, we did more celebrating that night. Teresa and Amy's birthdays were that same week, so we had another combined party. Here is Teresa opening up her presents - with the assistance of the lovely Dave.

And here is Amy opening up her gifts with the assistance of the lovely Henry.

Aren't they adorable?

And here is Teresa posing in her gift from Amy and Becca - a genuine pajama set just for old-fogie moms.



But those old-fogie moms know what they are doing - and these pajamas (we are informed) are the most comfy PJ set EVER! Which is good, cause I am guessing (from personal experience) that she probably won't get out of it for a month after that baby is born.


And last, but never least, is the inevitable battle of the dares between our brother-in-law Dave and our adopted-brother Nick that resulted from Teresa's old-fogie-mama-pj-set ... and the mere fact that they were in the same room together.


Cause let's face it - these two probably have never had a conversation that didn't end in "I dare you to..."


And Nick did... well sort of. This dare would have ended up with a serious case of heartburn for Nick and a romp around the neighborhood in Teresa's brand new old-fogie-mama-PJs for Dave, but it didn't take. I do believe, though, that Nick consumed a lemon as the result of a prior dare just minutes before and Dave ended up shaving something.

Picture perfect

This could be a catalog photo...



...if the photographer had done better with the lighting, that is. But looking beyond that fact - I wanted to show off my sister Lindsey's superb decorative skills. She is the next Martha Stewart! This is how she hosted a fun sisters get together last month.

I think all future Bradshaw events will hosted at her place!

Dentin demise

We've reached another milestone at our house this weekend...

Thomas lost his first tooth.

And was he ever excited about it!

He even got out his book about teeth to look at a diagram of a tooth and compare it to the specimen that fell out of his mouth. That's our boy! A born researcher!

The tooth fairy left him some cash (ok, it was change, really) under his pillow that night. But that good ol' fairy must be getting old cause she (or he) accidentally dropped the tooth on the carpet in the middle of the night and couldn't find it in the dark. After much swearing and patting of the carpet, that poor tooth was left to fend for itself until morning when the vacuum would be enlisted to do the job properly.

And Tom? Well, he is very excited for his next revenue stream when his remaining bottom front tooth takes the plunge here in the next few weeks. We just hope he doesn't start pulling them all out to speed up the process.

Family time

Just after Christmas, we were able to go and visit John's family down in Spanish Fork. We met his sisters Jenn, Camie, and Nicci (who were able to come up from Las Vegas and Cedar City with their families) to spend time with their grandparents in Spanish Fork. Here were some of the pictures we took before everyone left.

Grandpa and Grandma.


Grandpa and Grandma with the siblings - John and Nicci on the sofa, Camie and Jenn on the floor.

Camie with Grandma and Grandpa.

John, Thomas, Mary Alice (and bottle), Henry, and Liz with Grandma and Grandpa.

Now just the kiddos with their grandparents.

Jenn and her family - Liliana, James, Rachael, and Marissa - with Grandma and Grandpa.


All the great-grandkids with their grandparents.

Marissa and Henry.