Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom was an amazing day! We had lunch in Cinderella's castle, and all the princesses came out to meet the boys...Belle liked Braden, as you can see! Carter was able to ride a bunch of rides, and we stayed for the parade and fireworks in the evening...great day!

Animal Kingdom

Sea World

On our first day we went to Sea World...military gets in FREE! There's a great area with kid rides that Braden just loved, and of course the shows were great (the Shamu show has changed a bit which is sad, but it was still fun). We got to see them feeding the dolphins before we left, both boys were mesmerized!

Toy Story!

Pumpkin Time

"We'll take this pumpkin...and the big orange thing too!!!"


Carter helps clean it out:
Braden REALLY wanted to do all the cutting himself:
The final product...a happy jack-o-lantern!

Professional Pics

Braden at 3 years old:
Carter at 1:

Terrific Tractors & other Cool Farm Machines

The rain held off long enough for the boys to explore the tractors at Shelburne Farms this weekend, and cleared up for us to have a nice picnic lunch!

Welcome Home Daddy!!

It was SO exciting for all of us to meet Scott as the plane landed from Iraq! Over 200 Airmen got off the plane, and the cheers were loud! We're so thankful that they made it home safe and sound, and, as you can imagine, Braden and Carter are so very happy to have Daddy home!!

Riverbanks Zoo

On Saturday Pappa and Gramma Seigfried took the boys and I to the zoo in Columbia, South Carolina, and it really was one of the best zoos we've been to in a while! Beautiful day, a large variety of animals, and even rides!

EdVenture World

While we waited for Scott's plane to come into South Carolina, the boys and I explored some of the fun things to do in Columbia, South Carolina with Gramma and Pappa Seigfried. On Friday, we went to EdVenture, an awesome children's museum the boys both loved!

Playdate

Fun morning and lunch at the Carter's house!
Cooking playdough:
Augh...they mixed the playdough colors!

Adapt and Overcome

While we're waiting to get our big screen TV fixed...because...Braden threw a toy at it and broke the screen(!), I moved a TV from upstairs downstairs so the boys could watch TV while I'm cooking dinner, etc. Apparently, the boys think that if they sit REALLY close to it, they can pretend it's a big screen!

Carter's First Haircut

Decided it was time for Carter's first haircut! He did a great job but now looks so much older!

SaraStrong

Haven't been lucky enough to meet the Sullivans yet, but probably will soon...it's a small Air Force Family! I was so extremely touched by this story last year for several reasons...first of all, baby Chloe was born 8 days before my precious Carter, so I feel lucky every day for my health and our family. Also, both my parents are cancer survivors...my Mom has survived breast cancer for 5 years now, and my Dad has been cancer free for over a year from throat and tongue cancer! Beautiful Sara Sullivan was 4 years younger than me....this thing touches all of us!

Doctor Day!

Today we did a double doctor appointment (Braden's 3-year and Carter's 1-year), and I can report that both boys are very healthy and doing great!

Stats: Braden is 37 3/4 inches and 31 lbs, which puts him right in the 50th percentile as usual.

Carter is 30 inches tall and 20 lbs, 6 oz, which means he's in the 25th-50th percentile, consistent with how he's been growing this past year.

I was amazed at how in-depth the three year appointment was, they tested Braden's vision, even depth perception, and his hearing...all outstanding!

Both boys got shots, which was so un-fun, but at least it's now done!

Sorry, no pic, I brought the camera but didn't want to bother the doctor w/ it!