Papa's 76th Birthday

This was November 20th.... so we are a little late posting it! We got to spend the evening with my Papa Dean of his birthday (and actually the whole weekend)! We had a great time! Grandma Ruehl was in Oregon so we had Papa all to ourselves! What fun it was so get to know him a little better. Brandon helped pick out this ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. Oh, and Grandma Shauna surprised us by showing up too!

Cinnamon Rolls from Scratch!!!

So they turned out GREAT!!! My first time making them from scratch all by myself. Brandon thought it was so fun too!

$1 Scoop Tuesdays!!!

Look at those smiling faces!!! Must be TUESDAY!!! That means Baskin Robbins $1 Scoop night for Brandon and Mommy!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Brandon 3 Year Old Photos

It is quite difficult for me to get videos on here for some reason..... so this is rare. Its a short clip of Brandon's birthday!

California Capital Air Show

For Brandon's birthday I got tickets to go see the airshow out at Mather Field. It was so much fun (until it got really hot). Brandon got to get on some planes, look at others, and watch planes and cars race. He really enjoyed himself. We stayed for a good majority of the day but then we all got tired and it was going to be another 3 hours before the thunderbirds flew, so we missed them, but we did see the Patriots who put on a good show! Wesley came with us, which was fun too! Brandon enjoyed nachos and a sno cone (on his face below!). He had a really good birthday weekend! He was so excited that we took a train (light rail) and then the shuttle bus to get out to the air show!

Brandon's 3rd Birthday!!!

Weekend Full of Naps

Napping at Grandma and Papa's on Sunday afternoon!

I took this on Monday afternoon, how beautiful he is!

I thought the bed looks HUGE!

HAVING SOME LAUGHS BEFORE BEDTIME!!!

Cold Stone

We went to Cold Stone the other night where Brandon got cotton candy flavor icecream with sprinkles. I got the peanut butter overload.... Yummy!

Working Girl

I just look so lovely at work don't I??? LOL

Happy Birthday Mason

Happy Birthday to my brother Mason!
I love you! I am so grateful to have you as a part of my eternal family! You are so special to me!!!
Brandon and I miss you!
Hope your day is wonderful!

Dentist Appointment

Brandon and I both had our 6 month cleaning appointments at the dentist yesterday. Brandon was in the next room and sat on my mom's lap. He did so well. He let the dentist clean all his teeth for the first time. (Of coarse he was bribed with a new train!!!) I wasn't able to get a few pictures like I had hoped since I was getting mine cleaned at the same time. I was proud of him though for being so good. I know it can be a little scary!

Fun in Red Bluff

We went to the park and creek while up in Red Bluff yesterday. We had so much fun!

Relaxing on the double slide. (Until about 30 seconds later when Brandon slid down and landed on me giving me a massive headache... laughs now)

Brandon really enjoyed playing on the rolling pin type equipment at the park

Brandon thought it was so cool that I actually let him throw rocks! So he threw them into the little creek for quite a while. My flip flopped feet were starting to get sore from standing on the rocks.

Sunday Brownies

What's more fun than making brownies with mom??? (answer: Eating the batter!!!)

Saturday at the Mall

We went to Build-A-Bear to make Uncle Mason a teddy bear for his birthday and since it wasn't open yet, Brandon took my keys to try to open the gate himself! It was pretty funny!

The carousel is a great amount of fun in the middle of the mall. Brandon loves it.

I tried my first piece of cheesecake!

The girls at work convinced me to try cheesecake for the first time. And, it was OK. Not my favorite though!!!