In June, Brayden and I headed back to Boise so I could attend a conference for my new job. The weather was so nice while we were there. Almost every evening we would eat out on the deck. That was great because it didn't really matter how big of a mess Brayden made while eating. Brayden spent a lot of time outside during the afternoon. He would run through the sprinklers, take walks in the stroller, and he especially enjoyed watering the flowers with Grandma. He loves to smell the flowers and hold the water hose. One afternoon he went out with Grandma and my Dad and I were sitting at the kitchen table and he heard some screams and running on the deck. When I looked out I saw that Brayden had the hose and was trying to spray Grandma. He would laugh as Grandma would try to escape. 
When Brayden would water the flowers he would also water himself. So we finally started letting him water in the nude. One day while watering he started to pee, he looked down and realized that he also had some sort of sprinkler. He was very fascinated with himself, and the look on his face had me cracking up.
One of my favorite parts about going back to Boise is getting to be with family and see friends. My Grandma was able to come over and visit the first weekend we were in town. It was fun to be with her, we spent most of Saturday hauling hay. Brayden loved sitting behind the wheel of the truck and waving to Grandpa every time he saw him. Aunt Teresa helped keep Brayden in his chair while Amber cut his hair. We also had a great time with the Knolls, Uncle Richard and Aunt Linda; Brayden had so much fun playing with the kids in the yard. My Uncle Brent and Aunt Vickie were also in town so we met them for lunch, it was great to catch up with them and hear about all their kids. We had dinner with the Bergersen's, with Cyndi (my friend from Eagle High School), and with Rachel and her family. Brayden had fun swimming in their pool and jumping on their trampoline.
Over the next few weeks I worked really hard to get settled in the new house. I was also taking a training class for my new job. Oh and trying to be a good mom and do a few fun things with Brayden. Before I knew it June was here. I was excited for June because my mom and sister Libby were coming for a visit. My mom flew in on Tuesday night and we spent Wednesday trying to shop for the house. I say trying because we came up empty. Thursday Libby flew in and after picking her up we headed to south Denver to the Container Store. If you haven't ever been to the Container Store you should go. It is awesome, we were there for over an hour. I left with something to organize the playroom and a few other goodies. On Friday we went to the Denver Zoo. I wasn't so sure how Brayden would do at the zoo, but we was very entertained by all the animals. He really liked to look at them and see what they were doing. He especially liked the birds at the animal show. Unfortunately, I forgot to charge my camera battery so I only got one picture of him looking into the gorilla cage. I have a feeling we will be back soon, so I'll have to get some picture then.
Saturday we got up and hiked Mount Sanitas. A friend of Jared's had mentioned it was a "good" hike, we didn't know that meant hard. We hike was a 3 mile loop with an elevation gain of 1255 ft. We basically climbed stairs for over an hour. It was well worth the effort, the views at the top were amazing. I would like to say this was a picture after the hike, but it was on our way to the hike.
That afternoon we decided to go to the pool. I haven't attempted to take Brayden swimming, I have been waiting for Jared to help me out, so we thought this would be a great time. Brayden seemed to think it was fun, but he didn't understand why it didn't feel like warm bath water. After about 10 minutes his bottom lips was quivering and we decided to head home.
On Sunday we had a small celebration for Jared's 30th birthday and Monday we were able to do some more shopping and meet Jared for lunch.
We had a lot of fun with our visitors talking walks and hanging out at the community park. We were sad to see them leave.
When Brayden would water the flowers he would also water himself. So we finally started letting him water in the nude. One day while watering he started to pee, he looked down and realized that he also had some sort of sprinkler. He was very fascinated with himself, and the look on his face had me cracking up.
One of my favorite parts about going back to Boise is getting to be with family and see friends. My Grandma was able to come over and visit the first weekend we were in town. It was fun to be with her, we spent most of Saturday hauling hay. Brayden loved sitting behind the wheel of the truck and waving to Grandpa every time he saw him. Aunt Teresa helped keep Brayden in his chair while Amber cut his hair. We also had a great time with the Knolls, Uncle Richard and Aunt Linda; Brayden had so much fun playing with the kids in the yard. My Uncle Brent and Aunt Vickie were also in town so we met them for lunch, it was great to catch up with them and hear about all their kids. We had dinner with the Bergersen's, with Cyndi (my friend from Eagle High School), and with Rachel and her family. Brayden had fun swimming in their pool and jumping on their trampoline.
