Brayden's First Birthday!

Can't believe my little boy is already 1.  I swear I was pregnant longer than he's been here.  This little guy has brought so much happiness to our family, we all adore him.

One of his favorite things to do is stand at the window and watch the cars drive by. 

Emma sometimes loves her brother a little too much...but Brayden is a good sport and handles her pretty well.

Always smiling and just so happy!

We waited until the 13th to celebrate his birthday so that Grandpa and Grandma Yourstone and Aunt Krista could be with us.  We made a tractor for his cake, and Daddy wanted to be sure that it was John Deere colors.

He got pretty excited when we sang him Happy Birthday.

 He was little unsure about the cake.

This little boy got spoiled with trucks and boy books and lots of cool presents.

Brayden is walking really now, and loves to climb everything.  You have to watch him like a hawk.  He doesn't talk much, or make much noise at all, really.  He started waving bye-bye and hi, and I think we heard him say Bye-bye one night, but he won't really do it again.  He's making the transition from formula to whole milk, and drinking out of a sippy cup.  It's been a challenge getting him to eat regular foods during the day, but we're getting there.  He had his 1 year appointment, and he weighs 19 lbs 1 oz (15%) and is 30 inches. Love this little boy!

Brayden has to put up with a lot around here, since he's the littlest and has two adventurous older sisters.  But he's a good sport, and usually gets a big kick out of everything they do to him.  The other day Emma and Molly put our big hoberman sphere around him.  He thought that was pretty cool.