36 Weeks

We can't believe that we only have a few weeks left before our little girl arrives! We are all excited! Braden likes to talk about all the ways that he will be a great big brother. He is going to throw away diapers and teach her not to touch the shiny part on DVDs. He has all the important things covered.

A snowy Valentine's Day

Braden had a blast in the snow again. He's very happy the white stuff is still coming down today! He loved sliding down the snow mounds and unfortunately, eating the snow too! Our Valentine's Day celebrations have certainly changed and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Snow Day

We had to cap off our snow day with a big mug of hot chocolate! This was Braden's first and he loved it, especially the marshmallows of course!

Family Christmas

Braden's cousins might be a bad influence : )

New Year's Eve

Don't worry- it was only sparkling cider!

Goofy Braden

Christmas Morning

Christmas Elf

The Christmas Elf visits the kids in my family on Christmas Eve delivering pajamas and sometimes a special Christmas book. This year he delivered the gifts straight to Braden's bedroom (an easy way for Mommy and Daddy to sneak them in). Braden loved it! But.....kept asking if the Elf was going to come into his room again that night at bedtime. I think he was a little scared of an unexpected visitor. Ooops! Maybe he'll make his delivery to the front porch next year!

Christmas Eve

Gingerbread Party