Getting ready for Santa

Jingle Bells

Braeden was supposed to have a Christmas concert last night with his daycare however he contracted conjunctivitis. Since we weren't able to get any cute video of a bunch of kids singing Jingle Bells we had to settle for Braeden singing in the living room. I hope you enjoy his little ditty.

Here We Are

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Kentucky

At the beginning of November Braeden and I took a trip down to see my grandparents in Kentucky. Since we hadn't been down in more than a year I took an entire week off to give us enough time to see everyone.

Trying to get Braeden to stand still for a picture has started to become difficult. Everytime I tried to get a picture of him and Grandma Chasteen he would hop up and block her face or she would have her eyes closed.

Braeden had Uncle Butch on the floor playing lincoln logs as soon as he walked through the door.

Even Ronald got in on the lincoln log fun.

Braeden did sit still long enough for me to snap a quick picture of him with Aunt Wanda.

Braeden and Aunt Mary fought with his new dinosaurs. Braeden loved to wrestle around with Mary.

A quick picture of me and Ronald as they got ready to leave.

After spending a few days with my Grandma Chasteen we made the 20 minute trip over to my Grandma McDaniels house. I barely saw Braeden while we were there, he was too busy playing with Uncle Paul or Uncle Joe.
Uncle Paul let Braeden play computer games with him.

Joe had Braeden helping him make cupcakes.

At the end of the day he was cuddled up with Grandma McDaniel.

We had an awesome time on our little trip to Kentucky and plan on going back down in the spring for a little visit. Perhaps next time we can get Travis to take a few days off work so he can meet the family.

Happy Halloween

I know you are all anxiously awaiting my post about pumpkin carving and trick or treating. Well wait no more....here is our Halloween in all it's glory.
Wednesday evening we finally got to the making of our "pumpkin faces." As you may see when out and about checking out local jack-o-lanterns many people opt for the stencil book look. The stencil books help you make pretty sweet looking pumpkins in a short amount of time with little to no thought. We DO NOT use stencil books. All designs for pumpkins are formulated in our home and then carefully executed.

Braeden loves to help with the cleaning of the pumpkin. Here he is taking off the top and cleaning out the GUTS.

Travis holds the main job of cleaning the inside of the pumpkin.

Once the pumpkin has been cleaned I begin the process of drawing the design and initial carving of the face.

Once the initial carving is done the pumpkin heads back to Travis for a little carving clean up. He makes sure every facial feature looks it's best.
Here are our creations for this year...

On Thursday night we took Braeden trick or treating and Braeden went as... YODA!

We went over to Craig's house as we had last year for a little Halloween gathering prior to the main event. Braeden didn't seem to mind that he was the only boy at the party. He was having a blast running around with all the little girls. Here he is making a "train" with Travis's 5 year old girlfriend.

They later played a little game like musical chairs with tombstones which he seemed to enjoy.

Finally the big moment came and little Yoda was on his way to get me as much candy as possible.

After about two houses and showing off some of his light saber skills...

Yoda was ready for a rest. He kept asking, "Is this the last house?"

Since Braeden kept wanting to stop for a rest Travis thought he would give him a little lift.

Once Braeden bucket was finally full we called it a night. The little man was so tired he came home, laid down on the floor and fell asleep. I guess Halloween was just too much for our little man this year. Maybe next year we will be able to snag more candy.

Not Ready

He Is 3!

That is right I said my baby is 3! Don't let him know I called him my baby because he HATES being called a baby. He is definitely a big boy now. We had a little "party" for him at Young's Dairy Farm on Wednesday since Travis and I will be working Friday. Rachel was in town so we were able to include them in our birthday fun. The boys took a little time when we first arrived to check out the farm animals. Braeden asked where the giraffes were I sadly had to inform him that giraffes don't live on the farm.

How cute are these two little men?

Smile little birthday boy!

Braeden and I had fun riding the cow.

Can't forget to check out the tractors when you are on the farm.

Drive that tractor Gavin!

Here are Braeden's birthday "pupcakes."

Here are my cupcake farm animals. I think the cows turned out the best.

The barnyard crew.

Gavin helped Braeden with the one last candle.

Gavin liked to eat without his hands...just like a barnyard animal.

Awwww....he was sooooo cute. After his party he made sure when we got home to thank us for the presents and for going to his birthday party. How sweet is that?

Here he is in his three year picture being super cute.

Happy Birthday sweet little man.