Pictures!

Soooo, after the long awaited time, I finally got our camera at Josh's parents with enough time to update! (In between Conference sessions)

He always has the biggest smile on!

O no he's in a bathtub I might get arrested! Stupid people, I think this is such a cute pic of him so i'm posting it anyway!

He loves his food!

Braxton's first harley davidson purchase... He loves it and doesn't take it off!

Gangster

Braxton is growing so fast I can hardly believe it!! Sorry there are no pictures of Josh and I, ever since Braxton was born we don't take pics of us. And I don't think anyone wants to see our fat faces anyway so that's a plus!

With Braxton walking all over the place now it's gotten a lot more fun in the house, and a little bit more difficult, but not much. Yup he's totally walking at just 9 months! He's such an angel and I love him! We can't wait for BOY number 2 to come!! Woo hoo! We found out last monday that it will be a boy and are just as excited as we were with Braxton! Life is good even if we still can't afford anything :)

Love you all!

The Dog Ate My Homework?

I believe any kid who tells me that their dog ate their homework!! Let me explain....

On Monday Braxton and I went into town with Josh at 5am because we had a Dr. appointment that day in Phoenix (I don't have a car). So we spent all day in Phoenix and got home at around 6pm. When I get out of the car and am grabbing stuff out to go inside I hear Josh yelling from inside.... I got inside to find the dogs there.... with a destroyed house. I have no clue how they got the sliding back door open but they did. There was poo and pee in the back room, random stuff chewed up all over the floors, Braxton's room was covered every inch by diapers (we could salvage most of them), a broken build-a-bear that Josh personalized for me before we got married, a bedroom full of chewed up papers and trash dumped from the trash can, and Bama had eaten a whole bar of soap and was throwing it up everywhere. And guess who was the calm one? ME! Surprising I know, but Josh was blowing his head off yelling all over the place so there was no need for me to get upset. In the end nothing too important was damaged... mostly material things and we are grateful for that. What lesson did we learn that night? ALWAYS lock the back door when leaving the house, and never underestimate your sneaky pets! We still love them to death, we just can't trust them alone! They are only puppies still.

So, besides that things are still moving for us. Josh will be starting his 3rd year of school this month (only one more after that!) and is doing really well at work!. Braxton is 8 months now and starting to walk! He'll take 3-4 steps at a time when he lets go of the couch. I'm sure he'll be walking all over the place in another month or so! We just love him to death, and couldn't ask for a more well behaved child.... especially now that I'll have to learn how to take care of 2 of them.
Yup, numero 2 is on the way. I am due March 12. We are excited!

Life is a little slow right now but we are doing well. We miss our family in Texas but will see them at Thanksgiving!

Seven Days and a New Blower Motor later...

WE GOT IT FIXED! About time too. Josh couldn't fix it up, so we had to call our people. LUCKILY, it was under waranty. So after 7 days at the inlaws (not so bad) we finally are able to move back in! We stayed an extra night though so our house could cool down. It was a good constant 95 degrees in our house. I'm just praying we don't have to go through this again anytime soon! I will remember not to take advantage of this luxury ever again, because it really IS a fabulous gift!

And the FUN Continues...

Sooo life with the Darnell's these days. Well guess what happened last night, OUR A/C BROKE! What a tragedy in this 110 degree weather. It was 930 at night and 90 degrees in our house! What a joke! We went outside to cool down! Well, needless to say we didn't stay in our house that night. We went to our friend's house and stayed there so Josh and our friend are in the process of "fixing" it right now. We'll see how it ends up. Man, not the time to live in AZ!
We are doing good besides that and are enjoying our new house!

Been Awhile!

So I guess you're all wondering where we are? We are in our new house!!! And yet again it's back to monthly blogs (if that). We are working towards these luxuries of the internet and a house phone and cable... but these are luxuries we feel we can sacrifice especially in these hard economic times in order to have a house. We actually enjoy the extra time we have to be together instead of always finding ourselves in front of the tv or computer. Our relationship as a family grows much faster it seems when we don't have these distractions. But that doesnt mean we don't enjoy a good night of American Idol!
I look back to when we were in the apartment and wonder how I ever kept everything clean and in order? O wait, I didn't! And if I thought it was hard keeping our tiny apartment organized... you should see how well I do with our house! But I find it better to have a messy kitchen for a night or dirty floors one day than to miss that time with Josh when he is home or to just sit and talk and play with Braxton. I have had so many good memories and wonderful moments with my two loves that I don't get so upset at myself for not being as perfect as my sisters or mom or as i'd like to be at keeping the house clean and in order. I have such a great life and I like enjoying it the best I can! Now don't get me wrong, it's hard to have the Lord's spirit in the house when it's a disaster so I keep it clean the best I can, but that doesn't mean it has to be perfect!
Well life has been good to us and We have been so blessed. I look forward to the new adventures in our home. I will update as often as I can, and most of the time there won't be many pictures but I will try!

Crimson Tide

One of the reasons we were so busy this last weekend was we got to pick up our little Crimson Tide (we just call her Crimson). She is such a sweet little girl! She is still working on potty training but has done really well so far. Only one or two accidents a day. She loves to chew on plastic and metal (watches, necklaces). She loves Braxton but has learned that he is not a puppy to play with... she still tries to play with him sometimes but knows better. Between her and Braxton I hardly have any other time during the day... but I love it! I have been waiting for her for a long time... now we will see how I do with two puppies and a baby!

She love love loves her naps! They last like an hour at a time.

Our 2 babies sleeping.

What's going on?

This morning I was doing something with Braxton and when I came out of the room I found her like this.... snoring and all. It was just too cute I couldn't get myself to move her!

Cereal Galore!

Braxton had his first cereal last week. It was a crazy weekend so I didn't get a chance to put the pictures up until just now.

His first bite!!



Hmmmm how do I eat this? (Longhorns Bib... tribute to my family in Texas!)



I like it!

Day two.... Feed myself.

Just Kidding!
So Braxton Likes to try and feed himself.
I can never get the food to him soon enough. He will throw his face towards the spoon and get it all over him! He's such a porker! But at least he likes it!

Braxton is such a blessing in Josh and my life! He is such a happy baby and always makes everything seem ok. It was a rough start with nursing and feeding but once we got that down it has been such a joy since then. He's almost never upset about anything! Even when our new puppy Crimson jumps on him. I couldn't ask for a more special and awesome son!