Brayden's Baseball Birthday Party

We celebrated Brayden's 4th birthday with a Baseball Birthday Party.  We had lots of fun with ballpark food...hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts and other fun treats.  The kids had fun in our game "Pin the Ball on the Bat" and then getting candy from the baseball pinata.  It was a fun day!

The cupcakes were topped with baseball whistles for everyone.

The night before his birthday, Jonathan put together Brayden's

first big-boy bike.  Thank goodness for internet tutorials to help

you at midnight!  Fun times being a dad!

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Oh the excitement while waiting for his birthday present!

Happy 4th Birthday, Brayden!

Happy 4th Birthday Brayden!

 

 My baby is 4 YEAR OLD!!!  WHAT?!  How did this happen?  It seems like just yesterday that we were in the hospital having him.  And now, he is FOUR.  Crazy.  He is growing up so much and becoming such an amazing child who simply loves life.  He brings such joy, laughter, and fun into our home.  I am so thankful.

Father-Son Adventure Night

Awhile back, we had a Father-Son Adventure Night with our Preschool ministry at church. Brayden was super excited about getting to spend a fun night out with Dad.  They looked at old classic cars, rode a train, made airplanes, ate burgers and had lots of fun together.

Look who is in the driver's seat!

...agh!

Making an airplane to fly together.

It was a fun night...just Daddy and Son!

Rocking Out

...and I thought I made up words to songs!

Quite the Racer

This past weekend, Brayden got to race in a derby car race at our church.  

Jonathan races in the leader race every year for our children's ministry, so 

Brayden helped him out as he raced it.  He came away with 2nd place for speed

and 3rd place for design (the car has a Second Students logo on it).  Great job boys!

Feeding Giraffes

The Houston Zoo has a relatively new exhibit that they've built for the giraffes.  One of the cool features is a feeding platform, and twice a day, you can come and feed the giraffes.  I think I was just about as excited as Brayden was for it all!

Heading up to the feeding platform...

...well, hello!

They gave us 3 big pieces of lettuce to give the giraffes.

Their tongues are SO long that they snatch it out 

of your hand from pretty far away!

He was SO excited and amazed at it all!

 Finger lickin' good!

Afterward, they had a giraffe pelt that the kids could feel.

It was such a fun experience!