Good Ole Family Time

This morning, we woke up and headed to Cracker Barrel for breakfast together as a family. It was such a nice and relaxing time together.  Afterwards, Brayden had begged us to play Checkers, so the boys stopped outside for a quick game.  It was so cute seeing Jonathan teach him how to play.

After breakfast, Jonathan headed out to play golf with some friends on his day off. Brayden and I went and had a Mommy-Son date at an early movie - The Lorax in 3-D.  It was a cute movie...we pretty much had the theater to ourselves.  During the songs, he'd try to sing along with them...it was cracking me up!  We had quite a good time.

20 Questions to Ask Your Kids Each Year

I saw this great idea of asking your kids the same 20 questions each year to keep track of some of their favorite things as well as seeing how their answers change over the year. Brayden's birthday isn't for awhile, but I wanted to get his answers as a 3-year-old.  I love that I have these memories of him recorded now.  These were his exact responses...

1. What is your favorite color? Red
2.  What is your favorite toy? Cars and Music Stuff...Jingle Bells
3. What is your favorite fruit? Banana
4. What is your favorite TV show? Dinosaur Train
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut Butter & Jelly or Honey
6. What is your favorite outfit? My Spiderman Outfit
7. What is your favorite game? Sports
8. What is your favorite snack? Caramel Rice Cakes...Under the chips in the pantry
9. What is your favorite animal? Hippopotamus
10. What is your favorite song? “Trust and Obey” & “Holy” (“Holy, Holy, Holy”)
11. What is your favorite book? Toy Story book w/ character mat & characters...from Lowe’s
12. Who is your best friend? Christopher (at Preschool)
13. What is your favorite sport? With Daddy...football
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Playing with the Spiderman web & water thing
15. What is your favorite drink? Milk, Apple Juice, Orange Juice, & Capri Sun
16. What is your favorite holiday? Trick-or-Treat
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Ruffy & Woody (Dog & Toy Story Woody)
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Candy & Cracklin Oat Bran (haha!)
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cupcakes
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Stegosaurus Conductor from Dinosaur Train

Ice Skating

Awhile ago, we went ice skating down at Discovery Green in downtown Houston. Originally, it was going to be a date, but then I decided Brayden might really enjoy it too. He did...for about 2 laps.  I know now to wait 'til he's a little older to try out skates again.

 Brayden sported 'double blade' ice skates, which is supposed 

to help with little kids' balance.  Um, didn't quite work as I had hoped.
Ice is quite slippery...go figure!

The best way we made it work for Brayden was to stick him 

in between our skates and just pull along the side.

Sandwiched between Dad's skates

 It's been awhile since I've been ice skating.  It was fun!

 With my little man...

We ended up taking turns skating on our own (romantic, I know!), 

while the other skated with Brayden.  I was proud 

of his effort and trying so hard to make it work.  

He was quite a cutie slipping and sliding around on the ice!