Silly Braeden

Braeden insisted that I tape him as well. He wasn't sure what he was going to do and then remember that he can do a mean worm. It was too funny!

Chubby, Giggly Baby!

I couldn't resist taping Eden after her bath the other night. Travis and Braeden were really getting her to giggle. Sorry it's so grainy, but it's from my poopy camera.

Louisburg Cider Mill

We had a beautiful day on Sat so decided to take advantage of it and hit the pumpkin patch. As a family, we hadn't been to the one at the Louisburg Cider Mill so went there. While there, we went through the corn maze, took a hayride, climbed on the hay bales, drank cider, and ate yummy cider donuts. Eden seemed to enjoy most of the new sights; however, she wasn't thrilled with the horses or goats. Aside from the horrible smell from the apple waste tank, we had a great time.

I LOVE to rip up magazines and papers!

After 3 kids, I finally realized that if it entertains them, I don't care what they do. I can always clean up the mess later.

Braeden's 1st Chess Tournament

Braeden joined the Chess Club this year and participated in his 1st tournament 2 weekends ago. We were so proud of his performance. His 1st match was against a boy who took notes in his notebook after every move. That was certainly something Braeden hadn't seen before. He lost that match, but ended up winning the next couple. The 3rd grade team from Arbor Creek took 1st place. These pictures are before the matches as you can see by our son making a chess tower. As we found out, parents aren't allowed in the tournament room during the match, but b/c this was the 1st one we were able to sit in the stands. No talking, of course.

Crazy Hair Day at School!

Check out Lydia's hair for Crazy Hair Day. We got our inspiration from Sanjaya!

8 month old baby!

I know I keep saying this, but where does the time go? Eden is now 8 months old. Let's see....what has changed for her? About a week ago, she started saying Dada and hasn't stopped saying it. I have tried to get it on tape, but she stops talking as soon as I push record. Oh, those tricky babies. She still has only 2 teeth and is such a great eater. I don't think I've given her any foods that she doesn't gobble down. I have tried peaches twice (once at 6 months and again last week) and they really seem to upset her tummy, so we'll hold off on those for a long time. She doesn't seem too interested in crawling yet. She's stretching her arms out as far as she can to reach things, but just can't get those legs going too. She has mastered crying out to be held and that's working quite well for her.

3rd grade bible presentation

Braeden received his 3rd grade bible at church this past weekend. He was so excited to get it and to be on the stage with our pastor. I can't believe my baby is already in the 3rd grade. Of course, as soon as I saw him coming down the aisle, I started getting tears in my eyes. His cousins, Erin and Eric, just so happened to be at church so they got to see him too. Unfortunately, Daddy and Lydia couldn't make it. Lydia had a makeup soccer game rescheduled for the exact same time. I have a terrible camera, so I wasn't able to get any action shots of the event.