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Thursday, March 3, 2011

a bragging moment 8:38 PM

I am so impressed with Brandon and how artistic he is and how well he is doing with school and learning and talking. He can write his entire alphabet and he proceeded to do so on our driveway...

And here is a picture he drew of himself (see the glasses?) with the sun and his new favorite letter "D for Daddy!"

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SOCCER 8:37 PM

Brandon got his cleats and shin guards and is ready for his first season of soccer, which starts next weekend! He (and we) are SO excited!!

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ROAD TRIP!! 8:23 PM

Last minute we decided to jump in the car with Nemah and Papa and head west to Mississippi to visit Rachel, Allen, Kylie and Kira. Kira was having her 4th birthday party and Brandon just happened to have Friday and Monday off of school, so it was perfect. Except for the fact that Colin was sick the whole trip, and it WAS a LONG drive, we had a great time and we are glad we decided to go. This was probably our last visit to Meridian, as they are moving to Pensacola soon! YAY for 3-4 hours closer than before!!

It was a busy, fun weekend. Saturday morning we hit up Kylie's soccer game! She surely is a princess on the field. She is too cute and we had a great time watching her!!

Colin and Kira cheer Kylie on!

After the game, the kids spent some time out front playing and having a great time enjoying the nice weather. Brandon and Colin were dying to drive the Barbie car and of course instead of posing for a picture, Colin decided to turn on the radio and Brandon insisted it was too loud...so much for a nice pic of the boys...

Allen set up the bounce house and they had a blast! Colin was afraid to go in and he didn't like going in while anyone else was in there, but when he had a chance to go in by himself, he loved it! They also loved tumbling down the slide part.

PHOTO SHOOT!!

BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Kira had her birthday party at the carousel. It was a PJ party so all the kids got to wear their favorite pajamas. The boys were at first hesitant about riding on the carousel. After the first ride around, Brandon was a pro and actually started riding by himself! Colin was still a little shy, but did go around a few times. He was more interested in the cake and candy than anything else! Rachel did a great job with the Monkey cakes and all the decorations. It was a great party! It was also Papa's birthday, so he got a cake too!

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Jump Rope for Heart-2nd year 8:01 PM

Last year Brandon did Jump Rope for Heart and raised $75. This year we decided not to fund raise, but he still got to participate and had a good time. Colin and I went to his school to watch him with our neighbors, Kristin and Hunter (Hailey was jumproping too!). Brandon was having a blast and Colin got to join in on the fun too! What a great way to keep the heart healthy (and on Valentine's day too!)

This was when we first saw him...his class holds rings to stay in line when they go places. Brandon actually isn't the shortest kid in the class anymore!