I'm WAY behind on my blogging, lots of catching up to do.
Branson's birthday was again bitter sweet, I mean my baby boy turned 2! And when he did it was like he transitions from baby to toddler immediately. We spent his birthday just the 4 of us and it was so nice. We took Branson to the Squeeze In for breakfast, where he got to see his favorite restraunt lady MANDA!!! Wow he loves her. And she was kind enough to put a candle in his sausage link (ha!) and we all sang him happy birthday. He blew out the candle, and then discovered how fun it was so we had to do it again :) Too cute, really. That weekend we had a birthday party for him. His whole family came, plus his friends Wyatt, Mary, Wes and Emerie. There aren't many better things in life than a houseful of happy, yelling, sugared up kids!!! We had pizza from Eclipse, Branson's favorite, and then cake from the Biggest Little Cake Shop. Branson got his very own Mickey Mouse cake. Let me tell ya, black frosting is a doosy! But it was so much fun. I'm pretty sure he was hyped up on sugar for a week straight.
Like I said though, Branson immediately grew up. He is now counting to 10, saying (most of) his ABC's, singing songs, and holding conversations. He is also in his "terrible two's", something that 9 months pregnant mommy is having a hard time coming to terms with. One minute we are happy and coloring, the next we are throwing the tempertantrum of the century for no reason. I'm trying really hard to just soak it in, and know this is part of the whole process, but some days I feel like sitting in a corner sucking my thumb. Thank GOD for my husband. Ryan has really stepped up, especially when it comes to the kids. He gets up every morning with Branson, and then they take Keenan to school, then Ryan comes home and feeds B breakfast and the animals too. I can't tell you what a load of my back this is.
Keenan is doing great too. He tried out and made rifle team, something not many freshman get to experience. The kid is a natural shot for sure. He is very involved in school, and we could not be more proud. He even marched in the Veteren's Day parade with his ROTC group. It's a great feeling to have your heart sweel with pride and joy over your kids! And, did I mention his grades? All A's and B's. Thats something I sure didn't accomplish in high school (and of course now I'm kicking myself for not trying just a little harder). We promised him if he got all A's, we would get him a season pass to Mt. Rose. Even if he doesn't, I know his mom, dad, and myself couldn't be more proud.
The last few weeks have been pretty crazy. We moved Keenan into the old office, had that room painted and Branson's new room painted. Next is the nursery, but we aren't in a rush for that. The baby will be in our room for a while. It's been fun to wash clothes and bedding, and put together bassinets and swings. Our house looks like a total kid house now! I love it. Baby G will be here in 11 days, we can not wait to meet her. In other news, Reno survived a pretty nasty fire that actually swept through town. We were on evacuation warning, and most of Ryan's family was too. We are so thankful and blessed to have come out compeltely unscathed, something that can't be said for everyone. Beautiful homes were burnt to the ground, and people lost everything. I think the final number was 30 something homes damages, and 20 something completely damaged. So devastating. It really humbled our family and made us count our blessings.
