New Journey

On Thursday night my amazing friends and husband had a little get together for me. It was the night before my first day of classes. My friends brought over funny school supplies. A couple of them were a Hannah Montana notebook, Princess folders, and a microphone pen. Ahh they love me don't they? My husband got me a new computer, he is soo wonderful!! I have to thank my wonderful friends for coming over and making me not so nervous for my first day. Thanks Will, Joel, Carl, Emily, Braxton, and of course Conrad.

So Friday I started my first day at Bethel College. I was so nervous that morning, and I couldn't figure out why. I believe it was because I had been out of school for some time, and I just felt like I was going to be so far behind right from the get go. I had the exact same feeling I had the first day of high school. All the new faces, teachers, and subjects. Ahh I was scared. Anyways my first class of the day was exploring the christian faith. I didn't even know what to expect with this class, but for a long time I have been praying to God to help me get closer to him. This class is exactly what I have been praying for. The rest of the day was great and I feel like this is exactly where I am suppose to be. I think this is going to be a great semester, d0n't get me wrong it is going to be a lot of work, but I am actually excited for it.

Since Friday was my first day at school, it was also Braxton's first day at school. The day started rough with Braxton refusing to go to school. He latched on to me and I thought there was no way we were going to get out of the car. Once we got inside he saw all of his friends and it was much easier to leave my side. Thank God for Aunt Jenn being there, she helped me by just taking him away because I would have stayed forever. Braxton had a rough first day with going on the potty. I think it was a different place than home and doing so much occupied him he didn't think or want to stop to go potty. All in all, Ann told me he was her star student for the day so I am happpy!! I am hoping this new routine will be good for Braxton and he will learn a lot from pre-school. Mommy and Daddy will be missing him a lot while he is there.

Conrad starts his new job in two weeks and he is getting really excited. It is nice to see him so determined and excited to go to work. He has already passed his first section of his CPA exam. I am so proud of him I cannot help but smile. He has accomplished so much and I know he is going to do great things.

This is our new journey and I know our family is going to bloom because of it. Excited for what God has in store for all of us.

What are you thankful for?

In our household, we love to pray. We really have worked hard at giving Braxton the opportunity to speak and talk to God, and most importantly remind him that he is always there for anything. At night we have been reading a lot about God and Braxton of course has a lot of questions. Well tonight we did our normal routine. We read two stories, sang our prayer song (the same song my mom sang to me when I was a child), and lastly I opened the floor to Braxton to pray about anything he wanted to. This is what my son said; God thank you for food, for sandwiches, for peanut butter sandwiches, and crunchy peanut butter. I was laughing so hard, I was crying. It is amazing to hear the things this little boy has to say. Just a moment I hope to remember and I am sure God was glad to hear it too.

Braxton & Mommy

Time for Change

Braxton at the lake on the Tug Boat

Going for a run with our jogging stroller

Ky enjoying the stroller too

Our family has had an awesome summer. We have spent so much time at the lake and just really enjoyed swimming and being outside. A new favorite thing for me is Braxton and I take a run together with my jogging stroller. I love working out and sometimes it just isn't possible because I don't have someone to watch Braxton. Finally I just started realizing I can do things with Braxton now. I love running so now we just do it together. We love running around and seeing stuff around the neighborhood. It has been a great thing for us to share together. He also motivates me and tells me to keep going. He is my little coach. It has been an awesome summer, but our routine is very much about to change because next week is my first week of school and Braxton is going to be going back to his school. He is very excited, but I have to say I am very nervous. I know everything will be fine and our family will adjust to the changes. It's all for the best and I know God will guide us through it all. Conrad is also about to start his new job. He is getting so excited, and we are all excited for him. I know he will do great. We will keep you updated on all the excitement!!

Potty Training

Well the light switch turned on for Braxton and he is rocking potty training right now. All the sudden he just told us he needed to go and he did. It is awesome. My sister was totally right on this one, just wait till they are ready and they will do it. My favortie part of the whole thing is how excited Braxton gets when he goes to the bathroom. He is just so proud. His favorite part has to be the reward of chocolate. I have to say that potty training was stressful in the beginning, but we have had some hilarious times with it as well. Coming from a woman raising a boy I never even thought to teach Braxton to point his pee pee down when he is sitting on the potty. Well lets just say I got sprayed once and now I a pro at reminding him. Also we love how Braxton just touches his toes when he is done pooping for us to wipe him. Where do kids learn this stuff? My all time fav is when Braxton looks at me and says, "Mommy I need to drop a deuce." Thanks to all daddy's wonderful friends for teaching him all these wonderful new sayings. All I have left to says is man I love the fact that we don't have to buy diapers. Just think every month I spend at least 25 bucks on diapers. Hello that a lot of money. Now its staying in my pocket! Woohoo!!

We are so proud of our little boy!!!

The Kissing Hand

Braxton loves to read. We have an amazing night time routine where we climb into bed and read. It's a great moment where we can relax and cuddle up together. I adore that Braxton enjoys reading just as much as I do. One day we stopped at Barnes and Noble and read books for an hour. Braxton just thought it was so cool that there were so many books he could choose from. He of course picked out a ton that were about dogs, I wouldn't expect anything less. Anyways I picked out a book called The Kissing Hand and totally feel in love. The book talks about a baby raccoon going to school and how he is so scared, but his mother teaches him a secret that allows him to feel his mother's love wherever he goes. It is just perfect. I always feel sad whenever I leave for work or something because I miss my baby so much, this book allows us to have something to bring us together when we are away from each other. I suggest this book to any parent. It's something I share with my little buddy and I adore it.