Florida & Braden's 1st Birthday 2010

So Evan doesn't look very happy in this picture, but he was actually very excited to ride the plane to Florida! He was a great traveler!

We had to get in the pool as soon as we got to Grandma and Papa's house!

SeaWorld!

Thanks to Grandma J., we were able to feed the dolphins!

Decorating Easter eggs!

He was actually thrilled that the Easter Bunny came!

Braden's 1st birthday was on Easter Sunday this year! Grandma and Papa had a bunch of family members over for Easter dinner and birthday cake! Of course, Braden devoured his cake!

Evan loved the water--especially jumping in to one of us. Cousins: Kiana, Braden, Katlyn, Nathan, Shaylee, Isaac, and Evan.

Ft. Meyers Beach

We had the best vacation ever--thanks to Grandma and Papa! They were the best hosts!

March 2010

February 2010

Braden's crazy hair! First bath together....what a time saver!

Valentine's Day (Braden's first one!)

Braden's 9 month photos

Air Evan

It's amazing how much time you can kill just by jumping into a pile of pillows!

Braden: 9 months old

My little peach is growing so fast. At his 9 month exam he weighed 19 lbs. 9 oz (40%) and was 28 3/4 inches tall (75%). He has been poppin' teeth like crazy, and he learned how to clap in December. He learned how to do the army crawl in December and a month later in early/mid January he began all-out crawling on his hands and knees. All of his gross motor skills are so foreign to us. Evan didn't learn how to clap until he was 14months old....and he never crawled....so we are only NOW learning about babyproofing our house! Braden even likes crawling up the steps! I just can't believe it. Needless to say, I am so proud of him!!! But it feels like he is growing up faster than Evan did. :(

Braden's first sledding experience

Ben pretty much forced Evan on the snowmobile this year. He was kicking and screaming and crying and didn't want to have anything to do with it. Once they drove down to the lake, Evan loved it and wanted more!!

We barely got any smiles out of Braden as we pulled him around the yard for the first time. He looked so serious mostly. I thought he would enjoy it more.

just playin' around

Sometimes Evan can be such a goofball. He found his cousin's helmets and insisted on wearing one around the house for quite a while. He even got me wearing one while I was making dinner.

Here he decided to get into a Kohl's bag and he called it his swimsuit. He thought it was great to walk around in it.

Farewell Noel and Kat

We were able to meet for brunch at Hell's kitchen in Minneapolis to say good bye to our friends from college, Noel and Kat. They are moving to Austin, Texas to move closer to Kat's family. We will surely miss them!

Steve and Amy's Wedding

Ben's cousin, Amy, got married on the 2nd of January. It was a beautiful family winter wedding.
Here we are with Jenean and Brad (Ben's parents), Mike and Jade (Ben's brother and fiance).

Steve and Amy

Evan and Naomi (Ben's cousin's daughter) had a 'thing' for each other!!! They held hands and played all night!