A Trip to Queen Creek

 Even though Brandon isn't coaching the practices anymore because of work, he still goes(or went) to the games and helps coach on the side lines. Thatchers High School team made regionals and so we went on a family trip to Mesa to watch the game/shop a little bit at stores we don't have here. Brandon glanced back at Braxton on the way there and started to laugh so I looked back and saw Brax making shadow puppets on the door. I grabbed the camera but when he saw it he stopped and smiled.

When we got there I dropped off Brandon and went to the shopping center in Queen Creek. I was so excited to see some of there Christmas decorations up! I really should of went and took some when I actually lived there but oh well. They only had the Candy Canes up and I was really looking forward to the giant Ornaments which weren't up yet. 

But Brax was so excited to see giant "Candy!" 

 He was such a nut in the car after the game while we waited for Brandon.

Believe it or not he actually fell asleep in the stands! I don't know how he did it but he was out cold.

I stopped at the dollar store and grabbed him some glow sticks and snacks before we went to the game. He loved the glow sticks!  He was goofing around making silly faces in the mirror.

Uh Oh! He's been caught! He was too quite, again. So I peeked in on him and he had sneaked the bag of mini marshmallows into my room and thrown them everywhere, again. 

Then he was proud of himself, after the initial shock of being caught. 

 While we were in Queen Creek we were honestly 10 minutes away from our old house so we thought we would stop in and visit our 2 neighbors which we knew would be up and outside in their drive way, cause, well they are every friday night. It was great to see them again and visit for a little bit. 

So, while I was there Lisa(neighbor) said that she had been experimenting with funnel cakes because she had just had one for the first time at the state fair the week prior. 

So when I got home I tried them. 

They were so freaking easy!! 

And Delicious!

My Lil' Chef

Braxton was driving me nuts the other day so instead of cleaning my kitchen like I was trying to do I just cleared off one counter and got out everything to make ZUCCHINI BREAD! 

My original plan was to just make one batch but, I ran to get Brax an old shirt for his apron and came back to and extra egg in my bowl. :) So instead of getting frustrated I laughed and grabbed the camera and we ended up doubling the batch. I didn't even know that he could crack an egg! He was awesome! Didn't get one single shell in it either.

 As we were beginning I noticed him thinking pretty hard.

So I asked him what he needed. His response was "I need hat."

He hopped down off the chair and instead of going and getting an actual hat he got in the cupboard and pulled out two bowls and tried both on his head and then put the smaller one back and got back on his chair. LOL! I was cracking up!

What in the world would make him think of this?

 It wouldn't stay on right so I told him that we need that bowl to put eggs in. He agreed and I took the bowl rinsed it out and very cautiously let him crack the extra eggs.

 

He was quite disgusted with the egg when it started to ooze. 

 BUT HE DID IT! 

NO SHELLS TOO!

He insisted that he do everything this time. And that was about the time that I realized that I have turned my child into a shutterbug.  

He asked me to take a "cheese" and even posed for every picture. HaHa!

So here he is adding the sugar.

   

 Then measuring the vanilla

 Adding the vanilla

Then I let him carefully shred the zucchini. 

 Oh wait! He needs a PICTURE!

In his words..."OOoooo Yuck (gagging sound)" to the zucchini.

 He demanded that I take a "cheese" with him. I told him not today, I was definitely not ready to be in a picture that day. But he was set on getting one so much that he got down moved his chair up to the bar and got the camera and then grabbed my shirt pulling me over to him. It was too cute. So I gave in and helped him take a picture of him and me. Who could resist this lil' Stud?

 Adding the flour

 And then the silliness started he grabbed some flour and before I could wipe his hands off he slapped his own face.

I told him to wash his face in the bathroom, but then I heard giggling. 

He thought it was pretty funny when he saw himself in the mirror.

When I had finished mixing the dough he looked and it and did the same "OOoooo Yuck (gagging sound)"

So I told him to try it and this is how he tried it. :) Then he thought it was pretty yummy. 

The finished product! He was so excited when I told him that his bread was all done and that he could eat some. He loved is so much he ate a whole baby loaf and did the same thing the next morning for breakfast.

Carnival Fun & Home Depot Workshop

On Saturday afternoon Braxton and I went to the fall festival and carnival. I looked at the little boutique booths, while Braxton played with some kids from our ward out on the schools playground. Then we went home ate some lunch and went back for the carnival games. He had so much fun. I'm glad I decided to take him.

FISHING!!

He loves the fishing! I wonder what he'll do when we actually get to go real fishing and he gets a fish instead of candy. haha! Just an odd thought I had cross my mind.

He was so excited to ride the "tractor train"!

He rode this fun little train twice and always had a smile and a wave as he rode past me.

Football throw!

He made it in twice!

He was so proud of himself!

He jumped up in the air and screamed "YES!"

Excited to get a football painted on his face!

Bounce House!!!

bounce baby, bounce baby!

Doughnut on a string! He understood exactly what to do too! It was so cute and funny!

Got a good first bite too.

Then he decided it was too much work and went all in with his hands! :)

Also Saturday morning I took Braxton to home depot to the free kids workshop. He loved it! He got to use a hammer the most important exciting part for him.

He did an awesome job listening to me in putting it together and voila! a spice rack!

Okay, I need to explain this first picture as much as I can. I asked him to hold his spice rack and smile. This was what I received, he put his leg up on the board/table and stuck his tongue out looking in the opposite direction. I decided to take it any way. It shows his silly personality that makes us laugh everyday.

Braxton kicking lucky off the back of the couch... haha this happens more than twice a day