Thursday, April 15, 2010

Catching Up

Ok, So I guess i need to catch up... ALOT! First of all we had a great end to 2009. Nothing special but we enjoyed our Thanksgiving and Christmas and Braxton's Birthday. This year has been a little rough so far, but we are getting through it with hopes that it will continue to get better.

Josh and I are still cub scout leaders and enjoy teaching our 8 year olds what little knowledge we know! Work is going pretty good for Josh. You know the elevator business... it has it's ups and downs. :) We are just so thankful he still has a job in this rough economy right now. He is just finishing up his 3rd year of school and will be starting his 4th and final year in the fall... YAY!!! Besides that Josh is just enjoying his new truck. We finally got rid of the 4 seater Element and traded it in for a much smarter choice for our family of 2 kids and 2 VERY large dogs. It's a Dodge Ram Mega Cam. And it is Josh's new baby (and hobby).

I am just trying to get back into a routine after having Nixon James Darnell about 7 weeks ago. He is a more difficult child then Braxton was. But he's getting much less fussy the older he gets and we are enjoying his sweet spirit in our home! Braxton is such a great big brother. He loves giving him kisses and holding him (only for a second before he pushes him away). He does have his moments though, mostly when he's mad at me, that he will throw things at Nixon or smack him. He even pulled him off the couch the other day when I was trying to make myself some lunch. But i think he mostly just wanted to hold him. He thinks he can do everything by himself!
Braxton is such a crazy boy these days... you can tell he is just gearing up for those terrible 2's! He is almost 16 months now, and even more energetic and talkitive as ever! He doesn't make much sense to us, but he still tries to have full on conversations with us. It's quite hilarious and entertaining! We just love him to death.. he brings so much character into our family!

We are trying to enjoy life and do the best we can these days and hope you all are doing well!





Braxton's first halloween



Unfortunately he LOVES motorcycles like his daddy.



Braxton and his Grandma Parks in Texas



Dogpile!





2 comments:

Julene said...

Thanks for catching up on your blog! I love hearing about your little family and congratulations on your new baby! 2 boys close together, just like Spencer and Taylor. Good luck with that! :) Love you all!

Becca said...

Loved reading about your last few months. I'm glad all is going well. It is hard to have two little ones so close together, but it will be so fun when they are a little older. When do we get to see pictures of Nixon?