Two of My Favorite Boys!

Playing Ball As Usual!

Finally, some new posts! I'm trying to catch up on the summer! So keep scrolling to see!

Brayden's new tee ball set! This was what we got him for his birthday. He loves it and it's so much fun watching him play!

Play Date at Lee Park

We met up with some college friends and their kids, played at the park, and enjoyed mexican afterwards!

Oh these kids have so much fun being outside!

Team Witness Softball

This is what we do on the weekends when Bo is off... SOFTBALL! We have lots of fun traveling and watching Bo play. Brayden always wants to be right there with his daddy. We have enjoyed getting to know the guys on Team Witness and have made wonderful friends this year!

Good Luck the rest of the season!

These pictures were taken this past weekend in Cullman, AL.

Gyser Falls

Bo, Brayden, and I loaded up one Monday and headed to Gyser Falls. This was our first trip there and we LOVED it. It was overcast when got there and actually pretty cool, but by lunch it started warming up. We stayed until Brayden couldn't hold his eyes open any longer. Brayden had the best time playing in the kid's splash area! Bo got to ride a couple of slides, but we mainly let Brayden play. We all enjoyed the lazy river and the wave pool!

4th of July

Fourth of July, we spent the weekend in Greenville with Bo's parents. It was good to get away and to spend time with family! Brayden swam all weekend. He loves the water. By the end of the weekend, he was swimming really well! He loved just jumping in!

Loving it Outside

We have spent a lot of time outside so far this summer even though it has been HOT, Brayden wouldn't have it anyother way! He has a little pool that he dives into and he has seveal times fully clothed, just when we were about to go somewhere! He's not scared of anything and loves the water.

Kevin and Pam's Wedding

Kevin Long and Pam got married in Orange Beach on Mother's Day weekend. (I'm just a little behind on posting) The wedding was beautiful and the weather couldn't have been any nicer for them. Drew and Ashley met us at The Wharf and picked up Brayden, so he didn't get to go to the wedding. The next day, we spent with Drew and Ashley. Brayden got to see the alligators, lots of them...it was really only about 4, but that's a lot to me in one place! Here are pics from the wedding and from the visit with the alligators!

Kevin and Pam

The Boys: Jay Blackburn, Bo, Caleb Yates, Kevin, Jimmy Parker, Brad Smith, and Spencer Long


Jay and his wife Tiffany

Here's the alligator pictures! If you are familiar with the Mobile area, you've probably been here. It's the bay area, on the other side of the bridge not the Mobile side.

My Baby Turns 2!

I have finally gotten my computer back!! (long birthday post)

Brayden turned 2 on the 18th of May! I can't believe 2 years have gone by since this little boy came into this world! It seems like yesterday! He is talking in complete sentences for the most part and we can understand just about everything he tries to tell us. Last night bo was counting with him to 10 and when Bo got to 5, brayden just finished it off saying six, even , eight, nine, ten, YAY!! It was so funny! I say once again he is at my favorite stage, but they ALL have been my favorite!

Brayden weighs 28lbs (50%), 36 inches (95%). He's tall and skinny!

(B in his new sandbox with GREEN sand... he loves it)

We are working on the potty training, but he's still not ready just yet. We get up and go to the potty every morning now and a couple of times during the day and every night. I think it might be me....it just seems like we are always on the go! If we stayed at home all week, we might accomplish it!

His favorite thing is still balls! He loves them. We try giving him trucks, but he doesn't play with them long and before we know he's got a ball in his hand. He loves to color, and play outside! We have already spent a lot of time outside playing this summer. Brayden and Wrigley have a good time!

We had B's party at Jumpin G's the Saturday before his actual birthday. He and all of his friends had a blast! It was a Mickey Mouse theme... we played and ate hotdogs and cake!

Monday was his actual birthday and he had a little party at school (I made baseball cupcakes for his class, since they all know he loves balls)

Lots to post

We are still alive! I have lots to post! Our computer is down and has been for the past week! I'm actually typing this from my phone right now. Little brayden turned 2 last Monday and I didn't get to post, but I will as soon as the computer is fixed! He is talking so much now and we can actually understand him for the most part! We are enjoying every minute of him! More to come soon!!

Easter 2009

I didn't get any family pics this year, just ones of Brayden before he changed. Sunday morning I left for church early and left Bo in charge of getting Brayden ready. I left two outfits out for him to pick from and he came to church in this. I thought Bo did pretty good dressing the kid. These were taken after church.

We had a very nice Easter. We got to spend Sunday afternoon with family at my grandparents house. My grandmother suffered from a stroke about 2 months ago and has been doing really well over the last couple of weeks. After we got through eating lunch, Sunday, she fell and broke her hip. My mom and my aunt took her to Tupelo and she had surgery Monday night. She is doing good and will get to come home on Thursday or Friday. We did get a little egg hunt in for the kids at my grandparents.

The Easter Bunny Came!

The Easter Bunny stopped by our house Saturday night! Brayden had so much fun going through his basket of goodies!

Play Ball!

Brayden playing ball. His favorite thing to do!

Here's a video of him hitting the ball off the tee. He's pretty good at it! His daddy works with him a lot! We are ready for it to warm up again to play outside, before he hits some of mommy's nice things!

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles

Playing with the Bubbles. Little B- LOVES them!

The Football Men

Brayden loves playing with Bo's old Starting Line Up men. If you are a guy, I'm sure you had these when you were little or your brother may have had them(mine did). Bo let Brayden play with a few of his old ones, the football ones that have helmets that are removable. Brayden keeps up with the helmets separate from the players. I dont' know why, but he does. Here lately he has been playing with them together, putting the helmets on the players. Yesterday, I was doing sometheing in the kitchen and came to sit down in the living room to find this on the table next to me. I had to take a picture, because I was amazed that these players had the right helmet on! (all except one, i actually couldn't find the player, so I guess Brayden just stuck it on the one that had the same colors)

Pretty smart kid! :)

Playing with Rowe

Celeste and Rowe came over the other night while Bo was working nights. We watched a movie and let the boys play together. Rowe was so red from playing so hard with Brayden. They had the best time climbing, flipping, and running with each other. I'm sure they both slept good that night!

Having Fun With Friends

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We had a play date with some of our friends a couple of weeks ago! Brayden had fun playing with everyone! I think he's going to be a ladies man! ;) He and Isabella held hands all through Mi Toro after we ate. It was so funny watching them. We had lots of fun with everyone. We'll have to do this again soon! I know there are a lot of pics, but it was hard leaving some out, so I posted all of them.

Loving It Outside

Brayden LOVES being outside, but what kid doesn't? We will play for hours! He does NOT like coming back inside. He and Wrigley will play too. He'll tell Wrigley to sit and then throw the ball for her to go fetch it. It's so much fun watching this little boy!

Snow Day 2009

This was Brayden's and Wrigley's first snow. I didn't let Brayden play in the snow because he was getting over strep throat that week. He had fun watching Wrigley play in it though! Wrigley just wanted to eat it.

Some of the Many Faces of Brayden

Brayden is happy most of the time. He wasn't too happy last week when he had strep throat. He's definately a lot better now. Bo and I just love this little boy. He is now 21 months old and is putting more words together, so we can understand him now when he talks... most of the time anyways. He can identify and say his colors, loves to dance and sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider and the Wheels on the bus. His favorite shows are Tigger and Pooh, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and The Imagination Movers and Handy Manny. He loves Melmo(Elmo), but doesn't like to watch him. He loves to play with his Little People, his Handy Manny tools and of course Balls!