Halloween in Chelsea

Finally got some videos up of our little Lion. Both Kristin and I were worried Brett would not wear his Halloween costume. Not only did he wear it, he left the hood up the whole time. Drawing the whiskers on his face was another story. It was nice having Halloween on a Sunday because I wasn't rushed coming home from work and it seemed more people were out and handing out candy in Chelsea. We met up with the neighbors and pulled Brett and Abby in the wagon. Brett was a little shy at first collecting candy but warmed up to it as we went. Chelsea is feeling smaller and smaller as we ran into several families we knew and even got candy from the Police Department handing it out from their Police crusier.

At his freind Caroline's house after the trick or treating.

They set up games for the kids in the parking lot of the Chelsea Funeral Home. Brett was a little young for most of them but we did get some doughnuts and apple cider.

Getting ready to hit the streets!

We thought it would be fun for Brett to decorate his own pumpkin with markers.

Catching Up

I think I have 4 or 5 posts worth of new pictures and videos, so lots of catching up to do. I won't write too much and just let the pictures speak to how cute our little boy is!

Open house at the Chelsea Fire Station
It's a Jeep thing, must start him young

"cool, dad"

"Daddy, look, firefighters

I think I have about 4 or 5 new posts of pictures and videos, so lots of catching up to do. I won't write too much, and just let he pcitures speak to how cute our little boy is. Being a dad to Brett is awesome!

Grandpa and Grandma Bingham's visit

It was a perfect weather weekend when Grandpa and Grandma Bingham came to visit from Wisconsin. Brett had a lot of fun going to the Dexter Cider Mill, watching the Spartans win, going to our neighbor Abby's birthday party, and just plain hanging out.

The attack of the double tickle monster

high on doughnuts and cider

Along the Huron River behind the Dexter Cider Mill. The doughnuts there are nothing short of amazing. Notice Grandpa in shorts..... in October, I think it hit high 70s that day!

Brett loves the Richard Scary books. Finding Goldbug or Lowly is his favorite part. He tends to find them before I do now because he has memorized where there are on all the pages.

....we have about 10 more like this because Brett tends not to sit still for pictures.

Go Packers!

Tumbling Tots

Last Wednesday I met Kristin and Brett in Saline to go to his Tumbling Tots class. Basically, it is organized chaos. Brett was so cute running around the room. He definitely is an explorer. Notice in the videos how he likes to touch his hair, kind of his comfort thing I guess. Today was his last day of his class and he got a ballon, a medal, and a cookie. He's signed up for another six weeks so I'll have to try to attend another class with them.

First Post in a while

All is well in the Bingham household. Brett is keeping us busy but he is so much fun. I was gone a few days last week for work and when I got home I couldn't wait until he woke up so we could hangout. His vocabulary is taking off too. It's funny to hear his interpretation of some words. For example, TV = "tish", Annie = "Nam-ee", drink = "dink", truck = "tuck", and his toddler friend Caroline he calls "Keek". Basically, it's code we only understand!

As you can see, Kristin likes to do Art projects with Brett. His masterpieces adorn his door and are up in the kitchen. Too bad cleaning him takes longer than the Art project!

20 months old!

Most of you have seen these I but I had to put some of these up for those who haven't. As you can see Brett has been keeping busy this Summer with all kids of fun.

Like the cats, our son likes boxes.

He got this hat at a kids program that was going on in downtown Chelsea. Apparently, he was a little scared to get in the fire truck but loved his hat.

Sometimes, everyone just needs a hug. ...or in this case an alternative to Brett pushing Abby out of the way.

I love when we ask Brett what sound a train makes and he always does the up and down motion with his hand. Anyway, this is him in action with his tracks.

Him and I went down to the Chelsea car show this Summer.

one of my favorite pics of Brett!

peek-a-boo

Summer Baseball Game Pics

These pictures are from July but I wanted to get them up here. One of the highlights of the Summer was talking Brett to Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. There is now a minor league baseball team in town, called the Rafters. It's their first season, and the first minor league baseball in town since I was a kid. I thought Brett would last only a couple of innnings but he lasted the entire game. We hung out in the huge sandbox they had and played in the log cabin and bouncy house on the first base side. We were lucky enough the rain held off the entire game and saw a great finish with the Rafters winning it in the 9th inning. The view from our great seats, saw a couple home runs too!

Brett was a little unsure of what to make of "Roscoe"

Before the game Brett saw "a ball" and one of the players came over, Brett threw it to him and then the player gave it back to Brett to keep. His first baseball souvey!

Lots to look at