Uh Oh Spaghetti O!

Braeden absolutely loved dinner tonight! We have spaghetti and meatballs. I had fun taking pictures and video of him eating it too!

Park Day in JANUARY!

A few days ago it was beautiful outside and we joined our friend Ayson and his mommy Amy at the park. She has a very cool new camera and took this shot of Braeden. LOVE IT!!
We had a great time playing and enjoying the weather so much that Braeden fell asleep at 6:30 for the night! Whew...he was exhausted from all the fresh air.
I will post more pics of our outing at LaFortune Park tomorrow.

Little Monkey Bizness and other fun!

Aunt Dara and Summer asked us to join them for a some fun at Little Monkey Bizness. The place was packed wall to wall with people because of winter break. We still had a good time though.

Shooting some hoops! He wouldn't let go of the ball for the longest time! :)

Look at that face...don't you just want to eat him up!!

I love this picture. She is soooo cute!

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Music with Mar Class

I love to go to this class to watch the kids participate and sing. Everytime we are in town on a Thursday, Dara and I coordinate the time to go to the music class. All the cousins love going and we always have a great time. This time Braeden was given a kazoo and he watched everyone for a little bit and figured out how to make noise! For the next week, we heard that kazoo and he cracked up laughing everytime someone made noise with it.

Alyssa and Summer

Lolly Lolly Lolly...Lolly Lolly Lee....if your name is Summer...get your sticks from me! One of my favorite songs.

The instrument song. Braeden grabbed some bells.

Here he is humming in the kazoo!

Such a good listener...up front and center!

Look at all that love!

Hanukkah Party and December update

Wow! This month has been filled with many ups and downs.
Braeden can do so many things now. He is so much fun to be around and he has grown into such a big boy now. His personality shines whenever he is around family. We have been in Kansas City visiting family while Mike was on vacation. At the beginning of our trip, we celebrated Hanukkah with everyone at Aunt Jen's house. It was great seeing all the smiling faces and excitement from all the kiddos. We even did a mini Hanukkah at the hospital with Nonnie and Poppie!

Braeden can clap now! He is so proud of himself when he does it too! He also took his first steps this month! I am so excited to see him trying and working so hard to get each step. We video taped him taking them...now I just have to get them uploaded and on the computer! He also became a fast pro at going up and down the stairs. This is so neat to see him fly down the stairs. He turns around and slides down. We didn't even show him how to do this either. I think the stairs were he favorite toy at Grandma and Grandpa's house this trip! On January 2nd he will be 14 months old! Time is flying by!

Braeden and Grandpa

He loves his cousin Summer!

Checking out David's new bike!

Opening presents with Daddy!

Playing with everyone's favorite Hanukkah present. It's an aquadoodle mat that you can draw on over and over again. The fun never ends with this toy!

Such a happy boy!

PICTURES COMING!!

Whirlwind Weekend

Last week, we drove to Kansas City to be with family before a big family event. We all caravaned to St. Louis on Friday morning. My dad had two walkie talkies and we thought we would try them out. They actually turned out to be a blast. We were talking back and forth all the way there and even in the hotel rooms! Uncle Gary was so kind and was able to get all of us rooms at the Ameristar hotel (which was beautiful, super nice, and big). We didn't have much time when we got there to get changed and ready for the Friday night service and dinner. Before we knew it, the evening flew by and we were headed back to the hotel. All of a sudden, Alyssa starts to throw up in the car (**This is in the Sienna that we are not allowed to eat or drink in!!) We are totally worried she doesn't feel well for the B'Not mitzvah tomorrow and that it is going to be a long night. So, we arrive back at the hotel and Jen starts to clean the mess up in the van. THE VAN SMELLED HORRIBLE on Saturday morning. So, next day, we party and have a great day with everyone. On our way back to the hotel.....David starts throwing up in the van now. We can't believe this!! So, once again, Jen tries to clean it up the best she can. We couldn't take the car in to a place to be cleaned, b/c we had no time and they weren't open on the weekends. So, we had to drive home on Sunday with a smelly van! Ugh.
We will not forget this road trip....EVER! Our first time to ride together and 2 sick kiddos is what we got.
All the kids had so much fun together. I really enjoyed seeing them all play.