Our last Christmas event

Braden had a great Christmas! He got to visit all of his grandparents' houses and get fun, new NOISY toys. After a few days of presents, traveling, and excitement, he was tuckered out! Tomorrow he'll be ready to go....and ready to play with all of his new toys. Thanks to everyone for a very special first Christmas for Braden.

Santa came!

Santa came and left Braden a ball pit! He loves it! He swishes his feet all around in it and giggles the whole time. It's the perfect size for him to get in and out. I have a feeling we are going to have balls everywhere. :)

Presents, presents, and more presents

Braden got a lot of new, fun presents from all of his grandparents! He never quite grasped opening the presents, but he sure did enjoy playing with all of his toys! Braden says THANK YOU to all of his grandmas and grandpas for all of the fun new stuff. Chris and I are thinking we are going to have to add on to our house now. Ha

Meeting The Santas

I finally have time to update our blog now that I'm on Christmas break! Woohoo! Here is Braden meeting Santa at a breakfast and then at the mall. He didn't cry, but was very curious about this weird looking hairy guy! He did the usual Braden, and checked him out very intently.

Our Thanksgiving

This year, Chris and I made our own Thanksgiving dinner. It actually turned out edible!! Here are some pics of Braden eating some mashed potatoes. He loved them! I was trying to teach him to use the spoon but it wasn't the most successful attempt. He had fun with it but I couldn't actually say he ever got the potatoes into his mouth without a little help. :) The bottom pictures are after his nap. I heard him wake up and then it was quiet for awhile. I thought he fell back asleep so I went to peek and there he was standing in his crib. Once they figure it all out, it's over!!

Braden got his first haircut last week. It was getting very long and shaggy. Chris said he was looking like "Joe DIrt" not to mention he was starting a mini mullet in the back. Chris' mom, Cindy cuts hair so she got to do his first haircut. He did pretty good. He looks MUCH better now, but even more like a little boy. What happened to my baby? Tear!

Ball Pit!

Braden got a chance to play in a ball pit at my friend's preschool on Friday. He absolutely loved it! We were already thinking about getting him a ball pit for Christmas and now I think we'll get it for sure! I mean we are going to ask Santa to bring Braden his ball pit!

Being Goofy

Braden loves being goofy in the basement. He has a "ball" with my exercise ball. I'm glad someone is using it! Ha! He also loves to climb in his chair and fall out of it. He is ALL BOY, that's for sure!

GO COLTS!

Braden is ready for the game today! He looks so cute in his Colts jersey...notice how it's getting a little snug around the belly! :)

Our monthly picture

It is getting extremely hard to get Braden's "monthly picture" with the bear. I take his picture each month on his birthday (today is the 4th) with this bear on the couch to show how much he has grown. As you can see, he has more fun flipping the bear and making mommy laugh!

Tonight we strolled around our street to a few houses with the neighbor kids. Then we had to go show off Braden to the grandparents so he could get his yummy "candy." He enjoyed looking at the candy through the baggie as you can see. :) His mean mommy did let him lick on a sucker for awhile, until he got frustrated because he couldn't bite it. We can't believe that at this time next year he'll be saying, "twick or tweet!"