Pre-School Round Two

After a few weeks of summer camp, school is now back in full session! I have one happy little boy that is happy to be back at school. He has a new teacher Ms. Wendy and most of his classmates from his old classroom have moved up with him! He is especially happy to have his friend, Tyler in class with him. The first week he did great, came home with all smiley faces, learned all about the letter A and did a few crafts. He also had his first Friday show and tell in which we had to place things he likes and enjoys onto an apple to hang up in the room to remind him of home! We're looking forward to all the more fun he'll be having this year and all the new things he'll be learning. It's going to be a wonderful year in the 3's!

Teddy Bear Picnic

A play date that involves Teddy, score! Although now a days Teddy seems to coming out with us fewer and fewer, we did get to bring Teddy on a picnic. Both boys brought their Teddy's to read books, do a craft and eat a snack along with some playtime on the playground. The three of us had a great time, besides the heat, we all enjoyed the morning spent together. We're looking forward to doing this once a month.

Bransen's Baptism

We waited a little longer than we did with Brayden to have Bransen baptised, but for very good reason! My Aunt Stephanie served as the Godmother and she was coming from Massachusetts so we waited for a good time for her to make the trip to Florida to be able to share in this special day with us. My brother, Keith served as the Godfather but with his busy schedule he was unable to make the trip down.

We had a great couple days visiting with my aunt. It was been a couple of years since we had last seen her and we had a blast catching up. Brayden loved her being here and for many days afterwards and every once in a while still he asks if he can see Aunt Stephanie. We spent most the time relaxing and hanging out by the pool.

Bransen's baptism was held on Sunday at a private ceremony after church service. We kept it small and intimate with just my parents and Ian's parents. There was a few little flukes at the beginning but then the baptism went smoothly. In most of the pictures below you'll see my Dad. He filled in for my brother as Godfather throughout the service.

We were so honored and happy that my Aunt made the trip down here to be able to be apart of Bransen's special day. She's always been such a special person in my life and I'm glad she will now be a special person in Bransen's.

Big Boy Haircut

I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes! We went to take Brayden for a haircut and he decided that he would sit in the chair by himself and put on a "cape"! He's never done this before, usually he sits on our lap and never puts the cape on. Way to go Brayden!

The End of Another Year

This is it. The last post of Volume II and I'm going to end it with some recent pictures of the boys. Onto Volume III.....

Dirt, Bikes and Daddy

No girls allowed!

Brayden and Ian had a boys day. They headed over to our local dirt bike track to watch the riders practice.

5,6,7!!

The last three months Bransen has changed so much. He's developing quite the little personality (I think he's more like his mama!) laid back. He just sits back, watches and takes all the excitement in.

• He hates naps. Well I shouldn't say hates he just refuses to take very long ones. He's a cat napper. Goes down for fifteen minutes to re-charge and is back at it. Very rarely will you get an hour nap out of him. But he's so well behaved during the day!

• He loves Brayden. He laughs at everything he does and will stare at him the whole ride in the car. Although Brayden likes to get a hit in on him every once in a while, it just doesn't phase Bransen anymore. He's quite the tough cookie.

• He still wakes up in the middle of the night. I'm longing for interrupted sleep but I do cherish our quiet times in the middle of the night when he's eating and falls asleep on me. Sometimes I will just sit there with him for a little bit while he's sleeping telling myself these times won't last forever.

• The boy loves to eat! Since I've been making my own baby food for him, he's been spoiled. We get to try so many new and different foods and I know exactly what ingredients is in it. Believe it or not, I think his favorite is Avocados!

• He wants to move. He does not like to sit still. He tries crawling but he hasn't been successful yet. It's coming soon! He loves to walk around the house in his walker. He gets around pretty fast.

I can't believe we're on the coutdown to one! Time is flying by. Between all the new things Bransen is learning everyday, to watching the bond of two brothers growing, it's all so amazing!