Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Step It Up

Brayden is doing some really funny things these days. I think he's a natural comedian, but he's also one more smart little boy. In the pictures, you'll see a black chair that goes to his drum set. Well, he's learned that he can step on the chair to make him taller so he can reach the ice/water on the refrigerator, to give him a leg up to get on the couch, to put dishes in the sink, etc.



The only negative these days is that he is definitely approaching the terrible two's so he throws lil' mini fits when you take something away or he doesn't get his way, but we'll work our way through it. It's just a phase. :) To date, his great-grandmother has been keeping him during the day, but at 18 months (May 9th) he will begin going to day care. I think him being around other children more often will teach him about sharing, social skills, etc. (Oh goodness, I sound like my Mama .. lol)



He understands SO much guys! He knows to put his diaper in the trash (which means we're beginning potty training soon). He knows to put dishes in the sink. He knows to go get his toothbrush when I say "let's brush our teeth". When I say "arms up", he knows to put his arms in the air so we can get dressed. He says "juice" for ANY liquid in his cup. lol. When I say "put your cup on the table, he knows where to put the cup. Instead of "bye bye", he says "BYEEE!" and when it's time to go to bed, we both say "night night" and he waves to me before I crack his door. And the list goes on and on and on. :) He's coming along just fine. Enjoy the pictures!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter 2009

Well here Brayden is lookin' fresh and clean as a whistle. :) This Easter he had an Easter basket from his Dad (which he did last year as well) and had a ball with the the toys and plastic camouflage eggs with money in them! :)

We, of course, went to church and he was walking around like he owned the place. He is certainly transforming from my baby to the busy lil' toddler. He is such a BOY, too! This kid is tough and I mean it. It would just so happen that he fall on his nose playing outside the day before Easter. I'm sure you can see the bruise just above his lip. He is ALL BOY for sure, but I can't be mad at that. ;)

After church, the family went to my mother's and had dinner. Jordin, the GORGEOUS little girl in the pictures (who is 3 days younger than Brayden) is one of his favorite cousins to hang with. Jennifer (Jordin's Mom) and I always say that Brayden is going to be the football player, Jordin is going to be the track star and they're going to always look after each other. You'll also see one of his closest cousins JJ who he spends almost every day with. :) JJ is fun, throws like a pro and is the cutest thing. We hope they all remain close as they get older.


Enjoy the pictures! Ah and I swear Brayden does smile and laugh a lot, but usually not for pictures. lol. It's definitely a task ... :)








The pictures below are some of my favorite. Those three were SO cute. I know they are going to look at these pics when they get older and say "Mooooooooooom!!". :)

Monday, April 6, 2009

My New Room!


Brayden and I moved into our first home in September 2008 and Brayden got his own room!

It's complete with crib, chest of drawers, rocker/ottoman and get this .... a walk in closet. ha! :) He also has a playroom which there are pictures of as well. He loves his space though and we wanted to share. Check it out ....