BABY'S FIRST BALLOON

Friday night while Mark was at Scout camp Zac and I were out running errands. Not a rare thing I know. We stopped by Fresh Market to pick up a few groceries and one of the employees came over and asked if Zac would want a balloon. Sure I said, thinking he had never seen a balloon and it would be fun to see his reaction. He wasn't sure about it at first and couldn't figure out why it kept following us around. After a few minutes though he loved it. He couldn't stop laughing. Needless to say it entertained him all night long.

MOMMY'S LITTLE HELPER

SPRING FEVER

So Mark and I both are getting Spring Fever really bad right now. Always by this time of year we are done with Winter and ready for Spring and Summer to come back. We are going on a Jeep trip with Mark's family in April so Mark is currently in the process of getting his Bronco ready and "baby safe". This last Saturday he spent the day with help from his friends and family building a new roll cage for the Bronco. Zac and I took lunch to the boys. Zac is already practicing his driving skills for the trip

Zac and Daddy

Too exhausted to eat after visiting daddy in the shop. Thanks to all of Mark's friends and family that spent their day Saturday helping him out.

Present From Uncle Scott & Aunt Marie

Scott and Marie brought Zac a present the other night. A new shirt that says "my uncle can dropkick your uncle" It was a perfect present from Uncle Scott. Below is a picture of them presenting Zac in his new shirt to mom and dad.

JANUARY BONFIRE

Question: Who has a bonfire in January in Utah?
Answer: The Bradshaws
Mark's brother Ike had a great idea to go up the canyon and have a bonfire last weekend. I have to admit I really did think he was crazy. I was sure we were going to freeze our butts off. Ike called around and found a company that let us have some of their pallets to burn. So Mark and Ike drove to SLC to pick up the wood. Turns our pallets make for a large "white man fire" that gave off enough heat to keep us all more than warm.

As you can see from the pictures it was so warm that Scott took his coat off to roast marshmallows.

The Bradshaw boys doing their thing...

The girls...

Overall it was a blast. We made smores and cooked apples filled with carmel in the fire, and had great time talking and spending time as a family. Thanks Ike for coming up with such a fun idea for us all to go do. It was fun to enjoy the mountains and outdoors for one night in January.

SIMPLE MINDS, SIMPLE PLEASURES

So lately I have been worried that Zac is getting bored with his toys. I have been trying to switch them out every few days so he doesn't see the same toys everyday. This weekend Mark went to scout camp and left his snow boots box out on the floor. Below are pictures of what I found shortly after Mark left.....


A boy and a box have the time of his life!

A simple reminder that he doesn't need all the latest toys out there to keep entertained. Just something new to explore. I love that he reminds me daily that you don't need things to be happy just good family and friends to love!

9 MONTHS

How can it be that my baby is 9 months old. I swear time has sped up since Zac was born. We are so lucky to be his parents. I love watching his little mind work every day to figure things out. He is such a smart little boy and always off exploring. I don't think he sits still for longer than 2 minutes unless he is asleep.

Here are his 9 month stats....

Weight 18 lbs 11 oz (25%)
Height 29 inches (80%)
Head Circumfrence 17 inches (20%)