Bouncing Chair

So anything Brayden didn't like as a baby, Cody loves. So I had forgotten about this bouncer since Brayden didn't like it much. I think Cody laughed for 10 minutes when I put him in it.

Sea World March 2008

97 degrees in Texas? Yup, time to go to Sea World. We took the boys to sea world to celebrate spring break this week. Brayden had such a blast. His favorite show was the dolphin show because he thought the trapeze girls were like spiderman. We will for sure be visiting it again this summer.starting the day offMom did you see those sea loins?Watching the sea lion show.cold drink makes me happyCody can sleep anywhereBill and Bray by the sharks

Even superheros sleep

Batman sleeps again!

Goggles and teeth

enough said.

Brayden sleeps!!

So if you know us you know Brayden doesn't sleep. No naps and he wakes up all night. I always say he has more energy than 10 monkeys and he is ALWAYS moving. On this particular day we were up at 6:45am and hadn't stopped all day. He finally crashed standing up. It was so funny to see him asleep standing up, poor thing, if he could just find some way to sleep this good in his bed :)

Smiling friends

Best friends already. Brayden is so in love with Cody. I think he is thrilled that he has another playmate and someone to talk to. Of course Cody is in love with him too. Who wouldn't love to watch someone with the energy to 10 monkeys run around all day.

Brayden turns 3!!

Brayden picked Chuck E Cheese for his birthday this year. He is really into spiderman right now too so that was the theme. He opened presents for a solid week, we tried to do 5 or 6 a day each day for a week because he had soooo many. It is nice to be so loved but we will need to get a bigger house if we get any more toys. Here are a bunch of pictures from the event.playing games, his favorite thing to do.with Patrick, notice the coins flying!!with friends Travis and Phillip from school

Love bugs

Dressed in their Valentine's day best...Brayden squeezes Cody.

5 months already

Hard to believe, I know I always say this but wow how time flies. Cody is eating solids and loving them. So far carrots are his favorite. He still doesn't move much, I think he has rolled over 4 times total. I would say he is lazy but I don't want to jinx my lovely sleeping child.

Mr. Smiley

Cody is so sweet, he is constantly smiling and such a flirt. He is learning new things everyday like rolling over, eating cereal, teething and how to be entertained by Brayden. I am of course learning new things too. Like that I cannot get out the door on time anymore. I hate to be late, I would rather arrive 30 minutes early someplace and wait than be late. Well I am having to adapt because getting two kids ready, myself ready and all the stuff we have to have out the door on time is hard to say the least. I know at some point I have to get the routine down but it is not as easy as it seemed at first. Having two kids really isn't bad though, I have to say that the second one is a piece of cake compared to the first. Call it new mom jitters or whatever it is just better. Here are some new fun pics of Cody.His favorite place to sleep during the day Cody - I like your hair
Grinch - Ya, I like yours too.

Baseball star

Bill bought Brayden a baseball tee the other day and he is obsessed with it now. He goes out just to hit, but of course he always wants an audience so I am following him out there to cheer him on. He likes to be announced first just like in the big leagues. I am surprised at how far he can hit it and how often he connects perfectly with the ball. Here is a little video of the event.

Cody is 4 months old

I feel like I just posted that Cody was 3 months, but I guess that was a whole Christmas ago. He has survived his first Christmas and his first illness. He has been sick with RSV a respiratory virus for 3 weeks now. Although we can tell that he doesn't feel well, he is still smiling and talking and just a little bit unhappy. He is feeling better this week just in time for 4 months. Here are the pictures.

Brayden's 1st camping experience

Bill is so excited to finally have a camping buddy. (My motto is, if there is someplace to sleep inside, why are we sleeping outside.) So he set up the tent and all the equipment and showed Brayden how a lantern worked. They made a fire and roasted marshmallows (Brayden's favorite part). It was really funny watching how excited they both were. I think they were all inside the house asleep by 11:30pm but it was cute.

Highchair

Cody got a highchair for Christmas from Nani and PePaw and he is in love with it. Every time we sit down to dinner Cody starts crying immediately. He is only consoled by coming to the dinner table and hanging out with us. Now he has a permanent spot at the table and he couldn't be more thrilled. He can't eat anything just yet but I bet when the time comes he is as good an eater as Brayden.

Merry Christmas

What a great Christmas we had this year, everyone came to us. We usually make the trek down to Houston but this time we only went to Lissie and everyone else came here. Cooking and cleaning so beat packing up two kids, all their stuff and presents for 21 in the car, then unpacking the car and re-packing it again to go home. I even looked at Bill at one point and said I was bored. It was MUCH less stressful and MUCH quieter. I am sure I will be ready for the loud version again next year but it was nice while it lasted.

Brayden ripping them open.Stick 'em upI'm too little to open presents, but I like watching. Santa brought a remote control train.And his favorite toy - Buzz Lightyear

Mimi came to visit

Well my mom and I were going to go to Houston to visit Mimi before Christmas and so she could meet Cody, but we couldn't make it work with two kids and all there was to do. Mimi prevailed and came to visit us. Although it was brief, it was GREAT to see her and she was so wonderful with Cody. He is in love with her already and just met her, I think the feeling is mutual.

Ginerbread house again.

We went to the Austin Children's museum again this year for the annual gingerbread house creation. Brayden was finished decorating his house before they finished giving the directions. We hadn't been to the museum in awhile and I think he was more interested in running and playing. Although I can't believe he didn't scarf down all the candy before he left. Nanny had a great time playing with him too!

Santa Baby

"He had a broad face, and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly."

The Boys

We went and got Brayden and Cody's pictures taken professionally and they turned out so well despite the behavior of one of the boys :) Here is the link to her blog where you can see 4 of the shots.
http://www.masonphoto.net/