March Madness!! And It Is!!!

Braydon's first NCAA tournament ended in round one this year. Here he is cheering on his favorite team. He was not to upset about the loss as you can see. The PAC 10 is still a conference to watch out for. Maybe next year U of A will be in longer.

Here is another fun adventure Braydon got to do for the first time. If you look close in the picture can you see the real animal (not Ian this time)???

Braydon was really able to relate to the giraffe because they both have a drooling problem.

Braydon fed the giraffe himself and thank goodness his Grandpa had a good hold on him. The Giraffe's tongue was so long that it wrapped around Braydons hand about three times.

This is a little hard to see but well worth putting in the blog. We have a friend named Alicia that works at this zoo and she took our little group exclusively behind the scenes. One of the groups of animals she works with are the lions, so she took us to see him up close and personal. The pictures don't do this guy justice. He is huge and acts just like a big kitty. His favorite toy is a big plastic barrel that he has mostly destroyed of course. It was really cool to see and hear him that close up.

Here is a shot of the lion holding his barrel. It was pretty cool!!

Braydon's Grandma and Grandpa knew that he was missing something in his life. Every little boy dreams of their own puppy to hold, lay on, and love to pieces. We as parents really liked the one they got him because we don't have to pick up after it or even feed it. See what we mean below.

Is this kid cute or what??

Someone get this kid a modeling contract!!

Well we don't feel like we can post pictures of Braydon in the bath tub, but if we did you would all be laughing because he does nothing but kick and splash. It makes for a fun time in the bath. Anyway after bath pictures are just as fun!! Who else would like a ducky towel??

And or course we had a great Easter as we hope the rest of you did as well. We had a group of about 17 on the mountain for a picnic. Part of the group wanted to be in the sun so they set up shop in the wash.

Braydon forgot to bring his hat on the trip so it was a good thing his Uncle Poo Poo Head (what Braydon calls his Uncle Clint) brought along an extra one for him!

Braydon and his favorite Cousin Sydney.

The two dads and their babies!!

And finally an update on the projects around the house. Ian has almost completed the fireplace outside, but has had to put things on hold for a little bit. See he has learned a valuable lesson about cutting things with razors, and that is to keep your fingers out of the way. Six stitches later in two different fingers he is on the mend. But the projects did not stop, no in fact they grew. Below is Ian's new project, who is ready for fun in the sun?? Out with the new and in with the old.

Ian's new 1973 Chevy Blazer

A little paint and some good hard work.

Well we know how much fun blogging can be but apparently not enough for this little guy. Hope you enjoyed checking this weeks blog.

Rollin Rollin Rawhide!!

This is a new month and Braydon has started something new. He has now figured out how to roll over. It is amazing how much fun it is to see him roll over. I roll over in bed probably a hundred times and I don't think anything of it but when he does it looks like he has figured out a whole new world. Instead of seeing everything upside down, he finally is starting to see it right side up. We are excited about the next stages of his life and are trying to capture everything we can.

Here are a couple fun pictures of Braydon

Here is one of Braydon just slipping into his Milk Comma

Here is Braydon with his milk belly hanging out

Here is Braydon beating all of you in a game of Chubby Bunny, Anyone think they can take him??

This is Braydon's favorite past time. An afternoon walk in the stroller.

I guess I will give the latest yard update as well. It is pretty much spring around here already. The grass has started to come back and I have had good time to work on the out door fire place. Here are a couple pictures of the metal framing Ian is using to build it. Also there is a special print in the concrete. Check out what we have done.

This is just a great picture of Braydon with his Uncle Clint and Cousin Sydney. We were at Ashley's birthday party but did not even get a picture of her. Sorry Ashley, it was a lovely party though.