We love you Daddy!

Swimming...

Our super sweet neighbors put a pool in this summer and we are blessed that they invite us over all of the time!  I finally remembered my camera this time :)

Brayden in his swimmies- keeping them on the whole time, Mom and Dad!

Riley

Juan and Carmen with Christian

Renata and her girls

Jacob

Daddy and Brayden

The kiddos

Sweet Christian

Jacob's Bday Party

Brayden was invited to Jacob's birthday party and it was his first time to go to Stomping Grounds- of course he enjoyed the toddler area, but LOVED the big kids stuff! Daddy got to climb with him for an hour or so :)

"B is for Baylor"

Did anyone else notice in the latest issue of the Baylor catalog- yes we have our own cause no one else will carry Baylor stuff!  That someone FINALLY wrote a kids book about Baylor University! 

http://www.amazon.com/B-Baylor-Jane-Hampton-Cook/dp/160258270X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282943246&sr=8-1

Maybe someone will get it for my little bear since he has PLENTY of Aggie books! 

Sic Em' Bears!

UPDATE: 1st Day of Preschool

Asleep in the car before we left the parking lot!

So the update on how B did...

I was one of the first mommy's in the parking lot ready to pick up our little ones.  And SO anxious to know how the day went.  As we waited for them to open the doors and let us RUN to get our little ones, okay maybe not run, because honestly I really did enjoy a little peace and quiet and the ability to go to a meeting without getting someone to watch him, we all chatted about if we thought they had napped or not!  HA!  Should have known...

As I got to his room he was happily playing with a bulldozer and I looked over to the cubbies and his nap mat was the ONLY one not unrolled and on the floor with the stack of others.  His teacher then told me that he didn't want to nap at all!  He got fussy as it came to lunch time, didn't want to each much (isn't surprising b/c when he is tired, he won't eat), so they thought he'd go down well for nap.  She said he was "fussy"  and wouldn't go down on his mat.  So, the amazing director, Karen, took him to her office to help her eat lunch.  Mrs. Amy, his teacher, said they tried to bring him back about half way through and he shut the door and said  "No tank you." :)

Mrs. Amy said he did GREAT for everything else!  He really enjoyed music time and playing with all the new toys.  He ate his snack well and had a smile on his face (when he wasn't ready for a nap).

Oh well!

I ran into Karen as we were leaving and wanted to tell her thank you for watching him and apologize for him not doing well during nap time.  She said he was fine- she said she was eating a piece of pizza and he came up to her desk and said "yummy...pizza!"  Ha!  Then before she could stop him, he had her nectarine in his mouth and was eating it.  She said when he was done he brought it to her and said "seed."  She laughed and said, I hoped he wasn't allergic!  She was stumped that a 2 year old would eat the whole thing and love it! 

So....we have been talking about nap mat time at school and I tried to get him to take a nap on it today at home!  I can 99.9% guarantee you when I go get him up from his nap he will be behind the door on the floor where he usually is! 

Mommy apologizes for not sending his "grankie" to school with him- I was hoping he wouldn't need it- but at last, it will be going to school for nap time on Tuesday. 

Thank you all for your prayers, emails, and phone calls on his first day!  Those who know me well, know that I cry at just about anything...so of course I cried when I left the room, on the way home and when I got here...but about an hour later, I was done!  I am SO thankful for Danny having a great job that affords me the opportunity to stay home and put B in preschool.

1st Day of Preschool and Meet the Teacher

Where do I even begin...I still am a bit choked up after this morning, but doing better!  Brayden did GREAT!  A few tears when we finally left the classroom, but he walked in all on his own!  Such a big boy!

MEET THE TEACHER
He did great- he was a bit timid going in the room and wanted to make sure Mommy and Daddy weren't going to leave this time- but he quickly opened up and started playing with puzzles- his favorite!

With Mrs. Amy- his teacher

All worn out when we got home...If he only knew how tired he's going to be after a full day at school!

GETTING READY

His first school lunch- all packed the night before!

His nap mat has a pillow case over it because we didn't think his new nap mat cover would come in time- but as soon as we took these pictures, the UPS man came with his new nap mat cover- he loves it!  Lets all pray he loves it at school too and will take a nap!

THE FIRST DAY
He got to sleep a bit later than normal last night, because he took a late nap, but got up right at 7 a.m. like usual!  Mommy got him up and dressed in his new outfit for school.  He came downstairs to eat his breakfast of waffle and grapes and apple juice.  Brayden did just fine!  Mommy had a nervous stomach like it was her first day of school! 

His backpack was too heavy for him- he was teedering around and couldn't stand up :)

Brayden- 1st Day of PreSchool 2010

At the front door of the school

Walking into his class all on his own- he's in the Kitties class this year- they share a room with the puppies, so they have 2 teachers

Brayden and Mrs. Amy

Mrs. Donna (the Puppies teacher)

Mrs. Collins the music teacher came in- she seems great!

Playing "nanimals" with Daddy

Can't wait to pick him up this afternoon and hear all about his day!  We know he is having a great time!  Mommy's off to get a ton of things done with some quiet in the house :)

Last free day before Preschool started

We love the childrens museum and are thankful we have friends with memberships who can get us in free! We decided to spend the last day before school started there and the boys had LOTS of fun!

Brayden and Elijah

(It's not very often you get a picture of a true SNEEZE- too funny!)