as you can see..the first part of the boat ride was not as exciting to braydon as the rest of us.
faster mr. fran.....faster!
driving the boat with Mr. Fran
hey mom...the sun is really bright this way....
our first use of the life jacket....already too small, it is time for a new one.

Moving Day and Mothers Day

they occured in the same weekend, so we celebrated both! and..i got to be with my mom for this mothers day as they came out to help with moving day! all went well. we are still adjusting to our new home, and still unpacking! we close on the old house on friday (5/26) and both brett and i are looking forward to closing that chapter and moving on with this one. we loved the old house, but it is time to focus and celebrate the new one.

we are going to the ocean this weekend for Memorial Day, as we have had an invite from The Kirley's (Brett's business partners family), and will be spending some time on the beach. Stay tuned for pictures as I know for a fact we will take a lot! Happy Memorial Day!

shoulder ride from Grandpa
say cheese! Grandpa and Grandma Kidder
mother and daughter
mothers day flowers
braydon telling me all about the card he picked our for me.
early in the morning...mothers day! mom and son.

braydon loved discovering the trucks.....and had to be a part of it all.
happy we are done with that part of the move...settled into our kitchen for the first night.
again..the truck!
the movers moving some of our stuff..
all that hard work deserves some pizza....(which he wanted to eat the slice on his own, no cutting up bites)

Weekend in Michigan (May 4-7)

We had a great visit to Michigan the early part of May. We took Braydon to his first ever Tulip Time in Holland Michigan and got to spend some time on the beach. Visited with friends and family and relaxed for the weekend. The Childers came over for the weekend and went on adventures with us. We look forward to spending a lot of our summer in Holland. Exact dates are not known yet, but for sure the entire month of July.

Some time at Grandpa and Grandma Bolt's Beach
He wanted so badly to be in the water, after this pic was taken he ran in, got soaked and would have loved it if we would have taken all his clothes off and let him swim.
Father and son...
The Bolt Family and The Childer Family (Holland State Park)
quiet time with dad (Tim and Quinn)
Looking at the boats as they come down the waterway at the Holland State Park.

Jodie and Kim in front of Big Red
quinn and braydon (an attempt to sit still for a pic with the tulips)
The Bolt Family
Look at us now, gettin our picture taken with cartoon characters. :)
Tulips, on 8th Street

sitting in a big dump truck at the kids fair at Tulip Time (he was so excited to be in a truck)
riding the BIG SLIDE with daddy
attempting to gear shift in the dump truck
tulips
repeat pic?
braydon and quinn

Braydon, Anabel, Quinn (trying to get three toddlers to sit still is a challenge)
Braydon and Megan
Anabel!
Braydon and Quinn preparing to take off in the getaway car
Tulip Time! Megan and Anabel, Kim and Braydon

WE HAVE MOVED!

Hello all...

the move was successful, and we are officially in our new house! we are surrounded by boxes and things to unpack and hang, but it still feels good to have that portion of transition over with. We close on the sale of our old house on May 26th, so we are busy cleaning that house up for the new owner. The moving day went really well, Grandpa and Grandma Kidder were here to help and we had movers move our stuff (definately would recommend that). Braydon did great and has taken a liking to his new room...we have had no sleeping problems or adjustment problems from him. I will be sending out change of address cards soon, but until then....don't worry, our P.O. Box number still works as I have not cancelled that yet and will be keeping it through July.

I will be sending out pics very soon, but the fun part of moving is finding things, and that includes that handy little cord that attaches from your camera to your computer to download photos! :) I also have pictures from our visit to MI, where we had a great time visiting with friends (Megan and Anabel came out for the day on friday, and Tim, Jodie and Quinn joined us for the weekend, and then lunch with the Hoorts on Sunday). We had a great weekend, which also included a dip in Lake MI for Braydon..who showed his love of the water by running directly into the Lake, and getting soaked and throwing a typical toddler tantrum when we pulled him out! Guess which kid will have a life jacket on all summer. :) awesome! we are so glad he loves the water.

Well...pics soon, and hope all are well. Kim

NEW HOUSE PICS

1704 Lake Forest Dr. Finksburg, MD 21048

We move on May 13th...address change cards will be coming in the mail. Just wanted to show you a few new pics of the new house. More after we move in....and you can see the room as furnished.

view of part of the backyard
side view...from garage side
front view (our lawn is being started May 8th)
kitchen....as you can see from teh stuff on the countertops...we have been working there.
morning room and dinette off of the kitchen

Hi braydon....(he is looking up at me from the main floor...by the front stairway)
getting a better view from the front door
playing on the stepstool (provides lots of entertainment)
braydon...once again..proving to be helpful. if he is not pulling tape of the walls, he is climbing the stepstool each time brett is....

Playing around outside.

SMILE!
He loves trucks, cars, motorcycles, and trains. Here...he is telling about the police car that he is holding (and...has taken everywhere with him for the past four days)
first time eating jello jigglers.....loved them!
discovering how to open the doors of the cars
look mom..i have a motorcycle