Children's Museum

The week that the grandparents came, Brandon took his mom to Myrtle Beach and my parents and I took the boys to Marbles Children's Museum here in Raleigh. The boys had a blast! The first stop was in a learning and discovery part where the kids construct little trails for golf balls to go down. Isaiah's favorite part was constructing a large house out of humongous legos and the large play place with balls. Braxton's favorite part was sawing and chiseling wood with grandpa and building race cars with K'next building materials and then racing them down the pinewood derby ramps. We had a great time the the grandparents.






There was a big wooden pirate's ship that the boys had fun with. Isaiah got a little tied up.






















Braxton constructing his ramp!
Isaiah's contribution to the project. He loves tying knots and playing with rope so he became the decorator.

Braxton's Baptism

Oh how time flies!!! Braxton was able to be baptized the day after his eighth birthday! He was baptized by his dad and confirmed by his Grandpa Denning. Braxton's Grandma Denning gave a wonderful talk on the Holy Ghost and Braxton listened intently to her throughout the entire talk. He was able to be baptized with his good friend Hunter. Both boys faces showed a lot when they entered the font. One of the heaters was broken and so the water was a little cold. His friend had to go down twice and he wasn't wanting to do that again. It helps us to be grateful for the advancements that have been made today. The pioneers were doing this in rivers and Lakes. I assume most of the time the water was probably not the warmest either. It is so nice that he has good influences with friends here. Braxton has had such a spirituality connection since he was just very little and you could feel this through the entire baptism. What a special day this was for our family. His Grandpa and Grandma Denning along with his Grandma Jenkins were able to come to his baptism. We also had so many friends from the ward come to show their support. We are proud of the choices that he has made in his life and is a definite example to his younger brother Isaiah. We love you so much Braxton.

Great to be 8!!!

Braxton turned eight years old today. I can't believe he's old enough to be getting baptized already. Braxton started off the day by making pancakes for the family by himself(with Grandpa's supervision). And only one made its way onto the floor. Delicious! We took the grandparents to the Airborne Museum and Braxton spent about an hour freaking people out by pretending he was a human statue along with the other mannequins there. Grandpa Denning told Braxton that he would take him to any restaurant that he wanted to go to and so he chose his favorite, Red Lobster. He ordered off of the adult menu and had the 1 1/2 lb King Crab Legs and ate every bit of it. We celebrated Braxton's birthday yesterday afternoon at our Army Base's ice skating rink. What a blast! And the best part about it is that it was the most relaxing party that we have done. No games, no mess, not much money, mom is happy. Life is good!

Santa brought the Snow!

Braxton loves spending time with his Grandpa playing wii. And Isaiah loves sharing his stickers with his Grandma.










When Santa left, he brought the snow with him! We had a blast getting to play in the snow the day after Christmas (Yes, they canceled church does this count as a family Sunday activity?). Isaiah told me that he ate some snow and he said it was delicious. We were waiting for Grandma Jenkins who was stuck at the Salt Lake City Airport waiting for her flights to re-open. She made it here at about 1:30 a.m. We're glad that she made it here safely.

Santa Clause Came to Town!!!

We had a blast with our boys this Christmas! The boys were up at 12:30 a.m. and we didn't realize it until 2:00 a.m. They were jumping around on Braxton's bed with smiles on their faces. Mom came in and told them that they needed to go to bed right now. They couldn't stand going back to bed, but they didn't wake back up until 6:30 a.m. who could complain about that? Santa delivered this year and both boys received most of what that they wanted Braxton got a b-b gun and Isaiah an Easy Bake Oven and his all time favorite a pack of 390 stickers. They played with the rest of their toys all day while waiting to go to the airport to pick up Grandma and Grandpa Denning.

Happy adoption Day Isaiah!

Isaiah has been ours for four years now! And this past weekend we were able to celebrate this special day with him. We had pizza and cake and watched a movie. He has brought so much joy and excitement into our lives. We are truly blessed! We are so grateful to his wonderful birth mother who placed her trust in us to raise her little one. He is such a happy little boy who loves to play tricks on everyone and tries to get a laugh. He is so loving and caring to all who are around him. He also loves to share stickers with everyone. He is attending preschool here and loves every minute of it being one of two boys in his class. We love you big guy!

Pinehurst Turkey Trot!!

Before the Big Race!






All the boys were entered in the Turkey Trot here. Braxton(10:50ish) and Isaiah (11:32)both raced in the one mile run and Brandon participated in the half marathon. We all had a blast and both little boys were so excited they just couldn't stand it. I think Isaiah ran with a smile on his face the entire race. He prayed last night that he would win the race and that he would cross the finish line. Well, they both took about 45 seconds at least from their fastest time that we have recorded. Good job boys. Brandon had a great run and a good time. His course had quite a bit of hills that proved to be a challenge. I am very proud of my boys!!



Brandon's Race!