Birthday party numero UNO!

Saturday was Braeden's birthday party for friends in Tulsa. We enjoyed having our friends come over and getting to celebrate our little man's 1st birthday! He absolutely LOVED the cupcake that he got to eat. He devoured every bite that he could. He is definitely a sweets and candy lover, but what kiddo is not.

After the delicious cupcake, we helped Braeden open some presents. He loved everything he got!

**Thank you everyone for your wonderful birthday gifts for Braeden!!

After party clean up duty!! Braeden was all over sweeping the kitchen.  We all rested for a little bit and got ready for party number 2 of the day. We headed over to our friends Heather and Jeff's house. Their son Dominic had his 1st birthday party. Braeden and Dominic loved playing in the house and going in the bounce house. This afternoon was full of firsts for Braeden and he had a BLAST!!

Hallowmarine

Friday night we went to Hallowmarine at the Tulsa Aquarium. Mike got us in for free because he was going to pass out flyers and hand out candy at an OSU booth. We dressed Braeden up as a duck and had a great time. Braeden loved seeing all the kids and their costumes. First we went around trick or treating while Daddy was busy. Then we all went around and saw all the different fishes, turtles, sharks, and much much more. We had a great night and Braeden seemed to really enjoy all the craziness.

Vacation NEWS part 2

Next stop: Florida

On Tuesday morning, we headed to Florida to see some family and have fun. While we were there, we saw Nana, Aunt Grace and Uncle Dave, Aunt Debby and Uncle Bob (who flew down from Conneticut), Aunt Janet (who flew down from Boston), Cousins Chelsea and baby Savannah and Tara. Wednesday morning we went to the beach with Braeden. He loved eating the sand and seaweed. We had a great time in the sun and enjoying the weather. We went out to a fun seafood place for dinner with the family and spent the evening hanging out at Nana's house.

Thursday we checked out the famous Saw Grass Mills mall shopped around. Braeden loves to be around people and explore everything. Rainforest cafe was in mall and we took Braeden inside to see all the different fishes and animals. He loved every minute of it.

Friday we went down to Fort Lauderdale to go on a boat ride. We got to see all kinds of yachts and boats, millionaires homes, port everglades and so much more. Unfortunately, by this time of the trip Braeden had gotten sick and didn't enjoy anything. He slept in his car seat where ever we went and was as delicious as you could expect a baby with a cold. He even threw up on me 3 times, YES three times throughout the trip! Thankful he was a great sport and the fever went away after one day. We had a blast in Florida and look forward to making this a yearly trip for a while.

 

Vacation NEWS part 1

First stop: Johnson Farms

On Friday night, we headed to KC for the weekend. Braeden was awesome and slept the whole time. The next day we went to the Johnson Farm Pumpkin Patch in Belton, MO with cousin Lori, Aunt Jen, Alyssa, and David. We had such a great time on the tractor hayride to the puumpkin patch picking area, going through a corn maze, playing on a fire truck, seeing animals, climbing haystacks, and even seeing a pumpkin popper crunch pumpkins!

Saturday night we celebrated Nonnie and Poppy's birthdays. We had delicious deli meat and our favorite DQ ice cream cake. After the celebration, the kids all got baths and put on their pjs.

The rest of the weekend we got to hang out at Grandma and Grandpa's house and play. We even got everyone dressed up in their halloween costumes just to take some fun pics!

OKC Thunder Game

Tuesday night was quite an event. I was dancing for pre-game show at the OKC Thunder game against the Memphis Grizzlies. I practiced the routine over several weeks with other jazzercisers and was very excited to perform. Mike and Braeden were ready to watch me perform!! We met at the OSU hospital where Mike works and then walked over to the BOK center where the game was being played. We got there early and took some pictures. We went on the court to dance at 6:30pm. It was a lot of fun and I was glad that I didn't mess the dance up. We were so good, that the TU basketball team asked us to do a half time show for them in January! YAY!