The kids and I went to the State Capitol yesterday; it was so beautiful and really fun. Braxton understood some of it; he liked the court rooms and his favorite was looking at the rocks they had there and of course tylar had no clue what was going on but she was enjoying it anyway going up and down all the stairs and looking at pictures.

Nate and I had a date night last Saturday, we went to Big Mama's Burgers where they had karoake; it was really fun watching all the people get up there and sing, most of them were really good! The food wasn't the greatest but we had a lot of fun hanging out together!

I took the kids to the park the other day; they had a little pond there where we caught some tadpoles and brought them home, it was really fun. It brought back child hood memories when my sisters and I use to catch Frogs by my Grandma's house all the time; it was one of my favorite things to do as a kid and I still love it!

Jessica, the kids and I all went to Barnes and Noble the other day and did story time for the kids for quite some time. I think they really enjoyed it but it was hard to keep them all quiet in there.

Just hanging out at Jessica's.

Tylar and Talon

The Boy's Birthday's

  After we got here to Little Rock, we had a little family party for Braxton; I made him a Sports Cake and he loved that he got two parties! His Grandma, Me Me bought him his first real big boy Bike for his Birthday present, without training wheels. After we got it, Jessica and I went outside to teach him do it by himself. Jess kept telling me to just push him and let go; I was so afraid he would biff it hard! She got Tayson's helmet, put it on him and pushed him and let go! What do ya know, she was right! He went on riding by himself, it was so awesome!Tthen that next morning before Nate had to leave to work, he went out with him and helped him more; Braxton caught on so fast and loves it so much! Thanks again Me Me, he loves his new Bike!! Also Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Scott sent Braxton Birthday money and he was really excited about it; we went right over to the Dollar Store (his favorite) and he picked out a lot of toys! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!

Nate's 29th Birthday was on the 15th, just 3 days after Braxton's. After he got off work, we went out to this Tppanyaki Place and sat at the hibachi table. We ordered Sushi (our favorite), Lobster and Shrimp, it was so good!! Mike and Jess treated us which was so so nice of him to do that! Thank you so much you guys, your so awesome! It was a lot of fun! After we got home, I was ready for bed and Nate was still wanting to go out; so we ended up going to watch a live band which were way awesome! It was so much fun and I'm so glad we went out; it was our first date in quite some time!  I think he really enjoyed his Birthday.

Road Trip to Little Rock

  So I had been anticipating going to Little Rock ever since Nate left but I had to wait for Braxton to finish School, well most of it anyway, he only missed 2 weeks. So finally it was time and I was so excited, I got the car all packed a couple days before we had to leave! Tuesday the 11th, we left at 7 A.M. We got 25 miles past Flagstaff and couldn't believe it, the entire I 40 E was blocked off due to strong winds and trucks were all tipped over. It was so frustrating cause there were no signs before hand warning the road was closed off. So every car and semi truck were all pulled over to the side of the road. We had to turn around and go back to Flagstaff cause it was the closest town. When I got there, I asked around for info and was told the road was suppose to open back up at 7 P.M. or until the wind calmed down. The kids and I ended up hanging out in the car for 3 hours outside of a gas station! Finally I couldn't stand it anymore and knew there was a big chance it might not even open up at 7, so we ended up getting a hotel room. I was so frustrated because I was planning on driving all day so we could get to Little Rock the next day on Braxton's Birthday and now we had only drove 3 hours and then ended up in a Hotel!! We went to bed at 8 and got up at 4 A.M. and hit the road at 4:30. Yeah, the road was opened up! I was told it opened back up at 8 last night but then there was an accident and closed down again and opened back up at 4 this morning, so it was perfect timing. There were tons of Tornados throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. I was lucky to miss all of them including the storms, thanks to my Cousin Chad and my Aunty Cindy who called and texted me the entire way giving me updates on the weather. She told me to just keep driving so I would miss all the bad weather cause I guess it was all behind me; so I kept driving and before I knew it, I was only 190 miles from Little Rock; I figured I might as well finish it off and get there when I wanted to in the first place, so I did and ended up driving 19 hours in a day! My biggest driving accomplishment yet! but we made it and seriously, I was so dizzy and the ground was moving when I got out of the car, I couldn't even stand! I got good rest that night and was just so happy to have finally made it and be together as a family again!!

Braxton's 6TH Birthday

On Monday the 10th; we went over to my Dad and Robin's to celebrate Braxton's Birthday. It was set up so cute; they had the doorbell set as the Birthday song, balloons everywhere and had a cute chocolate cake for him with his name on it. They grilled yummy burgers for us all and then we had Cake. They got him a hand held video game that hes been wanting for a while, a sketch and shake game, coloring books and crayons. It was all so perfect for our road trip to Little Rock that next morning; Braxton and Tylar played with those games and colored most of the way; it kept them really occupied which was great for me! Thank you again Dad and Robin, that was so thoughtful and really nice.

Before we left Arizona, we hung out with Leah and her kids quite a bit; we went to the pool a few times, made hair clips and had a slumber party! It was so fun and I miss her already!

My Dad came to Chandler from Scottsdale to treat us to lunch at Chilis. It was so fun and I always love seeing him! He brought a couple gifts for the kids which was very thoughtful. Thanks again Dad! The bottom middle picture is Braxton's last day of School; that is his teacher Ms. Falson; she was so sad to see him leave!

Tylar and I went to a little Pettin Zoo when Braxton was at School. They had a Camel, Ostriches, Zebras, Horses, Pigs, Goats and more. Tylar was having so much fun petting the Goats and feeding the Horse.