Birthday Party Time!

What a crazy week we have had! Birthday, the zoo, a party....whew! So much fun though!

Ok, here are the birthday zoo pictures, birthday presents, and birthday party pictures I promised. I know there are a ton...but I couldn't narrow it down anymore. I took at least 200 pictures! First time mom...I know, I know. So I thought I would share the good ones with you. Enjoy!

Zoo...here we come...

Brayden watching the Bengal.

Watching the leopard with Daddy.

Visiting Aunt Erin at work and helping her get her report done.

Playing with my new workbench with Daddy.

Mowing and sweeping...at the same time.

Working on the work bench again...

Playing in my new ball pit.

Two points for Brayden!

Opening a big present!

Put it together faster!!

My new toybox that Great Grandpa made! Yay!

Oooh...what can this be?

I can't wait anymore! Hurry up and sing!

Cupcake time! Yum!!

Watching the Michigan game in my new jersey with my Papa!

Thanks Uncle Chad and Aunt Erin!!

Happy Birthday Little Man!!

Today is my baby's first birthday! Can you believe it? He is one! It has been a whole year that he has been with us! I can't believe it! Time has gone by so very fast!

We had such a great day today! We went to the zoo, out to lunch, visiting friends at my job, opening gifts, and cupcakes!! Here is a picture of the day he was born, a picture from today and a family picture. Pictures of his birthday day to come soon!

Daddy - 1, Sonic - 0

Brayden has fallen in love with video games. He could sit forever and watch Sean play. He especially loves Sonic. Tonight was no exception...

Brayden had to have his arm around Daddy's neck. He got mad when Sean tried to move him. He was all better once his arm was back around Sean.

Yay!! We won!!

My Tired Little Wolverine

Brayden just couldn't make it through the whole Michigan football game last weekend.

A Day At The Park

This past week we took Brayden up to the elementary school by our house to play on the playground. He was a little tentative at first, but it didn't take long until we were chasing him all over the place. He LOVED the slides. We couldn't keep him off of them. He liked going down them, but he liked climbing up them even more! Here are some pictures from our little outing!

This is what happens....

...when we let Brayden feed himself dinner...

With a butterfly kiss...

...and a ladybug hug; sleep tight little one, like a bug in a rug.

Sigh....

Happy 11th month little man!! These posts seem like they are getting closer and closer together. It seems like I just posted last week for his 10 month. It is crazy! It is going way too fast! My baby is growing up! :(

Highlights this month...

He is getting more and more steady as he walks. He loves walking and loves running. No more crawling for this little guy.

He is getting better at eating solid food. It was a little shaky at first, but he is liking the texture more. He loves crackers of any kind, peaches, pears, cheerios, french fries (I know, I know...he takes after his Mama), yogurt, and he is liking cheese more every day. We are getting there...

Daycare is still going well. He has 5 other friends in his class with him and he loves his teacher. They are getting his schedule down pat. This makes my days go much better!

He went to his first and second weddings this month. Our cousin Kristin got married and a close family friend got married. He did amazingly well at both!

He got to meet a lot of family from my dad's side this month at our annual family reunion. He loved it! He did so well with everyone.

He has added another word to his vocabulary. Mama!! Finally!! I am so excited! I love hearing that word come out of his mouth. Although I am sure that in a year, that word isn't going to be so cute coming out of his mouth. :) He has also added clapping and waving to the list of things he can do. He gets so excited when he waves goodbye. It is adorable.

He definitely has a naughty side of him. When you tell him "no," he looks at you and smiles and keeps doing it. I have had to tap him on the hand a few times while I tell him "no" and he just looks up at me and laughs. It is so hard not to smile or laugh because it is so stinking cute. He has to learn that "no" means "no!" This is going to be tough!

Well, I think that is all for this month. Here are some recent pictures of my little guy.

Teddy Grahams and PraiseBaby...can't get much better than that.

Getting in his rocking chair.

Rock, rock, rock.

Bath time!!

Wait....come back! You can't hide from bath time!

Nothing New

Not a whole lot going on right now. Our busy summer is finally slowing down. A few more weekends of Sean's baseball games and we are home free. I cannot wait. This summer has flown by. It is hard to believe that fall is right around the corner.

And with fall right around the corner, another milestone is quickly approaching. Brayden's first birthday is a mere 5 weeks away! Eek! My baby is going to be 1?!? What?!? Where did this past year go? He can't be one already! He is growing up way, way too fast. He makes me laugh everyday. His facial expressions say it all. He definitely inherited that from me! My sister teases me all the time of my many expressions. He is also very vocal. Constantly asking us "what's that?" and saying "yeah" to everything we ask. Not only is he walking on his own, he is literally running. You can't keep this boy down. Crawling is too slow for him, so he is only on his feet any more. He keeps us hopping! He is definitely the light of our lives!

Bathtime! Daddy put bubbles on my head!

Daddy and Brayden watching PraiseBaby.