" Lighthouse Lookout"
Outer Banks, Summer 2007
Mike, Melissa, Josh and Ben
all done....(not sure why the picture turned)

our little dudes! Josh and Braydon
my little boy....growing so fast!
August 31, 2007
happy little girl! (this is her...the look in her eye!)
mom and her kids

so..this is the men..laying around....
while...melissa and I went running everyday :)

at Jockeys Ridge..sand dunes! (near Kitty Hawk)
Ben and Brielle
my two little ones
Brett and Mike trying to rally up Josh and Braydon on the dune

smores over the grill...
hmmm, yummy!
braydon and josh playing in the ocean
daddy with his kids

still running...
visited Kitty Hawk Kites...he now owns a "train" kite
just looking....don't worry..she crawled right in a few times
this picture looks worse than it is .....he actually does not have his foot on her..they are laughing
again...playing in the water

no fear...crawling right into the ocean
hi dad!
"cheese"
everyone loves the sand...
digging "muddy mud pits" with daddy

josh got pirate suits for his birthday..shared one with braydon for the day
ben...the happy little pirate
brielle..fashionista pirate
again...with the homemade pacifier
SPIDERMAN!!!!

august is coming close to an end..

hello..
summer is busy here...not many blog entries from me. you will get more in the fall. we have had a busy month! Uncle Ross came for a visit, we headed to Dutch Wonderland in Pennsylvania (an amusement park for kids)...it was so much fun! Football games have started, and we have already been to the Raven's twice! I spent teh weekend away last weekend with girlfriends in Atlantic City.....had a great time, and enjoyed the time away. Brett and the kids had a nice time together as well. We also got a chance to see "the wiggles" in concert, along with a "baltimore orioles" baseball game....it has been a great month! We leave Saturday for the Outer Banks, NC for a week on teh beach with friends....you are guarenteed pics from that trip!

We are starting to gear up for fall..just as busy. Braydon starts his new preschool on Sept.4th, and we have a trip back to MI planned in October for my 10 year college reunion. Lots of things in between as well....

braydon...feeding brielle
smile!
his "good knight" suit
very into Batman and Superman these days
again..homemade pacifier (she will not take the real thing)
hello..

oh, how she wants to be a big girl
sitting on the potty.
swimming outside on yet another 95+ degree day
she is standing!!!! (right after this pic..she took a face dive into the water...did not phase her)
relaxing in the pool

bumper cars at Dutch Wonderland
who is having more fun?
brielle and the dutch wonderland dino
an underdog push from uncle ross
climbing....she loves to do this type of stuff

log ride....
his favorite..the roller coaster!~
head first in the water slides at the water park
braydon and uncle ross
giant burlap sak slide...so much fun!

braydon and brielle...rough housing with daddy
on the swings with Uncle Ross
her homemade pacifier....it is a puzzle piece that has a big wooden knob
welcome to dutch wonderland....lancaster, PA
her first "pony" ride...

August begins

Well.
is has been a long time since my last posting. We spent 3 weeks in MI for vacation..had a great time and now we are adjusting back to life at home. Since my last posting...

braydon has just continued to amaze us...the vocab, the activity, the knowledge...they are such a blast at this age (challenging at times too..but so much fun)....he is not to fond of his sisters new mobility...but he is adjusting..the other night he looked at her and said, "i love you brielle"..I had to leave the room i was in tears..it made me so happy..

brielle is now crawling and getting around fast, she is climbing the stairs...loves to do it over and over again, she has two bottom teeth and we believe she is working on the two middle top ones, is pulling up on everything and then likes to let go and just stand there..her balance is getting better each day (we could have another early walker on our hands)

august is just as busy...we will keep you posted! Brett and I are enjoying a day away tommorrow...we are giong to see a bunch of bands in concert with the highlight being "The Police"..should be fun, and will be the first time since Brielle was born that we will spend more than 2 hours away from both kids..

grandpa kidder carrying braydon at the end of a very fun 4th of July day
braydon and uncle ross
looking at the big fish with grandma
eating jello....he loves jello!
three generations
daddy and brie brie swinging
braydon has taken to swinging this summer