Rainy Saturday Afternoon

Hi There!
Long time, no see! We've been busy as ever so the blog has suffered, not for lack of content of course.
Here are a few pictures of last Saturday (although it could be almost any day of this spring...)

My BIG boy


puddle jumping with daddy <3





The little man:


Serious biker :)


Some pictures with mommy





Family update:
Avery turned ONE a few weeks ago! Here are a few pics of that celebration:






Brayden has a hernia that requires surgery. That will be taking place early next week. Keep him and his *nervous* mom & dad in your prayers please!!

More on that later!

SURPRISE!!

This Valentine's Day also happened to be my parents 30th wedding anniversary!!

Natalie and I have been planning (and, lets face it, stressing) for this party since Christmas, so we were VERY excited for the day to arrive!

Our VIPs:

Jim & Gail

Grandparents Miller

And our SPECIAL Guest of honor.... COLE!! :) and Kelsey

Most of the pictures below are from the hours leading up to the big surprise....

(Derek has the coveted position of "cutting board holder")

Uncle Cole and Brayden playing Mario :)

A bunch of different people holding/hugging Avery

Too much pre-party festivities for Brayden.... After practicing for DAYS to say "surprise" when Mimi & Pop-pop walked in the door, he actually missed the whole thing! :(

SURPRISE!!!!

The GUYS!


Grandma Miller & Auntie Gail

Daddy & Bryce <3>

The only picture of the lovely couple together that I got!! :(

Lovin Molly....

What a GREAT party! <3 We love you mom and dad!!!

Please Touch Museum

While Chuck and Denise were visiting this weekend, we all took the kiddos to a cool kids museum in Philly called Please Touch.

This is essentially a place for kids to learn about the adult world. Everything from riding a city bus, to gardening to grocery shopping were simplified for kids to experience. Its a REALLY fun place to check out!

When you turn the wheel, a little fork picks up a ball and it when it reaches the top, it goes down through the spirals... pretty simple idea, but Brayden LOVED it!

Mommy and Bryce riding the metro

Nana and Brayden waiting in line for the digger!

Pop-pop teaching Brayden how to operate the machinery

Bryce and Pop-pop racing cars

The biggest, coolest dump truck ever!

The Water works where Brayden learned how waves are made, currents, rain and boats

In the swans nest, holding a baby swan

hopping on the lily pads...

This is the medical center where Brayden *ALL ON HIS OWN*

1. Changed this baby's diaper- including powder!

2. Dressed him up and gave him a few sips of the bottle,

3. Put him in the crib and covered him with the blanket! It was the sweetest thing!

Bryce enjoyed the extra large doll house :)

Downstairs is an entire recreation of the maze in Alice in Wonderland. It was really neat! You could paint the roses red, knock hedgehogs through card hoops, weird mirrors and even a hallway that made you feel like you were getting bigger (or the hallway was shrinking....)

Lastly, there was a large "grocery store" where the kids pushed around a minature cart to shop for everyday things! It was my favorite part to watch Brayden get HIS favorite things! Most importantly lots of FRUIT and popcorn and animal crackers. :) They even got to check out at the end!

(I have a lot more shots of this, however blogger is being a pain tonight and not letting me download anymore.... GRR!)

A few random shots: