Silly Boy!

Not too long ago, I heard Brayden waking up from his afternoon nap. He usually sits in his bed and plays for a few minutes before he is ready to get up, so I waited a few minutes before I went into his room. When I did, I started cracking up! I had put him to bed with just a tshirt and diaper on, and when I came in...no more tshirt! He had *somehow* gotten the shirt off by himself...which I was thankful that it hadn't been his diaper that had come off first. (That would NOT have been as funny!) He seemed pretty impressed with himself and definitely wanted to show Mommy what he had done.

I have the best hubby!

Can I just post a quick blog about my hubby...he is the BEST! He stayed home from work today and took care of Brayden so I could go out with "the girls" to the Nutcracker Market...an AMAZING holiday market with about 400 vendors down at Reliant Stadium. We had a blast shopping the day away! He is so sweet to do that, and I am so thankful for a hubby who is so good to me.

I love you, Juan!

The Ledge

In our kitchen, there is a ledge. It is a window sill that overlooks our front yard, and it is the perfect height for Brayden to plop down on and look outside. He loves to go over to the window and, once I raise the blinds, he'll just sit on that ledge and look at the cars drive by, at the birds in the trees, and at all the plants that sit directly opposite the glass panes. It is a place of rest and a place of discovery. It reminds me to sit and rest - to "be still and know that He is God." (Psalm 46:10) It reminds me that we all need to just look and enjoy God's creation. It reminds me that I need to embrace and enjoy the simple things of life. We all need to find those "ledges" in our lives where we can unplug from everything and simply "be."

So...where is your ledge?

Halloween 2009

This year, Brayden was a dinosaur for Halloween. We went trick-or-treating up and down our street. It was funny, each house we went to, he tried to go into their house to play. Our little guy has truly never met a stranger!

Brayden, ready to go!

A drink break during trick-or-treating

Walking down the street to our neighbors' houses

He loved ringing the doorbells of the houses.