best buddies

brayden doesn't get to hang out with amaje as much as he use to. 

its crazy to see how much these two have grown.

I adore their friendship 

lacrosse scrimmage

boys slept on the way to and from the scrimmage....little tired from "partying" all weekend

the team did great! brayden played well....

I could tell he was excited to have his brother there.

Brayden is a teenager!

the day has arrived, my baby is 13! a teenager. 

i could say, i can't believe it....but i won't. mainly because brayden's maturity the last couple of years, has astonished me. 

so to now look at him as a teenager, it seems fitting. 

the weekend started with the best gift ever, a complete surprise visit from......

our CHANDLER! Home from College....

HUGE THANK YOU to Katey and her parents. 

Having him home for this special weekend such a blessing. 

braydens gift (laptop) was under the fortnite drop box....when he lifted it up, he thought it was his brothers. he was so surprised to find out that it was his!!

pizza on the porch

then cake....

the boys had fun laughing at the canvas i made of pictures of braydens first year....

after lots of gaming (and they actually worked on their english essay) ...it was finally time to watch a movie & go to bed.

donut breakfast "do nut grow up"

 gifts for brayden and his friends

to my littlest, brayden 

 your love of others and christ....makes me so proud 

your sweet face.....makes me smile 

your kind heart, positive outlook, forgiving spirit, humble heart, sense of humor and overwhelming joy....amazes me daily

I have loved you every single second over the last 13 years.

I am excited to see how God continues to mold you into the amazing (young) man I know you are & will continue to be. 

do you B...you are doing it well so far. 

I love you sweet boy. 

~mom

Caps Hockey Game

Brayden and I went to the caps vs toronto hockey 

game on our way to maryland. 

(headed there for the national rough riders tryout)

even though the caps lost, we had a blast!

I love this picture. I took it in the same spot that I took the boys picture, 5 years ago...for a caps vs penguins game. 

with it, i realized how much bray has grown 

and how much we miss chandler. 

lacrosse try outs

Brayden has been working hard for 2 days.....

Congrats Brayden

Brayden's Football season has come to an end.

He had a blast....

He was the Quarterback and got to

play with one of his closest friend.

I couldn't imagine my littlest playing tackle football a couple of month ago, but looking back now- I am glad he had the experience!

 

 

 

Scout Flag Ceremony

Friends over to play....

Braydens Last Game

 This was Brayden's Last game for us to watch. Next week is his last game but Chandler and I have a conference so we were sad that we were going to miss his - true last game!

(which he scored a TD in- Go Bray!)

 

a little brotherly coaching....I love it.

 

 

I am very proud of my boys...

 

School Field Trip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a joy to be able to go on this Field Trip

with Brayden and his class.

Its Nice to see how much he is enjoying his new school and friends.

Braydens Birthday & Baptism

 

Braydens Party was really awesome! The kids had a Blast!

The magician levitated him! It was crazy to see!

 

The best part of his Birthday was that he was Baptized! He asked to profess his belief, faith and love for Jesus in front of our Church on his birthday.....and that he did!

 

 

It was really awesome to have so many family and friends there to witness such a special day for Brayden!

 

Chad, Chandler and I cried.

 

After we had lunch, to celebrate.

 

Here is Brayden opening a couple of gifts from us.

 

Our youngest is EIGHT, that is unbelievable. We are so proud of you. You are such a sweet and happy boy. You are loved by many, most of all, us. I know you enjoyed your party. But most of all, I know you were so excited to say yes to Jesus and to be baptized on your birthday, how special. We couldn't have asked for a better gift....and its not our birthday! You are a blessing, Brayden.

We love you. God answered a prayer the day we had you....and he answered another one today.

love, mom