What A Week

The title says it all. It has been quite a week. We had a pretty uneventful weekend. But starting on Thursday Braylon started to not feel too well. He ended up with a cold that gave him a runny nose and a nasty cough. Plus I also think he is getting 4 new teeth. :( He hasn't ran a fever over 99 so we didn't get too worried. Then this weekend I felt the symptoms of a cold coming on, but nothing too bad, but then Sunday night I was sneezing constantly and was starting to feel horrible. I ended up staying home from work on Monday, it was a good thing because I started running a fever and felt like total crap. I haven't felt that bad in a very very long time. I managed to escape the whole flu season without anything, and then this cold knocked me on my butt. But I am finally feeling better, just a stuffy nose now. It is so nice for both of us to be feeling better. BUT...Braylon is in total Mommy mode right now. He just cries and cries when I drop him off at the babysitters (all starting last Thursday). I hate it, he has never cried when I dropped him off before. It makes it so hard to go to work when I have to leave him like that. Ahh...I hope that he outgrows this phase quickly. But don't get me wrong, I LOVE all the extra cuddle time. :)

That is about all that has been going on in our neck of the woods. We are headed for Centralia on Friday for my 10 Year Class Reunion. I can't believe it has been ten years already. I can still remember things so vividly. Anyways, it will be so nice to see everyone and get caught up on everything!

No new pictures to post. Hopefully I'll have some good ones after this weekend!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all! Especially to our mom's. You two are the greatest! Hope you both have a wonderful day.

Man, where has the time gone? It isn't even summer yet and we are already so busy. We have spent a lot of nights these past two weeks outside. We have to mow our yard at least twice a week to keep caught up on it. I have finished planting all our flowers for the spring and summer. Braylon has LOVED being outside and being mommy and daddy's big helper. Braylon loves the water, I can't wait to start taking him to the pool and letting him play in the sprinkler. He thinks it is awesome when it is raining and would play in it all day long. He is becoming such a boy. Love bugs, dirt, everything! It has been so much fun seeing how much he has changed in one year. He wasn't even walking at this time last year. It is so hard to believe he will be two in two months.

Over the past few weeks, we've had some friends over for a BBQ, went to our first Royals game of the year, went to the K-State Spring Game in Manhattan. One thing we have learned from doing all of this is we know for sure that Braylon is a sports FREAK. This kid just loves sports and the atmosphere of being in a stadium. He becomes the most well behaved little boy when we are there. He is so much fun to watch. Below are a few pictures from the above mentioned events.

Easter Video

Easter Weekend (lots of pictures!)

We had a great Easter Weekend. Chris and I both had Friday off and headed back to Centralia. Saturday morning we went into town for the Easter Egg Hunt! Braylon did awesome. He picked it up very quickly. He didn't want to stop! Here is a picture of him getting ready to start and then a few during the hunt.
Braylon's cousins Brooklyn and Hayden also got to join in the fun. This was the best shot I could get of all three of them together!
Braylon taking the bunny's candy and running for dear life.

Braylon with his G & G Meyn. So glad they could make it!

Braylon hunting eggs at G & G Feldkamp's house after his (very much needed) nap. He totally had the hang of it by then. Braylon is getting pretty good at his colors and got SO excited very time he found a Blue and Green egg. He would shout "A BLUE one" and run over and get it. It was so cute. I will post a video later! He then HAD to shoot baskets after the egg hunt. This kid would be so upset without his basketball. He is starting to figure out how to dribble. It's the cutest thing. Anyway, he showed off for all of us all weekend long!

Easter Sunday: We went to church Sunday morning and then went out to eat with my Grandma (B's great-grandma) and my aunts. He had a nice lunch and went back to by Grandma's house to visit and so Braylon could take a nap. As you can see in one of the pictures he is quite ornery.

(The Ornery One)

Isn't he the CUTEST!!! Just warms my heart.

Now I leave you one final picture for your entertainment! He is so Silly!

Say Cheese

Here is a picture of Braylon saying "CHEESE". Anytime you hold a camera up he instantly says, "Cheese." What a cute little ham.

Braylon also does the cutest thing in the car now. Anytime I hit a bump he goes, "WHOA". And then follows up with, "Mama. MAMA", I then answer, "Yes Braylon?" and he says once again, "WHOA". Makes me smile ear to ear every time.

ZOO

Oh what a day. Chris and I took Braylon to the Kansas City Zoo today. Braylon loved it! Although it is not the best zoo around we had a good time hanging out as a family. He loved all the animals especially the monkeys and sheep. I only think he liked the sheep because he could actually chase them around. He would get so excited at every animal. It was so cute.

Braylon officially LOVES being outside. Chris and I have had the last couple of days off and have pretty much been spending the entire time outside. We have been working on our yard while Braylon plays. He even liked helping daddy pick up sticks. We live right next to a park, so he was swinging and sliding a lot of the time too. Now he gets really upset when we go inside and when we get inside all he says is "I go outside?" It is so hard to tell him no.

Enjoy our photos from the Zoo!

Not once but TWICE!!!

Braylon went pee pee on the potty TWICE last night. I can just hardly believe it. Chris and I weren't planning on even trying to potty train Braylon until after his 2nd Birthday. The thing is, he is doing this all on his own. I sat him on the potty last night right before getting him ready for bed and he didn't go. So I put his diaper on and started to get him dressed when he said "I go potty". So, I took off his diaper and sat him on the potty once again not thinking anything would happen. Then he went Pee Pee in the potty. We praised him and he got some M&M's for going pee pee. I was so happy! We got dressed for Night Night and headed back down stairs for milk and snacks (he has to eat right before bed to help him gain weight). Next I started to read him a book and he once again said, "I go potty" and got off my lap and headed upstairs. So back upstairs we went and sat on the potty. He peed AGAIN. I couldn't believe it. We cheered again and he got more M&M's. I am just so proud of him. But he is a very smart little boy and has put two and two together and has figured out that he gets Candy if he goes potty.So, first thing this morning..."I go potty, CANDY?" all in one sentence. So now, he sits on the potty and goes "Candy! Candy!" He will figure it out very soon, that he only gets candy if he does SOMETHING on the potty.