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We are still alive! We are tyring to get back into the swing of things. We have had a busy 3 weeks. Three weeks ago today my mom's mom had a stroke and had to have emergency brain surgery that night. She came through it fine, but was in ICU for 5 days in Tupelo. She is in rehab at the hospital there right now and is doing so well that she is coming home Friday! Praise God! So we have made many trips up to Tupelo the keep her company and we have done some work around her house to get ready for her homecoming. Also, we found out Brayden has strep throat and has not been feeling all that great. He is getting better and back to his old self again. Trying to keep up with him is lots of fun but exhausting too! :) We also made a trip to Greenville to visit with Bo's family for both of his parent's birthday. They are about a week apart. So, telling you all that, we have been pretty busy. I will post pics soon!

Best Buds

Brayden loves to play with Wrigley! He will talk to her like she's really listening. He'll throw the ball for her to go fetch. He loves to sit on her and gives her lots of hugs!

Play Date

Today, we met Isabella and Landry at Jumpin Gs to play for a while. The kids had so much fun together! I think Bo was as worn out as they were! Brayden and Isabella were holding hands at one point, but I couldn't get my camera out fast enough. They were all too cute! We'll have to get together again soon!

Just Playing

We have been have been playing inside a lot lately. Brayden loves it outside, but it's just been too cold! We went to Loxley to visit Drew and Ashley this past weekend. We had lots of fun and the weather was warmer there too. I didn't get any pics while we were there, but these are from the last couple of weeks.

Happy New Year!

We had The Gillis' over for New Year's Eve. We had snack's and taco soup. We also knew the boys couldn't stay up till midnight, so we shot the fireworks at 9:00 instead. My dad had brought over a few BIG ones and Bradyen did not like them too much. Rowe didn't seem to mind them.

Lee and Brayden

Celeste and Rowe, Me and Brayden

Rowe

Bo and Brayden

Brayden's Class Christmas Party

Brayden had his first school Christmas party this year. There are only 3 others in his class and they had joined the class next door for the party. They had lots of good food and tried to sing for us. With the holiday's, he didn't go for 2 weeks and he was so excited to go back to school yesterday.

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Brayden loved opening presents once he got the hang of it. We traveled to Memphis to be with Bo's mom's family and then to Greenville to be with Bo's parents and his dad's family. We came back home for my family's Christmases. We did lots of traveling, but were blessed to spend lots of time with family. Here are lots of pics, but I couldn't post one, without posting them all.

Christmas morning

The Bollinger Family Christmas in Memphis(bo's mom's side....Brayden loved playing on the stairs at Aunt Sharon's and loved his Melmo(elmo)guitar...he also had fun playing with cousin Connor and Scott)

Christmas with the Edmiston's in Greenville( bo's parents and brother and dad's side.... Brayden loved his John Deere tractor and his NYGiants football)

The Hughes Family Christmas(my dad's side....Brayden had lots of fun playing with cousin Evan, we hate we didn't get to see Taylor this year...it was hot Christmas Eve, you can see Brayden's red cheeks and he kept pushing his sleeves up)


Christmas with my family on Christmas Day(uncle drew and aunt ashley gave brayden the football uniform and loves it...he wanted to wear it all day and he wanted uncle drew sitting with him to open his presents)


The Franks family Christmas on Christmas day(my mom's side...we ate lots of food and did lots of playing with all the cousins)

The Giants

Here is Bo and Brayden watching NY Giant's football. I do have to say that I'm in there watching too, when they are on! We all put on our Giant's gear when it's game day! I don't have the jersey, but I have a t-shirt.

Brayden's Animal Sounds

I got a video of Brayden making his animal sounds the other night. he was doing them loud for me. He normally does them really soft the where you can barely hear him. So, here they are loud.

18 Months Old

Brayden is now 18 months old! Time flies!! He is learning more and more everyday! He is talking more and more and is starting to put words together now such as "bye bye mama" and same for daddy. He tries to repeat words when we ask him to. We haven't found a food he doesn't like. He can tell you what all the farm animals say now. We are still working on him saying his name. He won't even try to say it. He loves watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Elmo, and Barney. He knows when we get to my parents' house and my grandparents' house. He will start saying their names. We went to the Dr. today for shots and stats. Weight: 26 lbs...50% Height: 34 1/4 inches....95% Head: 18 1/2.... 25%. He's tall and skinny. I have attatched a picture from a year ago and today. It shows just how much he's changed!

