Myers Family

Banana bread

2011-01-19T20:30:00.000-08:00

Brayden had so much fun baking banana bread with daddy!

Seriously...how cute are they?!?!

Baking

2011-01-19T20:25:00.000-08:00

Daddy taught Brayden how to make banana bread tonight.

Photos

2010-12-11T21:40:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a while since I have updated the blog, but I have been really crunched for time. I have added a lot of pictures to facebook. Here is a link. You should still be able to view it even if you do not have a facebook account. I will try to put pictures on here later.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=578667&id=702345250&l=2ce88efe1c

Brayden's 2 year photos

2010-10-19T20:28:00.000-07:00

My friend Lindsey took Brayden's photo's again this year. She does such a great job. We walked around the park a couple of weeks ago and she got these wonderful shots. I can't believe my baby is 2! He has made the past two years amazing for me. I couldn't ask for a better kid!

Happy 2nd Birthday Brayden!

Brayden's 2 year photos

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Brayden's 2 year photos

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Brayden's 2 year photos

2010-10-19T20:21:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

Brayden had fun at the pumpkin patch.

After the pumpkin patch, Brayden and I made home made applesauce. Yum!

2010-10-17T21:10:00.000-07:00

Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Dana joined us at the pumpkin patch this year. Brayden loved it!

2010-10-17T21:06:00.000-07:00

Brayden being silly before bed.

Brayden is such a little Yankees fan. Daddy is so proud.

Randoms

2010-10-17T20:59:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't posted in a long time. I am adjusting to being a working mom. Here are some pictures from the past few months.

More Brayden pics

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Brayden

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Brayden

2010-08-09T12:55:00.000-07:00

While watching one of Jeff's races, my friend took these pictures of Brayden playing on the football field.

And this is one last picture from Black Butte. Daddy was tickling him.

More Black Butte pics

2010-08-09T12:48:00.000-07:00

Such a cool dude!

Chillin with Pa

His first time eating watermelon. He did seem to like it (despite his face)

Brayden would beg everyone to put his shoes on and take him outside. Pa was often the one suckered into it. ;-)

We rented bikes and a bike trailer one day and rode around the ranch. Brayden loved it. When we stopped he kept saying "go, go" he even fell asleep after about an hour. We just might have to get one of these trailers for home.

Black Butte

2010-08-09T12:42:00.000-07:00

Brayden being cute at breakfast

Brayden doesn't care much for water. We could only get him near the water if we were holding him. He did not want to go in at all.

Brayden had a great time playing with Gramps

He loved eating Grandma's dried mangos. They were like leather and he would just pull and pull.

Summer pics

2010-08-01T22:09:00.001-07:00

I know it has been a long time since my last post. July has been a crazy month with four family trips and Brayden's first big illness. We also had his first trip to the ER. So here are a few pictures from the past two months.
Brayden loves corn.

Looking like his daddy

Mr. Attitude

Uncle JJ helping Brayden ride a trike.

Brayden in California. After a day of puking he wasn't looking great. Poor kiddo.

Loves the hose.

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Videos

2010-06-11T21:33:00.000-07:00

I try not to be one of those moms who is always bragging about their child, but I just had to share these videos. Brayden loves his numbers and letters. It all started with these puzzles I got him. Now he points out numbers and letters everywhere. He knows almost all of his letters, although they aren't all pronounced perfectly yet. This video was taken a few weeks ago, and since then he has filled in most of his gaps. You have to listen very carefully to hear Brayden. Enjoy.

This is the second half of the alphabet. His attention span isn't great yet.

This shows the puzzle that he loves. He has learned the letters by tapping them on my leg. He started it because I always sing/chant the letters and tap them on my leg like they are dancing. Now when he wants to know what a letter or number is, he taps it to my leg. Odd? Yes. But I guess it works.

Here is a video of Brayden with his number puzzle. He does well in the beginning but loses interest quickly.

Randoms

2010-05-31T11:59:00.001-07:00

Here are some random pictures from my phone.

Brayden and grandma building a tower.

Brayden and his buddy playing the piano.

Brayden right after his first hair cut.

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Lawn mower

2010-05-31T11:48:00.000-07:00

Brayden got a new mower from his grandparents. He loves trying to take it apart.

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Smile!

2010-05-28T23:02:00.000-07:00

I haven't been taking many pictures lately. Brayden moves so fast these days it is hard to keep up. Here is one of him on his truck smiling. Oh how I love that face!

Easter

2010-05-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

I know this is a little late, but with our Hawaii trip, I have just now gotten around to getting the pictures off the camera.

