Happy Birthday Braxton

really creepy guy in the middle of the trading post.

Here are some of things we were able to do on Braxton's 7th birthday. He was so excited and has been counting down for a long time (about July). Of course he first wanted to open presents, he got a helicopter, a dragon, a sword (that Wes uses to beat the kids and I :), and a hotwheels toy. We wanted to get him something big like a fourwheeler but in NE there aren't alot of places to go, so we decided to go with small things that would fit in an apartment and save that for another time. Next we went to the Trading Post of Buffalo Bill. The kids loved to look around and see all the neat things. Most of things are outside (the wagon, buffalom horse and all of that.) Inside it is mostly a place kids can spend your money, oh and the creepy guy Katie wanted to touch to make sure he wasn't real. Braxton was able to buy a cap gun (thank you Grandma Myra for the money) and he saved the rest of his money. He was also able to buy a remote control truck (thank you Grandma Karen). He was so excited to buy his own things and still have money left over. Then we were going to go to Cody Go-Karts and go miniture golfing and go-karts. When we got there they were closed, so I called just to find out what the hours were. Instead she said they would pull them out for us to drive. It was alot of fun just the four of us driving on the track (and for the record the girls beat the boys, we passed them 2 times, better driver than Wes!!) and the nice lady who opened the go-karts watched Marshall for us. Then we went and had pizza and played with all of his toys. The missionaries came over to say Happy Birthday and we all had cake and ice cream. What a fun day!! Braxton said it was the best. Thanks for all the Birthday wishes, phone calls and able to skype. Love you all!!

Cowboy up

One thing we do have in Nebraska is rodeos. We were able to go to the finals and had a great time. Marshall loved watching the horses and was making horse and cow sounds the whole time. He was so fascinated. Braxton and Katie also loved it, Katie loved to watch for the pretty girls. The rodeo was actually in an arena , not just a field. Braxton and Katie are so good with Marshall, they love to play with him and he loves to follow them. Marshall is still going through his phase when you pull out the camera he says "Cheese" really loud with a silly grin. They are so much fun to be around and go do things with.

nEW pROJECT

Most people know that I love to crochet. I gained this talent when I had Katie, so I have done it for 5 years. I mainly love to crochet for other people and make gifts of all sorts. The new project that I have moved on to is making little doll clothes for Katie. She has absolutely loved this and has picked out the order of making her clothes. We just bought the book yesterday, this is the first outfit Katie wanted me to make. Here is the finished project.

In the bottom picture I wanted to show how cute the little undershorts were and the booties. The whole outfit turned out so cute and was fun to make.

Marshall's funny moments

Marshall is going through a really fun and funny stage. Here are some moments in his life that we caught with a camera. He has always been obsessed with his blankets especially his dark blue one, but this day was different. He wouldn't let his blanket out of his sight. He was eating breakfast (cereal and a waffle, both very messy with a one year old) and kept crying and pointing. I tried to give him everything, finally found out it was his blanket. So, he proceeded to eat breakfast and get his blanket all stinky because he wouldn't let go of it. Off to the bath we go, I tried everything to make him let go. Nope, the blanket had to take a bath with him. But then it was all wet and I wouldn't let him take it around the house. He just stood by the bathroom door crying. Poor picked on child, he doesn't always get what he wants (just usually).

His next thing he is doing is learning how to do a somersault. He will stand on his head and cry if you don't help push him over, and yes he could do this for hours but I get bored.

Lately Marshall has been teething which makes for early mornings. This time he got up at 5 o clock which for us that is still early. At about 10 he wanted to go to bed but I wanted him to have a snack first. Poor kid fell asleep while eating.

His new favorite thing is to bug Katie. She loves her baby dolls like he loves his blanket. He loves to take her favorite doll and play with it.

His new favorite saying is anytime you touch him, try to change his diaper or clothes and says owie in the most pathetic way. He really makes it sound like you are hurting him, I can't figure out where he learns this stuff. Also, while putting him down for a nap or bed he is the most loving child. He will give you kiss after kiss. Even after you lay him down you can hear him kissing, already procrastinating, I think he is a bit young to learn that.

Cody Park

This is another one of the kids favorite places to go, Cody Park. Unfortunately, it closes the 3rd week in September so we go often before it closes. There is so much to do here the kids love it. There are 4 different playgrounds and they all have a few different toys to play on. For only 25 cents you can get corn (not that yucky smelling food at the zoo) to feed the animals. The kids have fun looking at all the animals and try to get different ones to come to them. They also have concession food that is really cheap, you can get a really big ice cream cone for only 75 cents (this is Marshall's favorite part). Braxton and Katie's favorite part are the rides. One nice thing about our small little town are the rides are only 40 cents a peice, unlike Idaho Falls where you get to ride 5 rides for $15 (a joke at how expensive). Just wanted to share another fun day we all had together. oh and sorry about the white blanks I can't get rid of them.