First Game of the Season

I can't believe football season is already here. It has been a long month of fall camp for the family, but at least now we have a game to look forward to at the end of the week. We went to the parade of Friday night and Brayden did really good with the loud noise from the band. He had fun giving pounds and high fives to the players as they walked by. I was a little nervous taking Brayden to a game not knowing how he would do, and if I would be able to see any of the game. I was so proud of him. I of course brought food, books and toys for him, but we only left the game twice. Once to change his diaper and once to change him into his PJ's. I can't say that I saw much of the game, but I did see most of the key plays. Brayden had a great time, epecially when we scored and he got to put his hands up for a touchdown. The game was played at Invesco Field where the Denver Bronocos play, it was a crazy atmosphere. We were pretty high, but under the balcony. I am glad we were covered, because it rained pretty hard during the first half.
Colorado won the game 38-17. It was a huge win for the team, and I am glad that we were able to be there to see it.

Rest of the week

The rest of the week in Boise was a very busy one. Monday we headed to Guerber Park and played. Brayden liked going down the slides and crawling through the tunnel.
While we were there the splash pad started up and Brayden was soaked in a few minutes. He loves the water and laughs when the water hits him. You can see that Brayden is in desperate need of a haircut, so on Monday we had my cousin Amber trim him up. We have given him a few trims in the past, but we really took a lot of hair off this time. I thought it would be a good idea to give him a sucker to keep him still. He had never had a sucker before and he let a lot of juice out. By the end of the experience his shirt was red from sucker juice and was covered in hair. He was such a mess he rode home in just his diaper. He looks like such a little boy now. I spent a lot of time helping my mom with some projects she needed to finish. We picked out a paint color and painted her den. It was a long process, but it turned out great. Brayden was feeling a little neglected so we spent some special time making pudding together. He loved it, the minute I would put a bite in his mouth he would say and sign more.
Brayden has been blowing kisses and giving kisses. He would go from person to person giving kisses. He also does that with his "pounds".
My cousin Doug was in town for work, and he was able to fit us in. Teresa and him brought lunch out and we were able to catch up with him, and hear about all the Capitol Hill news. It sounds like a really fun job, and he is really good at what he does.We ended the week by going back to the races and to the fair. Brayden loved the animals. He wanted them all to touch his hands. His favorite animal were the goats. He would run to each one and put his hand out and laugh. I am really glad we went, even though we were out way past bedtime.

Surprise trip to Boise

The month of August is a lonely month for me. Jared spends most of the day at work getting ready for football season. The weekend before football camp started he came home from work and told me that I should head back to Boise for a while. We made the flight arrangements and decided that I wouldn't tell my family. It was a hard week trying to keep my mouth shut, and not blowing the surprise. I was busy all week getting ready for my trip and early Friday morning Brayden and I hopped on a plane heading to Boise. I had made arrangements to have Rhonda come pick us up at the airport and take me out to my parents. We would get to the house and I would ring the door bell and they would be totally shocked when they saw who it was. Well they were totally shocked. My mom answered the door and was in disbelief that it was me standing there. Libby quickly came to the door and the screaming began. The screaming caused Brayden to get a little upset. It was a fun surprise, and I still can't believe that I pulled it off. It was a great time to visit because of all that was going on while I was there. I think the best part was that my Grandpa Mac was staying with my parents for the weekend. Brayden had so much fun with him. He immediately wanted Grandpa Mac to hold him and loved stealing bites from his plate. The best was when Brayden tried to walk in Grandpa Mac's shoes. I just feel bad because I don't know how much sleep he got while we were there. Brayden was cutting a tooth and not sleeping very well in the night. Saturday was the Idaho Cup and while we didn't win any of the races we did run third and a fourth place. There was a lot of family that came to the race; it was great to see everyone. Brayden's favorite part of the horse races were the tractors that go around the track between the races. If you got to close he would get a little nervous and give you his nervous pinch.It was a very hot day and by the time we got back to the car Brayden was pretty sweaty, so his hair stood up very easily.

Brayden loves Grandpa's boots. He knows that when shoes are on he gets to go outside. Most times he will bring me my shoes so I will go outside. While we were visiting he liked trying on Grandpa's boots. I was surprised, but he actually could walk around in them. He would do "happy feet" in them and just think that was so cool.Late Sunday afternoon we headed down to see Teresa, and take a walk on the green belt. I love the green belt. We saw several boaters, birds, and dogs; which Brayden loved.

Brayden's eating habits

Brayden is a pretty good eater. He loves fruit and especially loves saying "nanas" (some call them bananas). I have to save the fruit until after he eats his meat and veggies or he just wants more fruit. He likes turkey sandwiches and has been loving pulled pork. Brayden uses a lot of signs while he eats. He signs "eat", "more", "drink", "please", and "all done". He usually signs "all done" and then starts getting out of his chair. Once I get him out and clean him up, it is basically a race back to my chair. He'll crawl up the chair and act like he is ready to have another meal. It is pretty funny, but can be a little frustrating when you have a plate of food that can end up on the floor so quickly. I make pancakes a few times a week and Brayden like them, and this day was no exception. I had just gotten him out of his highchair and cleaned up. I was finishing cooking some pancakes and I turned around and Brayden was crawling up on the table to get some. When Brayden realized he was busted he looked so disappointed. I had to get some pictures, which he loved, because he was able to sit on the table a little longer. He thought it was so fun to eat on top of the table.
Brayden loves corn and we have been eating mostly corn on the cob. I usually cut it off and feed it to him that way. When he saw how Jared was eating it he wanted to give it a try. So we left him take a few bites. The next day at lunch I gave the corn and he went to town on it. He thought it was so fun to eat it that way.

This is kinda nasty, but he is really getting some good bites.