Brayden's 3rd Birthday!

Brayden celebrated his birthday this week and turned 3!!!  He enjoyed celebrating at home with his Johnny Tractor decorations and a reeses cake.  He carefully pulled the cake towards him and got some reeses pieces off the top.  He dug right into his cake and enjoyed every bite :)

Picking apples

Bryce and Bray helped us pick apples this weekend and had lots of fun!

Apple picking

We went apple picking after Bryce's fun run at school last Saturday.  Bray enjoyed riding in the wagon and Bryce loved seeing all the colored fall leaves.

The pumpkin...

Bryce couldn't believe how big this pumpkin was and couldn't stop talking about it either.  I asked Bryce to  sit down so I could take a picture of him with it and Bray came right over and sat down too.  We had a hard time getting Bray away from the pumpkin!

Hot Wheels

Bryce and Bray love playing hotwheels together.  We got the boys this old playset that dad used to have when he was a kid and fixed it up for them.  They played with it for hours and still love driving around the city together. 

Bryce's first day of First Grade!!!

Bryce was excited for his first day of first grade with Mrs. Conklin! He picked out a special new Super Mario T-shirt t celebrate his first day and requested mexican rice and beans for his lunch :) Just like last year...he had trouble falling asleep last night and could only finish part of his breakfast he was so excited.

Outdoor dining

Bryce and Bray love dining outdoors!

Help!

We were doing some yardwork outside and Brayden was playing by the flowerbed.  I looked up to find him like this...diaper at his ankles, signing "help!".

The Zoo

We stopped at the zoo on our way home from vacation.  Bryce was in charge of the map and was very concerned that we might miss seeing the spider monkey.  We did eventually find it and he looked at it for maybe 2 seconds.  Brayden watched a few animals and made the animal signs but he mostly enjoyed watching the people at the zoo :)  We were watching the ostriches together and he looked at me concerned and signed "no bird" so I knew it was time to move on.

The Duckmobile

We took a tour of the town in the duckmobile!  Bray loved the tour!

Cape Cod inflatable Park!

We all had a great time at the Cape Cod inflatable park. Bryce loved the inflatable called "boot camp" the best since it was an obstacle course and he could compete like they do on american ninja warrior.  Brayden loved the big, fast slides.  Immediately after getting off one slide I asked him if he liked it and he signed "yes, more please!" very fast and ran to another slide.

Cape Cod beach

 The boys enjoyed playing at the beach and collecting shells. 

Lunch at the Lobster Boat

We went to lunch at a restaurant called the Lobster boat.  Bryce thought the pizza he had was the best he ever tasted and loved that it was served on a frisbee that he got to take home.  Brayden was happy looking out over the water and playing with his CAT construction machine.  At one point I turned to see him rolling the CAT on the back of the man's chair sitting behind him and about ready to roll it right up his back...caught him just in time!

The Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory

We went on the factory tour to see how Cape Cod chips were made.  Both the boys loved watching the tour but enjoyed the free samples best at the end of the tour...so much so that we went twice!

Mini golf

Playing mini golf in Cape Cod at the wild animal lagoon...Brayden was not too fond of the water features here but enjoyed the animals.  And Bryce loves mini golf anywhere, anytime :)

On our way to Cape Cod!

Brayden was very relaxed in his carseat on the car ride to Cape Cod this summer.

Boat cruise with Nana and Papa

We went on a boat cruise in Old Forge with Nana and Papa.  Brayden snuggled up with Papa and Bryce sat with Nana and took some pictures of the scenery.  After a while we took the boys to the lower level and let them pick some snacks.  I'm not surprised at their choices...Brayden chose Reese's cups and Bryce chose Doritos :)

Dinner time and wacky stories!

The cousins enjoyed eating dinner together outside while in Old Forge.  This night they decided to each tell a wacky story.  Bryce is still telling me, "no one laughed at my story and it had some really funny parts!".  According to Bryce...Jacob had the wackiest story of the night.

The beach in Old Forge

Bryce and Bray enjoyed playing at the beach in Old Forge.  Brayden soon had this fellow beachgoer and his mom retrieving toys for him that he threw in the water :) 

Brayden and the slide

Brayden loves slides! He climbs up and looks like he is going to go down fine but when you turn away he often will go down backwards on his belly :)

Fun outside

Bryce is enjoying the warm weather.  He as lots of fun running through the sprinkler, playing in the pool and sliding down the slip and slide.

4th of July

The boys loved the fireworks this year.  Bryce commented about how cool almost every firework was...especially the smiley face that was upside down.  We gave Brayden a cookie right before the fireworks started.  He saw the first firework go off and loved it.  He held on tight to his cookie but never took a bite or moved until the fireworks were done. 

Fun at Harris Hill!

Bryce and Bray love when we go to Harris Hill for the day.  They both enjoyed the rides and mini golf this year! Bryce's favorite ride is the Whip.  Bray loved the trains and boats.

Tee ball trophy

Bryce got his tee ball trophy in June.  He did a great job and is looking forward to next year's season.