Happy Birthday Braden!

It's Braden's birthday today. He's 23! We love Braden so much. He is such a great husband and daddy. We got up this morning and made him breakfast in bed. The boys were so excited to help and wake him up. We woke him up nice today. He usually gets wrestled awake. Like this picture. Braden is starting school on Monday, for diesel mechanics. He's really excited. We are all so proud of him. The boys love to be with daddy. Whatever he is doing they have to be right there. They have been helping a lot on the basement. I don't know if Braden thinks its help, but I sure do. It gets them out of my hair :) Braden loves to play with the kids. Joye likes him more than me actually. She will cuddle with Braden, and for you that have held her knows that she doesn't cuddle. I was holding her last night and she cried and tried to crawl off the couch with her arms outstretched to Braden. What a daddy's girl.

WE LOVE YOU DADDY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

My Batmen!

We went to the store today, and the boys found some Batman pajamas that they begged us for. So we gave in a got them. They are so cute they even have capes on the back. We got home and they put them on. Jaxon kept walking around with his hands on his hips, and they were both yelling "Batman to the rescue!!" So I grabbed the camera.

What strong muscles!

I had to post this because it was funny. I was taking pictures and since they kept putting their hands on their hips, we told them to put them there for a picture. Jaxon went right there, but Alek got confused and kept putting his hands on his head.

Since the boys got new jamies, Joye needed some too. I got her my favorite, Ariel!!

After a while the boys would scream "Batman to the rescue!" and then do a handstand.

Braden got in on the action. He starts in a head stand then pushes up into a handstand!

Alek wanted me to take a picture of his back bends. He is so flexible. When he first started doing his back bends he would walk his hands so far in that they would almost touch his feet. I had to teach him to keep them farther apart so he could push his head off. I wish I was flexible like him.

Birthday Parties

In my family we get together once a month, and celebrate the birthday's for that month. This month it's just me and Braden. We had the party at our house this month and the family came up. My sister-in-law Debbie makes the best cakes. So she is in charge of the cake pretty much every time. Here's the cake for me and Braden. Awesome huh!

I just had to post this picture. My niece Lexie was holding Joye and she fell asleep. It was so cute. When I put the picture on the computer I couldn't believe how big Joye looked. She is getting so big and long.

Cake Fun

Braden was having some of my birthday cake last night and decided to wipe a little on my cheek, Jaxon walked in and got some too. Braden said that he had won. I couldn't have that so I went and got a pretty big piece and walked calmly up to him, he had no idea what was going on. I reached up and smashed it in his face. He had to get me back, but before he did he got Joye and Alek with it, then hit me the hardest. It was caked in my eyelashes, and all over in the ends of my hair.

After our fight was over we were washing it off our faces, and we couldn't find Jaxon. He was in the living room on his hands and knees, eating the cake off the floor. That's my Jaxon.

It was all over us and the floor. It was fun. So it was worth it!

My Birthday

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday and it was awesome. After everybody woke up we were all laying on my bed and my three boys gave me a back rub! Then later in the day Braden took the boys to pick out birthday presents for me and Joye took a nap, so I got to relax and watch a movie. It was nice. Braden's family came to visit, then I got my presents from Braden and the boys. Jaxon got me a game, and Alek was set on getting me a basket with lotion and body wash in it. Braden said that it was all his idea, and that he was so thoughtful when he was picking it out. And Braden got me decorations for our movie room when our basement is finished. Jaxon picked out my cake, chocolate with chocolate frosting. He knows his momma! Then after all the kids were in bed me and Braden played games, my favorite!!

These are the decorations they are so cool. The first one is the marker, it's magnetized and you can write on it with dry erase markers and the second is a clock, it's a movie reel and the film ticks with the seconds.

So Proud

We are so proud of Alek! He is so shy that he won't talk to anybody he doesn't know. 2 weeks ago in primary Alek had the prayer in primary, I ended up saying it, because he was so scared. Then this week he was assigned the talk. I came home and told Braden that I had the talk in primary. Well I prepared it, and practiced with him. His talk was I Came To Earth As Part Of A Family. He said that when he was born he had his mom, dad, and Jaxon. Then his Momma Tina had to go meet Jesus. Then his daddy met me and I became his mom, then Baby Joye came along. He kept telling me that he was going to do it and talk into the microphone. So at the end of Sacrament, he told me that he didn't want to talk in the mic. I convinced him that he could do it. He was so nervous sitting up there in the front, he went last and he got up and did it! I was so amazed when he started repeating into the mic. He was so brave, he talked loud into the mic and said everything. He even said a line all by himself, before I told him. The line was about his Momma Tina. He knew exactly where she is. Me and Braden must be doing our job by keeping Tina in our lives and our home. Alek the other day came up to us and out of nowhere said, "Momma Tina is my friend, huh"