Brayden and the Balloon

I love it when kids amuse themselves. In the above video, Brayden is attempting to pounce on the balloon that I bought for Craig when he was getting his wisdom teeth removed. In the video below, he is running back and forth with it. Both are rather amusing. During both, I'm just sitting on my bed watching him play. It was a really easy day for me.

Craig's Wisdom Teeth

A few days ago, on the 20th, Craig went into the Jean Brown Research Center so he could have his wisdom teeth removed. He was a part of a study that was testing the effectiveness of a new pain reliever. Because of this, he had to stay overnight without any visitors.

Since I couldn't visit, I dropped off a "Get Well" balloon and flowers. I never know if it is okay for a girl to send a guy flowers, so I worked really hard to find the manliest bouquet possible. I think I did a good job and the ladies at the research center seemed to really like it. They took it into Craig as soon as the study was over. I hope he liked it.

Now that Craig is home, Brayden has really taken a liking to the balloon. He wasn't even really playing with it, just holding it next to him while he played with his other toys.

Now Craig is home and on the road to recovery. His cheeks are still a little puffy, but at least we got a WII out of it!

Ghost Hunting

Craig is rather interested in the paranormal, so when our friend, Charles, won tickets to a ghost hunt on the radio he invited Craig to go with him.

First, the bus dropped them off at Tracks Brewing Company for drinks and then they headed off to Asylum 49 in Tooele. After a 45 minute tour, they got to work hunting for ghosts. Craig got to play with an electronic voice recorder and digital camera. I'm not sure if he found anything because he hasn't gone back over everything yet, but I know he had fun.

Mountain Photoshoot

Deana came with us today on our trip up the canyon. Actually, it was her idea for us to go play in the snow while she took pictures.

The first thing Craig did when we got there was throw Brayden in the snow. Brayden wasn't impressed.

Craig had a lot of fun showing off/playing around. He was even able to pull of an impressive front flip into the snow.

Eventually, Craig started a snowball fight with Brayden.

Before we got in the car to go back home, Craig had to throw Brayden in the snow again. It would have been easier for me to object if it wasn't so cute.

Caught on Tape

Brayden has been escaping from his crib a  couple times over the past few days. While we were playing with his ball today, I finally got to see him climb over the rail of his crib. In the video, the rail is lowered because I didn't want him to break his neck.

Chopping Off the Hair

In a wild moment of insanity, I cut my hair. I could almost tuck it into my jeans and now I can't even keep it behind my shoulders. My head feels so light now. For the time being, I really love it, but I do miss my hair.

The Life of a Boy

Step 1: Get Dirty.

Step 2: Strip down and hose off.

Step 3: Love his mommy!

Step 4: Repeat.

Playing at McDonalds

The McDonald's next to our house has this really great play place that we have started to frequent, especially since it's too cold to play outside. Brayden is just big enough to climb the stairs to make it to this slide.

He isn't big enough to play on anything else in here, but he'll go down that slide over and over again forever.