Brayden showing off his Easter outfit.

Brayden's Easter basket came in the form of a dump truck filled with toys this year. He is allergic to everything in Easter candy so he got fun toys instead. I don't think he minds.

He loved putting all of the eggs from the hunt into his truck and pushing it around. Good times!

Brayden's first race

2010-05-01T18:20:00.000-07:00

In April Brayden participated in his first race. It was a 5K. He was registered under his own name too! His daddy took first in his age group and Brayden was just happy to participate. To be honest, he wasn't really running, but rather enjoying a nice ride in his stroller (which I pushed!). Go team!

Maui April 2010

2010-05-01T18:17:00.001-07:00

I have about 50 pictures and would love to post them all, but it is so time consuming, so I am going to try to cheat. I am attempting to link you to my facebook page because they are all there. You should just be able to copy and paste the link and see the pictures. Let's see if it works.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=417741&id=702345250&l=dfac933467

Aloha!

Brayden in his new house

2010-04-04T21:15:00.000-07:00

Brayden in his playroom. Can you spot him?

He has learned to smile on command (although he doesn't always do it)

The kid loves his new crocs from his Auntie

I found one more picture from Uncle Andy's visit.

Such a cutie!

2010-04-04T21:12:00.000-07:00

The shy side of Brayden

Brushing his teeth

My little cutie!

2010-04-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

A few pics I found on the camera from a month or so ago.

Easter Bunny

2010-03-26T14:04:00.000-07:00

Brayden was very curious about the Easter Bunny. The photographer tried to snap some pics of Brayden getting to know the Easter Bunny.

Brayden found this pink bunny on the bench and kept taking it to the Easter Bunny.

Brayden was great sitting on his lap. He doesn't sit still long but he was happy on his lap.

Bumbo

2010-03-22T18:28:00.001-07:00

I pulled out Brayden's bumbo chair to loan to a friend. Brayden loved getting his bum stuck.

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Uncle Andy's visit

2010-03-20T16:30:00.001-07:00

Myers boys sporting their shades.

Playing trucks after a tantrum.

Smelling the flowers

Feeling the hot brick on his face.

Brayden loves his yard

Loves the rocks.

Soccer with uncle Andy.

Run Brayden run!

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Gardening with grandma

2010-02-28T16:09:00.000-08:00

Brayden helped grandma plant peas and lilac bushes today. He loves his shovel, wheelbarrow and of course the dirt. The bag of dirt was a big hit.

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Random pics from my phone

2010-02-26T14:55:00.001-08:00

Brayden walking with his new back pack.

Brayden loves his manly blue and green stroller.

Brayden enjoying his ball pit

Grandma was giving Brayden his first gardening lesson. He filled his wheelbarrow with pine cones.

Blogging from my iPhone

2010-02-26T14:33:00.000-08:00

There's an app for this! I'm just testing out my new blogging app so I can blog from my phone.
This was Brayden kissing me through the screen door a couple weeks ago.

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The Digging room

2010-02-21T13:17:00.000-08:00

Brayden and I were super excited to find the digging room at the Children's Museum. I think this is his favorite! It is full of mulch. It is bits of rubber that looks like bark. There are a lot of shovels, buckets, trucks, etc. What a great idea!

2010-02-21T13:14:00.000-08:00

Brayden enjoys playing with Daddy's basketball.

He loves his new stroller. It is for his stuffed animals, but Jeff thought it would be funny to sit him in it.

Wagon ride around the park.

Taking Dad to the museum

2010-02-21T13:12:00.000-08:00

Brayden decided it would be a good idea to take Dad to the museum with us and show him around. The boys both had a lot of fun!

Beach Trip

2010-02-21T13:09:00.000-08:00

These pics are from about a month ago. Brayden loves visiting the beach with his Grandparents.

Our house

2010-02-11T13:51:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't know, we are in the process of buying a house. The offer has been accepted and now we are just waiting for the inspection. Hopefully this will be our home by the end of next month. These are the pictures from the listing (so not our furniture).

Front

Back yard

Kitchen

Family room

Our House

2010-02-11T13:46:00.000-08:00

The living and dining rooms from the entry.

The upstairs loft which will be where our computer station is.

Master bedroom

This will be our bonus room

The laundry is just off the kitchen and has doors to the back yard and the garage.

Swinging at the park

2010-01-28T21:03:00.000-08:00

Brayden and I go to the park on nice days. He loves to swing. I got him mid swing and I am amazed that the picture turned out so well. I love my happy little boy!

