It's {was} your birthday...

Shout hurray!
Happy happy {belated} Birthday to my baby boy!!!


1 year stats:

25 lbs. 10 oz {95%}
30" long {58%}
Just in case any of you are wondering, yes...he's a BIG boy. Just call me super mom. Oh, and don't make me mad at you, 'cause I'm real strong!

Sorry that it has taken me forever and ever to get Brayden's birthday and party pictures posted. I had some issues with getting them off my camera. {But really, I've just been super crazy busy and haven't had time to really try.} Now that things have slowed down, here they are...finally!

This was Brayden's actual birthday. Due to the fact that I had to work that day and we didn't have his party until a couple of days after, I tried making the day a big deal, as much as Kennedi and I could by ourselves. So I decided to get us Wendy's for dinner, he LOVES chicken nuggets!

All the kids {I hope} had a good time at Brayden's party. They seemed to enjoy playing Twister. His party theme was polka dots, so I thought Twister was a good idea.

This was his AMAZING birthday cake. I was really concerned about how it was going to turn out, but it turned out great! I was so glad.

...and as expected, Brayden didn't dive into the cake, he much preferred the ice cream Grandpa Eberhard was feeding him. {Silly kid}

He got lots of fun presents for his birthday and loves them all. He {as well as Kennedi} loves to ride his new four wheeler around. He's even gotten the hang of pushing the red button to make himself go all on his own!

I tried to be the mom I've always wanted to be and bake some cupcakes to take to Brayden & Kennedi's day care for his birthday. I thought they turned out pretty alright, and they said the kids enjoyed them. {They probably don't know any better though.}

Thanks to the Jensen and Eberhard clans for making Brayden's first birthday such a special and fun one!!

I've been thinking about some of my favorite things about Brayden that I could list, but in all reality the list could go on forever. BUT, I do know that it's kinda fun to share a few things about him, so here they are...

1. EVERYONE knows how mellow this kid is, I'm one LUCKY mom!
2. He picks the marshmallows out of the lucky charms and eats them first. {I know this is normal for kids to do, but for a ONE year old?}
3. The way he naturally crosses his feet when he's sitting down.
4. He never gave me ANY problems when I took him off the bottle. {The binkie may be a different story.}
5. The way he loves his sister and misses her when she's gone. They really are the best of friends.
6. His first {and only} word is Mama.
7. His BIG blue eyes.
8. The way he smiles when I go pick him up from day care is the best feeling in the world. He's always so excited.
9. I know I have a best friend for life.
10. He's my baby boy and always will be.
    
    
    

Dang!

I know my kids are cute...

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But dang! How much cuter can they get?

P.S. I know I'm a little behind on Brayden's {BIG} day, but I PROMISE I'll be getting the fun party pictures up soon!

{Along with his one year stats!}

"Dance like no one is watching"

Kennedi started taking tap and ballet lessons last week. She was lucky enough to get into a class with two of her cousins, Emma and Ellie.

The first week ended as I typically would have expected it to, in tears.

{But I'm hoping that things will get better in the weeks to come.}

She defintely loved what she stayed calm enough for to learn because she's been acting like a ballerina everyday since.

All I know is that she sure is cute in her leotard, tights and ballet & tap shoes.

{I'm still looking for a cute tutu. Any suggestions or recommendations?}