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Pumpkin Carving

Once again, carving pumpkins was a big deal at our house! Daddy wasn't sure he was going to have enough time to do it this year, but as soon as I got everything out, he was right there for the next few hours! Trenton decided he was big enough to do his own pumpkin this year. He did everything from cleaning it out to all the carving all by himself! He was so careful with the tools and did a great job! Braxton got bored real fast! I helped him with a silly faced pumpkin, but I ended up doing most of the work. I thought he would have fun cleaning out the pumpkin, but surprisingly he did not like getting messy. We had a great time as a family creating our jack o lanterns. This year Daddy carved the "Deathly Hallows" scene with Harry Potter on one side and Voldermort on the other. Trenton carved a raccoon coming out of a pumpkin. For some reason I can't find pictures of the finished products. I bet Josh has them somewhere!

Braxton turns 3

Our cute little man turned 3! Daddy started a tradition a couple of years ago that the night before someone's birthday, we decorate the kitchen with balloons and streamers. The boys are always so excited to see this when they come down. We spent the morning playing with balloons and then met the rest of the family at Planet Play for some pizza and games! Everyone got in on the fun, and we had a great time together! We came out with more loot than we knew what to do with! The next day we had dessert at Grandma's so that B could blow out his candles and dig in!

Some of the things Braxton is interested in these days are superhero's (spiderman being his favorite), dino squad, coloring (with markers), wresting with Daddy, and dressing up all the time! If he gets to choose where we go to lunch when we go out he always chooses "chicken stars" aka Carl's Jr. He loves to play with his friends, and often tells me to leave so that the other adult can "take care of me." Every morning he loves to crawl up in Mommy's bed and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins. Often he askes Mommy to come and cuddle with him, which I have a hard time resisting! He loves to dance and show off his karate moves. He loves to play with swords and any other weapon he can get his hands on...which is not Mommy's favorite! I have decided that he has an angel with him always, protecting him as he pulls furniture down on himself, jumps off anything he can climb on, and just his everyday activities! He is definately all boy!!!

We are so blessed to have this little man in our home! He brings so much happiness in our lives. His little spunky attitude mixed with his gentle love makes for the perfect personality! We love you so much Braxton and look forward to many more celebrations together!

Lake Mojave

We are so blessed to have such great friends with great families! We were invited to meet the Houston's and the Mayfield's for a weekend getaway on a house boat in Arizona. Let's see...cold weather, or warm weather with friends....not a hard choice!! We packed up and headed south, but before we got to our final destination, we decided to stop in Vegas. Just the weekend before I took a girls trip and stayed at The Golden Nugget. Not only had it been updated, it has the COOLEST swimming area! You can go on a water slide that puts you right through the middle of a shark tank! As I was there I knew the kids would love it, so what better than to surprise them and take them to it! Although it was a little cold (it rained the night before), the kids had a blast as the explored the shark tank! Trenton loved going down the slide and thru all the sharks! Well worth it!After our adventures with the sharks, we continued on down to Lake Mojave. Let me just make a note that the Mayfield's know how to houseboat, camp, etc.! The food was never ending, the drinks were always there, and it was just good old fashioned fun! I love that even after not seeing each other for a while, our boys can just pick up where they left off and enjoy each other! We love playing with Aidan and Jackson. Couldn't possibly be they have my best friend as a mom! Yet another reason I wish we lived in Cali! We had so much fun swimming, rock climbing, jumping off the rocks into the cold water, fishing and just being with each other!

These two crack me up! It starts so young!

We had a great time exploring the beach and roasting marshmallows! Grandpa Dale started telling scary ghost stories around the camp fire. He held the flashlight right under his chin to make sure we had a scary experience. Of course, the boys had to take a turn making up stories as well. Aidan was so scary that he literally scared poor Jackson to the point of peeing his pants. The best part was that Jackson was sitting on Dre's lap! This of course had to be the first night and Dre only brought one pair of sweats to sleep in! Ooops!

We really had such a great time hanging out with this special family. We are so grateful for their generosity and love. Thanks so much for a wonderful weekend!