Choosing the perfect christmas tree!

Brax says "this one mommy & daddy."
This is our tree!!!

This year we heard Jeremy talk about getting a Christmas tree starting in October (the man LOVES Christmas), yea I believe it was before Halloween. So when the time actually came let's just say he was so exited that it was like watching a kid in the candy store! We had an amazing time choosing the perfect tree for our family!!!

We stopped at a place on our way home from the Mountain house the weekend of Thanksgiving, so we got the most of our tree!!! It was fun to watch Braxton walk around and look at the trees, he loved to touch them and play in the hay! We enjoyed ourselves and I must say, Jeremy did a great job at choosing the tree. It was perfect!!! I usually pick the tree and there is normally something wrong with it, its too big or small or leans to the right but nope not this year our tree was great!!!

Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for!

So our Thanksgiving consisted of two stops on two different days, that's so awesome!!!
First we went to the Glaze side of the fam on Wednesday which was at Dan & Donna's house (Jeremy aunt & uncle) in Lilburn. We had a great time! We ate & played out side which consisted of both kids & adults attempting to kick field goals( Doug, Jeremy's dad, is featured in the pics) with the hopes of an adult missing completely and busting their behind with it all being caught on tape so we could put on YouTube. No luck, no one fell, few field goals were kicked, but many laughs were heard! RockBand was also played, and wow how music was taken to a new level!!! I hope you enjoy the pics! Next we headed to my Moms house on Thanksgivng. This year it was pretty quiet which is very unusual for my side of the family. The big to-do was: "is there enough food" and WOW there was way too much!! We ran out of food at our last family get together so this will never happen again, we could have fed an army with all of the leftovers! After these festivities were over we headed to the Mtn. house for the weekend with Doug, Joan, Jason, Kim & the kids (the Glazes). It is a tradition that I have to go shopping on Black Friday with my mom so every year I get up around 4 am and drive back to Suwanee to meet up with her to shop til we drop!! Carly came with us this year which was so much fun. Carly is my 13 year old niece. I had so much fun having her tag along and I think she had a really good time too. Maybe her & I will have a new tradition.! Anyhow, this week was a GREAT one and it just goes to show how awesome God really is. The loved that was shared, shown, & experienced is amazing! I love our families and we love God! So let me end by saying Thank you God for all things that You have given & provided as I know it all comes from You!!! You are AWESOME!!!!

Braxton Cole & DMB

Story Time!!!

Today we went to to Story time at the library & Chic-fi-la with our new friends Hayes & Briley. At story time we heard a couple of stories, sang songs, danced and even saw two puppet shows! WOW, so much fun! Next we went for the playground and lunch at Chic-fi-la. We had a great time. Our new friends are from our small group that we recently joined and are so wonderful in many ways! We have spent some time with Hayes & his mommy Kim before at the mall but this was our first time with Briley and her mommy Kacey. The kids got all along great and so did us mommies.

I know I really enjoy being with these other women and their children. I thank God for them in several ways. I look forward to our kids growing up together and us parents making the journey of life together. I am so thankful for our small group because it has opened doors for my whole family that were not even cracked before these people were placed in our lives. I truly believe that all of the people are good people and love life as well as our great God and it shows in so many ways. I hope & pray that our children can and will see all of these characteristics in each of us over time. I know that I want to grow with these women and their families for years to come! Like I stated in my previous blog, Good friends are hard to find and even harder to keep but maybe just maybe we will all be in it for the long run! I feel truly blessed to have these ladies and thier families in our lives, I can't seeem to say that enough.

That would be so nice because I already have the scenario played out in my head. Briley is 15 months and is the cutest little red head with the prettiest blue eyes I have ever seen. I would not mind if Braxton wanted to keep her along his side but my worry is there is Hayes who is a little younger (6 months) but really cute too and knows what he wants so I think what's gong to happen is Braxton & Hayes will wind up fighting for Briley. How do you like that Kim & Kacey)!! Oh I know I am weird for even writing this but that just shows where I hope our future lies. Thanks for a great morning!!!

Good Friends!!!!

This past Friday we had our dear friends Heather & Eric over for dinner. It was so nice to have them here. We had a great evening of talking and being entertained by Braxton.

Heather & I went to middle & high school together. We played traveled softball for many years and which meant we spent every weekend as well as many week night together. We experienced many things over the course of the years and are still wonderful friends. It never amazes me the conversations that we indulge in every time we get together! I guess that's what great friends are all about!!! We always laugh and just enjoy each others company. Luckily our husbands get along great. Sometimes all too well, if you know what I mean! This makes things so much easier and so much more fun!!!

