Emily's Driving

Emily thinks she is a great driver. Maybe she is, and its just me that brings out bad habits in her. I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore since she exposed me to her driving abilities from the very beginning. She managed to dump herself off and roll my 4 Wheeler. If that wasn't enough, the very next day she ran into me on Paul's neon green 4 Wheeler, claiming she didn't see me. We were brutal with how we rode them, but never caused as much damage as she did in two days.

I love that she is so adventurous, and I am very grateful that she hasn't had to go to the hospital as a result of our adventures, yet. I love my wife, with all her strengths and weaknesses. She is the perfect complement for me. I'm so glad she married me. Life with Emily is eventful, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Pictures and some cake...Yum!

Here are some random pictures that I have taken recently... Brayden is a true boy. He likes to hang upside down, do airplane, do flips...all sorts of stuff. He's getting ready to be a little Gymnast.

This is our future blogger. Jason was playing with Brayden while I made dinner. He enjoys trying to type and press all the keys on the computer.

Brayden currently thinks that everything is a footrest. He puts his feet up on everything and his toys are no exception.

Brayden enjoyed exploring the pumpkin for about 2 minutes til he fell over and then got occupied with something else.

Yes, here is the big haircut...its not the best picture but the only one I currently have of it. You get the idea.

Brayden in his suit for church. He did not like wearing it, but I made him anyway. The jacket came off before we left for church, the shoes in sacrament meeting, the vest and tie in Sunday school, and then he showed his full and total appreciation for the outfit by blowing out in it during Relief Society. So by the time church was over, he managed to strip down to his diaper...I had no other clothes for him and then by that time I was done so we left 20 minutes early from church. Clever little boy. He knows how to get what he wants.

But he just looked like a little stud muffin in the suit! Oh well...at least he wore the whole thing for 5 minutes.

On other news...we had a fun weekend. We headed up to Sacramento on Saturday. Aunt AmyAnn watched Brayden while Jason and I went to the Sacramento temple. I had never been there before and it was beautiful!!!! After we picked up Brayden, we went to visit one of Jason's friends from elementary school who just had a cute little baby girl. I got to hold her and it made me sad that I did not cherish that newborn time more with Brayden. Next baby... We also visited Cam and Katie and then ended up leaving early instead of attending Brooks and AmyAnn's pumpkin carving party. Sorry guys!

Random...Jason is making me a pineapple upside down cake right now and I am excited. First, what a sweetheart for making me a cake. I tried to tell him how to make it but then I stopped because I dont let him help me with my cakes so I was going to let him do his own thing. I am anxiously awaiting a piece or twelve, let's be honest. I love you Jason!

pictures of the week...and a hair cut!

I love these pictures! So i was changing Brayden into his pjs and he was being funny with his head stuck in this shirt. He thought it was so funny for some reason. The second picture, Brayden tried to feed himself. This is what happens...a mess...proceeded by a bath. The second one for the day. Messy boy! He was so proud of himself for both trying to feed himself with a spoon and for making a great big mess. We kept telling him that Halloween was not until next week and that he didn't need to paint himself orange until them but he was too excited to wait. \

Also exciting news....i cut my hair! Oh yes i did. According to my dear sister Lizzie, I got the "mom bob". Thank you Lizzie! No...I went with the a-line bob. I wanted a change and so i went out and got it cut. I also died it red but i didn't like it so i died it back brown. I thought it would be funny to turn up at Thanksgiving with red hair since a couple of years ago i turned up blonde, blonde, blonde. My parents were shocked. To make it even better...i died it back brown before i went home for Christmas and did not tell them. So they are walking around the airport looking for a blonde when i am brunette again. So fun. Anyway...i was going for that again but i didn't like it enough to wait a month. oh well...

totally random...and all in a day in the life of emily...

Yes, this is a totally random post but so is my life so it is ok...although life is really not as random as it used to be. First, I had to share a total "Emily" story...
So about a week ago, I was going to check the mail and take out the trash. I had Brayden in one arm and the trash and my keys in the other. We walk downstairs to the dumpster to throw away the trash first. The bag was particularly heavy and i was trying to swing it over one handed. Not as easy and you would think. I finally got it over but at the last second, my keys got caught on one of the drawstring handles and flew into the dumpster with the trash. I realize what
happened and i am thinking oh no..oh no...all my keys and the remote to our garage and gates. I can't just climb into the dumpster with Brayden so i am looking around for a place to set him down. No where....so I run back up to our apartment and lay him in the middle of the living room, give him a teething ring, turn on the TV ( a great babysitter at times) and then I run back down to the dumpster. I didn't want to wait to go find the keys because who knows what other trash might accumulate and i didn't want to have to dig through more than was necessary. Luckily, I found my keys and climbed back out of the dumpster and I don't even think anyone saw..but who cares if they did. I am sure they got a kick out of watching me dumpster dive. That night, when Jason got home from work, I am telling him about what happened and his comment was..."You must have a thing for getting in dumpsters. It reminds me of when we first met. How sweet...reliving our memories." Thank you sweet heart! Not quite what I was going for but yes, I did think about our fun that we had looking for your stolen stuff after your car got broken into at Leatherbys.