Oh, and we had Brayden's 15 month appointment this week. Here are his stats:
27.6 lbs (86%)
34 inches (Off the percentile chart)
19.3 inch head circ. (86%)
He has 16 teeth and only his 2 year molars left. The doctor said he was very healthy!

indoor play park

2010-01-28T20:59:00.001-08:00

I found this indoor play park that is held in a local church's gym. It has tons of toys and lots of space to run and play. Brayden really enjoys going there. We go once a week and it really tuckers him out.

Most of these pics are blurry because he doesn't stop moving very often.

Indoor play park

2010-01-28T20:56:00.001-08:00

Just hanging out by the slide.

About ready to slide down the slide.

Wanting to put the ball down the slide.

Heading to the hoop

Slam dunk!

Indoor play park

2010-01-28T20:53:00.000-08:00

Brayden loved the play house and kitchen. He found so many things to open and close.

Children's Museum

2010-01-14T19:04:00.001-08:00

Brayden found a truck just his size.

As always Brayden found some bar stools to move.

The music room.

He liked to mail letters in the mail box

Children's Museum

2010-01-14T19:00:00.001-08:00

Checking out the doctor scrubs. We may have another Dr. Myers in the family.

Dr. Myers needs to take this girl's blood pressure.

Brayden found the garden shed and enjoyed using the garden hoe.

Children's Museum

2010-01-14T18:53:00.001-08:00

He found this cool wooden puzzle made out of a dog house.

And he loved the computer station.

Had to check out the baby, but we didn't stay long.

Back to building...

This fun wall allows kids to build with pipes. You connect pipes through the wall and then put up the magnetic walls. I even had fun with this!

Children's Museum

2010-01-14T18:50:00.001-08:00

This was the building room that Brayden loved so much.

Children's Museum

2010-01-14T18:38:00.000-08:00

Brayden and I went to the Children's Museum today. He loved the construction room. I kept trying to get him to explore elsewhere, but we always ended up back here. What a fun place!

Snow day 09

2010-01-14T18:34:00.000-08:00

Brayden doing his best impression of Ralphy from A Christmas Story.

Brayden and his snow buddies.

He really didn't like walking in the snow.

Christmas Day 09

2010-01-14T18:30:00.000-08:00

We have a picture of Brayden next to our snowman from last year. We hope to do this every year. He was mad because he wanted to play and we made him stand still (how dare us!)

Myers family photo

Uncle Andy and Brayden playing with Brayden's new bike.

Christmas Day 09

2010-01-14T18:26:00.000-08:00

Uncle Andy loves Brayden!

Brayden and his dump truck (Thanks Uncle Andy)

"Here Grandpa, read this."

Brayden loves his Aunt Jen

Christmas Eve 09

2010-01-14T18:22:00.000-08:00

Auntie helping Brayden ride on George the giraffe.

Found a book to read...

Gramps, will you read to me?

Playing in his pjs.

Christmas Eve 09

2010-01-14T18:18:00.000-08:00

Giving Auntie the stink eye

Brayden was helping bring the gifts in.

He loves his new doggie Coco

Lots and lots of trucks

Loves the fire trucks

Christmas Eve 09

2010-01-14T17:23:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

2010-01-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

I know, I know, these pictures are months late. Many more to come after dinner.

Causing trouble....

We had a picture like this last year too. Uncle JJ has become the official meat carver. (I guess that would make me the official meat sampler.)

Had to get an 'olives on the fingers' shot.

"What am I supposed to do with this???"

Moving!!!

2009-11-26T10:43:00.000-08:00

I am sorry to the four of you who follow our blog. I have been slacking big time! We sold our house about a month ago and I have been busy packing and house hunting. We have had a lot of help taking care of Brayden so we can pack. We should be moved into the apartment by December 8th and then we will start searching for our house. Email me if you want our new address. Here are some pictures to hold you over and I promise I will try to update more often. Thank you for reading. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! (Gobble Gobble!)

Some of the "helpers" can be less helpful at times. ;-)

Packing

2009-11-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Brayden enjoys helping his momma pack. He says "choo choo" and pushes the boxes around.

More Halloween

2009-11-26T10:38:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know it is a month later, but I am finally getting around to adding more pictures. (Mainly because my aunt and mother are harassing me) These are from Halloween. Brayden helped answer the door with his vampire pacifier that his Auntie got him.

Happy Halloween!!!

2009-10-31T21:37:00.000-07:00

Brayden has had a rough couple of days with his allergy tests, vaccines and new teeth trying to pop through. He is fighting a reaction to his MMR vaccine and a fever so we didn't get far trick or treating. We went over to grandma and grandpa's house. Brayden got a box of animal crackers since he can't have anything with peanuts or eggs. He was super excited and shook the box all evening. He may not have cookies anymore, but I am sure he will enjoy eating the crumbs tomorrow. Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!!!

