Rrrrrrrrrrrr! Shiver me timbers!!!

Braden was the cutest little pirate for Halloween! We had a full weekend of Halloween festivities! On Friday, Braden wore his costume to daycare with all the other kids. Then he had a halloween birthday party to go to. It was fun to see all the little kids all dressed up! Then on Saturday, we went to the fall festival in Boerne! They had music, bouncies, food, and a big fun slide! Finally, we went back home to do a little trick or treating! It was a great weekend!

Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we went out to Medina TX to a pumpkin patch at an apple orchard. It was a long drive but it was beautiful! They had a little petting zoo, hay rides, songs, pumpkins, and best of all was the apple ice cream!! We had fun walking around seeing all the animals and playing in the pumpkins! Then we took a break and at some delicious apple ice cream with apple syrup. Yum yum it was so delicious! Braden loved it too!

A walk in the park...

Last year about this time we went for a walk in a nearby park called Fredrick Park. So we decided to go again and take some pictures in the same spots one year later. It was so fun to see Braden climb all around! Last year we carried him in the Baby Bjorn and had to sit him up very carefully to quickly snap a picture before he fell over. =) It's amazing how much he has changed and how much fun he is now! He just lights up our lives! I can't wait to see how much he changes in the next year!!

Love of the Garage

For the last 6 months or so Braden has loved playing in the garage. His absolute favorite thing is to take a ball from the ball container walk to the edge of the garage and drop the ball and watch it roll down the driveway. Then he goes and gets another ball and repeats it. He also loves just carrying things around and "organizing" things his way. He second favorite thing to do is to play in his car that Nana and Papa got him for his birthday. He gets in his car and gets out of his car 5 times in 5 minutes. Many times we will be getting ready to go somewhere and he'll pick up a ball or toy off the ground and then carry it with him to the car and get in like he's ready to go. It's so cute! It's hard to not just stop and play for a couple minutes or at least give him a little spin around in his car. Scott put a rope on the front of the car and we'll take him on a walk or just spin him around in the car. He just slouches down in it and smiles as we pull him along.

15 months!!

Braden is 1 1/4 years old!! I just can't believe how much he continues to change! He has 2 more teeth! So now we have 4 on the bottom and 4 on the top! He definitely is talking a lot more, and he has more sounds for different objects. We just need to figure out what all those sounds mean. =) We cut his hair a little shorter last week. It's a little more under control. =) He now loves listening to Veggie Tales in the car! He bounces and waves his arms so much when he hears it! It's adorable! He's doing really good at the sitter's during the day too. He walks in all on his own and goes straight for the toys like he owns the place. His love for his Dad is continuing to grow also. He doesn't want to be away from his dad at all. Wherever dad goes, Braden wants to follow. It's the cutest thing in the world. He's so blessed to have such an incredibly patient and wonderful dad! He is growing up so fast, I can't believe it's been 15 months, and I can't wait for another 15 months!

We have had a busy September. Braden was sick for the first couple weekends but got better just in time to go home to IL for a weekend with Dad! He was showered with love and gifts from everyone! He went a lot of different places and saw everyone in the family! Thank you to everyone who took care of him and entertained him! Scott really enjoyed his time going to a baseball game and lots of golf, and I enjoyed my weekend here with the girls! I was so excited and happy to have them home though! I don't know what I would do without my boys! Below are a couple pics we were sent, and you can check out the other Davis family blog to see lots more pics! http://brianandamandadavis.blogspot.com/2009/09/scott-and-bradens-visit.html

Here are some flying pics of Braden! Everyone that's around Braden and his daddy for more than 20 minutes knows that Braden loves to be tossed in the air.