Braylon's 1st Birthday!

We had a big day yesterday celebrating Braylon's birthday. There were a little over 20 people eating hamburgers, Italian sausages and tons of chocolate cupcakes!!
Braylon wasn't sure if he even wanted his birthday cupcake.

Papa and Mama bought him this toy, he loves it becasue it spins and makes lots of noise!

Nana in Indiana bought him this nice set of wheels. (It even has a sippy cup holder)

Madison loved playing this Pin-the Tail on the donkey game!!

Even Madison got a couple gifts!!

Braylon didn't want me to put him down!! Here he is waving to the camera!

He is our little gift!

Everyone just made themselves at home and sat anywhere they could find a spot! It was fun having everyone together!

Grammy, Bea, Sarah Braylon and Hannah

Smile everyone!!

Mother's Day Party at Madison's Class

Yesterday Madison's class had a Mother's Day party. There were muffins and punch , we made beautiful noodle necklaces and watched the kids perform silly songs and dances. This was us getting ready for the party.

I'm not sure what this pose was all about???

Priceless...

When I arrived, the class was having "Circle Time".

Here they are singing Happy Mother's Day to the tune of "Oh Christmas Tree".

Madison dancing with her friend Reiley

The kids were dancing to a song called "If I were a Noodle"....it was too funny!

Madison says that this is her best friend (although that changes everyday!)

I told you...

We recently had to put locks on the cabinets and Braylon is NOT happy about that!

This little boy is basically running around the house!

Pictures from this weekend....

This was at church yesterday.Braylon and Abigail (Adam's daughter) were deciding who is going to sit in this seat.

We went to Ruby Tuesday's on Saturday night. Braylon found their saltine crackers to be everything he expected!

Madison was STARVING and was trying to color to take her mind off of it!

Watch out!!

Braylon is now on the move!! He is walking everywhere, into everything and that is just the beginning!! He follows Madison everywhere she goes and wants to be doing what she does. Everyone keeps telling me that it only get worse from here! :-)

My Little Brother

This is a picture of my youngest brother Zach, he is in a band called "Test Pilot". You can check them out at www.testpilotonline.com or www.myspace.com/testpilotmusic
I am so proud of him!

Playing in the Yard

Madison is so excited that it's getting warm and she can play outside!

Checker Tournament

Madison dominates yet another game.... Papa Sweet Pea was a strong opponet but couldn't cut it when it came to Madison's cunning moves. (Moves that he had never seen! ;-)

Our tent

I helped Madison build this tent...she said that it was the coolest tent in the whole world!!!
Some of my greatest memories are of my brothers and I building tents and forts, using every blanket and chair in our house! Those were fun times!!

A day with the kids...

Today is my second day in a row to be off of work, Braylon hasn't been feeling well. I took him to the doctor yesterday and she said that he has "Rota-virus", she laughed and said that rota stands for "right out the anus"! Boy, is that true, we've almost gone through 54 diapers in 4 days!! I'm hoping that the worst is over!
For lunch today, Madison, Braylon and I went to Burger King. We ate our healthy burgers and then Madison got to play on the playground. When it was time to go, I called for her to come out. As with every kid, she didn't want to go and let some of the little girls she was playing with talk her into going through the playground one more time. Since I had Braylon is one arm, a diaper bag and my purse in the other and our two drinks...I wasn't able to run in after her. I finally caught her eye and she knew that she was in trouble! Once we got out to the Jeep, she kept apologizing over and over saying, "Mom, please don't be mad!" After a 10 minute talk of how she had disobeyed and we weren't going to be going back for a while...I looked at her through the rear view mirror and she said, "I'm glad we worked this out Mom!" :-)
Both of the kids are now sleeping and I get to mop the kitchen floor....what a day!!

Easter Weekend

Our weekend...
Papa and Grammy came over from Indiana to visit for the weekend. Friday we spent the day relaxing. Saturday we went up to my parents church for an Easter Egg hunt, it was fun. While the kids were waiting inside to hunt the eggs, they did skits and songs and had the Easter Bunny there. Madison about came unglued when that bunny walked in. After she collected herself, she told Matt," I don't like people in costumes!"
We spent Saturday afternoon at my parents house eating hamburgers and visiting.
Sunday morning we all got up and got all "fancied up" for church.
Here are some pictures from our weekend....

Easter Sunday morning

Snuggling up after getting out of the bath tub!

Both sets of grandparents...not many kids get that priviledge!

Music runs in the family... with three little ones playing, I'm sure that you can imagine how beautiful it was!

Me and my favorite sister! :-)

Aunt Hannah and Braylon...

Getting something to eat

Here's Braylon getting himself a little something to eat...

Easter Eggs

Last night Madison colored Easter eggs, she kept telling me that we needed to wake up the baby chickens that were inside! As we were coloring, Matt walked in a grabbed an egg and began to crack it so he could eat it. He asked Madison if she wanted a bite. She reluctantly took a little bite...in about 10 minutes, she had eaten that whole egg and another!
Why color them when you can eat them?? :-)

Chess Game

In this intense father-daughter game of chess,
I captured the moment right before Madison said "Check"...

Drying the dishes

Last night after dinner Madison wanted to help me wash the dishes. Not only did she dry them but look at how neatly she stacked them! :-) She told me "Mom, you can't put them away until you stacked them!" That's today housecleaning tip from Madison!

Tired Shopper

"Wake me up when you are finished shopping!"

Braylon enjoying his food

"May I have some more please?"

Say "Cheese!"

Papa & Mama

My Dad and Mom came over tonight to spend some time with me on my birthday. It's always so nice to be with them.
Classic line of the night (made by Madison of course): "Papa, you're 50?? It's almost time for you to go to heaven!!"
Thankfully Papa thought it was funny and laughed....instead of crying!! :-)

I have to tell you two things that Madison said last night:
1. As I was putting her to bed, we were talking and telling stories, it was so sweet. As I was laying there just looking at her, she looked at me and said, "Mom, you are putting your breath all over me!" The sweet moment was gone! I laughed so hard!
2. At 2:30 this morning, Braylon woke up screaming, wanting a bottle. He was screaming so loud that it woke Madison up. She sat up in bed with her eyes half open and said, "Mom, can I just sing Happy Birthday to you now so I don't forget in the morning?" Of course I said yes and she sang the whole song in this sleepy little- half awake voice....I will never forget, it was so precious!

Saturday night in Reno

Here we are at the "event of the rally". The
banquet is a dressy affair. Awards were given out to the top Cornwell dealers and they gave away a custom Cornwell Chopper. It's always a fun event to attend! Plus having a reason to get dressed up is exciting!

More Pictures from Reno

This picture was taken on Saturday, March 24th at an awards luncheon. Pictured are two of my friends to my left and my boss to my right.

Being Goofy

My boss bought these little bunny ears for Madison and of course I had to try them on and of course someone was there with a camera! :-)

Sarah in Reno

This is what I did the entire weekend...stood around and smiled. Losing your voice is no fun!
Too bad you can't see the beautiful mountians out of the window behind me.