Escaping, Dedication, Mother's Day & Graduation

Things have been kind of busy around here lately. Bailey graduated(woo hoo), school has been busy for me and Brayden is crawling out of his crib. YUP- my little man is an escape artist!

I thought about putting him in a toddler bed, but I really don't think he is ready. I know he wont stay in it and I know a baby gate wont keep him safe in his room. He knocked down my aunt's puppy gate trying to get in to play with the puppies...my little ninja-ha! Sooo... I bit the bullet(you won Kelsey) and bought a 'crib tent' for his crib. It is rather barbaric and I feel like I am caging in Brayden and I am trying to be okay with the tent, but me and Bailey are both having a hard time adjusting to it. On the plus side- It keeps out the mosquitoes and so he wont get eatin' up anymore at night- ha! All in all- it is safer for him, but still....having a hard time...

Anyway, he has been sleeping GREAT and we are all well-rested around here again..whoop! ;)

Brayden helping Daddy put the tent together ...

Sleeping so good...haha!

We dedicated Brayden Mother's Day weekend at church. It had been weighing heavy on our hearts for almost a year now and it made the weekend so wonderful. It is mainly for the parents and it is just a time where we commit to raising Brayden according to God's word and ways. It was wonderful and even the 30 minutes before the service where we had to be cooped up behind the stage were great too...ha! Brayden was all over the place and hitting on all the ladies(young and old). Literally, he went up to EVERY little girl and as soon as they noticed him he was off to the next one...it was rather cute. They gave each family a certificate, a little Bible and then a DVD of the ceremony. After church we went to Chick-fil-A for some dinner and to let Brayden play a bit.

B is getting so big!!

Then this past weekend Bailey GRADUATED!!!! It is amazing how fast the past 3 years have gone by and now he is done with school and is on the hunt for a big boy job, soooo if you know anybody hiring a handsome & hardworking man- I know just the guy! ;)

Bailey with his friend before they walked!

Brayden is becoming so social and made so many new friends at the graduation-haha! Anyway, after watching Bailey walk across the stage we all headed to lunch and had a great time.

Dressed up for Daddy's Big Day

He makes the funniest faces!

Aren't they so handsome! ;)

While we were at my aunt's Brayden took his 1st major fall and now I am on edge. He was walking and fell mouth first on the edge of a wooden stair. There was LOTS of blood, tears from both me and him and then some good Popsicle eating. B is much better now, but his gums are really bruised and thankfully that is all. I know there are a lot more accidents to come and I am not sure I am ready for that yet.

Well- just a few more weeks and I am done with school for the summer...I can't wait!! I plan to spend lots of time at the pool and just enjoying Brayden! :)

And just because I think this is so cute...

I love this little man so much!! :)

*I have been really bad at taking pictures lately and remembering to bring my camera around, but I've got way more pictures of this past weekend coming in a few days thanks to my MIL and SIL, so check back*