Getting around... and into it all!

Brayden is at the beautiful age to where he is crawling everywhere and on the verge of walking. We call him our "Bulldozer" because he dives, crawls and climbs over anything in his way.

He has no fear!

Brayden is getting more and more independent. He wants to go everywhere in the house, and get into anything and everything that he shouldn't. Due to this love of exploration, he has learned the meaning of the word "No". I often find myself saying "NO,NO,No!" Following by a quick "Don't touch it", when he is getting into something he shouldn't be into. The other day I was unloading the dishwasher and Brayden came in as usual and tries to touch the plates and silverware. I quickly tell him "no" and a moment later my son responds back. With gusto, he bellows out "Doe, Doe, Doe! Don touchit!" Faron was in the other room and said " I think he's mocking you!" Sure enough he was! Later on that night he said it about three more times. It was hard not to laugh, but I guess when someone hears something over and over again , they are bound to say it back! It's amazing how quickly their vocabulary expands.

Here are some "No" moments...

Standing up on the chair and pushing it across the floor. He also loves to play with the wheels and frequently bumps his head when trying to stand up underneath it

Eating my camera case, or anything else he can get his hands on

Picking stuff up off the floor


Okay... This was a funny example. Apparently there was a roll of paper towels sitting on the table next to him, so when I left to put something away in the Kitchen, I came back to find this...

Look at this face! He seems so proud of himself!

He is so curious! He often ventures over to our curtains and stands up on the glass to look at the cats. He loves them! When he sees them he squeals with delight. So it didn't come as a surprise when we saw him giving our cat Lana a kiss through the glass! Talk about melting your heart!

Like a duck to water....

Brayden had his first dip in the pool last thursday at our friends house. Faron and Brayden went over for a party, while I was at work, so I missed his first time in the pool. But thanks to my wonderful husband, he took these beautiful pictures! So it really feels like I was there.

Brayden has such a blast with bathtime, he must have been beside himself with excitment once he got into the pool. Faron said he had so much fun and wasn't one bit afraid of the water.

I had to share these pictures. I thought they were too cute! This little guys is just growing, growing, growing! Saturday we woke up, and decided to go to the St. Augustine flea market. First we stopped off for breakfast at Shoney's. Once we were there, we remembered why we don't go there very often. It is packed with people ( usually not the cream of the crop) all wedged in a line around the buffet. The people are reaching over you and commenting on everything... I was having a hard time not getting irritated. All this was after we waited a good ten minutes before the hostess had seated us without letting our waitress know we were even there.

Anyhow.. the food was pretty good, and Brayden was such a champ. He had breakfast before we left, but while I was eating, you would have never known it! He was like a little baby bird! He had a little bit of chicken, biscuit,pancake,melon,ect. I was really proud of him, because I try to give him table food at home, and he does alright, but most of the time I end up wasting food. So, I was obviously pleased by his adventurous appetite. The flea market was hot, but it was still fun just being together. And it was a good way to walk off our breakfast =)

Sunday was really nice as well, because we had church at 9am , for a special combonation meeting (with another ward that we share a building with while ours is being renovated). We rode up with Faron's Granny, and got there early so we could get a decent seat. They ended up reasigning the boundries of our two wards, which everyone had been anticipating. It was a pretty historic day, and just another testiment of how the church is growing, especially in our area. I for once didn't have to work that night, so it was so nice to come home and just do nothing. We just hung out together and enjoyed time as a family. It can't be any better than that, right?

Our Little Man...

An introduction to our family

We are just getting started with our blog. We thought it would be a fun way to keep in touch with everyone. I know I feel like I know what is going on with my friends and family that live far away when I read their blogs, and so we hope to acheive the same thing with ours.

Faron and I celebrated our third anniversary in April. It is hard to believe that it has been that long already! We reside in Palm Coast, where Faron works for the Flagler county Property appraisal office. He is going on two years there, and is succeeding beautifuly with his certifications. He will complete is last class in august. I am so proud of him. He really loves his job and is very good at it.

August is a very exciting month for our little family. I start back at school, and begin the nursing program! I am very nervous and excited. This is going to be such a wonderful thing for our family. I am ready to start my path to an actual career. The other big event is Brayden's first birthday. we are absolutely bewildered at how fast the time has flown by. He is the absolute joy in our lives. We are so impressed with him on a daily basis!

Faron and I have these moments, where we just look at eachother, and one of us will say " Can you believe we made him?" or " Is he really ours?" Then we just smile, at the thought that he is ours forever! He is 10 months old now, and into EVERYTHING. He is so curious about everything he comes in contact with. He has 8 teeth , and is 30 and 1/2 inches tall, weighing in at almost 23lbs! He is our big boy! He is such a bulldozer! He has no fear. Unfortunately that adds up to some boo boos every now and then. He is a good tempered baby though. We have been very lucky to have such a happy, beautiful child!

Well... we hope to fill this page with thoughts and happenings of our family, along with lots of pictures! We hope you will enjoy it!

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