Dominican Republic

Last week Dan and I were in the Dominican Republic for five days for our dear friends destination wedding! We had a great time and the weather was perfect! It was also nice to relax a little and enjoy each other's company! We knew that Brayden was in great hands and loves spending time with his Nana and Pa; however, we still missed him terribly! Sunday night when we got home at midnight, we woke Brayden up to see him. Of course I started crying while I was holding him and Dan teared up too. We had a wonderful trip, but are also glad to be home with our "baby" boy.

A little bit of this, a little bit of that...

Here are some pictures that document what we have been up to this past week...

Eating snack with "Veet" (our friends dog)

Practicing looking at the camera and smiling for our 2 year pictures

Watching KO (Uncle B's dog) and making sure he drinks his "Wawa"

Eating Kixx's for Breakfast

Playing outside!

Helping Mommy unload the dishwasher

And sleeping like a baby!

Next week Dan and I are headed to the Dominican Republic for a dear friends destination wedding! We are a little anxious about leaving Brayden, but we also know that he will be in excellent hands with my parents. Brayden loves his Nana and Pa so much and I am sure that they will have a blast!  Dan and I are going to miss Brayden so much; however, we are also looking forward to the one-on-one time together! I am sure that we won't be taking a trip like this next summer with baby number two only being a few months old! ;) Anyway, I will post about Brayden's time with Nana and Pa when we get back, and hopefully they will take a few pictures for me too while we are gone!! 

4th of July - 2012

This year for the 4th of July, we headed down to Dan's Aunt's house for a BBQ and some pool time. It was extremely hot, but a perfect day by the pool. Brayden had a blast playing in the pool all afternoon and of course jumping on the trampoline with Daddy!

Brayden's 4th of July themed Breakfast of Champions

Floating - Brayden's favorite pool activity

Trying to splash Mommy

1-2-3 GO

4th of July themed cookies that Brayden helped make

yummy ice cream sandwiches -

 I won't even say how many were eaten between Dan, Brayden, and myself ;)

HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!!

Blueberry Muffins

I am finally getting around to posting pictures from my first baking experience with Brayden! We had a lot of fun making the muffins and Brayden was a great helper. Although, I think he was more interested in playing with the utensil drawer than helping me bake! Haha, oh well, whatever works! :)

Museum

We went to the Delaware Children's Museum with a few friends from playgroup! The kids had a great time, and consequently so did the mom's! They have some really neat learning areas and things for toddler's to do, as well as older kids. Brayden loved playing in the tool section and "fixing" the car! He also loved the fishing area and water play, but I had to observe/help with that a little more and was not able to get any pictures. We are actually considering purchasing a yearly membership. I think that we will be going back several times this summer during those unbearable hot days and into the winter when it gets colder.

This is the "kitchen helper" that Dan built for Brayden. It still needs to be sanded and painted, but Brayden is loving just being up at the counter level with me while I cook and get things ready! Tomorrow we will try out first actually baking experience...blueberry muffins! Stay tuned for the  results...

Brayden - 22 Months

Better late, than never. Brayden turned 22 months a few weeks ago. All is well here and our summer is off to a great start! Brayden is continuing to talk more and more everyday and we are enjoying our time together and watching him learn and grow!

These next two are the best "posed" shots that we get these days! Brayden was saying "cheese" in the second picture, but looking down. Go figure! ;)

Father's Day 2012

We had a wonderful Father's Day weekend! On Saturday we spent the morning at the race track with Dan so that he could get some riding in. My parents came too. It was the first time that Brayden has gone to see his Dad ride. He was a little tentative at first, but really seemed to enjoy it and kept saying "Daddy high" when Dan would go over a jump. 

Then Saturday evening we then headed out to Iron Hill for an early dinner and to the Blue Rocks Game with my parents and brother! Brayden did not last too long in the seats at the baseball game, but we still had a blast walking around, eating ice cream, and watching some of the game in the new seats we found!

Sunday, we headed to church and then had a relaxing afternoon at home and a few friends (Lauren and Cooksey) over to BBQ for dinner! Another great evening to end out Father's Day weekend! :)