Okay, I've been thinking about updating this for awhile now, but it's been SO long I didn't know where to start.....SO I'll just start with what's been going on recently. The 4th of July, my favorite holiday!! We started the day off with a yummy pancake breakfast over at Apex until the parade started. I forgot to bring my camera to the parade =( so no pictures. The kids loved the parade. Chloe and her friends practically stood in the road trying to get candy, the biker cops kept driving by telling them to scoot back, and as soon as he'd ride away they were right back where they were. Chloe got a load of candy that she left somewhere and couldnt' find it, so sad there was a free frosty in there. =( (and NO I did not take it or hide it.)

(taken after the Parade in front of our neighbors flag)

After the Parade, we headed down to my parents house for some yummy food and fun! They set out the bouncy house/slide and the pools they kids were having fun in those and playing some golf. Then we played a fun game of yard golf, I've never heard of the game but we had alot of fun!

(Brayden in the little pool)

(Chloe and her Cousin Emmett or Kolten {twins} playing golf)

(Chloe playing yard golf)

After some yummy food and fun, we drove to my Grandma's house and walked down to the river for some fireworks. We showed up at about 8pm which for my kids, was way to early, or maybe I should have brought more than 1 package of plain M&M's so they wouldn't have to share, Brayden had a death grip on the bag, and Chloe wasn't to happy that he'd only give her one at a time and not let her hold that bag. Then, the dreaded day of Dylan's move....yes, Chloe's little boyfriend (the one that has his mind set on marrying Chloe) moved. Chloe was so sad, she kept asking me why people can't just stay in the houses they buy, and the next day she said, "mom, when is Dylan coming back?" how sad that I had to tell her he wasn't coming back, then she asked if we could invite him over haha I wish it would be that easy. They were such good friends and we will miss them all!!!

(the fight over the M&M's, notice Brayden's grip)

(Chloe pouting)

(Brayden planted in front of the chips, he was not gonna let those get taken away)

(Last day with Dylan...I noticed they were holding hands after I printed the picture out for the kids. )

Brayden is loving his big sister more and more everyday, he is constantly watching everything she does and laughs so hard. He gets so happy when she climbs in the car next to him after preschool and he'll get a huge smile on his face when she says hi to him. He'll scoot over to her when she's playing on the floor to see what she's doing. One night he was up late and just stared up the stairs, every couple minutes he would yell just one little yell, wait and listen and then do it again like he was trying to wake up Chloe to play...silly boy! I'm so glad she is being such a good big sister to him, and she helps out a ton! I just hope they love each other just as much when they get older.

Here is a video I took one morning of Chloe playing with a kids meal toy while Brayden sat in his highchair after breakfast. The toy if you can't tell is this swirly stick with 3 little frizbies(sp?) that would fly off and spin around when she pushed them up. He loved it.

Don't I have the cutest kids ever??

These pictures were taken after church. I had to get a picture of Brayden in his little 3 piece suit, before it's to small, the last button popped open when he sat down. =)

It feels likes its been forever since my last post, 2 kids, and a messy house sure do keep me busy... Brayden is already 2 months, I can't believe it it going by so fast. He had his shots on Wednesday and of course like every other baby he screamed but only for a few minutes than fell asleep. Chloe's already all about seeing her little brother tortured, before we left we explained to Chloe what was going to happen to Brayden, while we were waiting she jumps up and says, "I can't wait to see Brayden get his shots, I'm so excited!" silly girl, I guess she doesn't remember hers, maybe Brayden will laugh at her next time her shots come around. ;) Oh and when he was getting weighed and measured he was flirting with the nurse, he was smiling and cooing at her, she loved it, she had to hold him for a while before she left, then came back in and told the shot nurses, that he was the cutest baby ever! (he weighed 10lbs 10ounces and was 22". only in the 25th percentile so I guess he's a shrimp compared to Chloe, she was always in the 90th)

Chloe still loves having him around, she's always right up in his face trying to make him smile, and when he cries she gets mad and says "mom, he just cried right in my face!" He's such a smiley baby and LOVES being talked to! he's finally starting to lay in his swing for a while and in his bouncer so I can get some cleaning in now. He's been sleeping so good at night, the other night I put him down about 10 and he slept until 5!! nice huh? I dont' think I have any new photos yet, but I'll get some up soon.

just pictures

I got a few minutes so I'll post some pictures of the cutest kids ever :) we have our little monkey sleeping peacefully and then the two hanging out on the princess couch and then Chloe feeding "her baby" a bottle, she really wanted to feed him so I let Chloe help me make a bottle and then she fed him, she only did for a minute or so then she was done, she had fun though and really felt like she was helping out.

Chloe the big sister

Chloe is finally starting to get used to having Brayden around, she finally held him today, she only held him for a minute then he started to cry cause he was hungry but as soon as I took him she asked if she could hold him again. So as soon as I was done feeding him she held him again she loved it if you can't tell by the pictures. She even read him a bedtime story. I'll also add a little video of her playing with him.