The rest of Branson

Braden LOVES volcanoes, so he easily smiled for a pic with one.

Playing glow in the dark putt-putt

So nice that they can play games without the money in them- it's coming, I know!

Feeding fish at the fish hatchery

First date?

Look this way!

We went to a restaurant where the waiters sing- Braden was totally smitten with this cute girl!

No way, everyone is looking???

Fun times!

Silver Dollar City

We met our good friends from Illinois, the Rosborgs, in Branson, MO for a weekend of fun with 4 kids! We really had a great time and the kids had so much fun together. Braden and Bradley are still best buds! We miss this family SO much and are glad we got to meet up with them!

Little Rock Zoo

They held hands the majority of the time!

Look at the camera is the same as telling a 4 year old to look AWAY from the camera!

"Okay kids, make sure everyone looks in different directions, but NOT at me!"

Miss "up in the middle of everything!"

Really Braden? What is this face?

Since today's weather is so nice, we decided to make our first trip to the Little Rock Zoo. We went with my neighbor, Jamie, and her 3 kiddos. The kids, especially the boys, get along so well together- LOVE having them right across the street!

The zoo was CRAZY! I wish I had taken a pic of the line when we left just to get into the zoo! Thankfully, we have passes, so we didn't have to wait at all! Yea!

After the zoo we went to Chic-fil-a with the rest of Little Rock that wasn't at the zoo.

Love trying to get pics of 5 kids when they are all going in different directions!

Swingset!

Braden got a swingset for his birthday and the kids LOVE it! So fun! Come on over and play with us!

It is still missing one see saw thingy- had to have some extra somethings to get it up and Lowe's is 20 minutes away!

Ridin' Along in my Automobile

Friday was ABSOLUTELY perfect weather in Arkansas- or at least the part we live in! We LOVE having such fun neighbors across the street that are the same ages as our kids, and that have super fun riding toys! Braden had a blast driving everyone around the court!

Angelina Jolie wanna be?

I just thought this was too funny not to grab the camera! This is actually a bed that goes in a dollhouse for a small plastic fairy to lay on, but when Allison decided to put it in her mouth (like she does everything) it looked to me like huge lips and a tongue in the middle!

Happy 4th Birthday Braden!!

The birthday set up at home

Allison figuring out how to blow on one if those "blow things."

Birthday cinnamon roll!

The only thing he asked for- a fishing rod from Mimi- and of course he got it!

So he went fishing in the back yard.

Construction cake

Allison had as much fun as the big kids!

He takes gymnastics at school and then we go on Thursdays to the community center for gymnastics, so the kids are familiar with the equipment. He loves to do flips on the bars.

Waiting for the air track to air up. See Allison sitting in the middle?

Balance beam with his friend Samuel

Blowing out the candles! He thought at that moment he was officially 4! We didn't tell him any different.

Lots of kiddos!

Tried to get a group pic, but didn't exactly happen...

We have had Birthday mania around here! The Saturday before last we had a morning birthday party and an afternoon party for friends, this coming Saturday we have a birthday party for a friend, but our big party was last weekend- BRADEN TURNED 4!!!

He automatically thought because he had his 3 year old party and the Little Gym, that his 4 year party should be there too- fine by me! We had friends from school, church, Mommy and Me, neighbors, and even a college roommate! It was chaotic but fun! Afterwards, Jason's family and my family came over and Braden opened a couple more presents and we grilled burgers.

Braden's (and Allison's) big present is still in the box. He got a swingset from grandparents! It will be so fun when it is assembled, but we have to have a nice sunny couple of days to get it up.

My mom took a couple of days off work to stay with me and it was a HUGE help. I scheduled 5 appointments in the 2 days she was here. You girls that have Mamas in the same town are SO lucky!!!

Thanks Mom! We miss you!

4th Birthday Party for Braden- CHECK!!