2009-10-30T18:20:00.001-07:00

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CAKE

2009-10-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

After reacting to his cake on his birthday, I made him an eggless cupcake. He was hesitant at first, but eventually ate it. It was very uneventful and very clean. Our camera dies after these pictures, so I don't have any of him after the cake, but he wasn't much messier.

Party

2009-10-26T16:06:00.000-07:00

More party pics...

Party

2009-10-26T16:02:00.000-07:00

Momma and the birthday boy.

Daddy makes it hard for Brayden to focus on eating.

Eating his lunch

Auntie Manda feeding B his lunch

Brayden with Jake and Maddie

1st Birthday PARTY!

2009-10-26T15:59:00.000-07:00

Brayden enjoyed his first birthday party. It was a cookie monster party.

Brayden was a bit overwhelmed at first and stayed close by his grandmas.

Birthday cupcake

2009-10-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

We made Brayden a pumpkin cupcake for his birthday. He loved it at first, but then had a reaction to it and got hives. So sad.

Happy Birthday Brayden!!!

2009-10-26T15:51:00.001-07:00

Brayden's first birthday breakfast. Waffle with prunes.

Birthday lunch with Auntie

Birthday dinner and pumpkin cupcake.

1 year pictures

2009-10-19T11:49:00.001-07:00

Lindsey got some great shots of Brayden, I still can't figure out which is my favorite!

1 year pictures

2009-10-19T11:47:00.001-07:00

Brayden really enjoyed running around the park and trying to eat the leaves!

1 year pictures

2009-10-19T11:45:00.001-07:00

Brayden didn't want to cooperate much on the family shots, but I still think they turned out nice!

1 year pictures

2009-10-19T11:41:00.001-07:00

My friend Lindsey did an awesome job taking Brayden's 1 year pictures. I wanted something outside since it is so beautiful this time of year. Brayden wasn't all that cooperative, but they turned out great!

Pumpkin Patch 2009-hay maze

2009-10-18T20:37:00.001-07:00

We started off our pumpkin patch trip with a walk through the hay maze. A great idea, but the bigger kids were a little too rough, so we bailed (no pun intended).

In the middle of the hay maze Brayden found his auntie!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

2009-10-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

We held Brayden against their 'how tall this fall' poster, but I don't think it is too accurate. It claims 2 feet, but he is actually 31 inches.

We ran into some friends out side the hay maze and stopped for a quick picture.

A brief moment where Brayden was allowing us to hold him.

Pumpkin Patch 2009

2009-10-18T20:27:00.001-07:00

The pumpkin patch had a hay ride that took us out to the pumpkins. Brayden seemed to enjoy his time on the tractor and even said the word "tractor". All of the sudden he seems like such a big boy.

Showing off his pouty face. He thinks he can get what ever he wants with this face.

Pumpkin Patch 2009

2009-10-18T20:24:00.000-07:00

Brayden loved patting the pumpkins and running around between them. We had so much fun.

Pumpkin Patch 2009- momma and me

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Momma sure does love Brayden!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

2009-10-18T20:19:00.001-07:00

Brayden really enjoyed running around with all the pumpkins.

Hawaii

2009-10-18T20:15:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I just got back from our short trip to Hawaii. It was beautiful and we had a great time. I do find that when Brayden isn't with us, I just don't take many pictures. This is about all I took in the 4 days that we were there.

I had to have a drink from a pineapple; it was delicious.

Videos

2009-10-02T20:38:00.000-07:00

I have been following Brayden with the camera lately. Some of these are sideways, and I am not sure how to fix them but they are super cute so I added them anyway. I recommend the second video. It shows how Brayden enjoys doing the same things over and over and over again. Good times! The last video is just Brayden climbing the stairs. He just learned this week and it is his new favorite thing to do.

stairs

2009-10-02T16:36:00.000-07:00

Brayden learned to climb the stairs this week. He is so pleased with himself.

walking everywhere

2009-10-02T16:33:00.000-07:00

My ball of energy

2009-10-02T16:09:00.000-07:00

Continuing in my effort to follow Brayden around with a camera, here are the shots from today.

Show Momma your top teeth...

...and now the bottom...

Brayden loves to run from room to room.

He is so proud of himself.

Ben and Brayden

2009-10-02T16:05:00.000-07:00

Contrary to the look on Brayden's face, he actually had fun with Ben.

Brayden was interested in Ben's Sophie giraffe.