On another note...I had another funny situation occur...this one staring Brayden. We went to the doctor on Tuesday for his 6 month check-up. (He is getting big...18 pounds and giving mom some serious muscles!) The doctor and I were talking about Brayden's eating patterns and she gave me the go ahead to start Brayden on finger foods. So, that night...we tried it out. I gave Brayden some steamed carrots and some bread pieces and melt in your mouth puffs. He didn't know what mom was doing at first but he caught on quick. I walked away for a second to go to the bathroom and came right back. I walk into the kitchen and find Brayden with fists fulls of food and he stuffing it into his mouth. He sees me and gets this look on his face like he has totally been caught red handed. It was the cutest and funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I had such a good laugh over the whole thing.

Besides funny and random incidents, I have talked to a lot of my good friends lately. Tia and I discussed her crazy dating life, Jerilyn and I talked about cakes, catering, and living in Las Vegas, Braint and I talked about married life, Halloween, and I had a fun time harassing him as always (all in good fun of course), and Shannon and I swapped stories about motherhood and shared tips we have found that work. It was so good to talk to so many good friends! I am so grateful for all of my friends. They make life so much better and I have been blessed to have such great friends. I love keeping in touch with all of you. It makes me so happy! Thanks everyone for being so awesome!

adendum to the previous videos posted...

A note to all readers...a good friend of mine recently said that the videos that were previously posted were creepy and "Blair Witch Project" like. Well I just could not have that when Brayden really was giggling and laughing. I'm sorry the video was dark and i was holding the camera becasue Jason was at work. Anyway...the videos were too happy to have them come across that way so i took them off. I hope no one got the wrong impression. Thank you to you who i will not name for that comment haha.

A call to all mothers, women, and friends...any ideas?

ok...i am breaking down and asking for ideas...support...anything. I just don't know what to do anymore...I've tried everything i can think of. So, Brayden has been super fussy lately. I feel like I am constantly fighting with him over everything...eating..sleeping...playing...he doesn't want to do anything but be fussy. He is obviously teething. His two bottom teeth keep floating around. They pop up and we think they are going to come through at any time and then they go back down. He is drooling like there is no tomorrow and wants to chomp on everything. I think one of the hardest things for me is that everyday is so painfully the same. We do the same things everyday and it is driving me nuts! Jason comes home from work and asks how are days was and what we did and it is always the same answer...nothing special..same thing we did yesterday. I know their is not a lot you can do with a 6 month old. We take walks...we play...i cherish nap times even if they only last 1/2 hour at a time. Brayden's sleep schedule has recently changed and that is also frustrating. I know teething is no fun for anyone....Motherhood is surely teaching me patience on a whole other level!
Now don't get me wrong...I love, love, love being a mom. It brings me such happiness and joy and i am so blessed to be able to have Brayden in my life. I do love being able to be a stay at home mom and I am so blessed to be able to do so...it is just frustrating at times and has its own unique set of challenges. I think it is a much harder job than actually being in the work force.
Does anyone have ideas of things we can do to change the routine? Any great teething ideas? We've done orajel, teething rings, Popsicles, teething tablets, Motrin... and if you don't have any ideas some friendly support would be terrific! thanks everyone!

My little Tigger...

I know...I know...Halloween is a couple weeks away but I couldn't wait. I just thought Brayden looked so cute in his Halloween costume! What a cute little tigger! He was so cute and cuddly in it and he was happy and smiling and my heart just melted. What can I say...I get sucked in by those cute little smiles and his laughs and giggles. Stay tuned for the real Halloween pictures!

BK's First Haircut...

This weekend we decided to give Brayden a haircut...We were cutting Jason's hair and we decided to even out Brayden's hair a little since the front is growing in so much faster than the rest of his hair. We gave him a little buzz and he was done. He did great! To clean him off we stuck him in the shower. We got a kick out of it but Brayden did not. He had a pure look of terror on his face the whole time and did not know what the heck was going on.

What a difference 6 months makes..!

I can't belive that it has been 6 months since Brayden was born! What a difference that time makes! I look at Brayden every day and I am so amazed at how big he is and how he is growing and developing. Here are some fun videos that we have taken. The first is from he day Brayden was born. You have to remember that Brayden's arms and legs were ity-bity. He was ity-bity! He was 4 lbs! His legs were the size of almost 2 of my fingers! Look at how he has grown! He is now 17.5 lbs and 25 inchs long. That means he has gained 13. 5 pounds and grown 8 inches.