Teary Eyed..

The other day I went to pick up Brayden from his little gym class. It is always so fun, kinda like Christmas morning when I go into the room and I see my man sitting there, his little feet swinging back and forth, his twinkling eyes and a smile from ear to ear. I hear MOOOOM! and he comes a runnin'. But on Thursday, I had to completely choke back the tears( I wouldn't want to embarrass him at 3 :) ). He ran up to me and said, "Happy Mudders Day"....awhhhh....and with his little hands handed me the poem above. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to be called his Mom. I love this little boy more than anything on this earth. I am so blessed to be able to raise, love and teach him to be an outstanding young man. So happy...

Best Mom's Day Ever....

MMMMMMMWWWWAHHHH..... Love you Kiddo!

Someday...

Sighhhhhhh....Someday I will be here! I was Blog hopping the other night and I came across this gals blog and she has been living in Italy for the past 8 months. Seriously, could these pictures get any dreamer? I cannot get enough of looking at these gorgeous shots...

Hoping that these will be delivered to my house! Are they not the cutest?

Gorgeous pillars surrounding a garden, LOVE IT...

Imagine opening up these shutters every morning...

Venice, what could be better?
AMAZING!

Simple Life...Ciao!

Peeps...

That's right...our "Peeps". Okay ~ so we are new owners of baby chicks. Brady had been talking about getting chicks for a while but, little naive me thinking it would pass. NOPE, I was cleaning the house when Brady came home really early one afternoon and when he opened the garage door, yes indeed I heard "peep, cheep,cheep, peep" it sounded like an army of chickens...He just looked at me, smiled and said,"What?" response....

There I stood vaccum in hand, jaw dropped.."What do you mean WHAT?" and with that he scooped Brayden up and took him out to see the PEEPS...

that is that...

I do have to admit even though I have not the first CLUE about chickens, and having not really formed an opinion on the entire situation yet...they are kinda cute, and I am looking forward to the fresh eggs. But most of all,watching Brayden, he LOVES his "peeps"

We shall see...Brady is in the works building a coop. And yes, it will be "design savvy" :) So with that my friends we are the farmers of the neighborhood...Fresh eggs anyone??I laugh everytime I look at this picture...Really, Brayden is not squeezing the life out of the chick..and I have to wonder what that little peep is thinkin' (HELP)

Here is the basic design of our coop well, Brady's coop..we are looking for a salvage window to put in the side, and thick cedar shingles...we still have to make some modifications..

Cluck!

Things they say...

Ya know the saying...Kids say the darndest things!

Well, this morning Brady and I just woke up and Brayden says to us..."Hey you guys, wake up...Let's get this party started!"

Just a funny thing I thought I would share.. he always makes us laugh...

Arrrrrr...Guy is "3"

Pirate Party....whoa, I had so much fun putting this all together for my man :) We had such a great party...thank you to our dear family and friends who came! Brayden was so excited to share his birthday and "treasures" with you all....

So, I just cannot believe that Brayden is 3! He has been such a blessing in our lives, he brings us ulitmate joy. There are no words to describe the feeling of the love that you have for your child. I remember my Mom telling me these same words when I was younger, and now here I am saying it myself. Being a Mom is like nothing I had ever imagined. It is rewarding in so many ways, everyday I look forward to seeing my beautiful son, that is getting so big, so fast! My heart is so full, I am so grateful for him. I LOVE YOU Birthday Boy!!

The Spread

Brewskies...root brewskies.. Birthday Wish!
The "Crew"

Arrrr....Maties!

Broox and Brayden, best buds
So Cute, Pirate Papa...

Both Papa's...

Nanna and MimiDarlin' Iz

Uncle Bern, and sweet Jess..

Easter Fun...

We had a wonderful Easter, minus the January like weather! Aghh..when is SPRING going to get here?! But anyway, we went to Easter Brunch at the Gathering Place. It was really yummy, always a treat...Then off to my Moms for a fun egg hunt and delicious Easter dinner. Thanks for a wonderful Easter...Always good to be with family!!

One egg down, 30 more to go...

Chocolate Fondue Face!

Hunting, Hunting...

Found one...

Nanna and Poppa...

Bern and Jess...

Fun Treats...