Saturday, August 29, 2009

House

For those of you *ahem* who have been asking (repeatedly) to see photos of the house. Here's the grand tour.

So, you walk in the front door and to the left is the den, which I posted pictures of, like, 8 months ago. And in front/to the right is the living room.





You then head through the door near the foot of the stairs and find yourself in the dining room.





You continue through the dining room to the left, and on that big blank wall (which is now covered in Brayden's artwork) is the doorway into the kitchen. (Please excuse the mound of garbage waiting to go out to the road.)






Through the little door adjacent to the one connected to the dining room is the pantry and stairway down to the basement (which I am not going to show you).



Through the door on the other side of the baker's rack is the half bath. I love this little bathroom.





So, leaving the first floor, you climb the stairs. Directly ahead at the top of the stairs is the spare bedroom which is now my knitting room/photography studio. Sorry, no pictures yet. Without turning, to the right is the upstairs bathroom.





Assuming you were still standing at the top of the stairs, kitty corner behind you to the left (if that made any sense) is the door to the master bedroom. (Again, sorry no pictures yet.) And adjacent to it on the left is the door to Brayden's room. (I'll get a photo of his new bed soon.)





And in his closet is this adorable little play room.


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Brayden Turns 3!!!

I can't believe my baby is three! I refuse to believe it. In fact, it hasn't really sunk in yet. We had a quiet birthday yesterday for him. He doesn't really have any friends yet, so we opted to forgo a party. Instead, yesterday evening we all went to Valley Worlds of Fun. Brayden had a blast. We went down the big Fun Slide (like the one at the fair) together as a family. He played miniature golf with Daddy - which he loved! He was emulating his Daddy. If Daddy was teeing off, Brayden plopped his ball down and teed (sp?) off. If Daddy was putting, he picked his ball up and went over to putt. It was cute. Daddy and Brayden got in the bumper boats and got soaking wet! The boats have a water gun on them and there were some rowdy kids in the water. In fact, one little boy was bullying my baby - he had that water gun two feet from my child and had the gun pointed straight at his head while Brayden squirmed and fussed. I just about jumped the fence and snapped at the child. Eli later told me there wasn't anything he could do about it. Seriously?! I told Eli he was 26 years old and that child was 10. You stand up for your children. Anyway... Brayden was upset that he couldn't climb the rock wall, but he didn't weigh enough. But Brayden and Daddy did go up in the free fall ride. They pick you up and drop you about 8 times. Brayden was a little anxious in the air, but he seemed to enjoy it. Then we went inside to the arcade and indoor play area. Brayden loves playing Skee Ball and he racked up some tickets. We also played Daddy in Air Hockey. Momma kicked Daddy's butt once Brayden stopped playing! Then we all climbed in the blow-up obstacle course. Brayden really wanted to ride the bumper cars, but he was too short. After we left, we came home and had Monkey Cake that Mama worked all day on and opened a few little presents. His big present was his new bed. I was fortunate we had a bed skirt and comforter Eli's Mom had given us a while back. Then last night he got a box of paints, which he was thrilled about, a set of Kid Kinex - Furry Friends, and a set of Play Doh with several neat cutters and presses. Here's photos from the celebration. I know there's a lot, but I wanted you to feel like you were here!


Brayden's Monkey Cake!


Every time Eli would hit the ball and it didn't get near the hole, Brayden would pick it up for him so he could put it closer to the hole! "Here Daddy, I got your ball!"


Brayden thought he needed to put his ball right next to the hole so he could hit it in. Here he is placing Daddy's ball for him.


And hitting Daddy's ball in.




Yay! I hit the ball in! He would cheer himself each time he sunk the ball.






Daddy trying to show Brayden how to properly hit the ball.








The free fall. Daddy wanted me to go on it with Brayden, but I told him that if he stayed on the ground, I would require him to take pictures. He told me he'd rather go up!












Brayden driving with Snoopy!




"Happy Birthday to you!"




He actually blew all three candles out in one breath all by himself! We had to relight the candles because he wanted to do it again.






*Gasp* Colors! Paints!










Kitty Cat!




Trying to figure out how the box opens.










He was very excited about the play doh!

All in all, it was a nice day. He seemed to have a lot of fun. He was actually in a pretty good mood all day. He finished up his evening with a Skype with his Pa Campbell. Brayden was showing him all his new toys and sat to chat for a bit. I was surprised he sat for the Skype as long as he did. He even told Pa Campbell "I lub you" and "bye bye".