Athlete in Training.

We live two minutes away from the University, and there are so many athletic events that we could go watch, but we hardly ever think to do it.  We finally did go to a basketball game and a softball game.  They were lots of fun! :)

These pictures are from the basketball game we went to.  I think she liked this outing the most, and that makes her basketball-loving dad very happy!

She clapped, laughed, and cheered/screamed the whole time.  It was so funny to watch her reaction to everything.  She even followed the ball most of the time.  I guess she can't help it, it's in her blood!  She eventually fell asleep from getting so excited and worked up.  I don't know how she slept through all the loud whistles that make you feel like your ears are bleeding, but she did it!

The softball game we went to was on a nice, chilly day.  That's complete sarcasm.  It was sunny earlier in the day and then it turned cloudy and the temperature dropped.  It was still fun though because we got to watch some ball and spend time with our good friends Tiffane and Franklin :)

^Yes, Franklin is that handsome pup you see staring deeply into Jane's eyes.  It was love at first sight.

^She loves to be around him, but she's definitely not used to being licked in the face.  The cats don't show their love quite the same way...

^This little whatever-you-call-it is hilarious.  And so cute.

Once the weather is warmer we'll definitely go to more softball games (especially since sometimes they have special treats, like free cotton candy (!!!).  Hand it over.)

Andrew isn't in any of these pictures, but I promise he was there with us :)

To show you just how much she's loving basketball, here are some pictures of our little athlete in training.

^Live it.  Love it.  Eat it?

^I dare you to block that cute face from taking a shot.

^Trying to take a cute picture of her and I, but the basketball won her attention.

And one more of our little lady, for good measure :)

Eating Machine.

Jane is quite the eating machine lately.  She loves to sit in her seat at the table and eat real food.  Some of her favorites are peas, pasta, edamame, applesauce, bread, crackers, cheese, oatmeal, and the list goes on.  I know I'm forgetting some, but this girl just loves to eat.  Just like her mom! :)  

^SO GOOD!

^Just letting us know that she's too cool to clean up the mess she made.

Where are you, Spring?

Not much has happened for us Brandt's since Valentine's day, except trying to get outside as much as possible.  I'm so tired of winter.  We keep getting these beautiful, sunny, warm days in between days of freezing cold rain and snow.  In fact it's snowing right now as I'm writing this.  When will it end?!  I usually love cold weather, but now that I've gotten that taste of spring all this winter weather can't be gone faster!  I've taken lots of pictures of Jane in the sunshine (and eating pasta, because that is FUNNY) and I know that she is so happy to be outside.   She loves it!

^We've been to the park that's a few blocks away several times and she loves to sit in the swings.

^It was funny to see her play with the snow and try to figure out what it is.  And a handful of muddy grass is always fun to play with too.

We've had a few picnics out in the backyard, too

^An awful attempt at getting a close up of Jane.  Ended up just getting an out-of-focus Jane and Piper creeping on us in the background.

^She could eat peas ALL. DAY. LONG.  

^And dead leaves and grass are just as tasty.

^On those warm days we like to wait outside for Andrew to get home from work.