Cody Owen and Big Brother Brayden

Brayden became a big brother on Sept. 10th. Cody Owen McDaniel was born at 2:14 pm, 8 lbs. 10oz. and super cute. Here are some pictures from the hospital.

First Day of Preschool

Brayden had his first day of preschool today. He was super excited and looked so cute with his hair gel. He had a really good day and is ready to go back.

UT vs. Arkansas State

We took Brayden to the Arkansas State game this weekend. He had a blast, here are some pictures of him and Abby on the 9th floor.

Fourth of July

Abby Boyce came to visit Nanny this week for "camp Nanny" and Brayden and I got to enjoy her company as well. We went to the parade in Nanny and G-Daddy's neighborhood this year for the Fourth and then watched the fireworks off of their deck. The kids had a blast in the parade. The fire truck sprayed them with the big hose and there was a big water slide. They had Amy's ice cream and donuts so the adults were happy as well. The fireworks were AMAZING. The people across the lake must have spent thousands of dollars on their private firework show which we got to enjoy. I have never been that close to such a great show.Brayden and his cousin Abby, modeling cowboy hats.

Lily in her Fourth of July outfit

Brayden ready for the parade

He loved the big slide, especially the pool at the bottom

After the parade, resting at Nanny's house

Watching the fireworks

Here are some pictures of all of us watching the fireworks this year.Prior to the fireworks, enjoying the sunsetAbby and BraydenSeven years oldSeven months pregnantBrayden liked the ones in the distance but got scared with the ones up close. I don't blame him, they were so loud they were setting off car alarms.

Brett and Crystal's b-day at the lake

We went to Crissy's lake house for Brett and Crystal's birthday celebration this weekend. Brayden had a blast swimming the in lake. The weather turned out perfectly at the lake, even though it was raining cats and dogs in Austin.

peek-a-BOO!

Round Rock Baseball

We took Brayden to see his first baseball game tonight. His favorite part was eating, although he says it was throwing the baseball. Here are some pictures from our night.Meeting the Round Rock Express bull dogCotton candy - yum!clapping for the Express

Sprinkler Park

We took Brayden to the Sprinkler Park in Cedar Park today to play. He had a great time splashing in the water.

Concan 2007

We took our annual trip to Concan, TX this year. The Frio river was up from all the rain which made for a nice kayak trip down the river. The trip was a little different this year since 4 of the 6 girls were pregnant. Kimi, Carrie and I are all expecting boys later this summer and Michelle is due in January. We had a great time, Brayden loved the kayak and swimming in the river.roasting smores

Port Aransas

We took a family trip to Port Aransas so that Brayden could finally see the beach we have been talking about. It's not the prettiest beach we could find but it had sand so he loved it. We spent a lot of time at the pool with Chance and Cole and a little time at the seaweed covered beach.

Wildlife Reserve

On the way home on Sunday we drove through the wildlife reserve. It was so neat to be so close to the wild animals yet safe in our car. Brayden got a kick out of feeding the zebras. We saw giraffes, zebras, rhinos, camels, buffalo, bison, antelopes, wallabies, tons of deer, elk, ostriches and lots more.Brayden driving us through the park.All smiles after seeing giraffespetting the goatsthe ostrich was very aggressive, Bill was afraid to get too close.Zebras

Swimming at the pool

One of Brayden's favorite parts of the SA trip was the pool. It was just his size and he never wanted to get out. It looks like we will have a fun summer in the pool ahead of us.