Thursday, September 1, 2011

Summer 2011

I haven't updated the blog much this summer but it is not because I have not been taking a million+ pictures. Here are some of the things that we did and some of the pictures that I took:


*** State Fair 2011!


The butter cow...need I say more?

Grandpa with Brayden on the skyride
Kylie rode with Grandma on the skyride and it is important to note that the skyride is her favorite at the fair... this tidbit of information begs the question, "Do we have a future pilot on our hands?" :-)

Clifford was at the fair also!... Seeing Clifford at the Fair, left Colton in utter amazement! hehe

We watched a very funny Western skit! The kids quoted lines from it for days and weeks to come!


We also watched "The Swampmaster's Gator show"!


Crazy bravery







*** We're going on an ant hunt...





The kids went on a bug hunt around the backyard- fun times.


*** Great Grandpa Bill turned 80 this summer!





We had a party for him at a restaurant and the whole family gathered togeher to celebrate this wonderful man!





I love this picture of Great Grandpa and Great Grandma with their 3 great grandchildren!





The HOBEN men-- Brett, Brayden, Colton, Bryan, Gpa Bill, Dakota and Bryce (LtoR)





Our little family!





This is one of my favorite pictures of all times-- I love Colton's smile and his big blue eyes, I also think his aunt, Nicole, is BEauTIfuL!!!





Earlier in the day, before Gpa Bills' bday party, we went wedding dress shopping with Kate! How fun!!! This is all of us at Texas Roadhouse after a successful day at the bridal store!


*** Mya, Lauren, Benson and Jack came over for a sleepover and a day of fun!



We had a water baloon fight-- the kids vs. Brett (I was the photographer so I was off limits when it came to water ballons....that was until I put the camera down and Brett turned all the kids on me! "Go GET mom!" )






















***DAkota, Brett's youngest brother, got married this summer



It was a beautiful wedding!



The bride looked beautiful and the groom looked so hansome.




Grandma and Grandpa at the wedding



Our family at the reception dinner



Nicole did all the flowers for the wedding, she did an amazing job!



We borrowed Benji and Abby's WII and the kids had a b-l-a-s-t playing.



Brett tied Brayden's tie for the 1st time! (it was an emotional time for me...)








*** Earlier in the summer, Kylie and Brayden were in swimming lesson...







*** Kylie learned to ride her bike without the training wheels!! Woohoo! Way to go Kylie!



*** Colton found himself a girlfriend this summer...



*** ...and he gave himself a black eye, when he ran into the corner of a picnic table (scary and sad! :-( but it did not bring his spirits down, he was so tough)





**** I am sorry about the weird spacing. I am not sure how to fix the problem, I keep adjusting the space in between pictures or sentences and when I publish the post, it shows up with the same weird spacing. If you have a blog and know how to fix this spacing problem, let me know, please! :)

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Happy 4th Birthday my wonderful Brayden!!!

I can't believe it's been 4 years since you've joined our family!

What a joy you are!!!
You love riding bikes, scooters, skateboards...

You love to play and hangout with your sister and brother!


You and Piper are good buddies...when she's not biting you or pulling on your pants and when you're not kicking and teasing her



You have always been so strong!
I remember when you were learning to walk, you had the strength to lift yourself up holding a basketball


You love playing-around with daddy, Kylie, Colton and Grandpa!
You're always up for helping Grandpa with chores



Your favorite movie is CARS and for your fourth birthday we took you to see the sequel--Cars 2

You have the most charming smile!




You love your aunts and uncles!

You were in soccer this summer and you are so good at it. You are a fast runner!!!

I am so proud of you!!!





This summer, you were in your first swimming lessons.
You were so brave!!!

(here you are with your teacher, Megan)


You learned so much and you graduated to the next level- advance preschool beginners





You love to:
*play sports

*fix things with dad

(a couple of months ago you told me when you grow up you want to be just like daddy-- get married, have kids and fix things with daddy to make money)

*do chores and work with grandpa and daddy

*read

*you paint when mommy gets the paint out and you play with play dough

*you like to bust some crazy dance moves
*your second favorite movie is "Despicable Me" and you quote from it quite often








You come snuggle with me when you wake up from your nap or in the morning.

I love your snuggles!

I love your hugs!

I love your kisses!

I love you and everything about you!