Almost forgot Another of Braydons Big Adventures

Nothing is better than your first trip out doors. We took Braydon Camping a few weeks back. Needless to say the men had a great time, including Braydon, but the girls are still wondering why the bathroom is so far away. Anyway the pictures tell the story just as well as we could so enjoy!!

Wyatt, Mark, Ian, Braydon, Tammy

Wyatt, Mark, Clint

Ian and Braydon

Courtney and Braydon

Mark and Wyatt

Ian and Braydon

Wow you gotta see this!!!

Okay we are back and this time we have footage that is going to change our lives forever. As you watch this video please be thinking about the parents of this child and the now new energy levels that need to be found. Everyone knows this is a natural transition but as watching it happen before your eyes makes it even more exciting. This is a first of Braydon's many new adventures.

Okay so you have now seen the amazing feets that Braydon grown to use. Next he is he showing us a future. Many of this family members will be able to appreciate this. Could it be that we have a marching band member in our future?? I don't know but it looks like he is pretty comfortable with his first set of symbols. You can be the judge!!

Hope you enjoyed the shows!!

Summer Adventures!

I hope you are ready for some adventures because we are going to update you on two months worth of fun! Here we go!

It is always a good time for swimming in the summer in Arizona! Braydon is enjoying Great Grandma and Grandpas pool here.

In June we had our 10 year high school reunion. It was lots of fun. We got to see some people we did not expect to see.

Our Friend Laura came down with her kids Lizzy and Dillon and we had lots of fun spending time with them. Here we are all at the zoo with Nikki and Delaney.

Here are some of the pictures we were able to get during our reunion.

We spent part of July in Wisconsin and Minnesota. We had a great time visiting with family at Great Grandma Davis' resort. In Minnesota we were able to catch up with friends at dinners and at the Totman's lake house. Everyone seemed pleased to meet Braydon.

Here we are in the Totman's lake house.

We were able to meet up with Missy & Amber at one of our favorites Buca De Beppo.

Missy & Amber are classmates from Chiropractic School.

In Gazebo cousin Avery hugs the two packer fans Sydney & Braydon.

The newest Chuckel additions below Twins Everett & Isabel. Holding the twins is Ian's Aunt Connie and their father Uncle Jesse.

Braydon enjoyed driving Great Grandma Davis' pontoon.

Celebrating Uncle Doug's birthday calls for a formal family portrait!

Who doesn't love to drive the gator or hang out on Gazebo hill? Well we know Braydon does.


Wyatt and Brylee really enjoyed spending time with their new cousins Braydon and Sydney.

The pontoon is so relaxing just ask Braydon.

Swinging on the playground with Mom is fun too.

Click play to enjoy a short video of us in Gazebo!

Sydney & Braydon spent some great quality time splashing here in the bath tub in Gazebo.

When we returned home to Tucson we took Braydon to his first baseball game the Sidewinders.

We were there with Julia, Uncle Clint and G-Pa.

Long over due Sorry!!

So we have been very busy this last month. Between birthdays, weddings, mothers day, graduation and holidays it seems like our weekends have been packed full. We are doing well and looking forward to the summer. We have had some of the most beautiful weather this spring. This same time last year we were over 100 degrees, this year though has been mid to high 80's most of the time. That is just perfect.

Ian has managed to just about finish the outdoor fireplace. Only final touches left. It is a great focal point in the backyard. We have even had a couple fires in the evenings. It really looks great with a fire in it. Next the old blazer will get some attention just in time for summer. Nothing better than a convertible truck.

Braydon is on the move. He is now doing what is called the wounded soldier. He basically pulls himself around. He gets up to his knees but has not quite figured out how to use them. We are sure in the next couple weeks he will be everywhere in the house. He is really enjoying his new world. If we don't watch him for a minute he could be in another room all together.

Braydon and his cousin Sydney have had a couple photo shoots together and below are a few of the pictures. We hope you all enjoy them and are having a great start to your summers.

Fireplace update

As I promised here is the mid week update on the fireplace we are constructing. Ian almost finished it with a few final touches left. Hopefully he will have it done soon!!

Food is Yummy!!

Dinner time is finally going to be fun to watch!! The pictures only get better as we go along.

Braydon is really growing up fast. So fast that he now has two teeth at the same time coming in. So let the fun begin.

Here is the first bite Braydon gets to take. For those of you that have spent much time with Braydon you understand why we have to restrain his hands, because they are constantly moving. Braydon's first food was a bite of Peas. Yummy!!!

This is the face of a little boy who's eyes have been opened!

It does not look like we will have to feed him much longer since he already is taking the spoons away from us and eating on his own. Now if we could just get him to change his own diapers. Maybe next week?

Here is Braydon at his Uncle and Great Grandpa's birthday lunch. It was both Braydon and his Uncles first time at PF Chang's.

Happy Birthday Uncle Clint!!

Happy Birthday Great Grandpa Ferroll!!

Braydon also had a little celebration of his own Sunday April 12th. We had him dedicated at the church we have been attending. Here we are with Pastor Glen. We want to especially thank all of our family members that came to support us and Braydon, it really means a lot to us.

Overall the last couple weeks have been pretty eventful. The first weekend of April Ian, Steve (Ian's Dad), Mark (Courtney's Dad) , Clint ( Courtney's Brother) and Vern (a good family friend of Ian's dad) all decided to strap 50lb backpacks on them and hike over a mountain. It was a great idea to say the least. They left Friday morning and had planned to be gone until Sunday. Well Friday was a lot more than any of them had planned for and decided to cut the trip short and came back on Saturday. It was a great trip but it was a trip that needed a lot more time and preparation and next time we will be ready for it. Overall a great learning experience.

Here is Ian, Steve and Vern getting started, Notice the smiles at the beginning of the trail.

One thing the trip did not lack was a view. We hiked to about 7,000 feet the first day and here is a good prospective of how far we had gone. Here Vern is taking in the view from about half way through the hike.

This is kind of hard to tell but here is our campsite. Mark and Vern are sitting on the logs that we put in place around the fire. We defiantly improved the value of campsite #2. I think most people will want to stay there from now on.

The trip was great but sitting in the car afterwards was the best thing ever.

Well last but not least the "back yard update"

Ian has finished the Great Wall of Davis by stucco painting it. It turned out great. Better than we thought. As far as the fire place itself, there should be a mid week update with the finished product as well. Ian is putting the final touches on it.

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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.