Oh the things my son likes to do...

He can climb up onto the piano bench, open it up and play with his hands...and feet!

He can feed himself ;)

Climb up on the stool and get into the frosting before the cake gets out of the oven.

Share with his sister!

And climb into his sister's baby's bed!

Braxton's First Birthday!!!

Just before church!

This is one handsome dude!

This is his FAVORITE spot of the whole house!
Looking out the window...especially when the blinds are down!

Happy Birthday Buddy Boy!

Tori has NO problem helping herself!

Well, if TORI can do it...so can Aubrie!

MOUTHFUL!

HAPPY

Gotta get EVERY last drop!

Sleeping Babies!

Played so hard that she didn't have enough energy to finish her lunch

Pumpkin Patch 2010

Only in Idaho do we get a whole week of school off for "Potato Harvest"
We played with our friends while others actually helped the Potato Farmers.

It is hard to get five children to look at the camera AND smile! You try it!

Of course Aubrie gets into the drivers seat.

Tori was a little leach on my leg...therefore she wasn't in this picture. There was a little cat walking around the farm and she wasn't very happy about it.

We have a model on our hands.

These two are my favorite pix of the day!!

Eating the famous popcorn balls.
The same ones I ate as a child!

A perfect ending to an awesome day!

Just another Sunday Morning!

This cute little tie was from his Greatest Aunt Cindy!

Tori's outfit was from her Greatest Aunt Laurie!

(there are pictures on this blog of Aubrie wearing this dress...I can't believe how fast they grow up)

This outfit was from his Greatest Aunt Laurie

Braxton's Blessing Weekend!

A lot of my family came up from California and Utah to be with us on this very special day for Braxton!! We all stayed in a near by hotel together...SO FUN...Thanks Naunie!!

Swimming at the hotel pool!

This is how Aubrie decided to dry off!

Aubrie was SO excited about being at the hotel she kept saying, "Mom, take a picture of me now!"

Tori is out for the count! Too pooped to party!

The Braxtonator is sportin' his blessing outfit from his Naunie while laying on the awesome blanket Grandma Marsha made!

He is so little we had to go with the 0-3 month outfit

(the girls NEVER wore clothes that were that little)

The Family who were at the blessing (minus a few who had to sneak out early to go back to their own wards to teach)

Me and my sweet Boy!!

Braxton is 5 days old and we have no heater!

Our furnace decided not to work for us and NO ONE could fix it. We were all freezing here in the snowy Idaho weather of the cold month of February! This is what Tori wore to keep warm.

This is what Aubrie wore to keep warm...RIGHT!?!

Drivin' around in my automobile

Jaundice much? He has YELLOW bloodshot eyes...poor guy!

Night time in our very cold house...jump into "Naunie's Bed"

Baby Brother Braxton!!!

IV in...CHECK

Epidural in....CHECK

Ice Chips....CHECK

now comes the waiting game!

Only 16 hours of labor and he finally arrives!!

A little gooey but finally here!!

Daddy earning his Fatherly rights!!

A total bundle of 7 lbs and 12 oz!!!

Mommy's little man!!

Making sure all is well with our little guy!

Just what Aubrie was waiting for...her baby brother!!

Checkin' him out!

The best doctor EVER!!!

The whole clan!!!

Daddy's SON!!!

My guys!!

Purple Evans feet!

Naunie's first grandSON!!!

The day after brother Braxton got here Daddy went home and brought Aubrie back to the hospital to have some bonding time with us!! She LOVED being their as the biggest sister!!

Snack time!

This is what Tori thought of brother....ya...she thought it was a doll until he sneezed and she about jumped out of her skin!

AHHHHH....I have THREE...count my blessing!!!

My little gangster...ha ha!!! He is so little!!

Wrapped in the blanket Daddy got just for him!!

WE ARE HOME!!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Tori just wants to love on him and poke at his eyes!

My little family that quickly turned into a big family!!

Aubrie wants to do EVERYTHING for him and wants to be the ONLY one holding him!

Braxton Scott Evans

born 2-13-10

7 lbs 12 oz

18 1/2 in long

at 12:23pm

I had a doctors apt Thursday morning. There, I was at 2 cm. He stripped my membranes. I went into the hospital around 8pm friday night (2-12-10). I was now at 4 cm. They made me walk the halls of the hospital for an hour to make sure I was laboring on my own because I was pre-term. I came back after an hour and was at 5 cm so they admitted me. I got my IV and epidural in then played the waiting game!! At 4:30 Saturday morning Doc came in to break my water. That is when EVERYTHING stopped!!! While deliveries were happening in all the other rooms I got neglected until about 8:30am when my nurse finally came back in and said...oh...your contractions stopped I am going to put you on pit!

HELLO...finally!!

THEN...everything progressed REALLY fast! At noon the doctor came in and got suited up and the pushing began. 10 minutes later my little guy was here!!!

After our stake and shrimp dinner Sunday night Luke and I decided to bring our little bundle home for his first Valentines Day!!!

*A BIG shout out to my best friend, Laynie, for taking my girls while I was in the hospital!! Even when her man was out on a scouting trip she had my two, plus her two...what a friend!!! Thank you!!!!

*One more shout out to my Mom for making it to all of the births of my three babies!! AND...for taking care of us all afterward!!!