Chucky Cheese!

Friday night we went with some friends to Chucky Cheese. I was a bit nervous at how the evening was going to turn out but the kids had a blast. Bradyn loved the rides and threw a fit when they stopped moving and he had to get off. He got to ride on Scoop (hopefully that's the right name...I'm not an avid Bob the Builder watcher) and there was even a Barney car. Oh...and if you're kid doesn't like pizza you better pack your own food. I thought there would at least be chicken on their menu somewhere and there was only hot wings and some mini subs as other options, all of which Bradyn doesn't eat. So my poor kid only ate Cheerios and fish crackers for dinner - sorry buddy!!

Normal?

I'm finally glad to say that everyone is healthy in our family again!! Now the next obsticle for us to overcome is Bradyn's picky food eating habits. He is refusing to eat almost any sort of meat and vegetable. This weekend we were able to get him to eat some green peppers and even a piece of tomato and tonight he ate a piece of bologna - so I guess that's a little bit of progress. Otherwise the only things we wants to eat is fruit - pears, mandarine oranges, peaches or pineapple. Hopefully this is just a stage and he'll expand his eating habits!! I also found 2 more teeth coming in on the bottom so now he's got a total of 10, 6 on top and 4 on the bottom!! He had his 1 year pictures taken on Saturday so hopefully this week I can get the link put in for you to see them, they turned out sooooo good!!

Prayers Please!

**UPDATE**
I took Bradyn to the doctor yesterday to have him checked out and she found a molar coming through! That definitely would explain the extra fussiness and not eating. Today the babysitter found that there is a 2nd molar coming through on the other side!! Poor little guy! He actually ate breakfast for me this morning and played some, so I'm seeing improvement - finally!! Thanks for your prayers!

This is a special request that I ask of my blog readers that I could use your prayers for good health in our family!! Bradyn has been sick with some sort of flu bug since last Tuesday and I thought he was getting better but now I'm not so sure he is. On top of it all, Brandon got sick this morning! Please pray for: 1) Bradyn and Brandon to get better as soon as possible 2)That I don't get sick 3)My stress level is about to boil over, so pray for my mental health as well. Tomorrow is another day ..... hopefully a better one!!

First Birthday Party

We had a party for Bradyn on Sunday with my parents and my sister and her family. Bradyn got some new toys and clothes and cousin Tyler helped open every gift. I should also mention that it was my mom's birthday this past week (a day before Bradyn's) and we celebrated it on Sunday as well.

Brandon made a special cake for Bradyn and Grandma and even decorated it himself. In case you can't read the cake, it says: Happy B-Day Bradyn & Granny

And here is Bradyn eating his first piece of cake and by the looks of it, he really is enjoying it because he is giving us a thumbs up!! By the time he was done eating there was a ton of frosting on his face and big piece stuck to his upper lip and it made him look like Hitler, it was quite a sight!!

Alex had to join in the fun too, we celebrated his 1st birthday a few weeks ago. I think he enjoyed the cake just as good the second time around!! (I just need to add that the boys are really about the same size but Alex's highchair is smaller than Bradyn's and he sits really low in it so he looks tiny compared to Bradyn)

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Bradyn!!!

Here is how big my little man has grown in one year (and no that is not his pink quad - Brandon is going to throw a fit that I'm showing people this picture)!!

....and here is my little boy on the day he was born

We love you baby and can't wait to spend many more birthdays with you!!

New Car

We are officially new car owners as of this evening - a mini van!! I never thought I'd be driving a van because those cars just weren't "cool" compared to other SUV's and not to mention all the nicknames out there like: grocery getter and being the soccor mom. Well I gave in for practicality reasons and we got ourselves a new (used) van. It's a pretty sweet ride but until I get used to driving it in the snow and especially having to drive to work in GR, I'm going to keep driving my Pathfinder with my trusty 4-wheel drive. Brandon had to give up his Dodge but he's currently using a work truck, which if anyone out there has seen it, it's a beauty!! Now we can actually go places with people in one vehicle and it's got lots of storage for our summer trips up to the lake!!! So probably the next time you see me, I'll be cruisin' up your driveway in my new mini van :)

The Fun is Done!

He had such a wonderful Christmas and now it's done already. Bradyn loved opening all his presents and of course played with the boxes and paper more than the toys! The craziest part of the night was rushing to pick up the paper as soon as we opened a gift just so that one of the boys didn't start eating it. Usually we just throw the paper all around the room and take a picture of the mess when we're done but not this year! Here's just a few pics.......

Bradyn got a truck with the handle from Aunt Leah & Uncle Mitch. (those trucks are great for them to push and be able to hold on to)

Both Alex and Bradyn got a ball to play with and they were going crazy with them for a little while until someone threw a box on the floor and their attention was easily diverted.

The funniest gift he got was a pouncin' Tigger from Uncle Mike. Every time you push the tail it starts bouncing up and down and Bradyn just thinks that's the funniest thing in the world. He likes to pick it up and hug it when it bounces.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and enjoyed all that white stuff we had.....I'm sure it will be coming back soon!!