Sunday, December 16, 2007

Excited to see you!


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Merry Christmas to All...!

Today is the best day of Tyler's year! We're leaving for the airport in about 15 minutes! We hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas! Santa~ we'll be at Granny's! Come find us there!
Our Gingerbread Masterpiece!
Merry Christmas Y'all!

Brotherly love!
Christmas with Ella. Tyler loves his hoops game!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Sing it Brother!


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Head, Shroulders, Knees, & Toes!

Busy day today. Took Ryan to Target, spent too much $$, picked Tyler up from school, and went to the gym! Exciting stuff in the day in the life of Erin Brautigam!
Tyler's new hobby is photography. I thought ya'll might enjoy seeing some of his "work!" A beautiful box, and ahhhh-the lamp! Gorgeous!

Yes, he took this one of his favorite subjects~the family!
Pardon my outfit, I actually made it to the gym today and tried to pass out! Geez I'm out of shape! I have told Lynnette that I would run a 10K with her in March, so I better get my butt in gear! Not sure what I was thinking! She will hold me to it, seriously!
Ryan's new favorite thing is the train table! He absolutely loves it! I took him to a store today that had a train table for the kids to play with. When it was time to go, he threw a major big boy tantrum! Let the good times roll!

Monday, December 10, 2007

You're Giving Me the Creeps! Ode to Gingy(Shrek)


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Dancing with our Friends! Sorry about the singing!


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It's Cookie Time!

Today we hosted a cookie decorating party. It was a blast. Everyone brought some cookies and a decoration. We stood around the kitchen table and gabbed, drank coffee, and ate cookies while decorating them. Needless to say, we didn't have as many to take home as we came with. Oh well! The kids tore my house apart, but they always have so much fun doing it! We did decide that next year the moms will only be doing it while the kids are at school, then we can do them neatly and nicely. Despite the mess, the kids had a blast! That's all that matters! Right?
A little night cap for Junior! Hot Chocolate! Except he says chocolate like a french man.
COOKIE! Enjoying a little treat from the cookie party! His lips were stained green and needed shampoo to get them clean!
Ryan and Katrina. Too cute!
This is the only "good" picture I got of the crazy kids at my house this morning. I think there were 12 little ones running around! It was a lot of fun. After this picture they proceeded to have a "dance party" to some Christmas music! They ALL danced! It was great!
Alexia and Katrina~
Bonnie and Katrina, the photo op baby! She really looks cute!
Decorating central. I think Ella sat there for at least an hour and worked on her cookies!
Tyler and Michael spent time hugging and talking some weird 3 year old boy language instead of frosting cookies. Of course Tyler would only eat the plain ones! Go figure!
Ella's masterpiece! VIOLA!
I don't think she had enough sprinkles! Better add more! There were just as many sprinkles on my floor! Yikes! Good thing the cleaning lady comes on Thursday!


Bedtime for BONZOS!




SATURDAY


The neighborhood Saturday drop in center. Chad and I hosted a Saturday morning playdate with the neighbor kids. They were knocking on the door at 8:55 in the morning. I had just woke up and hadn't even brushed my teeth. Tyler and Ryan were in heaven to play all morning long with Sophie, Michael and Lauren. Tyler is in love with Lauren, or is it Michael, or is it Lauren, whatever it is, he's addicted to these two! Can't get enough!!!!!They really are great kids and are great friends of the boys.
Dead ahead! Apparently Ryan is in charge of the boat!
This little guy has a serious addiction. Tyler's addicted to the neighbor kids, Ryan is addicted to brushing his teeth! I guarantee, if it's quiet and you're not sure where Ryan is, he's in this spot brushing away. By the way, if the toothbrushes are out of reach, he'll crawl right up on that counter and get them, all of them! He even digs in our drawer(Chad & me) to find them when he's downstairs. Notice the water is running ready to brush and rinse. Flossing will probably be next!
Time for a haircut Rocker Boy!
Rub a dub dub two love bugs in a tub!









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Tyler was so excited for "Nicholas" to come to our house juring the night. St. Nick came on the eve of the 5th and left little presents for Tyler and Ryan. They left their shoes by the fireplace and put carrots in them for St. Nick's horse. He ate them all!
Tyler woke up quite excited to see what the Saint had left. An ornament, color book, DVD, and a Spiderman doll! Too much for a little guy! WHOOOOO!
Friday, we went to Ella's and played all morning . I took Chad to get his shot for his back. He's doing great with it, but no more marathon training.





Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Football Frenzy!


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CLIMBER!


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What a Beautiful Day!

What a cutie! He is so much fun these days! Loving life like a 3 year old should!
Popcorn anyone? Tyler made quite the mess!
Yesterday at Tyler's school, they had a stable with Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus. The kid's loved it. Tyler was so excited to "touch" Jesus. He came close to seeing Jesus when he told me to "Shut Up" yesterday. I really pushed him to it, I admit I was being a nagging mother. However, he ran to the time-out chair apologizing up and down while bawling. He then proclaimed he would NEVER say that to me again because it made Mama sad.
A little dark~ Tyler's class at Children of Joy! Preschool.

AWW~too fun!
The classic bag monster!

Here's my little elf! Ryan is definately feeling better. He's getting rid of a bad cold.
Here's Tyler (Prince Charming) and Ella (Fiona) playing castle at the park. A little picnic and playing at one of our favorite parks with the Mullins family. It is literally perfect out today. 72 and sunny!
The Crew!
Big Boy Brautigam climbing to the top of the slide! King of the Hill!


Too much time on our hands!

Here's a little fun Tyler and I had today while Ryan was napping. We're excited for a white Christmas!
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