A little bit of this. A little bit of that.

I have so many things that have happened in the last month that I can't decide which event to post first. So I'm going to kinda put a bunch of events together into one. Needless to say our summer has been packed full of fun events: 

 Celebrating 10 years of marriage in August

 Riding the mower with Shane (the best!)

 Playing in the back yard

(Thanks Grama & Grampa!)

 Reconnecting with Jenni who moved to AZ 

(Miss you!)

 Ty was happy to see his friend Jada!

Kristi & I have known each other since we were 6yrs old! Loved seeing her while she was here visiting from New York!!

 Nanna coming to visit!

 Helped host/decorate for 

Bits & Dustin's baby shower

 Real Life family photo :D

My best friend 

(can't wait to meet little baby Boreson!)

Family Photo Shoot

At the end of June we did what most families do these days & what most husbands dread...a family photo shoot! I have been wanting to have this done ever since I met my friend Julie Harrell @ MOPS 4 yrs ago. Julie is an incredible photographer & we fell in love with her style. I am beyond thrilled that I have these amazing photo's of my family to cherish for years to come! I'd love to post all of the pictures, but there is just too many (113 to be exact!). Here are a few of my favorite shots: (Julie didn't ask me to put in a plug, but if you are interested in having family photo's done, are pregnant, have kids, engaged, getting married, or whatever please take a look at her website. You don't have to live in Bellingham to enquirer about her services http://julieharrell.com/)

Superhero Birthday Party

This year Braxton wanted to celebrate his 4th birthday superhero style! Loved seeing him dress up as Spider-Man & celebrate with his friends & family (of course not the same without his uncles!) Thanks everyone for helping to make his birthday special & for taking time out of your weekend to come and celebrate B turning 4!

Thursday 

(real birthday)

 Birthday morning

(thanks Uncle J for the mask & Uncle Loren for the bug catcher)

 Braxton had his friend Jack over to play for the afternoon

Celebrated birthday dinner at McDonalds!

Saturday

(Birthday Party)

Superhero balloons

 Friends playing before heading outside

 Grandparents in deep conversation 

(wonder what they are talking about? :P)

 Ryan & Jenny (thank you for coming!)

 B & Ella

(future husband & wife :P)

 Sweet Lukie

 Miss Reese & Robbie

 Not gonna lie I was kinda jealous that Shane

 & I didn't have shirts like Debbie & Shannon!

 B's excited about opening presents

 Ty is not too sure about the box Grama is holding

Nanna & Pawhee

 Blowing out the candles 

(Braxton was not a fan of having people sing happy birthday)

 As usual Ryker is hoping that B will share his food!

"real life kid group photo" as Bre called it 

(love this kids)

Happy Birthday Braxton!

On July 19th, 2008 @ 12:14am our lives changed forever! Little B was born & has continued to make our world a better place. Braxton is truly amazing, adorable, sweet, kind, funny, make your heart melt when you look into his blue eyes, inquisitive, talented, athletic, creative, & the best big brother to Ty! We love you Braxton Myles Craven!!! Happy 4th birthday bubba!!

Part 1 of Summer 2012

Braxton will be 4 yrs. old on the 19th! He is now into soccer and is currently on a soccer team through the YMCA. Little did we know when we signed him up that Shane would be asked to coach. Shane is a natural at teaching little kids how to play soccer and is very patient & he has his work cut out for him (eight 3-4yrs. old). Super hero's is the latest & greatest in our house. It takes me back to growing up with Loren and playing with all of his super hero toys. Spider-Man & Iron-Man are the current favorites. So any guesses on what the birthday theme will be this year?

Ty is almost 8 months old and changing every day! He's on the fence about crawling & just when I think he's about to take his first crawl he backs up. It's funny because with Braxton I wanted so badly for him to make all of his milestones when they were "supposed" to happen. With Ty I'm not rushing it and somewhat thankful that I don't have him crawling around yet (I'm terrible!). Ty LOVES & I mean LOVES tags. Anything with a tag & Ty's all over it which is so cute (ok everything Ty does is so cute). Bath time is a big deal for both boys now that they get to share the big bath together. The only down side to this is that Ty HATES getting out of the tub. He's not shy about his feelings either and will let me have it for what seems like forever, but in reality it's only about two minutes. We're excited to see his personality shine!

More summer fun to come...

 Happy Father's Day Daddy! 

 Ty's 1st tractor ride

 Braxton loves his "marshmallows" & Mt. Baker

Ty's first time down at the beach

 

Beach boy

 My fellow bathing beauties

 Gathering up the team

 B's a natural

 Half time break/telling me all about soccer

(Ty on the other hand would rather get into my purse...smart kid)

 Go Braxton!

Shane giving the kiddos a little pep talk!