Braiden's Special Visitor

This weekend Jen and Jacqueline came to town. We had a great time visiting with them. The kids are so funny together.

Crazy what a difference a year makes!

Jacqueline and Braiden, October 09'

Braiden trying to share his soccer ball :0)

I suppose this is what we have to look forward to 16 years from now!

Taking a ride in the Barbie Jeep (Braiden actually knows how to drive this!)

October 09'

October 10'... No longer babies :(

Braiden sharing his chair, Jacqueline not so happy to be sitting with him

Of course I had to try to do a Fall photo shoot. It's not as easy to do anymore. Taking pictures of two one year olds is not an easy task. Not to mention Jacqueline was not thrilled at all to have her picture taken. We did the best we could!

My sweet boy smelling Mommas flowers

Jacqueline... not happy with her Aunt Lizzy

Braiden and his pumpkin

Perfect baby boy on his rocking horse

Jacqueline and Braiden

About as good as we could do to get a picture of them together as Jacqueline did not find it amusing to be anywhere near Braiden in a photo

Happy boy... can you tell he's used to having a camera in his face :0)

Wearing his Phillies Tshirt (thanks to his Aunt Kathy)

It just so happened that Jacqueline had the exact same shirt!

Eating their dinner on the picnic table outside

Have I mentioned...They're so big now

Enjoying a cupcake after dinner

Braiden is of course signing for MORE cupcake :-)

They had to head straight to the tub after dinner. They were a mess!! Jacqueline was not a fan of bath time with Braiden.

Getting Ready for Game Day

This Friday Braiden and his buddies dressed in college football gear. Their daddy's teams are playing each other this weekend! Wilson and Hayden are twins, but everyone jokes that Braiden could be added to the mix very easily. We call them the triplets :0)
Wilson, Braiden, and Hayden

This one made me laugh. They look like little puppies waiting for a treat! The only way to keep 3 one year old boys sitting still is for someone to stand behind me bribing them!

Best Friends at School

just a few pictures of Braiden at school last week. He loves one of his classmates. Her name is Sarya and he talks about her all the time. She's so sweet. She greets Braiden every morning with a hug and kiss :-)

Smooches for Braiden :0)

Enjoying the Park

We are absolutely loving the beautiful fall weather! Braiden and I have walked to the park in our neighborhood almost every afternoon. I am ready for it to get even cooler, but for now the 70's and sun is perfect :0)
Big boy going down the slide all on his own... Mr. Independent!

He also does the stairs on his own!!

I was quick and actually got a picture of him sitting still. He was standing 2 seconds after this shot!

Braiden playing with his friend Aiden. He of course is telling me something :0)

I Couldn't Resist

A photo shoot! After getting Braiden ready for church this morning, he looked too darn cute not to take a million pictures :-) It was perfect fall weather and he was dressed in fall clothes. Because I can never just pick one, here is my handsome baby boy!

My silly boy

So sweet

Braiden's favorite thing to do when I try to take pictures of him recently is to play...

PEEK

A- BOO

Looking for bugs :-)

This is typical. Running!

Perfect Weather to...

PAINT!!!! The trim on our house has been horrible since the day we moved in. However, we've been busy with other projects, work, and life so it's taken a back burner. Today after church it was beautiful. Sunny with a perfect breeze. I threw on some paint clothes grabbed everything I needed and headed out. With the help of my ladder holding assistant ;-) the house looks much better! Crazy what a little bit of paint can do.

Just a Trim

A few weeks ago one of our friends gave Braiden a little trim. He needed the front trimmed, but I was not yet ready to part with his precious curls in the back :-) We'll get him a big boy haircut soon.... Just not yet!
Sweet boy holding perfectly still with a trash bag as his smock

Too precious (I'll put up a post soon comparing this with a picture of Braiden's Uncle Phil. It's crazy how much Braiden looks like him, especially in this picture)