Girls Dinner at the Tompkins

Almost all the kiddos! Braden, Sofia, Avery, Sydney, Grace, and Jacob

Graham decided that he didn't want to be in the picture and leapt off the couch. Poor thing!

I think the boys were trying to corrupt sweet Sydney away from all the adults but I caught them!

Dr. Williams and his nurse, Sydney examining out Braden

Thanks for having us all over Sara and Andrew! We had a great time and dinner was yummy!

Halloween '08

We had a great time trick or treating on Halloween with Daddy, Aunt Julie, Ian, and Bailey. Braden loved going from house to house but wanted to ring everone's doorbells and go inside their houses. He didn't quite understand that we had to move on to the next house. He had fun admiring everyone's pumpkins and costumes too.

We got to go trick or treating a second time with Aunt Tracy and Devin at their house. Thanks to hand-me-downs from Ian and Devin, Braden was able to be a lion AND a cow this year! He loved both costumes and played the part well, roaring one night and moo-ing the next.

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Halloween Cookies

Braden and I made Halloween cookies together this year. He ate sprinkles while I did everything else! We had a great time together! Braden was very proud of the cookies he "made".

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Windmill Farm '08

We had our annual outing to the pumpkin patch at Windmill, our favorite pumpkin patch. They have the best hayride. Braden loved the bumpy hayride and playing on all the trucks and tractors! He found the perfect Braden sized pumpkin in the pumpkin patch too.

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Ian's 8th Birthday

We had so much fun at Ian's Halloween birthday party. All of Ian's friends had a blast with the silly string war, limbo, and bobbing for apples. Braden did his best to keep up with the big boys, showing me what's in store in the next few years. Thanks for the goodie bag too- Braden is covered in tattoos again!

Playdate with Cora and Lily

We had a great playdate with Cora and Lily. Braden and Cora had a great time playing together and Lily had fun watching!

We Miss You Daddy!

Daddy will be out of town all week. We really miss him and we're counting the days until he is home! Here are some pictures for you Daddy!

Check out my new shoes Daddy! I'm having fun with my new truck. Thank you!

Braden's new favorite thing is watching movies, he loves Toy Story. Of course, now we are all learning that you can't watch movies every hour that you are awake even if you want to. It's a bummer. Mommy must admit that it does make getting dinner ready a little easier though!

Birthdays

We celebrated Devin, Drexell, and Kenneth's birthdays at my mom and Gene's house. I can't believe the twins are going to be 19 and Devin is 8, they are all getting so old!

Thanks for dinner Mom and Gene! We had a great time but Braden is still coming down from all the blue icing he ate!

JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

This year was Dan's 5th year as the walk chair for the JDRF walk in Dayton. They had a great turn out and made $30,000 more than they did last year! It's great to see how much of a difference all the walkers are able to make each year. Battelle's Batalion, Dan's employer's walk team, did a great job raising money as well.

My mom, sister Jeri, and niece Megan were also able to come walk with us. Braden and Megan loved the Wegerzen gardens halfway through the walk. They loved it so much I think we ended up with last place!! We had a great time!

Thank you to everyone who walked and helped us raise money!

Emma's 2nd Birthday Party

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Emma had an awesome Dora the Explorer birthday party! The kids all got Dora backpacks with maps to find their party favors after Swiper hid them. They had to find their way through the chocolate tree grove, wind-y forest, and crocodile lake to get to their party favors in Boots's house. The Shaws have inspired us for Braden's next party, they definitely have great imaginations! Thanks for such a good time and yummy lunch!