Both boys enjoyed the swings at the park. What a lovely afternoon with friends!

More fountain pictures

2009-10-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

Brayden and I spent yesterday with my friend Lindsey and her son Ben at the library. We went over to the fountain and the swings afterwards and I got some more cute pictures by the fountain.

what a cutie!

2009-10-02T15:59:00.000-07:00

I chase Brayden around all day, so this week I figured I should chase him around with the camera. Here are some cute ones from earlier this week.

pics

2009-10-02T15:55:00.000-07:00

Brayden moves around so much these days, it is hard to get a good picture of him. Here are some recent ones.
He is still teething so his hands are ALWAYS in his mouth.

Blankie

2009-09-27T21:09:00.000-07:00

Brayden likes to carry his blankie around with him now. He likes to shake it in front of the mirror and laugh.

Cereal bar

2009-09-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

Brayden had his first cereal bar yesterday. He loves being able to hold it and take bites.

His new thing is sharing. He loves giving momma and daddy his food. What a good sharer.

Gym class

2009-09-27T20:52:00.000-07:00

Brayden loves his class at the Little Gym. We go every Monday and he gets to play with his "friends" and explore this very fun gym. He enjoys climbing on the mats and beams and crawling through the tunnels, but his favorite is the bubble maker!

We do sit ups and rolls with Brayden on my belly. It is a good exercise for me and Brayden enjoys it too! He likes rolling with Momma down the wedge too.

Remote

2009-09-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

These aren't the best pictures, but Brayden loves picking up the remote and walking around with it. He shakes it and laughs. Check out his face in this first picture.

Fabulous fall days

2009-09-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

Last week Brayden and I went to the library and found out it was closed. We decided to check out the playground and the fountain since it was such a beautiful day. Brayden loved the fountain!

Walking

2009-09-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

I know videos capture it better, but here are some still shots of Brayden walking. He doesn't stand still for long anymore, so this was the best I could do.
He is so proud of himself!

Books books and more books

2009-09-16T10:54:00.001-07:00

Brayden and I love children's books. He has a whole book case of board books in his room and this smaller box downstairs. He loves to pull them out until he finds what he wants to look at. Then he flips through the pages as if he were actually reading. His favorite book is Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss. When he grabs that one he says "Boom boom". He loves the page that says, "Boom, boom, boom, Mr. Brown is a wonder, Boom, boom, boom, Mr. Brown makes thunder." He always repeats the boom boom boom part. Super cute! Here are some pictures of his book mess. I hope to be able to teach him the art of organizing books soon. ;-)

A boy and his daddy

2009-09-16T10:51:00.000-07:00

Right before nap time Jeff was holding Brayden on his lap to watch something on the computer. Brayden was so tired and snuggly. He is always on the move now days so we treasure these moments.

This was just a random close up I took last week. Just curious who you think he looks like. I still think he is a mini Jeff.

Auntie Manda

2009-09-16T10:21:00.001-07:00

Incase you can't read his shirt, it says, "I can't help it, good looks are in my genes, just look at my aunt." Grandma and Gramps got him the shirt in Sisters.

New toy

2009-09-10T10:15:00.000-07:00

Since Brayden is walking now, he is bored with his small toys so we decided to get him an early birthday present. He loves it. It is a kitchen.

WALKING!!!!

2009-09-05T11:13:00.000-07:00

Our "baby" has been "walking" now for about 3 weeks. He started walking before he could stand up solo, so he is still a bit wobbly, but he loves walking. I hold his hand most of the time, but he is happier solo. We still act as his helicopter incase of spills, but he is improving each day. The first two videos are shorter because I was recording and spotting him. The second two feature Jeff as the helicopter. Enjoy!

Brayden and his friend L

2009-09-05T10:56:00.000-07:00

We went out to lunch with our friends the other day. Our boys both have matching airplane shirts so of course we had to snap some pictures. They weren't too interested in the pictures.

It sure is difficult to get a 2 and a half year old and a 10 month old to smile at the same time.

Wallowa Lake 6

2009-08-24T21:40:00.000-07:00

The family at the summit of Mt. Howard (at least I think that is the mt. we were on)

Myers family with Wallowa lake in the back ground!

Jeff loves swimming in lakes, and although it was cold, he couldn't resist his cannonball.

Jeff and I relaxing on the boat.

Wallowa Lake 5

2009-08-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

Ready to head up on the Wallowa Tramway. What a ride! Incredible views all around!

Brayden did great for the whole 15 minute ride!

Brayden enjoyed riding most of the way with Uncle JJ

Even Brayden enjoyed the view!