Some Important Things Missed....Part 2

Another important thing missed was my sweet Braden's birthday.



He turned 4

And couldn't be happier that it was finally his birthday!

He had been counting down for months.....waiting and waiting



He loved all of his Buzz Lightyear toys, and especially liked his binoculars, knife (fake of course), and walkie talkies. His words: "Dad...now I can go huntin with you, and get a bear with my knife!"



He chose "NicDonalds" for dinner, and we celebrated the next day at Grandma Nae's and Papa Jer's with cake and ice cream.

Some of Braden's favorite things to do:

Getting "atorgade" (Gatorade) from Papa Jer's house

Hunting with his Dad

Playing "hunting and camping" all day long



Packing everything he owns into bags, sacks, and his pockets. (it is not unusual to find ALL of his underwear, socks, and pjs in his backpack. And he insists on taking it to the grocery store - or any other store - with him)

Playing with his friends (this is the first thing out of his mouth each morning)

Telling mom and dad that he loves us multiple times a day

Saying "hold you me" when wanting to be snuggled

Singing loudly all of the words to songs on the radio....such as "I've Gotta Feeling" and "Love Story"

Giving his shy, coy smile when he is embarrassed. (I love this smile!)

We love you Braden boy! Happy 4th Birthday!

Some important things missed...Part 1

I have missed some important things lately.....

First missed was Brandon's birthday...which was September 18th.

I missed it however, because he was having the best birthday ever by doing this:



Yes....hunting black bears with his bow and arrow! So manly!!



This was their beautiful scenery in Maine where they found their "poor bears" (as I would say). Also pictured are their luxurious accomodations and some pretty funny signs they came upon.



He went with his brothers and dad....and they had the time of their lives for a week. They all shot a bear...and now we wives are all going to be recipients of some beautiful bear skin rugs! (Can't wait....totally goes with my decor :))

Happy Birthday Babe.....glad you had the time of your life. I love you!

Halloween Collages

Halloween was lots of fun, and the kids (especially Kason and Jaicee) did a great job trying to fill their ENTIRE pillow cases full of candy!


All of the school parades/parties


A corpse, skeleton bride, pink devil (had to be pink), pirate, and lady bug. Even Brandon and I got into the spirit this year...and I must say it made the day so much fun.



We ate and trick-or-treated at Grandma Debbie and Papa Bruces'. Then home to run through the neighborhood, gathering as much candy as possible! Grandma Nae and Papa Jer came up to see us.

Another Halloween come and gone...crazy since I feel like it was just yesterday we had last year's Halloween. ( I must really be getting old)

Sick Day

My girls looked like this yesterday



They had fevers and felt miserable, so we watched "Anne of Green Gables" and layed around all day. (Have you watched that show lately....it is a great one!)

So I kept them home from school today, even though they wanted to go. I just wanted to be sure they weren't contagious.

I found this when I walked down the hall...



And found them doing this....



Just organizing ALL of their books alphabetically! (seriously?)

Then I found her doing this without being asked.....



Finally! She has had a hard time learning to "love" to read. I think we have made it over the hump. (it was a difficult hump I might add)

I think I like these type of sick days. (That is until they started teasing and bugging each other a few minutes ago. But hey, 8 hours of happiness is pretty good.)