Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
Check out the sunglasses they give you so that the light doesn't shine in your eyes. I think mommy and daddy's dentist should do this too!
Here I am showing you my beautifully clean smile at Chucky Cheese's.
I love Clifford, The Big Red Dog!!
Just me and Chucky driving all these kids to school in the school bus. I take my work very seriously, in case you couldn't tell.
It was a fun time, just mommy and me. Next time we go to the dentist, we'll have to bring Braeden. I think he would like it too!
Here is a picture of Ike coming from our front door, early in the evening.
This was shot about 30 minutes later. It started to get too dark to capture any more pictures, and the winds were getting strong. Luckily, we got the boys to bed before the storm really picked up, so they weren't scared. The bad part about this is that it came through at night and you could not see just how bad it was, but you could hear it. We lost electricity sometime around 1:00 a.m. No more news, we lost contact with what was happening. Andy and I were up watching and waiting all night while the boys slept in our bedroom downstairs. We kept hearing thumps and feeling vibrations of trees falling all around us.
Here is our front yard afterwards. Notice the trees lean toward the house now, and there is one on the ground in the back of the picture. We didn't have power for 8 days, but I look at anything we endured as an inconvenience compared to how all the people on the coast are and will continue to endure the effects of Ike for a very long time. My mom and dad got a tree on there house and one on their spa, but the blessings of that are amazing! It happened to be on a part of the house they wanted to have updated, their neighbors were able to get a generator for them, they got an air conditioner, my brother's church removed the tree for them for free, my mom heard GREAT news about her cancer cell count going down. It was just amazing how God took care of all of us. All of our loved ones made it through the storm just fine, just slightly inconvenienced.
Oh, and those of you who were wondering, Andy's boat is also ok. Despite the fact that it was in it's shed on the bay, it didn't get water or any damage! Amazing! To be honest, I think Andy was a little disappointed. As much as he loves his boat, he probably would have used the insurance check to buy a bigger one!
How could you do this to me????
Austin tried to teach Braeden to go down on your belly which is even more fun!
Seesaw, Marjorie Daw, Johnny shall have a new master. He shall earn but a penny a day, because he can't work any faster.
I caught my very first fish. I reeled him in all by myself on my Spiderman fishing pole!
Then I caught my second fish. It was much bigger, and I needed just a little help getting him in.
Braeden played in the sand, and loved running around with nothing to fence him in! Mommy and Daddy spent a lot of time chasing him in the water. He wouldn't stay out of it!
Braeden thought the beach was great even when you looked at it upside down.
Finally, we learned that with the right amount of sun screen and sand, we can make Braeden look just like a mug shot of Nick Nolte.
Braeden had his 15 month check up and all looks great! His ears were cleared of those double ear infections, and he is growin' like a weed. He has 8 full teeth, and 2 top molars coming in which cause lots of drooling. Luckily he only had one shot(amazing he didn't cry!), and Austin was there to tell him, "It's okay baby brother, it's okay." He is in the 90th percentile on weight (26.11 pounds) and the 95th percentile for height (33 inches)! It is hard to believe that this big guy was 7 pounds when he was born three weeks early just over a year ago. I can tell that our boys are going to eat us out of house and home when they are teens. Forget saving for college...start saving for the grocery bills!
Our boys really love their Texas Country Music.
Proof positive here when listening to Kevin Fowler!
A little golden headed boy who doesn't belong there!
Braeden decided that Austin didn't need to leave the bed, but that he should join him instead. And so there you have the true story of "Two Boys in a Bed." The End.
Can you believe that the people who gave us Jack got rid of him because they were expecting a baby, and just didn't think he would be good with kids??? Lucky they thought that, because we got one of the best dogs ever! Nothing is better after a great nap, than a warm snuggle with a real furry friend in bed!
Well he finally started walking. He'll be 15 months old in 8 days, but he took his first few steps a couple of days ago, then really took off yesterday. All this despite a double ear infection and a new tooth coming in. We couldn't be happier that Braeden has started to walk. The really cute thing is that Austin will walk around imitating his toddle...it is really funny.
We went over to the park to do some serious sliding and swinging.
Yes, Braeden was there too, he was just trying to stay out of the paparazzi pictures.
We ended the day by going to dinner in Kema. We walked the boardwalk and saw the boats, swung by the aquarium, saw the train, and then went home. Why can't every day be so action packed...because Mom and Dad are too old to keep up that schedule!
Dad and the boys...the boys saw a pirate ship, so no way were they looking at the camera.
