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Happy Birthday Brayden!
Our boy turns 4 today! He has been counting down and sending "emails" to Russ. He came bouncing into my room this morning, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Is today my birthday?" Oh to have his energy;-)
Brayden, you are a complete joy and a perfect miracle. We love you!
"Arise, shine; for your light has come! and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you." Isaiah 60:1
We Have A Big Boy...
We have been reminded by Brayden all month that he is no longer a baby. I have cried and cried. Brayden is a BIG BOY! (I even got rid of the car seat and he is now in a booster seat...sniff, sniff)
This weekend Russ and Brayden are in the metroplex where FUN is in the plans. Brayden was taken to the Rainforest Cafe and then to the IMAX--a film on bugs. EXCITING!
Brayden turns 4 on July 28th. Russ and I have special memories of the day he was born...I will post pics later.
Brayden with his Papa Ed and Bulb. Such a wonderful picture!
Brayden's dessert at the Rainforest Cafe.
We Have Cantaloupe!
This is NOT a basketball!
Don't hide your face...
Nana's Farmer...just another day in the garden.Hanging Out with Dad
Just a random weekend hanging out with dad. Brayden got to see Ice Age at the movies and spent most of the movie in Russell's lap:-)
Adventure Week...FAMOUS!!
Brayden waiting "PATIENT"LY with his Papa for VBS to start. 
Morning Worship with Amy
Kids do worship:) It felt like leaving a Hannah Montana concert...that much excitement and the music was so coooooool!Mom! I Just Wanted Some Butter. Really...
This morning I woke up and immediately got on the blog to read y'alls posts...just remember what I said:) Brayden comes into the study and says he wants some blueberry bread. I love this next part...I told him, "go fix it yourself"--don't you love it when they get old enough to fix their own breakfast? (Background Noise): I heard the chair being pulled up to the refrigerator, I heard the refrigerator door close, I heard the chair being pulled up to the counter, and all the while he is giving me his step by step instructions on how to butter his blueberry bread. All I know is that when there is a silence for more than a couple of minutes...I get up to figure out what Brayden has gotten himself into. The picture is priceless, one because he is SO proud of himself for buttering his toast and secondly, his love for butter reminds me of the commercial where the dad is eating a stick of butter out of the refrigerator--GROSS and shivers!!
Daily Summer Activities Have Begun!
Brayden has been out of school for nearly a month and he has been playing like a boy should play. His activities are spending time outside painting with watercolors or using his finger paints, he is learning how to hit and catch a baseball, and gardening with his Nana and Papa.
Family Vacation
So many memories are being made on this trip to the East Coast. We have traveled over 24 hours on the road. Brayden has done well with being in the car as often as we have been traveling from one destination to the next.
The one really cool thing that happened today was Brayden caught his first fish! We headed out this morning to the Chattanooga River in Columbus, GA. Lots of people were out fishing and walking around with their families. Brayden has no fear of people and Russ and I have usually joked about Brayden being a future president. NO FEAR!!! There was a homeless couple fishing and Brayden walked right up to them and asked them what they were doing. The man replied probably something along the lines of "fishing." Anyways...Brayden asked if he could fish and the man gave him one of his poles. The rest is history. See the pic for yourself:) So proud of him and his Papa is smiling at him!!!
Mother's Day
Mother's Day started out for me as being rough. It shouldn't have been, but gosh it was rough. It was the first Mother's Day not being married and this brings a lot of emotions. I am very grateful to have Brayden in my life and so thankful that God blessed me with this little man. He is a complete joy, he says some of the most random things at the most random times, intelligent, and such a charmer....I could go on and on like any mother, but will stop the bragging.
I have friends that have adopted, miscarried, pregnant, and waiting to figure out what in the world is going on??? With the two miscarriages, I think about what the personalities would have been like, what they would look like, gender, etc... On Sunday morning as I was driving back to my home to get my Bible for church...I thought these were moments I had no control over, let it go...let it go. It still makes me sad. I am constantly reminded when I get in this funk that God was faithful, because he gave us Brayden.
The day definitely got better because I have parents, brothers, a sister, and friends that know exactly what to say. Took a little time out and danced with my brother, sat on the back porch, and loved on Brayden...it turned out to be a GREAT day!
My Theme Song
A couple of weeks back there was this song that kept playing over and over on the radio and I just HAD to go get the CD (Jeremy Riddle, Full Attention). The intent was to listen to Sweetly Broken over and over in the car, but after a day of listening to the CD there was another song that spoke volumes.
More Than A Friend by Jeremy Riddle:
In the quiet
Of my soul
In the stillness
I hear Your voice call
And I am overwhelmed
And I am lost for words
To describe You
Jesus, You're more than a friend/offering
Jesus, You're more than my heart
Could ever express
Your love and Your grace never fail me
Your merciful touch always heals me
You bring joy to my soul
My heart longs to worship
You my King
I long to bring You
A pleasing offering
'Cause I am overwhelmed
And I am lost for words
To describe You
I love dancing with Brayden and one night I just held him and we danced in the kitchen to this song. It is sweet to hear a 3-year old sing in the car. Brayden knows the words to this song. For those that came to the house within the last month...I never turned off my radio in the kitchen. I had music playing 24/7.
Hard Saying Goodbye to Abilene
Last Thursday was the day I said goodbye to Abilene. Moving to Abilene from Houston was the most dreadest move as an 8th grader and as a 30 year old moving away fromAbilene was the hardest move to make. I hate saying goodbye to friends and only did with a few. My decision about moving was kept quiet and some are just now finding out. I just hate being apart of fanfare and goodbye parties, which I think would surprise people.
Over the last couple of weeks I cried so hard I could not even breathe. I drove all over Abilene remembering different moments in my life. My family moved to Abilene when I was in 8th grade. So for me, I am leaving home. Abilene is home for me. There is an old bridge off of Antilley Road: pass the high school and the road makes a big dip to the right. All through high school I would walk to this bridge, lie down, and I would think and pray. You know I started going to that bridge most mornings about a month back and would just sit there: reflect and pray. The hardest part of leaving, is leaving behind friends. Friendships change when people move away. I know this from moving most of my childhood.
My closest of friends know that losing a job for me is catastrophic on my emotions. Where I am today...I could care less about working. Mouth-dropping shocking news. All I want to do is play. This is not normal for me and I know this. I am working on getting my certification to teach, so come fall I will be able to teach somewhere in Region 18. As for a summertime job, just to keep me going...I am aiming high for a career: perfume girl at Dillard's or Pier One. When I went into Dillard's today, the manager of the store said what do you think about the Lingerie department. I thought you know, I could do bra fittings. LOL!
Playing In The Bluebonnets
We took a little break from the day and spent some time out in the bluebonnet field in Abilene.
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