Our Little Graduate

On Friday Braxton graduated from Preschool! (tear) His school put on a cute little program for all the kids parents and family members. Brax looked so cute in his cap and gown :) We are so proud of him!

Brax singing his heart out!

receiving his diploma

We are so excited to have him with us for two whole weeks!!!

STORMS

For the last month or so we have been having horrible damaging storms and Tornadoes in our area and surronding areas. I've never really been afraid of storms until recentely. I think alot of this has to do with having a family now. As parents we worry about the safety and well being of our kids first. There are so many "Unknown's "about these kind of storms and that's what scares me to death.

My heart goes out to everyone that has been affected by these storms and Tornadoes especially the people in Joplin, Mo. I pray that you find peace and comfort soon.

This is a picture of one of our tree's that was uprooted a few weeks ago from all the rain that we having been receiving

On a better note, here are some pics from this past weekend

Brax has really been getting into golf lately. He loves to watch his daddy hit balls over the pond

Ella with her new favorite toy

Starting this Friday we get Brax for Two weeks!!!! WE CAN'T WAIT!

Ella's Baptism

On Sunday we had Ella Baptised. This was such a special moment that we will remember forever! I'm so glad that most of our family was able to come and share this day with us! God has blessed Josh and I in so many ways. We are so greatful and thankful for him!
Braxton did so good!

Ella licking her MeMe :)

Nana andElla

Sweet Cooper

Miss Hadley

Ella got a bunch of goodies! Everything she got was precious and she will treasure them forever!
These two are some of my favorite's

Tristan and Trinity got her this beautiful cross necklace
I cant wait for Ella to wear it!

I LOVE this!!! Ella's Sissy made this for her

Thank you SO much Marykate, Michael, Cooper and Hadley!!! I cant wait to hang it in her room

Birthday and Carnival

What a BUSY weekend! Friday night we went to my parents house to celebrate Travis's 23rd birthday. The weather was bad but we still had a good time! On Saturday evening we headed over to the Christ The King school Carnival. Thankfully, for Braxton's sake, the weather held off . I bet he asked Josh and I a hundred times that day if it was time to go to the carnival. The asking started that morning around 8 :)

Here are some pics from the weekend

Ella and the birthday boy

MeMe feeding Ella a mixture of Banana's and carrots

This sounds terrible, but its the only way we can get her to eat veggies now :)

Cooper helping Uncle Travis blow out his candles

Brax loved the slides

Miss Ella relaxing

On Sunday we had Ella's Baptism. She did so good and looked Beautiful!

Pictures to come soon

HBD Travis and Trinity!

Both my brother and my neice share the same birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you! We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Ella with Trin at Fuji's for her birthday dinner

Uncle Travis

"Big Boy"

When Josh and I first started dating Braxton was just 16 months old. He was such a sweet chubby little baby that was all smiles! The past 3 1/2 years have flown by and its hard for me to picture that little baby anymore. He is now almost 5 and this little handsome man has girls chasing him constantly.

Last year we started making marks in his closet to measure his growth. We haven't done it since, but the other night Josh decided to and its amazing how much he has grown!!!

Brax, you are 42inches tall and weigh about 38 pounds. As you would say, "I'm BIG"

I love this picture bc you came in the kitchen and told me you wanted me to look at your muscles. I made you hold that pose until i could get my camera! :)

Graduation picture from preschool

Braxton,

Daddy and I are so proud of the "Big Boy" you have become. You have a kind heart and you make people light up when they are around you! We love the fact that you are such a little organizer. The other day i went into the bathroom and saw where you had lined up all your toys (smallest to biggest) that were in the shower. Little things like that help keep daddy and me smiling when your not with us. :)

Love you to the moon and back!

Daddy and Mary

5 Months of Bliss

Happy 5 months Miss Ella! You are getting So big and are changing daily. Your sweet little personality is really starting to show :)

Ella,

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  You are wearing a size 2 diaper, but the next time we buy another box we are getting size 3
  


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  You are wearing 6 to 9 month clothing and a few 12 month(my little chucky monkey)
  


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  You are still such a happy baby
  


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  We love how you have discovered your voice. Braxton gets a huge grin on his face when you start talking to him
  


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  You still eat 6oz every 4 hours. We have also started feeding you level 1 fruits and veggies. Banana's are by far your favorite. You are not to fond of veggies though. MeMe got you to eat some carrots, but every time I try you just gag



• You are really starting to hold onto things better and you love to pinch mommy :)




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  You are getting so strong. You have rolled over a handfull of times and sit up all by yourself for about 5 seconds.


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  People watching is your favorite past time. You are very inquisitive about everything and everybody :)
  
  We love you to the moon and back!!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

HighChair

When Ella was 7 weeks old we started putting cereal into her last bottle before bed. I know dr's don't recommend this, but it worked for us. Once we started the cereal in her bottle she started sleeping through the night. After she turned 4 months we tried feeding her cereal with a spoon and she would just gag. Since she was getting it in her bottle I wasn't to worried about that. She has now been eating fruits for the past 3 weeks and is finally getting the hang of it. Texture has been an issue with her like most babies. Her favorite is bananas, apples come in a close second. My mom tried carrots for the first time on Tuesday and she really like them. This baby loves to eat so i dont think im going to have a picky eater. :)

I normaly feed her in her bumbo seat, but yesterday we tried her highchair for the first time.

I cant believe she is big enough to sit in a highchair

I want time to SLOW DOWN!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Mother's Day 2011

My Mother's Day couldn't have been better. Ella got up around 7 and Josh got up with her so I could sleep in a little. We then went to church and after we got home, we hung out by the pool!

I want to say thank you to my mom for always loving me unconditionally! You are a great mom and a great MeMe! I love you so much and hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day

Not many people that are my age still have grandparents around. I'm so lucky to have my grandmother and the fact that she lives so close to me is even better! She truly is an amazing woman. She has been through so much and has stayed so strong both in her faith and in her life!

I love you so much Grandmother! We hope you had a wonderful day!



I also want to say thank you to my Mother in Law! She is a wonderful mother and Nana.! I'm pretty sure in Braxton's eye's Josh and I are number 2 and his Nana is number 1!

We love you so much and hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day

Love these two!

Miss Hadley with her baby :)

This Mother's Day was extra special bc of Ella! Thank you God for blessing me with a Beautiful baby girl!

I'm lucky bc I get to experience being both a step mom to Braxton and a mom to Ella.

And I love them both more than anything!

Thank you Josh, Brax, and Ella for a great Mother's Day!

Mary Kate brought me these flowers Saturday morning for Mother's Day.

Thank you MK! That was so sweet of yo guys! You are such a great mommy to Cooper and Hadley.!

Fun, Great Food, Great Time

Last night Josh and I took Brax and Ella to the IC Carnival. We had such a great time watching Brax play and eating some really good Food!

When we first got there Braxton saw the Wall climb and immediately wanted to get in line for it. I honestly didn't think he would do it, but he did and LOVED it! He is growing up so fast and Turing into such a little dare devil.

Brax throwing a baseball at the dunk booth

Miss Ella watching her big brother

Brax and Trin went down the slide at least 20 times

B was cracking me up trying to catch the tickets. He caught two and got free yogurt from Goody's!

Miss Trinity

We had such a great time as always. I give credit to all the workers and parents who put this on every year!