Friday was a great time, like I said Braxton had to show off for them which we all found amusing!!! He would laugh at his self, run around like a chicken with it's head cut off and just be crazy B!! All in all it's fun to watch your child try to be the center or attention at all times.

I just want to say Thank you to God for friends like Heather & Eric. It's hard to find good friends and even harder to keep them as permanent figures in our lives. Jeremy and I both said at the end of the night "we really enjoyed their company and they are good people!" I think a lot of times we take our friends for granted and we shouldn't. Heather & I have been friends 17 years and as we get older we grow together in different ways. I always look forward to the times when we get to hang out because it's always interesting, fun & most important genuine! I guess this is somewhat a tribute to Heather & Eric. Thanks for being you and loving us! We love yall and look forward to growing old together.....

17 months!!!!

Braxton Playing RockBand to Dave Matthews; Got to start out right!!!
Braxton & Duchess Chillin!!!
The boys & their dog!!


A summation of the past 17 months, WOW!!!!
It has been crazy!!! All of us Jer, Brax & myself all have learned and continue to learn so much each & everyday. Braxton is truly a God sent angel and has done so much for both Jeremy & I. Braxton has changed our lives in so many ways that's it so hard to know where to begin.

First off, I resigned from my job as manager of a BB&T bank so I could spend all my time with my little guy! That was the best thing that I ever choose to do. Although it was very hard and took much deliberation I can honestly say that it was the right thing and more importantly the best decision I have ever made, well besides marrying Jeremy!

Life begins at home......
So here are, home from he hospital and what now, that is the million dollar question. Learn, live, grow & love or another way is change diapers, feed, sleep, change diapers, feed, sleep etc., you get my drift. Oh yeah I forget to mention stare in awe at Braxton and get the biggest thrill when he does the smallest thing! I knew I always wanted to have a child but I never would have imagined doing the things that I do as a mom (being puked on or cleaning up a diaper explosion as good friend put it). I get excited about crazy things but they are so cute and so much fun!

Braxton's first momentous moment was at two weeks old. He rolled over form his stomach to his back. I was in disbelief as was everyone else until he proved mommy right. Way to go Braxton!!! I called Jeremy immediately to tell him & he played it off like it was a freak happening well Braxton again rolled over when daddy got home from work so let's just say dad was shocked!

The first time Braxton smiled at me was one Saturday morning when he was 6 weeks old, talking about incredible! His smile made me fall in love with him that much more!

I am basically going to bullet point because this could take forever...

4 months was fun!!! Braxton started sitting up by his self and he got to now eat cereal & solids, I couldn't wait for this day! I had went to Walmart three days before his 4 month check up to buy what seemed like the whole store of baby food! I was soooo excited about this moment. The first time he ate cereal was hilarious. Jeremy fed him and the facial expressions (of both daddy & Brax) along with the cereal all over Braxton was so much fun! After he started to get the hang of the spoon it was on, my boy loves to EAT. He now says "EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT" whiling dragging his hight chair to the table!!!

Teething began at 5 months and by 9 months he had 6 teeth. Braxton never really crawled he would scoot on his belly but he picked up walking a week before he was 9 months old. We were amazed. He was shaky but hey he was not even 9 months. By 10 months I was chasing him everywhere. His first steps were to me from his daddy, and yea we are those parents he is on YouTube!!! Now was the time when Brax started to get hurt a lot! There was one week that there was a different injury everyday and I am not talking little things either. We got pushed off a tractor and hit his on the concrete by his cousins, a busted lip, cut finger from a kitchen tool, pulled a chair over on him, and ran into the end table leaving a monstrous knot on his forehead, that Jer & I debated on taking him to the ER. WOW what a week!!! Thank the Good Lord above one of those weeks have yet to happen again as well as none of the injuries were too serious.

As for talking, well I think he is going to be like me. He said mama at 6 1\2 months and has always been a chatterbox! Braxton also loves to dance, sing & play musical instruments especially the piano & drums! He also loves to be loud and has loved other to be loud all his life!

Other big things we have done along the way, the beach twice, we love the pool (went for our first dip at 6 weeks), thank goodness for Grandma's pool! We enrolled Braxton in ISR (Infant Swim Resource) training. He can save himself if he were to fall into a body of water, its on YouTube if you do not believe me! We started preschool which loves and has peed in the podie standing up three time already!!! I know there is so much more that I am leaving out but thats what I get for waiting so long to do this.

Basically we have a happy, loving full of life little boy who loves to play outside and be with family & friends. We love to play on the playground, read books, watch blues clues & especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and play with his dog Duchess!

We could not be more proud and thankful for our Braxton, he truly is the love of our lives!