Braxtyn's 1

Our sweet baby girl is 1...

This past year has gone by quite fast.

All last week and this week

my mind races back 1 year ago...

So much happened...

And happened quickly...

I keep thinking...ok, did I enjoy it...Do I remember everything?

Honestly..Picking her up is kind of a blurr mixed with fear from her short

hospital stay, mixed with excitement just to get home!
From day 9 (when we got her)
her personality hasn't changed much!
Braxtyn is very determined to get what she wants.
She is a little spit fire I say.
She wants everything her brother has and has to know
what is going on ALL the time.
Nathan calls her "hip" because that is where she wants to be 24/7
She is sassy but sweet...
 Rough but cuddly
She hasn't slept through the night since December :)
Yes LONG LONG restless nights! (I think of you dear cousin Ang)
(Thank you to my sweet mother who steals her whenever she can so I can get a full nights sleep!)
But all in all, I cant imagine my life without her!
She brings us so much joy!
We are soooo in Love!
I say this all the time, but I am TRULY blessed!
Jermaine and Braxtyn are the best gifts God has given us!
Yes, Nathan and I are SO into our children
because they are everything we have ever wanted!

So last Sunday, May 13th, Mothers Day.
We celebrated Jermaine and Braxtyn's Birthday with
the extended family!
It was so much fun! Such beautiful weather!
(As I was looking through these pictures I noticed she wasn't smiling in
most of them...that is her, She is so happy and smiles most of the time,
but when you throw in 30 faces she doesn't see everyday she gets shy!!)

Braxtyn's beautiful Aunties and Yaya!

Thank you again Yaya and Paka for my adorable
lawn chair!
xoxo

Time for a dip in the pool in her new swimsuit from

Auntie Leisha and Uncle Lukey

Braxtyn LOVES water! When in doubt...give her a bath

or take her outside!

Jermaine and Sawyer

Braxtyn loves her Grandma!

Giving Great Grandma Zoerink Hugs!

Playing with Sweet Kennedy!

Jermaine got his first remote "monster truck"

he calls it!

Thank you again everyone for coming!

It was a very special day for us!

xoxo

Missed you DeBoers and Rondaels!

And ALL my Pennsylvania Family

xoxoxo

Watching Cat n The Hat this morning.

So sweet these two...

Braxtyn knows when the theme song is going to come on

and she starts dancing like crazy!

So Cute...they are holding hands.

2011 Family Album

This is sooooo cool!

 I just finished my shutterfly album for 2011

and there was a link to post it on blogspot, so i did and

here you go!

So amazing what you can do these days!

I hope you can see it ok!

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April already.....

So sorry to all my wonderful followers!

I took a little break from blogging.

Its been a little crazy around here with me coaching tennis.

Not used to having a full time job!

I really don't know how moms do it! I feel like my head is

going to explode sometimes!

So yes, in the mean time this is what we have been up too

as we wait for nicer weather!

Pick your battles...right??

So Jermaine always has something to say...

People always ask me, "are you writing this down"

and I'm like no, because he talks ALL the time...

So here are some cute things lately...

He woke up one morning and said..

"Mom, I had knee surgery and I had to drive my old pick up to the doctors"

"Mom, do you know what California means?? (as he points to each finger as he is listing this)

1.scrambled eggs

2.sausage

3.hashbrowns

4. a swimming pool

5.two golf carts

6. a big house

7. and an airplane that will take you where ever you are going.

"Mom, ask me how my nap was."

"Mom, ask me how my sandwich was."

"Mom, ask me how tall I am because you don't know I'm 3 foot 2"

"Mom, Tobyn and I are big brothers, we hug because we love each other a lot"

(He LOVES his cousins)

Happy Birthday Adam!!!

We had a little BBQ party for Adam.

SO much fun having him around!

(even though i don't see Jill as much)

They are so sweet together!!!

Football time!!

Jermaine always pretends to tie his "football" shoes

 

Happy Easter!!

So for Easter this year we were so excited to have Trenton and Tania here

and have our dear friends Matt, Shannon and Sawyer

join us.

Both Jill and Laura were out of state.

So weird to be the only sister here sometimes!

We had lunch at my parents house and an egg hunt.

Then we headed off to Nathans family.

I cant believe I didn't take any pictures.

ALSO I'm so so soooo bumped I didn't even take one of Jermaine and Braxtyn together!!

I just LOVE Jermaine and Tobyns face in this picture!

On a mission...

Ready for a nap!

Finally Shannon and I got a picture together!

Love this girl so much!

Off to Yayas....

Oh ERICA, u means so much to me!

I can not wait for you to be done with school and on this side

of the mountains!!
OMG 5 months until your wedding!!!wahoooo

Nathan, Jermaine and I went down to Tacoma to watch her play tennis

a couple weekends ago...So much fun! I love watching her play!!

Goodbyes are hard...

 

My Beautiful sister Laura and her hubby are moving down to Cali this week.

My heart hurts for the ability not to see them whenever we want

but it SHOUTS for Joy because I know God has such an amazing plan for there lifes!

Last week, Jill, mom, the kids and I, all surprised Laura at Woods Coffee

for one last girl coffee/bfast party.

I held back the tears as Jermaine runs into Woods...runs all the way around the

counter and grabs his auntie.

This is where his auntie has always worked...He knows it so well...He has

"his" table and gets a sausage sandwich every time. We come see her quiet a bit.

Its bitter sweet....Just Jill and I here in L-town now...

And No she will not leave me hehehe

Ohh Jermaine and his "EYES"

Yes!! I got one with my mom!!

I know you would love this Auntie Karen (xoxoxoxoxox)

Laura~Love you so much! I am so proud of you.

I know this is going to be hard at times but I just know God is working

in Josh and you!

Have faith, he is always with you and has HUGE plans for your lifes!

xoxoxox

Yeahhhhh for Skype!!

February already???

I cant believe it!!

So every since last summer my mom, Erica, Jill and a few others

have been bagging me to grow Jermaine's hair out....

So i tried....

Yes tried...

It was so much work!!!!

I had to save time before leaving the house to make sure both

kids had picked hair...

Jermaine did not like it at all... by the way!

I had to pin him down most times!
So after much thought (not really)

I did this...

Haha Just Joking...

And Little Miss Braxtyn...

She realized if she throws a tantrum and screams

she gets something...

I cant believe already, at 9 Months, she wants to play

with the ipad just because Jermaine is playing with it.

She's a little spit fire!

But, Wow, does she keep things going around here..

Never a dull moment!

So much personality!!

I love it!

Ready for Church!!

I wish this Picture turned out better, its a little fuzzy

but she has the cutest smile!



Forgot to post this amazing cake

my sister Laura made us...

so sad they lost!