Braeden and his first taste of ice cream

I had to show these of Braeden eating ice cream for the first time. It was hilarious, he saw us laughing and then he started laughing. I didnt get any of the funny faces that he was making but the smiles say it all.

Braedens nine month checkup

Braeden went to the doctor today and we wanted to let you all know how he is doing. He weighs 23 pounds and is 29inches tall. The doctor said he is doing very well. We of course already knew this:) Braeden also now has 3 teeth and is working on the 4th. He seems to have made friends with one of my glue sticks. He doesnt want to be anywhere without it...... Kinda funny:) The ridges on the lid I think help the teeth come thru. Also we had some ice cream last night and I gave him some, and lets just say he is my son.... He loved it:) Mommy is sooo proud of her little boy, keep up the good work Chubsy!!!

Me and my handsome husband

I wanted to post this on Valentines day but for some reason they were having trouble with the site. So.... I am going to do it now. I had to post this becuase I am so in love with my husband and I just had to share. We are 2 very lucky people to have found each other and to have created this amazing family that we now have. I love him more today then the first time I told him I loved him. He is an amazing man and he is a wonderful father. I am so in love with you Mr. Smith, and I cant imagine my life with anyone else. I LOVE YOU!!!!

Braedens first trip to the swimming pool

Here are pictures from our first trip to the gyms pool. It was a lot of fun and it was kinda neat knowning that it was 9 degrees outside and we were in a pool. The girls had a blast and I think the little man did too. He splashed and kept wanting to drink the water.

Valentines Fondue

Here are some pictures from our annual Valentines Fondue. We started it a couple years ago and now it has become tradition. The girls love it and even Braeden got involved this year.

New swimming trunks

We bought Chubsy his second swim suit just in case you were wondering why well our son has decided to be bigger then his daddy I think . We tried it on him and had to take some pics. He looks like he is ready to hit the waves and start surfing right now. What a funny boy he is and ohhhh so handsome...

We joined the gym and they have a pool so we thought we would take the kids swimming. It will be intersting to see how he likes it.

Braeden in the water bowl

Here is our Chubsy, hard at play. He tends to crawl over to the dog bowl, pull it between his legs and splash around until we take away his fun. At first, we were not sure what he was doing but he was content for quite some time. When we found out what he was doing, we couldn't stop laughing. So wet, but having so much fun. Silly Chubsy.

Braeden climbing the stairs

Here he is our handsome boy and he is crawling up the stairs. Braeden and Mommy have been working on it for a few weeks, and today he climbed up the whole flight of stairs. With Mommy's assistance and watchful eye of course :) Time goes by too fast when they are this little. He did so good I am so proud of my Chubsy:)

Our remote control

Here is Braeden shortly after changing the channels on the tv with his forehead. The red areas on his forehead is where he was pushing the buttons. We weren't sure how the channel changed until we saw him do it. It was quite funny seeing him on his knees and pushing his head against the tv. Who needs a remote when you have Braeden.

Oh, and get a good look at his teeth. 

I think it might be genetic what do you think????

Ok I had to put these in of little Aurora, they are too funny!!!! The one of her dancing on the table is priceless. I think Daddy might want to put a lock on that beer fridge:) hee hee

He must be Tyler's son

Here he is the boy and his bottle:) oh wait that isnt his bottle thats his Daddy's bottle. hee hee

My handsome sleeping boy

I have to say that a baby sleeping is the absolute cutest thing in the world. Not to mention the most peaceful. I love this little guy... Can you tell??? He is laying on his Big Daddy. Its easy to fall alseep when you cuddle up that guy!!! He has a magic power I think, it seems to happen to all of us:)

Braeden and his teeth

Here is Braeden sitting in his new walker. If you take a close look at his smile, you might just see his two front teeth. I will let you know that he surely does know how to use them. He bites my ear when sitting on my shoulders, or when we are sitting in my chair.  

Ireland's slumber party

Ireland had a slumber party for her Birthday in October and I know that some of you have seen these put I wanted to post some of the girls. I tend to show off Braeden a lot so I felt I had to show off my pretty girls. We had about 12 girls over and only 4 of the spent the night. All of the girls made tye dyed shirts and hair wraps. They had a lot of fun and it was a learning experience for Mommy:)

His walker

We werent going to do it and then finally we had too. We bought him a walker it was this or trying to make a helmet to protect his poor head. He is a very busy boy!!!!

Braeden at the park

Here is our boy at the park in a swing for the first time. I was so glad that it was so nice outside!!!! I took the kids and the 2 dogs and we enjoyed the nice day while we could. He was too adorable to not take pictures of!!;) Enjoy!!!

Here is a couple recipes from the cookbook that Ireland and her classmates made at school. Be careful as you might want to go pee pee first as these are some of the funniest things I have ever read!!!

Aaron
age 6

M & M Cookies
Ingredients
1/4 C Flour
7 Doughnuts
1 T. Chocolate
1 C. M & MS

Directions
Mix four, doughnuts, chocolate, and M & Ms for 12 minutes and 15 seconds in a large bowl. Roll Dough into a medium sized ball, flatten and make into a cookie. Place ball into the microwave for 20 minutes and 15 seconds on medium.
Serving size: 2 girls and 1 boy.


Ireland
Age 5

Ingredients
chicken
mash potatoes
Potatoes( the red ones)
Pasta
Oil

Directions
Mix the chicken, mash potatoes, red potatoes, and the pasta together for 30 minutes. Add in the oil place in microwave for 30 min on high. Then enjoy.
serving size 3 people

I thought I would post a few of these just becuase they are so funny. I thought hey I might try a few of these out and then once I looked at them further I realized what they were. I told the teacher that is was the best Christmas present I have ever gotten and it was a wonderful idea!!!

HE IS CRAWLING

I know that many of you have seen him wiggle around, and yes while it is all so cute it wasnt the crawling that we all have been waiting for. But today the litte man has officially mastered the crawling, he was up on all 4s and doing it like any pro would do. I am sooo proud of him. What a smart and handsome boy we have!!!! I have included some pictures of him eating his first real banana. This boy eats anything and everything.... and it shows. He is our CHUBSY:)