It's Christmas Time at The Edmiston's

I have had my tree up for a little over a week now. We had a time with Brayden the first couple of days it was up. I put the lights and ornaments on the tree while he was asleep and when he woke up he saw it. He starts pointing and saying "Ball....Ball.....Ball" , so I thought to myself what have I done. He tried taking the "balls" off the tree and got a few spankings, but now we doesn't touch it. He still points at the "balls", but only looks! He has a tree in his room too with all of Bo's baseball ornaments and a few my mom had given him. I thought I had made another mistake by putting that one in his room, really, with all the BALLS. The first day it was up, he would bring me the "balls", but he has now left it alone too. In the pictures, his tree looks like a Charlie Brown tree, but I have not fixed it since he has stopped touching it. Brayden gets so excited when we turn his tree on in the mornings. I am through with the inside. We will probably decorate the outside this weekend, since Bo will be going back to work the day after Thanksgiving.

Feeding the Ducks

Bo and Brayden went to feed the ducks at the lake last week. Brayden didn't like being by the aggressive ducks. Bo could not put him down. They went to another spot and the ducks were much friendlier and Brayden had fun feeding them.

Our Little Monkey

Brayden was going to be a lion for Halloween, but he wanted to be a monkey instead. He can actually do the monkey sound and action better than the lion, that's why he was a monkey. He had fun Halloween. Bo had to work, so we just went to family before he had to leave. Brayden and I met up with Gavin and Brantley for supper. Brantley was a fireman and I don't really know what Gavin was. Brayden didn't like him too much at first.

Fall Pictures

We went to Greenville a couple of weeks ago and spent some time wtih Bo's family. We had not seen them in a while, so it was good to visit with everyone. These pictures were taken while we were there.

Pumpkin Patch

A couple of Saturdays ago, my church went to the pumpkin patch. We had so much fun. Christie, Shawn, Gavin, and Brantley went with us. The kids loved playing in the corn and in the cotton! We also went on a hay ride and roasted hot dogs and marshmellows! The pictures I got aren't really that good because it was dark and I really couldn't tell if I was focusing right or what I was taking a picture of. Here are a few. We'll have to go back in the daylight!

Rani's visit to Columbus

My good friend Mary Martha finally came to Columbus with her new little one, Rani. She's 10 weeks now. She's growing, but still so little, :) I guess compared to Brayden. They stopped by the house for a little bit. We had fun palying with her. Brayden kept saying "baby" , so he is realizing he needs to be gentle around her. We missed Laura and Joshua! Hopefully, we can see you in January when ya'll come back.

Brayden's New Bed

A few weeks ago, we moved Brayden's baby bed out of his room and put a twin bed up. He hasn't been using his baby bed for several months now, so we thought a twin bed would be better for his room. We didn't redo anything except the quilt. His room was ONLY baseball, now it's ALL sports. He lays on his pillow while trying to go to sleep and all he says is "ball, ball". That's all he wants to do these days is play with balls!

Papa, RuRu, and Uncle Josh,

I can't wait to see ya'll next weekend! Tell Mamaw and Granddaddy I can't wait to see them too! :) It's been a while since we've seen all of you. I'm learning so much everyday! I love you!

~Brayden

Successful Garage Sale!

Last weekend, my cousin and I had a garage sale and so did ALOT of other people around town. It was a success! I was so exhuasted afterwards though, it will be a LONG time before I have another! I made $130, which I thought was pretty good. I got rid of some junk and made a little extra money! It's lots of work, for those of you who have not ever had one. I wasn't very organized at first, but you learn as you go. Bo had to work, so he missed all the fun and Brayden stayed inside at my aunt's and played with his cousins, Gavin and Brantley.

Friends

Our friends, Leigha and Jason, came and stayed with us a few weeks ago while they were here for the State game. Brayden and I met them at Harveys for an early supper. Brayden loves these two! They are also the ones that kept Brayden while we had our anniversary dinner in Memphis.