Braxton's First Hike

For family night on July 19th, 2010 (his 6 month birthday!!), we went for a hike to some old volcanoes in Albuquerque. Braxton had it easy, all he had to do was sit in the back-pack. I had the hard part, I had to carry him!! He was so good though, talking and cooing up a storm! I think he really really loved it! I will have to do it more often! We hiked up 2 different volcanoes. It was a GORGEOUS view. One side was the sunset and the other side was the beautiful city lights coming on as it got dark. We were on our second volcano, and we hadn't seen any snakes. We had seen lots of millipedes, stink bugs, jack rabbits, and horny toads. We were almost to the top of the 2nd volcano, and it was getting pretty dark. Well, I so happened to look to my right... and there it was.. A RATTLESNAKE!!!!! So, I quietly told my sister and she was really unhappy so we turned around and left. It was a pretty long, scary walk back down to the car, for fear of stepping on one!! But, it was fun and worth it. Sweet little "B" fell asleep! Oh, and, I think I won the award for MOST un-color coordinated clothes! Pictures taken by Heidi... Fantastic Job!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture By Heidi

 

 

 

Braxton's Many Faces

I love all the faces he pulls! He is so expressive and studious.

6 Months Old!!!

I took Braxton to the doctor's for his 6 month check up.. Here are his stats...
Weight- 16 lbs 1 oz
Height- 25 inches
Head- 17 inches
He is in the low percentiles for all 3!! But that is ok! He was sitting up on his own and the doctor was very impressed with him. He said alot of kids can't sit up that well, and by themselves at his age. Way to go B!!! I was going to wait till the exact 6 month mark, but I caved early. I started him on rice cereal today!!! I couldn't wait any longer!! I think I was more excited than he was. It was a moment I hope I never forget!! He did amazing. I thought he was going to spit it out and it was going to take forever, but nooooooooo he gobbled it right down and LOVED it!! I also gave him a little rice cracker after. He acted like he has been chewing and eating human food for months!! He is so big!! I can't believe it has already been half a year. Where did the time go? I love that little boy more than life itself. He is my world! I love his smile and his laugh!! He has the cutest little personality!! Thanks for being you B!!! And a special thanks to my sister Heidi who took these AMAZING pics!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lil' update

I thought I would give a little update on my Guapo Mitchell. He seems to be doing really well over there. He looks happy and seems to be happy. We are 1/3 of the way through this deployment!!! Waaaaaawhooooo!!! 2011 will you please come sooner? I have been extremely blessed that technology has grown so much. Mitch and I are able to Skype or google chat almost everyday!! It helps me and I believe it helps him. He is able to see his little boy whenever he wants. So he still gets to see him grow, smile, and giggle. We send some snail mail as well. I send him packages, he sends me some. He even sent me a Genie lamp, hopefully my wish will come true!! Here are a few photos from him.

 

 

 

  

 

My happy baby!

I love him! He is the happiest little boy. I can't wait to wake up in the morning to see his smile. Speaking of waking up, Brax has learned how to fake cough. So he wakes up early and starts out with one cough and quietly and it gradually gets louder and more coughs. It sounds soooooo girly! I just laughed and laughed this morning when he did it. How do babies learn these things?!

 

Facials

My sister went to the rodeo with my brother to take some pictures. So I decided that I was going to have a fun night with the girls. I had some green facial mud, grandma had the cucumbers, and a face mister. I love my sweet nephew Bro-bro. He just wants to do everything his sisters are doing, so we did a facial and pedicure on him as well. We had so much fun!! I love being a girl!

 

 

 

Most handsome of them all

These pictures are self explanatory! Braxton is the most handsome little boy... EVER!! I love him so so much!!!

 

 

 

 

Cousins

 

The Living Planet Aquarium

I have to say Braxton's favorite animal here, were the penguins. He got right next to the tank and they would swim right in front of him and one of them even hung out by him for a minute. I stole these pictures from my sister. She did a great job!!

 

 

 

 

Week Full Of Fun!!!

I think this may be the longest I have been away from my blog, I am shocked! My sister and her family have been in town the last week, let me just say, it has been a week of nothing but fun filled days!! We have been so many places and done so many things. We went to the Manti, Mormon Miracle Pageant. We went the The Living Planet Aquarium. We went to the Sweet's Candy Factory and did a tour of the factory. We went swimming. Went to my brothers wedding. We are yet to have a break!!!

 

Everyone that went on the tour had to wear these awesome hair nets. We all make pretty great lunch ladies don't we!?

  

 

Three sisters and three babies!

 

Momma and Braxton

 

I promised my nieces I would have a Kool-Aid stand with them. I told them that Krista and I used to make over $100 some days! They were so excited! Well, let's just say, I did most of the work! They weren't as interested in it as Krista and I used to be. But, I still hope they had tons of fun! Cause I sure did!