It's Almost Here!!

Oh, what fun it is... I love Christmas time!! We have been preparing for weeks now, shopping, cooking, making cookies and gingerbread houses, going on a sleigh ride, and wrapping ALL of those presents. Out of town family arrived today. We are ready to celebrate!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!

This is Bradyn's Christmas church outfit. He has never had a vest. It was pretty cute.

Just me and Bradyn playing.
Gracen and Bradyn are the best entertainment for Grandpa.
Mamaw, Hunter, Colton, and Jordan went to church with us on Sunday. Jordan especially liked "comoonon" (communion).

Jarrod is the BEST dancer!! (Pause the Playlist before viewing video)

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Sweet Isamari

On our trip to Amarillo, Bradyn, Grammy and I got to stop and see our dear friend Isamari. She was Bradyn's favorite nurse while he was in the NICU. She took extra special care of him. We are so thankful for her and we are glad that she is still in our lives.

Sweet picture!

This is Isamari's little girl, Mia. She was pregnant with her while Bradyn was in the NICU.

Leg Braces for Bradyn ): ...Part 2

Today we went to Amarillo to pick up Bradyn's braces. It was another long day and he was such a good little boy. Bradyn will now have to wear real shoes (he only wore Pedipeds before, they are really soft and flexible) so I guess I will have to do some shopping!

This was BEFORE

His braces are camo. Daddy an Grandpa are so proud.

He did not like the man putting the braces on, as you can see.

SO MAD

He did really great after the man left him alone and he wore the braces for 2 hours. He even ate lunch in them. He is supposed to work up to wearing them all day.

Happy Turkey Day... and catchin up

I have been taking so many pictures with my new camera and I am really falling behind. We have not been very busy these last couple of weeks, just playing at home and enjoying the nice weather. Bradyn is trying to get another molar so he has been a little on the edge.

This was at Jordan's birthday party. Mamaw and Bradyn were practicing standing. Such a big boy.

He was having the best time paying in the tub. He kicked and kicked and even got the floor wet, and me too!! I was so happy to see Bradyn playing happily in the tub and making normal little kid messes!

Bradyn Had the best time at the park with Grandpa!

Kisses on the swing!

Leg Braces for Bradyn ):

Last Thursday we took Bradyn to Amarillo Artificial Brace and Limb to get his legs casted so they could make braces for him. They are supposed to make it easier for him to stand correctly. He was such a good sport and did not cry while the guy worked on him. What a little trooper! I am praying that Bradyn will do just as good with the real braces.

Just waiting.

Bradyn was actually playing with me.

It only took about 10 minutes for the cast to dry enough.

Then he cut it off.

Grandpa came along to help me out. Thank God for Grandpa!

Happy (early) Birthday to Me!! and Christmas too!

For my birthday and Christmas this year (yes I know it is a bit early) I got a new camera. I LOVE IT!! Here are some of the photos I snapped over the past week.

I was bouncing Bradyn on the couch and he was giggling so cute.

Notice the bean in his nose.

Beautiful blue eyes!

I love getting close ups of his sweet face. The new camera does a great job with close ups.

I have been trying to scrapbook and I came across some pictures of Bradyn before his first "real" (non-surgical) hair cut. I can't believe it was so long and always looking crazy. I just had to share this photo so everyone could see.

Bradyn, the Little Fisherman!

Bradyn was the cutest little fisherman for Halloween. He even had little waders and a fishing pole. He loved trick-or-treating. This was his first time to go. We even got to go to the Fall Festival at church for a while. He did so good with the large crowd and noise.

I told him that Grandpa was here to get him to smile. Pretty cruel, but it got a smile.

Too cute!

Bradyn's 2 Year Photos

I thought these were soooo cute!! I will upload more when I have a chance.

Fall Fun!!

I finally got Bradyn some pumpkins this past weekend and I wanted to let him decorate one for the porch. He painted a spider on his pumpkin using his handprints. Isn't he creative!?! I think I had more fun than he did.

This was quite a mess. We somehow managed to get some on his cheek.

An artist at work!
The masterpiece!
Add some googly eyes and some stickers and......taa daa, a scary spider!
Bradyn showing off his work of art.
Playing in the leaves.
He really was not very happy, I was just able to get him smile a couple of times. He did not like the leaves.
Bradyn is such a little thrill seeker. He loves to romp and play hard. The other night Jarrod was throwing him up and he was laughing so hard. It was so cute.
So much FUN!!
I think Jarrod was more worn out than Bradyn after playing so hard.

Bradyn's Second 2nd Birthday Party

The second's time's a charm. Since we had to cancel Bradyn's first 2nd birthday party we rescheduled for last weekend. The second 2nd birthday was so much fun. Bradyn was a good little boy and loved his cake this year. I am so proud of how far he has come with his eating. Last year he just cried as I forced him to eat some cake. This year he ate a whole piece and loved every bite! Of course there were lots of presents, too!

The birthday boy! This was the only picture that he was looking and smiling. Gracen wanted the dogs to sit on his chest for the picture.

My sweet boy! I can't believe he is 2!
Some presents made Bradyn laugh....
and some made him cry.
Of course Grandpa provided bouncing as entertainment!
The cake had to spend a couple of weeks in the freezer. I decorated the cake this year. It was hard work, but I enjoyed doing it.
Blowing out the candles.
YUMMY!!
Where's Bradyn? There he is in the middle of all the presents!